MONTRÉAL – At a signing ceremony held in Montréal, Alain Berset, President and Federal Councillor for Interior Affairs of the Swiss Confederation, and Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, alongside Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage, jointly signed a modernized audiovisual coproduction treaty between Canada and Switzerland. The ceremony took place on the sidelines of the CINEMANIA Film Festival in …
Moncton – The NFB is back at the Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie (FICFA), which takes place from November 16–24, 2023, in Moncton, with Janet Perlman’s animated short La fille au béret rouge (The Girl with the Red Beret): an ode to Montreal with plenty of humour and good cheer, set to Kate and Anna McGarrigle’s timeless hit, “Complainte pour Ste-Catherine.” About the film La fille au béret rouge (The Girl with the Red …
Montreal – The month of November will see even more films made available for free streaming on nfb.ca, with a generous and diverse selection drawn from the NFB’s studios across the country. This latest curated offering shines the spotlight on documentary creation at the NFB, with five feature films making their online debuts, including several award winners: Beyond Paper, directed by Oana Suteu Khintirian, Anything for Fame by Tyler Funk, Lay Down Your Heart by …
BRAMPTON –The City of Brampton’s Cultural Services Division, launched applications for its 2024 Heartbeats in Performing Arts internship and co-op program for Indigenous and Black youth. This program is generously sponsored by Algoma University, and applications will stay open until all spots are filled. Heartbeats in Performing Arts aims to celebrate and elevate Indigenous and Black youth, increase cultural understanding, …
Las Vegas – Celine Dion, 55, recently made a rare public appearance for the first time in three and a half years in Las Vegas, Nevada, while struggling stiff-person syndrome. She warmly interacted with fans after attending the thrilling hockey match between the Montreal Canadiens and the Vegas Golden Knights. Chantal Machabée, Montreal’s vice president of hockey communications, shared it …
LA – Gwyneth Paltrow has recently weighed in on leaving Hollywood to focus on her Goop wellness brand. She said at Goop event in Sydney: “What would I miss? Would I miss having reflected back to me that someone thinks I’m special? That’s not good. I would want to know what I’d miss. I really love what I’m doing and …
LA – Ariana Grande is deeply sorrowed on death of her longtime drummer, Aaron Spears, and conveyed her condolences in a shared on his Instagram account. She responded to a tribute posted by Jessica, the wife of the late musician, who announced his death. Grande extended her condolences and expressed her love with his family.
LA – Shawn Levy, director of Deadpool 3 has recently talked about his close friendship with Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds. In a recent interview with PEOPLE magazine, Levy said Jackman, the Wolverine star made the “bromance” happen among him and Reynolds.
LA – Cameron Diaz is aware of Taylor Swift’s biggest admirer. While at The Tonight Show, she told Jimmy Fallon that her friend and fellow actress Tiffany Haddish is the “biggest Swiftie ever. Zoe Saldaña is, like, one of my besties, and she was like, we were talking the night before, and she was like, ‘Should we go see Taylor …
LA – Katy Perry on her 39th birthday has said: “I’ve got everything, I’m so blessed. I know what I’m wishing for, I’m wishing for peace.” Perry was presented with a cake by Luke Bryan at the American Idol auditions in Los Angeles.
