The 2019 Fantasia International Film Festival, now entering its third week, announces the award winners of its monumental 23rd edition. The victors were chosen through the deliberation of juries assigned to each competition, and were announced at a live ceremony on 21 July 2019.
Lee Su-Jin’s Idol takes top honours, nabs fest’s coveted Cheval Noir Award for Best Feature
Cheval Noir Award – Feature Films
The jury, presided over by Annick Mahnert, and comprised of Shaked Berenson, Amy Darling, Miles Finberg, and Maurizio Guarini (composer), awarded the following prizes:
Best Film: Idol (d. Lee Su-Jin)
In a statement, the jury noted, “From start to finish, Idol is an incredibly well-made film. We were struck by the great screenplay, performances, and directing.”
Han Soek-kyu and Sol Kyung-gu in “Idol”
Best Actor (tie): Han Seok-kyu and Sul Kyung-gu (Idol)
“Both actors brilliantly go through a wide range of emotions while their lives are colliding and collapsing,...
Lee Su-Jin’s Idol takes top honours, nabs fest’s coveted Cheval Noir Award for Best Feature
Cheval Noir Award – Feature Films
The jury, presided over by Annick Mahnert, and comprised of Shaked Berenson, Amy Darling, Miles Finberg, and Maurizio Guarini (composer), awarded the following prizes:
Best Film: Idol (d. Lee Su-Jin)
In a statement, the jury noted, “From start to finish, Idol is an incredibly well-made film. We were struck by the great screenplay, performances, and directing.”
Han Soek-kyu and Sol Kyung-gu in “Idol”
Best Actor (tie): Han Seok-kyu and Sul Kyung-gu (Idol)
“Both actors brilliantly go through a wide range of emotions while their lives are colliding and collapsing,...
- 7/25/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
With Fantasia Film Festival still running strong in its third week, the award winners for the 23rd year of the international festival have been announced.
You can read the full list of Fantasia 2019 award winners below, and in case you missed it, check here to read our Fantasia reviews.
Press Release: 23 July 2019 - Montreal, Canada - The 2019 Fantasia International Film Festival, now entering its third week, is immensely proud to announce the award winners of its monumental 23rd edition. The victors were chosen through the deliberation of juries assigned to each competition, and were announced at a live ceremony on 21 July 2019.
Select statements from Fantasia juries are included alongside announcements, with all unedited jury declarations noted in full at the end of this release.
► Cheval Noir Award – Feature Films
The jury, presided over by Annick Mahnert, and comprised of Shaked Berenson, Amy Darling, Miles Finberg, and Maurizio Guarini (composer), awarded...
You can read the full list of Fantasia 2019 award winners below, and in case you missed it, check here to read our Fantasia reviews.
Press Release: 23 July 2019 - Montreal, Canada - The 2019 Fantasia International Film Festival, now entering its third week, is immensely proud to announce the award winners of its monumental 23rd edition. The victors were chosen through the deliberation of juries assigned to each competition, and were announced at a live ceremony on 21 July 2019.
Select statements from Fantasia juries are included alongside announcements, with all unedited jury declarations noted in full at the end of this release.
► Cheval Noir Award – Feature Films
The jury, presided over by Annick Mahnert, and comprised of Shaked Berenson, Amy Darling, Miles Finberg, and Maurizio Guarini (composer), awarded...
- 7/24/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
COO Susan Curran oversees day-to-day operations alongside Jessica La Grassa.
Canadian producer-distributor A71 Entertainment has hired a raft of senior female executives and relocated its distribution operation to Hamilton, Ontario.
Under the leadership of newly appointed COO Susan Curran (pictured), A71 Entertainment combines all stages of media production, Canadian distribution, and international sales. The company, which retains offices in Toronto, will continue to work closely with Agency 71.
Upcoming releases include the Soska Sisters’ Rabid remake, and supernatural drama She Never Died, a sequel to He Never Died starring Henry Rollins. Among the company’s release credits are Fin: Atlantic...
Canadian producer-distributor A71 Entertainment has hired a raft of senior female executives and relocated its distribution operation to Hamilton, Ontario.
Under the leadership of newly appointed COO Susan Curran (pictured), A71 Entertainment combines all stages of media production, Canadian distribution, and international sales. The company, which retains offices in Toronto, will continue to work closely with Agency 71.
Upcoming releases include the Soska Sisters’ Rabid remake, and supernatural drama She Never Died, a sequel to He Never Died starring Henry Rollins. Among the company’s release credits are Fin: Atlantic...
- 6/25/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The creators behind AFI Fest 2018 have announced their Midnight lineup and it consists of films from all around the world. Also: an exclusive clip from Bonehill Road, A71 Entertainment's acquisition of the Canadian home video rights to The Ranger, and details on the Witch City Horror Film Fest in Salem, Ma.
AFI Fest 2018 Midnight Lineup Revealed: "Cam – Lola (Madeline Brewer of The Handmaid’S Tale) is a modern-day camgirl who makes her living through online private chats, but her world is about to turn upside down. Written by former camgirl Isa Mazzei, this thriller is one of the most surprising and intelligent films of the year. Dir Daniel Goldhaber. Scr Isa Mazzei, Daniel Goldhaber. Cast Madeline Brewer, Patch Darragh, Melora Walters, David Druid, Imani Hakim, Michael Dempsey. USA
In Fabric – A demonic dress haunts the lives of all that come into contact with it in this sexually explicit, phantasmagoric fever dream.
AFI Fest 2018 Midnight Lineup Revealed: "Cam – Lola (Madeline Brewer of The Handmaid’S Tale) is a modern-day camgirl who makes her living through online private chats, but her world is about to turn upside down. Written by former camgirl Isa Mazzei, this thriller is one of the most surprising and intelligent films of the year. Dir Daniel Goldhaber. Scr Isa Mazzei, Daniel Goldhaber. Cast Madeline Brewer, Patch Darragh, Melora Walters, David Druid, Imani Hakim, Michael Dempsey. USA
In Fabric – A demonic dress haunts the lives of all that come into contact with it in this sexually explicit, phantasmagoric fever dream.
- 10/24/2018
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Producer Bill Marks has partnered with A71 Entertainment to form V71, a new film distribution, international sales and production venture.
The new company, unveiled at Afm, combines Marks' production shingle Vortex Pictures and A71 Entertainment, led by David Miller, Chad Maker and Kirk Comrie. Marks' film credits include the Kevin Spacey-starrer Casino Jack; the Western Forsaken, starring Donald Sutherland and Kiefer Sutherland; Compulsion, featuring Heather Graham and Carrie-Anne Moss; and A Fighting Man, starring Dominic Purcell, James Caan and Lou Gossett Jr.
V71 has tapped Owen Kelly as head of sales and Susan Curran, formerly executive director of marketing and...
The new company, unveiled at Afm, combines Marks' production shingle Vortex Pictures and A71 Entertainment, led by David Miller, Chad Maker and Kirk Comrie. Marks' film credits include the Kevin Spacey-starrer Casino Jack; the Western Forsaken, starring Donald Sutherland and Kiefer Sutherland; Compulsion, featuring Heather Graham and Carrie-Anne Moss; and A Fighting Man, starring Dominic Purcell, James Caan and Lou Gossett Jr.
V71 has tapped Owen Kelly as head of sales and Susan Curran, formerly executive director of marketing and...
- 11/2/2017
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New imprint acquires Canadian rights to Black Fawn horror flick Bite. United Front Entertainment, the fledgling imprint founded by ex-Anchor Bay execs Susan Curran and Rob Herholz, have acquired the Canadian digital and home entertainment rights from Breakthrough Entertainment to distribute director Chad Archibald’s acclaimed body-horror feature Bite. The movie has already been released in…
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- 7/7/2016
- by Chris Alexander
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Veteran Canadian genre film distributors form United Front Entertainment. One of the solid spines of the horror and dark fantasy entertainment scene in Canada has been the Northern wing of Anchor Bay Enteratinment/Starz Media, overseen chiefly by execs Susan Curran and Rob Herholz. Under their watch, the company not only echoed the endless genre…
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- 4/7/2016
- by Chris Alexander
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Sneak Peek footage from "Canes" director Michael Bafaro's IndustryWorks Studios' horror thriller "Wrecker", available January 5, 2016 on DVD from Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada:
"...best friends 'Emily' (Anna Hutchison) and 'Lesley' (Andrea Whitburn) take a road trip to a music festival in the desert. But when Emily makes a decision to turn off the busy highway and onto a lone, desert road, all hell breaks loose.
"They soon find themselves the target of a relentless tow truck that forces them into a dangerous game of cat and mouse with harrowing escapes, deadly situations, and near captures, turning their road trip into a living, breathing nightmare..."
"'Wrecker' takes road rage to a new level," said Susan Curran, Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada. "Reminiscent of (Steven Spielberg's) 'Duel', 'Wrecker' will demolish audiences..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Wrecker"...
"...best friends 'Emily' (Anna Hutchison) and 'Lesley' (Andrea Whitburn) take a road trip to a music festival in the desert. But when Emily makes a decision to turn off the busy highway and onto a lone, desert road, all hell breaks loose.
"They soon find themselves the target of a relentless tow truck that forces them into a dangerous game of cat and mouse with harrowing escapes, deadly situations, and near captures, turning their road trip into a living, breathing nightmare..."
"'Wrecker' takes road rage to a new level," said Susan Curran, Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada. "Reminiscent of (Steven Spielberg's) 'Duel', 'Wrecker' will demolish audiences..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Wrecker"...
- 1/3/2016
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
This past Monday at an event during the Banff World Media Festival, CineCoup 2015 shocked the crowd by offering what's known as The Big Deal to two projects: "Hellmington" and "High School Brawl." Each will receive up to $1,000,000 in production financing and a guaranteed “theatrical event” release in Cineplex theatres. This exciting result was made possible by a freshly announced financing partnership between CineCoup and Toronto/Calgary based alternative asset manager Clairwood Capital.
"Hellmington" and "High School Brawl,"and their two warrior-class filmmaking teams, earned The Big Deal accolade by equally impressing a panel of industry heavy-hitters, including producer Dan Goldberg ("Meatballs," "Hangover" trilogy), Michael Kennedy, Evp Filmed Entertainment, Cineplex Entertainment and Susan Curran, Executive Director of Marketing and Acquisitions, Anchor Bay Canada at the Live pitch event, the final phase of CineCoup’s 12-week film accelerator. The pitch included a video highlight reel and an intense Q&A between the panel and each of the finalists.
“We went looking for Canada’s best emerging filmmakers and genre projects, and these teams brought it! "Hellmington" and "High School Brawl" pushed the limits at every turn and we’re ready to help bring their vision to the big screen,” said J Joly CEO and Founder of CineCoup. “We’re amazed by the level of creativity that has surfaced from this cohort and are excited by our new partnership with Clairwood Capital to help expand from single pictures to a slate.”
"We’re ecstatic and can’t quite think straight!," said Alex Williams, Justin Hewitt and Michelle Aseltine of "Hellmington." "To think that we’ve come this far after only 12 twelve weeks and have the opportunity to scare audiences with our vision is amazing."
"We’ve been making movies together since high school and every filmmaking experience we’ve had has led us to this amazing moment. We are blown away!," said Aaron Kurmey, Kevin Johnson and Ryan Hatt of "High School Brawl."
“CineCoup’s lean and mean approach to filmmaking coupled with its unprecedented support of filmmakers aligns perfectly with our approach,” said Glenn Paradis, President and CEO, Clairwood Capital Management, Inc. “We’re eager to get production opportunities off the ground for additional Final 5 teams that show great promise.”
This week also marks the 1-year theatrical anniversary of CineCoup’s inaugural Big Deal,"WolfCop," the global cult phenomenon that serves as a benchmark for today’s Big Deal recipients. "WolfCop 2" will start shooting this summer and to kickoff the occasion CineCoup has launched an Indiegogo campaign that offers fans the opportunity to cast a celebrity cameo in the dirtier, hairier sequel: http://ow.ly/NZurR .
This announcement is the culmination of a demanding 12 weeks in CineCoup’s accelerator program. Close to 100 filmmaking teams from across Canada applied with a concept trailer for a feature film. Each week, filmmakers produced content to package their projects and build audiences on CineCoup’s social web platform. Indie film fans watched videos and earned votes to help teams advance through several gateways.
CineCoup is also actively pursuing partnerships to launch the platform into new media verticals and global markets.
"Hellmington" and "High School Brawl,"and their two warrior-class filmmaking teams, earned The Big Deal accolade by equally impressing a panel of industry heavy-hitters, including producer Dan Goldberg ("Meatballs," "Hangover" trilogy), Michael Kennedy, Evp Filmed Entertainment, Cineplex Entertainment and Susan Curran, Executive Director of Marketing and Acquisitions, Anchor Bay Canada at the Live pitch event, the final phase of CineCoup’s 12-week film accelerator. The pitch included a video highlight reel and an intense Q&A between the panel and each of the finalists.
“We went looking for Canada’s best emerging filmmakers and genre projects, and these teams brought it! "Hellmington" and "High School Brawl" pushed the limits at every turn and we’re ready to help bring their vision to the big screen,” said J Joly CEO and Founder of CineCoup. “We’re amazed by the level of creativity that has surfaced from this cohort and are excited by our new partnership with Clairwood Capital to help expand from single pictures to a slate.”
"We’re ecstatic and can’t quite think straight!," said Alex Williams, Justin Hewitt and Michelle Aseltine of "Hellmington." "To think that we’ve come this far after only 12 twelve weeks and have the opportunity to scare audiences with our vision is amazing."
"We’ve been making movies together since high school and every filmmaking experience we’ve had has led us to this amazing moment. We are blown away!," said Aaron Kurmey, Kevin Johnson and Ryan Hatt of "High School Brawl."
“CineCoup’s lean and mean approach to filmmaking coupled with its unprecedented support of filmmakers aligns perfectly with our approach,” said Glenn Paradis, President and CEO, Clairwood Capital Management, Inc. “We’re eager to get production opportunities off the ground for additional Final 5 teams that show great promise.”
This week also marks the 1-year theatrical anniversary of CineCoup’s inaugural Big Deal,"WolfCop," the global cult phenomenon that serves as a benchmark for today’s Big Deal recipients. "WolfCop 2" will start shooting this summer and to kickoff the occasion CineCoup has launched an Indiegogo campaign that offers fans the opportunity to cast a celebrity cameo in the dirtier, hairier sequel: http://ow.ly/NZurR .
This announcement is the culmination of a demanding 12 weeks in CineCoup’s accelerator program. Close to 100 filmmaking teams from across Canada applied with a concept trailer for a feature film. Each week, filmmakers produced content to package their projects and build audiences on CineCoup’s social web platform. Indie film fans watched videos and earned votes to help teams advance through several gateways.
CineCoup is also actively pursuing partnerships to launch the platform into new media verticals and global markets.
- 6/10/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
CineCoup Media, a Canada-based new studio model for independent content creators to develop and market their original film and TV projects, has announced the Final 5 genre projects that are moving forward for the chance at $1,000,000 in production financing and an ‘event style’ theatrical release with Cineplex Entertainment.
The Final 5 projects are:
"A Western" – Vancouver, BC
Team : Alex Simon, Alex Parra, Noah Dennis
"Across All Galaxies" – Toronto, On
Team : Elvis Deane, Andrew Hopps, Sara Miller
"Hellmington" – Toronto, On
Team : Alex Lee Williams, Michelle Aseltine, Justin Hewitt-Drakulic
"High School Brawl" – Edmonton, Ab
Team : Aaron Kurmey, Ryan Hatt, Kevin Johnson
"Black Land" – Vancouver, BC
Team : Adam Dent, Shaine Jones, Nick Marley
The Final 5 teams will travel to Banff World Media Festival for the “CineCoup $1,000,000 Big Dirty Drink-up” event on June 8th, where they’ll pitch before a packed room and a panel of industry professionals, including: Michael Kennedy, Evp Filmed Entertainment, Cineplex Entertainment;producer Dan Goldberg (Meatballs, Hangover series); Susan Curran, Director of Marketing at Starz Home Entertainment, CineCoup executives and the top CineCoup fan!
One project will be greenlit for the CineCoup Big Deal that afternoon.
The Final 5 projects are:
"A Western" – Vancouver, BC
Team : Alex Simon, Alex Parra, Noah Dennis
"Across All Galaxies" – Toronto, On
Team : Elvis Deane, Andrew Hopps, Sara Miller
"Hellmington" – Toronto, On
Team : Alex Lee Williams, Michelle Aseltine, Justin Hewitt-Drakulic
"High School Brawl" – Edmonton, Ab
Team : Aaron Kurmey, Ryan Hatt, Kevin Johnson
"Black Land" – Vancouver, BC
Team : Adam Dent, Shaine Jones, Nick Marley
The Final 5 teams will travel to Banff World Media Festival for the “CineCoup $1,000,000 Big Dirty Drink-up” event on June 8th, where they’ll pitch before a packed room and a panel of industry professionals, including: Michael Kennedy, Evp Filmed Entertainment, Cineplex Entertainment;producer Dan Goldberg (Meatballs, Hangover series); Susan Curran, Director of Marketing at Starz Home Entertainment, CineCoup executives and the top CineCoup fan!
One project will be greenlit for the CineCoup Big Deal that afternoon.
- 5/28/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Talk about serendipity; the same day we post our review of Danielle Harris' directorial debut, Among Friends, we get word of the film being acquired by Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada for a home video release next year.
Click Here to read our Among Friends review.
From the Press Release:
Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada and Three Little Birds Productions are set to release Among Friends in the Canadian home entertainment market in 2013. This new horror film marks the directorial debut of scream queen Danielle Harris and is the story of a group of friends who get together for a murder mystery party, but things take a dark turn when one hijacks the evening and is out for blood.
‘Among Friends is a festival favourite featuring a well respected ensemble cast of much loved horror movie actors and is a fantastic directorial debut from Danielle Harris’, says Susan Curran, Director of...
Click Here to read our Among Friends review.
From the Press Release:
Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada and Three Little Birds Productions are set to release Among Friends in the Canadian home entertainment market in 2013. This new horror film marks the directorial debut of scream queen Danielle Harris and is the story of a group of friends who get together for a murder mystery party, but things take a dark turn when one hijacks the evening and is out for blood.
‘Among Friends is a festival favourite featuring a well respected ensemble cast of much loved horror movie actors and is a fantastic directorial debut from Danielle Harris’, says Susan Curran, Director of...
- 11/4/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
You might have noticed the coverage of this years ultra-sized Fantasia film festival in the Reviews and Interviews column of the site from a number of contributors taking in the festival: Mack, Shelagh, Peter, Todd, and myself, as well as a plethora of other Twitch writers hither and yon. Covering a festival of this size is a massive undertaking and I hope you enjoyed all the updates, interviews, and reviews. Rest assured there are still a few more to come. As Fantasia winds down with a screening of Metropolis Extended Edition and full orchestra, it seems to have been a raging success this year across the board. The festival announced its Jury and Audience awards, and they are below. It seems that the Subversive Serbia sidebar was a big hit, with controversial A Serbian Film getting one of the big audience awards.
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- 7/29/2010
- Screen Anarchy
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