Telefilm Canada announces Canadian shorts selected for Sundance 2010 and
films selected for Slamdance 2010
MONTREAL, Dec. 16 /CNW Telbec/ - Telefilm Canada is pleased to announce that in addition to the five Canadian feature films already announced as part of the Sundance official selection, another six short films from Canada have been selected by the prestigious festival. Furthermore, 10 Canadian films have been selected to screen at the 2010 Slamdance Film Festival, which runs January 21-28, 2010 in Park City, Utah. Among them, three features are entered in the official competition.
At Slamdance, a feature script supported by Telefilm at the development stage - Gia Milani's All The Wrong Reasons (Shore Road Pictures, New Brunswick) - will be awarded the 2009 Script Accessible Award, part of the Feature Screenplay Competition.
"This is an exceptional year for Canada at Sundance and Slamdance," stated Sheila de La Varende, Director, National & International Business Development at Telefilm. "A record number of films have been selected, a testament to the talent of Canadian filmmakers and producers. We are proud to be supporting them in achieving international recognition," she added.
Featuring Aboriginal Stories Program participants attending Sundance 2010
Thanks to a joint initiative of Heritage Canada's Trade Routes Program and Telefilm Canada, the Featuring Aboriginal Stories Program is offering a market-focused immersion during the Sundance Film Festival, aimed at eligible Aboriginal producers who are working on a project that has been selected under the program. The National Screen Institute has been mandated by Telefilm with the task of coordinating the producers' attendance at Sundance and providing them with the necessary coaching both before and during their stay in Park City. The producers will benefit from the services of an experienced advisor who will steer them toward relevant activities based on their level of professional development while enabling networking opportunities.
Canadian short films selected for Sundance 2010
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Title Producer Director Description
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The Armoire Mark Montefiore Jamie Travis A game of hide and seek gone
(Armoire Films, awry leads eleven year-old
Toronto) Aaron into the heart of a
mystery that can only be
unraveled through hypnosis.
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The Art Of Diego Maclean Diego Based on a poem by Billy
Drowning (Vancouver) Maclean Collins, the art of drowning
ponders the possibilities of
what awaits us at the end of
the line.
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Rains Pascal Le Nôtre David Rains is a meditation on
(Folimage, Coquard- everyday life and our
France), Dassault relationship with nature,
René Chénier, seen by the acute eye
Julie Roy of David Coquard-Dassault,
(National whose simple pencil drawings
Film Board, render all the subtleties
Montréal) of scenes and actions.
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Runaway Michael Scott, Cordell Happy passengers are having a
Derek Mazur Barker great time on a crowded
(National Film train, oblivious to the
Board, unknown fate that awaits them
Winnipeg) around the bend. The ensuing
crisis leads to a class
struggle that is as amusing
as it is merciless. Naturally
there are victims, but in the
end everyone is equal.
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Tungijuq Stéphane Rituit Félix A thought-provoking
(Igloolik & Lajeunesse - meditation on the seal-hunt
Kunuk Cohn Paul and what it means to the
Productions, Raphaël traditional way of life
Montréal) for the Inuit.
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Vive Tina Ouellette Bruce Alcock The animation Vive La Rose
La Rose (Global Mechanic, is the tragic love story of
Vancouver), a fisherman and his beloved,
Annette Clarke, inspired by a traditional
Michael Newfoundland song performed
Fukushima by Émile Benoit.
(National Film
Board, Halifax)
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Canadian films selected for Slamdance 2010
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Feature films
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Title Producer Director Description
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Documentary Competition
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Rocksteady: Betty Palik Stascha The great singers and
the Roots of (Muse Bader musicians of Jamaica's
Reggae (US Entertainment, Rocksteady era reunite after
premiere) Montréal), 40 years to record an
Valentin album of their greatest hits
Greutert and to tell their story.
(HesseGreutert
Films, Zurich)
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Feature Film Competition
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Snow & Charles- Charles- When he returns from a
Ashes Olivier Olivier conflict zone, a war
(World Michaud, Michaud correspondent sets out to
premiere) Eric Mantion, remember the events that
David- led to his photographer's
Alexandre mysterious disappearance.
Coiteux (Neige
et Cendre
Productions,
Quebec City)
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The Wild Alexandre Alexandre A medieval re-enactment
Hunt Franchi, Franchi game turns into a
(Inter- Karen Shakespearean tragedy when
national Murphy a non-player crashes the
premiere) (Animist event to win back his
Films girlfriend. (Received
Productions, support from Telefilm through
Montréal) the Canada Feature Film
Fund.)
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Short films
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Title Producer Director Description
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Danse Catherine Pedro Pires "For a time, while we
Macabre Chagnon, believe it to be perfectly
Pedro Pires still, our body comes to
(Pedro Pires, life, expresses itself and
Montréal) moves into action in an
ultimate macabre ballet. Are
the many spasms that shake
our body merely erratic
movements or are they an
echo of the whirl and tumult
of our past life?"
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His White Betty Wen Betty Wen Meet Esther Jiang, a self-
Eyes wen Jiang wen Jiang absorbed and promiscuous
Chinese college student who
suffers from suicidal
ideation. After her mother's
denouncement of her love of
white men, Esther seeks
refuge in four hotel rooms.
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Junko's Paul Nandrajog Sol Friedman After discovering her
Shamisen (Toronto) blind grandfather murdered, a
young Japanese peasant, and
her mystical friend, exact
gruesome poetic justice on
the malevolent samurai lord
responsible.
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Latte Shannon Product A caffeine junkie busts his
America Braithwaite dealer loose from the cops
(Embargo and fights his way to a
Productions, waterside "exit strategy".
Burnaby)
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Love & Josée Vallée, Normand Donald works in a
Volts Paul-E. Audet Daneau slaughterhouse. He is
(Cirrus infatuated with Francine
Communications, who owns a pet shop.
Montréal) Will love be enough to unite
these two lonely souls?
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Massacrator Pierre Ayotte Pierre A young woman and Elvis
(Montréal) Ayotte struggle to escape from a
killer cyborg from the
future.
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Planet Sun: Mark Peachy Matt "Planet Sun: The Tan-fastic
The Tan (The Atkinson Adventures of Shay and Stay"
-Fastic Digitalist, is a character driven comedy
Adventures Toronto), that pokes fun at the tanning
of Shay Sarah industry and pop-culture
& Stay Cornell overall. It follows the
(Mo'Easy vacuous life of Shay and
Productions, Stay, two thirtysomethings
Toronto) who work reception at Planet
Sun Tanning Salon.
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Telefilm Canada: Developing and promoting the Canadian audiovisual
industry
Telefilm Canada is a federal cultural agency dedicated to developing and promoting the Canadian audiovisual industry. Telefilm provides financial support to the private sector to create distinctively Canadian productions that appeal to domestic and international audiences. The Corporation also administers the funding programs of the Canadian Feature Film Fund, the Canadian Television Fund and the Canada New Media Fund. Visit www.telefilm.gc.ca.
For further information: Eva Hartling, Senior Advisor, External Communications, Telefilm Canada, (514) 283-0838, ext. 2090, 1-800-567-0890, hartlie@telefilm.gc.ca
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