Category Archives: Film Festivals

TIFF 2015 Preview: Brooklyn

Posted on July 28, 2015 by James McNally

It’s been quite some time since I’ve done a TIFF preview, and I don’t know how many of these I’ll be able to squeeze in before the festival starts, but this morning’s press conference contained some exciting stuff and I’d … Continue reading →

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Interview: Zachary Jones (FilmFreeway)

Posted on July 24, 2015 by James McNally

Disclosure: FilmFreeway is the exclusive submissions platform for my short film screening series Shorts That Are Not Pants, but this interview was unsolicited and I received no compensation or advantage for conducting it. In just over 18 months, Vancouver startup … Continue reading →

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2015 Hot Docs CAST Awards Announcement

Posted on May 27, 2015 by James McNally

As I was about to publish this today, it was announced that Charlotte Cook would be leaving her post as Director of Programming for Hot Docs after four festivals. I want to wish her well personally and professionally, and I’m … Continue reading →

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2014 TIFF CAST Awards Announcement

Posted on September 22, 2014 by James McNally

UPDATE (September 23, 2014): Due to an oversight, one ballot that was submitted on time wasn’t tabulated. I’ve adjusted the results accordingly, and there have been some changes to the Top 10. My apologies for the inconvenience. I’d like to … Continue reading →

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McCabe and Mrs. Miller

Posted on August 5, 2014 by James McNally

McCabe and Mrs. Miller will screen at TIFF Bell Lightbox with an intro­duc­tion from its cine­ma­to­grapher Vilmos Zsigmond on Friday August 8 at 6:15pm. McCabe and Mrs. Miller (Director: Robert Altman): In Robert Altman’s “revisionist Western,” the smell of sawdust … Continue reading →

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