Halifax filmmaker Walter Forsyth was one of five emerging filmmakers chosen to take part in a contest through TIFF. Filmmakers were given a camera and $500 to create a film based on the theme of water. Five were chosen as finalists, including Forsyth’s “This tear is a word,” which uses the distinctive voice and words […]
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TIFF DAY 6: Fatigue sets in, more stars and overpriced water
People are exhausted. The man who runs the press room, a European of some kind (maybe French, maybe English, definitely tan) is upset. “These people could be having drinks by the pool,” he tells the unrepentant photographers. “We bring them in here for you.” Apparently he’s been asking them not to take photos from the […]
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Walter Forsyth at TIFF’s Talent Lab
Please donate to the Miranda July Fund. Halifax’s Walter Forsyth was one of 25 filmmakers chosen to be part of the Toronto International Film Festival’s Talent Lab (September 9-12), an intensive program where lucky participants spent time with heavy-hitting industry professionals, like Tilda Swinton, Miranda July and Brian De Palma. On his way to a […]
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TIFF DAY ONE
It’s cool in the shade here and it feels like the whole city is under construction—but then, it always feels like that. I sign my name, as I do every year, under Beverly Thomson from Canada AM. And, as every year, I’ve beaten her to the press office. Blackberry is a major sponsor now and […]
