Film Festival Film 5 Reel Injun

Reel Injun was preceded by the short, 6 minute film, Found by Paramita Nath. Found is an interesting visual treatment of the works of a Toronto-area poet, Souvankham Thammavongsa. Thammavongsa was born in a Lao refugee camp in Thailand, and her poetry talks about issues like how we live in a culture that needs paperwork in order to prove that we're alive -- it's not enough that we're here. The film itself uses mixed visuals. There was some animation, some conventional photography. Beautiful... read more

Niel Diamond is a Native Canadian film maker who made some noise when his feature length documentary Reel Injun showed at the Toronto Film Festival. Smart and funny, it takes a full look of the history of native people in Hollywood, or more accurately, how Hollywood portrays them. While there doesn't seem to be any deals for a US run, Canadian Racebending supporters will get a chance to see it when it gets a theatrical release February 19.

I got there twently minutes before the inaugural film of the ImagiNative Film Festival. I got in line which wrapped around the block down Albany Avenue. I love that feeling of not know if I'm gonna get into the film or not. That feeling of not knowing if people I know will meet me in time and the feeling of being caught in the energy of strangers' expectations. We got in and sat on the second balcony. The movie was a documentary with a tame, made-for-TV feel which I imagine has a lot to do with...

Posted: Tue., Aug. 4, 2009, 11:47am PT 'Young Victoria' to close Toronto Emily Blunt starrer to end festival By JENNIE PUNTER “Victoria” was unveiled at Berlin’s European Film Market in February. Martin Scorsese, Graham King, Tim Headington and Sarah Ferguson produced; Canadian Jean-Marc Vallee directed the script by Julian Fellowes (“Gosford Park”). Announcement of a Stateside distribution deal for the GK Films production is expected imminently. Alliance has snapped up Canadian rights. Toronto...

Seventy homegrown films to be showcased at TIFF Lineup includes world premieres by Egoyan, Mehta and Nadda Gayle MacDonald From Wednesday's Globe and Mail Last updated on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009 12:59PM EDT The Toronto International Film Festival will feature 70 Canadian films at this year's 10-day event, including world premieres of Atom Egoyan's thriller Chloe , Dilip Mehta's New Delhi-based comedy Cooking With Stella and the much-anticipated romantic drama Cairo Time from Montreal's Ruba...

TIFF's Canadian choices are Chloe, Young Victoria Canadian lineup offers variety of film genres Last Updated: Tuesday, August 4, 2009 | 7:16 PM ET By Jessica Wong, CBC News Rob Stefaniuk's Suck is a rock 'n' roll vampire movie featuring cameos from Carole Pope, Henry Rollins, Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper and Moby. Rob Stefaniuk's Suck is a rock 'n' roll vampire movie featuring cameos from Carole Pope, Henry Rollins, Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper and Moby. (Rafy/TIFF) Chloe, Atom Egoyan's latest drama...