Film Festivals
MIFF 2010: MONEY FOR MOVIES WORKSHOP
Artists may be long on creativity but what they’re most often short on is cash to realize their ideas. Where the painter needs canvas, brushes, and paints to bring his imagination to life the filmmaker may require equipment, facilities, hardware, software, and more importantly the cooperation of other…people. A film may be the... »
MIFF 2010
Mississauga Independent Film Festival just keeps raising the bar year after year. The 2010 line up for shorts and features can be found at www.miff.ca and will prove to have something in it for just about anyone regardless of movie going preferences or taste. There are comedies, dramas, love stories, fantastical animations, heart warming... »
The Indie Weekly with Juan Riedinger
The only good part about being swamped with "real world" work is that when you get back to doing the things you love you have a pleasant surprise. When I listened back to my interview with Juan Riedinger to do the transcription I was all smiles. After I met Juan and the interview... »
Behind The Lens with D.Gregor Hagey and Morning Glory
I met D. Gregor Hagey and Morning Glory at the Mississauga Independent Film Festival where they gave a workshop for the RED CAM and I was fortunate enough to interview the guys afterwards. D. Gregor Hagey is a Toronto based Director of Photography whose completed nearly 200 projects in his 16 years as a... »
The Indie Weekly with Allan Ungar
Director: Allan Ungar Starring: Stephen Lilly, Krista Marchand, George Tchortov I met Allan Ungar at The Mississauga Independent Film Festival this summer and got around to seeing his film Annulment as well. It’s a non-linear action/drama short shot on digital. (say that one five times really fast) It’s a tall order for an aspiring indie filmmaker... »
MIFF 2009:Working With RED CAM Workshop Review
My last workshop at the Mississauga Independent Film Festival was nothing short of totally wicked and super cool. I will try not to unleash my inner nerd on you good people but my mouth salivated as I watched the sexy RED Camera being set up before my eyes and continued to drool while... »
The Rocket Man (2007)
Laurence Cohen is young Canadian film director with a unique ability to engage the audience emotionally while taking them on a splendid journey through his imagination. I was lucky enough to embark on such a journey at the Mississauga Independent Film Festival where his film The Rocket Man... »
The Indie Weekly with RT and John Nadalin
John Nadalin & RT of TheNE Inc. After the World of Music Videos workshop at MIFF 2009 I got a chance to catch up with director RT and Producer John Nadalin of TheNE Inc. The two make a great team as... »
MIFF 2009 Last Day & Awards Ceremony Photostream
Here is what the last day at the Mississauga Independent Film Festival looked like for 2009. I get a wee bit misty eyed when I think about it being over. It was such a great experience and so many amazing interviews and workshops came out of this festival; not to mention some interesting and... »