Canada Now At Curzon Soho, London June 15-18, 2017 In Cinemas and On Demand from July 1, 2017 canadanow.co.uk The best of new Canadian Cinema descended upon London on June 15th with the inaugural Canada Now film festival. Nine films played across four days at the Curzon Soho cinema, and then from July 1st (Canada […]

Hello Destroyer Directed by Kevan Funk Starring Jared Abrahamson, Kurt Max Runte, Joe Buffalo, Paul McGillion and Sara Canning Screening as part of Canada Now Film Festival by Bernie C Byrnes A junior hockey player’s life is shattered by an in-game act of violence. Desperate to find a means of reconciliation and a sense of […]

Window Horses: The Poetic Epiphany of Rosie Ming Directed by Ann Marie Fleming Starring Sandra Oh, Nancy Kwan, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Camyar Chaichian, Omid Abtahi, Navid Negahban, Ellen Page and Don McKellar Screening as part of Canada Now Film Festival by Joanna Orland Window Horses: The Poetic Epiphany of Rosie Ming is a poetic film about […]

Sleeping Giant Directed by Andrew Cividino Starring Nick Serino, Reece Moffett, Jackson Martin, David Disher and Erika Brodzky Screening as part of Canada Now Film Festival by Joanna Orland Sleeping Giant is filled with familiar tropes found in many coming-of-age films; but with masterful skill, director Andrew Cividino has produced a stylish, charming and empathetic […]

Koneline: Our Land Beautiful Directed by Nettie Wild Screening as part of Canada Now Film Festival by Bernie C Byrnes Koneline: Our Land Beautiful premiered at the 2016 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Documentary. It has also won the award for the ALFF 2016: Audience Choice […]

Nelly Directed by Anne Émond Starring Mylène Mackay, Mylia Corbeil-Gauvreau, Mickaël Gouin, Sylvie Drapeau, Catherine Brunet and Francis Leplay Screening as part of Canada Now Film Festival by Bernie C Byrnes < div> Nelly is a compelling depiction of Borderline Personality Disorder inspired by the life and work of Canadian novelist Nelly Arcan. It’s a […]

Weirdos Directed by Bruce McDonald Starring Dylan Authors, Julia Sarah Stone, Molly Parker, Allan Hawco, Cathy Jones and Rhys Bevan-John Screening as part of Canada Now Film Festival by Joanna Orland This low-key, light on substance coming-of-age drama is not at all as weird as the title may suggest. Weirdos is the tale of two […]

Weirdos (Bruce McDonald) The best of new Canadian Cinema comes to London on June 15th with the inaugural Canada Now film festival. Nine films will play across four days at the Curzon Soho cinema, and then from July 1st (Canada Day), the films will begin a national tour of cinemas and become available on VOD. […]

by Joanna Orland If you’re a film lover, attending a film festival may be the highlight of your year, but it can also break you to the point of no return. More films screen in the span of a few festival days than you’ve managed to see over the duration of an entire year – […]

Made In Italy Film Festival March 5th – 9th, 2014 Ciné Lumière 17 Queensbury Place, London SW7 2DT by Alice Sanders The Made In Italy film festival is coming to Kensington in early March. It’s an exciting time for Italian Cinema, with critical accolades for Paolo Sorrentino’s The Great Beauty, which won a Golden Globe […]