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The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival offers both in person and online options – Oct 17 to 29, 2023 (Toronto)

posted Tuesday, October 17, 2023

by: in Activism, Art, Film, Streaming Online, Toronto

The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival (imagineNATIVE) runs from October 17-22, 2023 in person in Toronto, and October 23-29, 2023 streaming online. The Festival showcases 14 feature films, 70 short films across 11 short film programs, 21 digital and interactive works, and 17 audio works.  Each work presented at the festival is led by an […]

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Vancouver International Film Festival features over 100 screenings- September 28 – October 8, 2023

posted Thursday, September 28, 2023

by: in Film, Vancouver

Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) presents its 42nd edition this month, the first fully in-cinema festival since 2019. This year’s lineup features roughly 140 feature films and 100 shorts, presented on 10 screens in seven Vancouver venues. Vancouverites and visitors will be able to explore film culture through an expanded program of live events, performances, and exhibitions. The festival […]

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299 Queen Street West: The Much Music Documentary gets its premiere in Toronto – Sept 22, 2023

posted Sunday, September 17, 2023

by: in Film, Music, Toronto

299 Queen Street West: The Much Music Documentary has its official premiere at Roy Thomson Hall (60 Simcoe Street) in Toronto on Sept 22, 2023, after which it will have screenings at several other cities across the country, before landing on Crave TV. With unprecedented access to the MuchMusic archives, 299 Queen Street West tells the story […]

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What’s Queer at TIFF This Year?

posted Sunday, September 10, 2023

by: in Featured Events, Film, Queer, Toronto

Last year was a stellar year for queer representation at TIFF, and this year the content keeps on coming. What’s different about recent LGBTQ+ character portrayals is that they are becoming more diverse and complex in nature, providing a truer context of what it means to be queer in these current times globally. Below are […]

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Ghosts of the Chelsea Hotel (and Other Rock & Roll Stories) – Toronto screening Sept 10, 2023

posted Saturday, September 9, 2023

by: in Film, Music, Toronto

The new Chip Baker film, “Ghosts of the Chelsea Hotel (and Other Rock & Roll Stories)”, directed by filmmaker Danny Garcia (“Nightclubbing,” “Sad Vacation”) made its American theatrical debut screening in New York City at Joe’s Pub on Tuesday, September 5th at 9:30pm. This documentary film explores the rich history, cultural significance and otherworldly occurrences […]

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TIFF’s Festival Street offers free movies, music, and much more

posted Friday, September 8, 2023

by: in Featured Events, Film, Music, Toronto

The excitement of the Toronto International Film Festival will once again filter out of the theatres and onto Festival Street (King Street West between Peter Street and University Avenue) and David Pecaut Square.  New and exciting activations will line King Street in addition to food vendors, photo opportunities, and the Festival Street Music Stage housing musical performances […]

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Shangri-La Toronto offers special TIFF-themed Afternoon Tea, Cocktails, and Room Packages

posted Friday, September 8, 2023

by: in Featured Events, Film, Hospitality, Toronto

Shangri-La Toronto, is the official hospitality partner of the Toronto International Film Festival. The hotel property hosted TIFF’s  opening party on September 7th, and has also curated several luxurious movie inspired experiences, such as a specialty TIFF-themed Afternoon Tea menu, instagramable cocktails, and exclusive room packages.If you’re looking for a little decadent downtime during TIFF, […]

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TIFF marks 40th anniversary of Talking Heads “Stop Making Sense” concert film with a 4K restoration IMAX live streamed screening and Q&A with band members – Sept 11, 2023

posted Friday, September 1, 2023

by: in Film, Music, Toronto

The Toronto International Film Festival celebrates the 40th anniversary of Jonathan Demme’s Stop Making Sense with a special event screening on Monday, September 11, at Cineplex’s Scotiabank IMAX Theatre in Toronto. The special IMAX Live 40th anniversary event will include a screening of the film followed by a Q&A, which will be live-streamed from TIFF to select […]

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Rotting In The Sun – Mexican dark comedy grapples with the woes of an indie filmmaker in a gay beach town

posted Wednesday, August 30, 2023

by: in Film, Queer, Toronto

ROTTING IN THE SUN is a darkly funny and refreshingly audacious meta-comedy that skewers the business of filmmaking and our self-obsessed culture, when Chilean writer-director Sebastián Silva hilariously turns the camera on himself, as he thunders through Mexico’s city streets and nudist beaches. Depressed, doom-scrolling and downing absurd amounts of Ketamine, director Sebastián Silva takes […]

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Jules – comedy about an Alien accidentally landing on earth, and learning to adapt

posted Friday, August 18, 2023

by: in Film

Jules follows Milton (Kingsley) who lives a quiet life of routine in a small western Pennsylvania town, but finds his day upended when a UFO and its extra-terrestrial passenger crash land in his backyard. Before long, Milton develops a close relationship with the extra-terrestrial he calls “Jules.” Milton invites the alien (Jade Quon) in to his […]

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