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| Astral Media Supports 16 Canadian Films Selected for the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival |
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on Wednesday, August 05, 2009 - 05:23 PM |
Astral Media Inc. (TSX : ACM.A/ACM.B) is pleased to announce that 16 films supported by its pay-television networks – The Movie Network and Super Écran, and production fund, Astral Media The Harold Greenberg Fund/Le Fonds Harold Greenberg –, have been selected for the 34th annual Toronto International Film Festival®. Astral Media’s slate of supported films includes the gala presentation Cooking with Stella, special presentations Cairo Time, Defendor, The Trotsky and The Movie Network Original Documentary Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel.
Contributing over $610 million to date towards the development and production of homegrown film and television projects through The Movie Network, Super Écran and The Fund/Le Fonds, Astral Media continues to be the largest private investor in Canadian film.
“Astral Media recognizes the importance of supporting and showcasing Canadian-made films and we are delighted to see 16 of the films that we are involved with be recognized by the Toronto International Film Festival and secure a place on the world’s screen,” said John Riley, President, Astral Television Networks and Astral Télé Réseaux. “Astral Media has a long-standing partnership with the Toronto International Film Festival and this year, in addition to being the Festival’s Opening Night sponsor for the 22nd consecutive year, we are proud to co-sponsor the City of Toronto and Astral Media’s The Movie Network Award for Best Canadian Feature Film.”
The following films selected for the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival have been supported by Astral Media through story optioning, script development, pre-licencing, equity investment, acquisition, exhibition and promotion:
Feature Films
* Cooking with Stella – Dilip Mehta
Ø pre-buy by The Movie Network
* Cairo Time – Ruba Nadda
Ø pre-buy by The Movie Network
Ø Pre-buy by Super Écran
Ø Equity investment by Astral Media The Harold Greenberg Fund
* Defendor – Peter Stebbings
Ø pre-buy by The Movie Network
Ø Script development and equity investment by Astral Media The Harold Greenberg Fund
* Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel – Brigitte Berman
Ø The Movie Network Original Documentary
* J'ai Tué Ma Mère – Xavier Dolan
Ø Acquisition by Super Écran
* The Trotsky – Jacob Tierney
Ø Script development by Astral Media The Harold Greenberg Fund
* Leslie, My Name Is Evil – Reginald Harkema
Ø pre-buy by The Movie Network
* High Life – Gary Yates
Ø pre-buy by The Movie Network
Ø Story optioning, script development and equity investment by Astral Media The Harold Greenberg Fund
* Suck – Robert Stefaniuk
Ø pre-buy by The Movie Network
* passenger side – Matthew Bissonnette
Ø pre-buy by The Movie Network
* La Donation – Bernard Émond
Ø Pre-buy by Super Écran
Ø Equity Investment by Le Fonds Harold Greenberg
* A Shine of Rainbows – Vic Sarin
Ø Script development and equity investment by Astral Media The Harold Greenberg Fund
* Year of the Carnivore – Sook-Yin Lee
Ø pre-buy by The Movie Network
* George Ryga's HUNGRY HILLS – Rob King
Ø Script development by Astral Media The Harold Greenberg Fund
Short Film
* The Translator – Sonya Di Rienzo
Ø pre-buy by The Movie Network
* Man V. Minivan – Spencer Maybee
Ø Participant of the CFC Short Dramatic Film Program sponsored Astral Media The Harold Greenberg Fund
The Festival’s Canadian films were announced on Tuesday, August 4, 2009, at the Toronto International Film Festival’s press conference in Toronto. For further information on these and other Festival films, please visit www.tiff.net.
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