Winners to be announced at live virtual ceremony on February 10.
The producers of French Exit, No Ordinary Man and Nadia, Butterfly are among nominees for the 15th annual Indiescreen Awards announced by the Canadian Media Producers Association (Cmpa).
The winners of both the Established Producer and Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer categories will be announced at a live virtual ceremony presented in partnership with Telefilm Canada as part of Cmpa’s Prime Time Online conference on February 10.
Cmpa president and CEO Reynolds Mastin said despite the impact of the pandemic on the independent Canadian film sector, “this diverse group of incredible...
The producers of French Exit, No Ordinary Man and Nadia, Butterfly are among nominees for the 15th annual Indiescreen Awards announced by the Canadian Media Producers Association (Cmpa).
The winners of both the Established Producer and Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer categories will be announced at a live virtual ceremony presented in partnership with Telefilm Canada as part of Cmpa’s Prime Time Online conference on February 10.
Cmpa president and CEO Reynolds Mastin said despite the impact of the pandemic on the independent Canadian film sector, “this diverse group of incredible...
- 1/12/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Rhombus Media’s Kevin Krikst and Fraser Ash have jointly won the Canadian Media Producers Assn.’s 2019 Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Award, it was announced this afternoon at the Indiescreen Awards, the opening event of the Toronto film festival’s industry conference at Glenn Gould Studios.
The Toronto-based pair’s latest feature is Albert Shin’s “Clifton Hill,” a Niagara Falls-set psychological thriller starring Tuppence Middleton (“Sense8”), Hannah Gross (“Mindhunter”), David Cronenberg and Eric Johnson (“Vikings”). The film has its world premiere tonight. WTFIlms’ Gregory Chambet is handling international sales. Elevation is distributing in Canada.
The award, which comes with a C$5,000 cash prize, recognizes the talents of emerging feature producers. Krikst and Ash’s previous Toronto film, Stephen Dunn’s “Closet Monster,” won the festival’s Best Canadian Film prize in 2015.
Felize Frappier of Max Films Media received the Cmpa’s 2019 Established Producer Award in recognition of her remarkable contribution to Canadian cinema,...
The Toronto-based pair’s latest feature is Albert Shin’s “Clifton Hill,” a Niagara Falls-set psychological thriller starring Tuppence Middleton (“Sense8”), Hannah Gross (“Mindhunter”), David Cronenberg and Eric Johnson (“Vikings”). The film has its world premiere tonight. WTFIlms’ Gregory Chambet is handling international sales. Elevation is distributing in Canada.
The award, which comes with a C$5,000 cash prize, recognizes the talents of emerging feature producers. Krikst and Ash’s previous Toronto film, Stephen Dunn’s “Closet Monster,” won the festival’s Best Canadian Film prize in 2015.
Felize Frappier of Max Films Media received the Cmpa’s 2019 Established Producer Award in recognition of her remarkable contribution to Canadian cinema,...
- 9/5/2019
- by Jennie Punter
- Variety Film + TV
Both recipients’ latest features premiere at Tiff.
The Canadian Media Producers Association announced the winners of its annual Cmpa Indiescreen Awards on Thursday (5) at an afternoon ceremony to mark the opening of the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff).
Félize Frappier (Max Films Media) received the Cmpa’s 2019 Established Producer Award in recognition of her contribution to Canadian cinema, which includes Marécages (2011), L’autre Maison (2013), Corbo (2014) and Ville-Marie (2015). The Montreal-based producer’s latest film, Kuessipan, receives its world premiere in Discovery on September 8.
Rhombus Media’s Kevin Krikst and Fraser Ash were named joint winners of the Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Award,...
The Canadian Media Producers Association announced the winners of its annual Cmpa Indiescreen Awards on Thursday (5) at an afternoon ceremony to mark the opening of the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff).
Félize Frappier (Max Films Media) received the Cmpa’s 2019 Established Producer Award in recognition of her contribution to Canadian cinema, which includes Marécages (2011), L’autre Maison (2013), Corbo (2014) and Ville-Marie (2015). The Montreal-based producer’s latest film, Kuessipan, receives its world premiere in Discovery on September 8.
Rhombus Media’s Kevin Krikst and Fraser Ash were named joint winners of the Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Award,...
- 9/5/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Five established producers and seven up-and-comers are in the running.
The Canadian Media Producers Association (Cmpa) has named the nominees for its 2019 Indiescreen Awards.
Up for the Established Producer Award are: Christina Piovesan, from First Generation Films (American Woman); Felize Frappier, from Max Films Media (Kuessipan); Jessica Adams, from Ja Productions (Tammy’s Always Dying); Judy Holm, from Markham Street Films (Level 16); and Lori Lozinski, of Violator Films (The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open).
Nominated for the Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Award are: Julie Strifler, of Endgame Films (Easy Land); Katie Bird Nolan and Lindsay Tapscott, from Babe...
The Canadian Media Producers Association (Cmpa) has named the nominees for its 2019 Indiescreen Awards.
Up for the Established Producer Award are: Christina Piovesan, from First Generation Films (American Woman); Felize Frappier, from Max Films Media (Kuessipan); Jessica Adams, from Ja Productions (Tammy’s Always Dying); Judy Holm, from Markham Street Films (Level 16); and Lori Lozinski, of Violator Films (The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open).
Nominated for the Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Award are: Julie Strifler, of Endgame Films (Easy Land); Katie Bird Nolan and Lindsay Tapscott, from Babe...
- 8/20/2019
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
The Film Farm’s Simone Urdl and Jennifer Weiss (“Away From Her”) have won the Canadian Media Producers Assn.’s 2018 Established Producer Award, it was announced this afternoon at the Indiescreen Awards, the opening event of the Toronto film festival’s industry conference at Glenn Gould Studios.
The award comes with a Can$10,000 cash prize.
The producers’ latest, Darlene Naponse’s “Falls Around Her,” which has its world premiere Sunday, is one of three Toronto titles featuring the beloved Metis actor Tantoo Cardinal.
The Cmpa also announced Prowler Film’s Caitlin Grabham won newly dedicated Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Award for her inspiring early-career accomplishments and bright future as an influential filmmaker. The award is named for the late Canadian film producer, best known for “Bon Cop Bad Cop.”
The award comes with a $5,000 cash prize.
“Firecrackers,” which Grabham produced through Telefilm’s Talent to Watch program, has its world...
The award comes with a Can$10,000 cash prize.
The producers’ latest, Darlene Naponse’s “Falls Around Her,” which has its world premiere Sunday, is one of three Toronto titles featuring the beloved Metis actor Tantoo Cardinal.
The Cmpa also announced Prowler Film’s Caitlin Grabham won newly dedicated Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Award for her inspiring early-career accomplishments and bright future as an influential filmmaker. The award is named for the late Canadian film producer, best known for “Bon Cop Bad Cop.”
The award comes with a $5,000 cash prize.
“Firecrackers,” which Grabham produced through Telefilm’s Talent to Watch program, has its world...
- 9/6/2018
- by Jennie Punter
- Variety Film + TV
Awards recognise producers with ’commitment and passion’ for making Canadian cinema.
The Canadian Media Producers Association (Cmpa) revealed the winners of the 2018 Cmpa Indiescreen Awards on Thursday afternoon (September 6), kicking off Tiff.
The Film Farm’s Simone Urdl (pictured second from left) and Jennifer Weiss (pictured second from right), whose Falls Around Her will receive its world premiere on Sunday (9) at the Ago’s Jackman Hall, won the Cmpa’s Established Producer Award in recognition of a body of work that has contributed to the development of Canadian film.
Caitlin Grabham of Prowler Film (pictured at centre) was presented with...
The Canadian Media Producers Association (Cmpa) revealed the winners of the 2018 Cmpa Indiescreen Awards on Thursday afternoon (September 6), kicking off Tiff.
The Film Farm’s Simone Urdl (pictured second from left) and Jennifer Weiss (pictured second from right), whose Falls Around Her will receive its world premiere on Sunday (9) at the Ago’s Jackman Hall, won the Cmpa’s Established Producer Award in recognition of a body of work that has contributed to the development of Canadian film.
Caitlin Grabham of Prowler Film (pictured at centre) was presented with...
- 9/6/2018
- by Karina Mohammed
- ScreenDaily
Emerging Producer Award renamed Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Award.
The Canadian Media Producers Association (Cmpa) on Tuesday (August 21) announced the nominees for the 2018 Indiescreen Awards, which will kick off the Tiff Industry Conference on September 6.
The Cmpa, which represents the country’s independent producers, also announced that its Emerging Producer Award will be renamed the Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Award in honour of the producer of Bon Cop Bad Cop and The Trotsky who died last spring.
“This year’s Indiescreen Awards nominees have each made important contributions to the rich fabric of our national cinematic tapestry,” said Cmpa president and CEO Reynolds Mastin.
The Canadian Media Producers Association (Cmpa) on Tuesday (August 21) announced the nominees for the 2018 Indiescreen Awards, which will kick off the Tiff Industry Conference on September 6.
The Cmpa, which represents the country’s independent producers, also announced that its Emerging Producer Award will be renamed the Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Award in honour of the producer of Bon Cop Bad Cop and The Trotsky who died last spring.
“This year’s Indiescreen Awards nominees have each made important contributions to the rich fabric of our national cinematic tapestry,” said Cmpa president and CEO Reynolds Mastin.
- 8/21/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Canadian film and television producer Kevin Tierney died on Saturday in Montreal after a battle with cancer. He was 67.
Actor Jacob Tierney, Kevin’s son, announced the news on Instagram saying, “My dad, the amazing Kevin Tierney, left us this morning at 4:15. My sister, mom and I were all there.”
Tierney was best known for the 2006 buddy movie Bon Cop, Bad Cop starring Patrick Huard and Colm Feore. The bilingual film went on to win numerous awards and became the highest grossing Canadian movie of all time domestically.
In addition to Bon Cop, Bad Cop, Tierney also wrote and directed the bilingual comedy French Immersion in 2011. He collaborated with his son Jacob on Twist starring Nick Stahl and The Trotsky starring Jay Baruchel. His other film credits include Serveuses demandées and Love and Savagery.
On the TV side, he produced Lionel Chetwynd’s Varian’s War starring William Hurt...
Actor Jacob Tierney, Kevin’s son, announced the news on Instagram saying, “My dad, the amazing Kevin Tierney, left us this morning at 4:15. My sister, mom and I were all there.”
Tierney was best known for the 2006 buddy movie Bon Cop, Bad Cop starring Patrick Huard and Colm Feore. The bilingual film went on to win numerous awards and became the highest grossing Canadian movie of all time domestically.
In addition to Bon Cop, Bad Cop, Tierney also wrote and directed the bilingual comedy French Immersion in 2011. He collaborated with his son Jacob on Twist starring Nick Stahl and The Trotsky starring Jay Baruchel. His other film credits include Serveuses demandées and Love and Savagery.
On the TV side, he produced Lionel Chetwynd’s Varian’s War starring William Hurt...
- 5/13/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Veteran Canadian film producer Kevin Tierney died Saturday after a long battle with cancer. He was 67.
"My dad, the amazing Kevin Tierney, left us this morning at 4:15. My sister, mom and I were all there," Canadian actor and film director Jacob Tierney said on his <a href="http:// https://www.instagram.com/p/Bir7hNplkWp/?hl=en&taken-by=jacob.tierney" target="_blank">Instagram account</a> following his father's death in Montreal.
Tierney produced <em>Bon Cop, Bad Cop</em>, the top-grossing Canadian theatrical release of all time domestically. The 2006 bilingual English- and French-language buddy movie starring Patrick Huard and Colm Feore received the Golden Reel Award at the Genie Awards that same year.
Born in Montré...
"My dad, the amazing Kevin Tierney, left us this morning at 4:15. My sister, mom and I were all there," Canadian actor and film director Jacob Tierney said on his <a href="http:// https://www.instagram.com/p/Bir7hNplkWp/?hl=en&taken-by=jacob.tierney" target="_blank">Instagram account</a> following his father's death in Montreal.
Tierney produced <em>Bon Cop, Bad Cop</em>, the top-grossing Canadian theatrical release of all time domestically. The 2006 bilingual English- and French-language buddy movie starring Patrick Huard and Colm Feore received the Golden Reel Award at the Genie Awards that same year.
Born in Montré...
- 5/13/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Veteran Canadian film producer Kevin Tierney died Saturday after a long battle with cancer. He was 67.
"My dad, the amazing Kevin Tierney, left us this morning at 4:15. My sister, mom and I were all there," Canadian actor and film director Jacob Tierney said on his Instagram account following his father's death in Montreal.
Tierney produced Bon Cop, Bad Cop, the top-grossing Canadian theatrical release of all time domestically. The 2006 bilingual English- and French-language buddy movie starring Patrick Huard and Colm Feore received the Golden Reel Award at the Genie Awards that same year.
Born...
"My dad, the amazing Kevin Tierney, left us this morning at 4:15. My sister, mom and I were all there," Canadian actor and film director Jacob Tierney said on his Instagram account following his father's death in Montreal.
Tierney produced Bon Cop, Bad Cop, the top-grossing Canadian theatrical release of all time domestically. The 2006 bilingual English- and French-language buddy movie starring Patrick Huard and Colm Feore received the Golden Reel Award at the Genie Awards that same year.
Born...
- 5/13/2018
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sneak Peek director Lasse Hallström's new romantic feature "Safe Haven" starring Julianne Hough, Josh Duhamel and Cobie Smulders, adapting author Nicholas Sparks's novel of the same name :
"...'Erin Tierney' (Hough) leaves her abusive alcoholic husband, police officer 'Kevin Tierney' (David Lyons), under disguise with the assistance of an elderly neighbor, and moves to the small town of Southport, North Carolina, where she befriends her neighbor 'Jo' (Smulders), and adopts the identity of 'Katie'.
"She also meets 'Alex Wheatley' (Duhamel), the manager of a local convenience store, and his children, 'Lexie' and 'Josh'.
"But instead of going to a dating web-site like Badoo offering chances to meet that special someone, with Jo's encouragement, Katie and Alex begin a romantic relationship..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Safe Haven"...
"...'Erin Tierney' (Hough) leaves her abusive alcoholic husband, police officer 'Kevin Tierney' (David Lyons), under disguise with the assistance of an elderly neighbor, and moves to the small town of Southport, North Carolina, where she befriends her neighbor 'Jo' (Smulders), and adopts the identity of 'Katie'.
"She also meets 'Alex Wheatley' (Duhamel), the manager of a local convenience store, and his children, 'Lexie' and 'Josh'.
"But instead of going to a dating web-site like Badoo offering chances to meet that special someone, with Jo's encouragement, Katie and Alex begin a romantic relationship..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Safe Haven"...
- 2/21/2013
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Safe Haven is the umpteenth adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks novel and the second that has been directed by Lasse Hallström (who previously made Dear John). This one is a little different from the other Sparks stories though in that it is a mystery as well as a romance. But those going into Safe Haven expecting The Notebook redux will come out of it terribly disappointed as it quickly degenerates into a Sleeping With The Enemy rip-off and is undone by a convoluted story, contrived characters and a lot of shameless manipulation on the part of the filmmakers.
The movie starts with Katie Feldman (Julianne Hough from the Footloose remake and Rock Of Ages) frantically trying to catch a bus out of town while being pursued by relentless police detective Kevin Tierney (David Lyons from ER and Revolution). Katie manages to escape his clutches and ends up in the town of Southport,...
The movie starts with Katie Feldman (Julianne Hough from the Footloose remake and Rock Of Ages) frantically trying to catch a bus out of town while being pursued by relentless police detective Kevin Tierney (David Lyons from ER and Revolution). Katie manages to escape his clutches and ends up in the town of Southport,...
- 2/14/2013
- by Ben Kenber
- We Got This Covered
Blindfolded sheep farmers are the creative idea behind an ad for Pfizer Animal Health.
“Don’t be blind to the effects of arthiritism” warns the narrator in the ad, created by rural and healthcare agency H&T.
The Tvc follows on from past campaigns ‘swear jar’ and ‘sick bed’ for dairy and beef cattle farmers.
Tony Northam, MD of H&T said: “The Eryvac vaccine can protect against the debilitating effects of lameness in lambs, and this Tvc campaign helps create awareness of the issue so that sheep farmers can protect their flock, and their livelihood.”
The campaign runs until Spring.
Credits
Art Director: Kevin Tierney
Copywriter: Ben Webster
TV producer: Sue Seldon
Director: Jason Wingrove – Engine,
Account Service: Nicole Tyzack
Client: Greg Johnson, Peter Gordon – Pfizer Animal Health.
“Don’t be blind to the effects of arthiritism” warns the narrator in the ad, created by rural and healthcare agency H&T.
The Tvc follows on from past campaigns ‘swear jar’ and ‘sick bed’ for dairy and beef cattle farmers.
Tony Northam, MD of H&T said: “The Eryvac vaccine can protect against the debilitating effects of lameness in lambs, and this Tvc campaign helps create awareness of the issue so that sheep farmers can protect their flock, and their livelihood.”
The campaign runs until Spring.
Credits
Art Director: Kevin Tierney
Copywriter: Ben Webster
TV producer: Sue Seldon
Director: Jason Wingrove – Engine,
Account Service: Nicole Tyzack
Client: Greg Johnson, Peter Gordon – Pfizer Animal Health.
- 7/11/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
The 18th annual San Antonio Film Festival will run for a solid week, June 18-24, at several locations around the city and will feature, as it always does, an expansive and impressive lineup of documentaries, thrillers, dramas and a ton of short films.
The fest kicks off on the 18th with the Canadian culture clash comedy French Immersion, directed by Kevin Tierney, followed by a block of homegrown short films from all over the great state of Texas. The next night’s programming, the 19th, pays tribute to San Antonio’s neighbors to the south with two feature films from Mexico, the drama Burros by Odin Salazar Flores and the documentary Die Standing Up by Jacaranda Correa, as well as a block of short films.
Some of the feature-length documentaries include Stephanie Hubbard’s Christian theme park quest Bible Storyland (watch the trailer); James Lane’s expose of the Oklahoma...
The fest kicks off on the 18th with the Canadian culture clash comedy French Immersion, directed by Kevin Tierney, followed by a block of homegrown short films from all over the great state of Texas. The next night’s programming, the 19th, pays tribute to San Antonio’s neighbors to the south with two feature films from Mexico, the drama Burros by Odin Salazar Flores and the documentary Die Standing Up by Jacaranda Correa, as well as a block of short films.
Some of the feature-length documentaries include Stephanie Hubbard’s Christian theme park quest Bible Storyland (watch the trailer); James Lane’s expose of the Oklahoma...
- 6/18/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Sometimes it pains me to say when a film is an unwatchable mess. Films like French Immersion, the directorial debut of Quebec-based producer Kevin Tierney (Bon Cop, Bad Cop, The Trotsky, Good Neighbours), has an incredible amount of talent in front of the camera and behind it. It is supposed to be a comedy about the differences between English and French speaking Canada, but instead it’s a soul-sucking train wreck full of punchlines so misguided they would make Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy think twice. Sickeningly unfunny and dreadfully “Canadian,” Tierney’s film strikes out on almost every conceivable level.
There’s enough plot and quirky characters in French Immersion to sustain a year’s worth of television pilots, but Tierney tries to pack every half baked idea he has into a single film. The film deals with five English speakers forced to enter into an intense...
There’s enough plot and quirky characters in French Immersion to sustain a year’s worth of television pilots, but Tierney tries to pack every half baked idea he has into a single film. The film deals with five English speakers forced to enter into an intense...
- 10/7/2011
- by Andrew Parker
- DorkShelf.com
Meet the Speedy Singhs
Writer and actor Vinay Virmani wasn’t nervous at all during the filming of his feature debut Breakaway a film about an all-Sikh ice hockey team trying to make a name for themselves. Despite the presence of some heavy hitting Hollywood and Bollywood regulars on set, Virmani said he didn’t have time to be nervous.
“I’ll tell you something, a lot of people ask me if I was nervous working with Rob Lowe and Russell Peters and Anupam Kher, who is a living legend in Bollywood and now all around the world, and I say no,” insisted Virmani. “And that’s just being cocky because there’s no time to be nervous on a movie set. As a young actor, you gotta have your homework done. I had my rehearsals done and my workshops done with my director, I knew my lines, I knew my character,...
Writer and actor Vinay Virmani wasn’t nervous at all during the filming of his feature debut Breakaway a film about an all-Sikh ice hockey team trying to make a name for themselves. Despite the presence of some heavy hitting Hollywood and Bollywood regulars on set, Virmani said he didn’t have time to be nervous.
“I’ll tell you something, a lot of people ask me if I was nervous working with Rob Lowe and Russell Peters and Anupam Kher, who is a living legend in Bollywood and now all around the world, and I say no,” insisted Virmani. “And that’s just being cocky because there’s no time to be nervous on a movie set. As a young actor, you gotta have your homework done. I had my rehearsals done and my workshops done with my director, I knew my lines, I knew my character,...
- 9/28/2011
- by Andrew Parker
- DorkShelf.com
The teaser of the upcoming Canadian comedy French Immersion, which will be directed by Kevin Tierney, is now online. The film will be released on Canada Day, which means on July 1rst.
The film was shot in St-Césaire, Québec.
The story takes place in the fictitious small town of Saint-Isidore-du-Coeur-de-Jésus. The inhabitants of the town will welcome for two weeks a group made of four English Canadians and an American from New York in order to give them a "French immersion". While they live with their adoptive family, the five WASPs must follow one rule: not to speak English during their stay.
However, any of the Wasp who manages to escape to their French school's iron fist go in the town's new Indian (as in India) restaurant. In fact, they feel free to speak English. However, the five WASPs learn that every inhabitants of the town are, in actuality, spies...
The film was shot in St-Césaire, Québec.
The story takes place in the fictitious small town of Saint-Isidore-du-Coeur-de-Jésus. The inhabitants of the town will welcome for two weeks a group made of four English Canadians and an American from New York in order to give them a "French immersion". While they live with their adoptive family, the five WASPs must follow one rule: not to speak English during their stay.
However, any of the Wasp who manages to escape to their French school's iron fist go in the town's new Indian (as in India) restaurant. In fact, they feel free to speak English. However, the five WASPs learn that every inhabitants of the town are, in actuality, spies...
- 2/24/2011
- by anhkhoido@gmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Magnolia Films has acquired all U.S. rights to Jacob Tierney's thriller Good Neighbours from Myriad Pictures. The movie stars Jay Baruchel, Scott Speedman and Emily Hampshire in the tale of three residents of a small apartment building who are threatened by a serial killer. The film, which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, is playing the Whistler Film Festival in British Columbia, Canada, this weekend. It was produced by the director's father, Kevin Tierney. No word on if the film will play theatrically, hit VOD pr go direct-to-disc. The pic takes place in 1995, the year of the second referendum on the separation of Quebec. In the dead of winter, a serial killer is on the loose in the small Montreal neighborhood of Notre Dame de Grace. The tenants of an old apartment house must figure out who they can trust and who they can't.
- 12/3/2010
- bloody-disgusting.com
Toronto -- Emmanuelle Vaugier, Pascale Bussieres and Colm Feore are to topline the bilingual feature comedy “French Immersion,” from director Kevin Tierney.
The $6.3 million Canadian indie film about English-speaking Canadians learning French in small-town Quebec will also star Martha Burns, Gavin Crawford, Jacob Tierney, Marcel Sylvain, Quebec singer Robert Charlebois and Karine Vanasse.
Vaugier just completed a star-turn opposite Piper Perabo in the USA Network spy drama "Covert Affairs,” which is shooting in Toronto.
Vaugier is repped by Apa and Mosaic.
Feore, who is repped by the Coronel Group, is coming off star-turns in "24" and Jacob Tierney’s Canadian indie film “The Trostsky.” He is also booked for roles in Kenneth Branagh’s “Thor,” the Marvel Studios adaptation of its comic book, and the Showtime cable series “The Borgias,” which shoots in Budapest later this year.
“French Immersion” is shooting just east of Montreal, ahead of a planned July 1, 2011 theatrical release.
The $6.3 million Canadian indie film about English-speaking Canadians learning French in small-town Quebec will also star Martha Burns, Gavin Crawford, Jacob Tierney, Marcel Sylvain, Quebec singer Robert Charlebois and Karine Vanasse.
Vaugier just completed a star-turn opposite Piper Perabo in the USA Network spy drama "Covert Affairs,” which is shooting in Toronto.
Vaugier is repped by Apa and Mosaic.
Feore, who is repped by the Coronel Group, is coming off star-turns in "24" and Jacob Tierney’s Canadian indie film “The Trostsky.” He is also booked for roles in Kenneth Branagh’s “Thor,” the Marvel Studios adaptation of its comic book, and the Showtime cable series “The Borgias,” which shoots in Budapest later this year.
“French Immersion” is shooting just east of Montreal, ahead of a planned July 1, 2011 theatrical release.
- 6/4/2010
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Yesterday, the Winnipeg Free Press published an article about the casting of Canadian director Kevin Tierney's upoming comedy, French Immersion.
This will be the directorial debut of Kevin Tierney who has always worked as a producer. The film will talk about the old topic about the division between French and English speakers in Canada.
The story follows five English-speakers: one each from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland, Ontario and New York. The five of them decide to go in a small town of Quebec to learn French in a school. Besides, the school is run with an iron fist: everything must be done in French. Besides, the five participants are under constant surveillance, because they have to live in an adoptive family of the village during their two-weeks stay. However, those who escaped from the school's grip in order to speak English at the village's Indian restaurant will realize that everybody...
This will be the directorial debut of Kevin Tierney who has always worked as a producer. The film will talk about the old topic about the division between French and English speakers in Canada.
The story follows five English-speakers: one each from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland, Ontario and New York. The five of them decide to go in a small town of Quebec to learn French in a school. Besides, the school is run with an iron fist: everything must be done in French. Besides, the five participants are under constant surveillance, because they have to live in an adoptive family of the village during their two-weeks stay. However, those who escaped from the school's grip in order to speak English at the village's Indian restaurant will realize that everybody...
- 5/26/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
See The Trotsky on the beach - for Free! - at Caesars Atlantic City on Thursday, July 8! Tribeca audiences met actor-turned-filmmaker Jacob Tierney Monday night at the U.S. premiere of The Trotsky. His high school comedy is about senior Leon Bronstein (Jay Baruchel), who believes he is the reincarnation of Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky. Joining the director were actors Emily Hampshire (Leon's older love interest) and Michael Murphy (Leon's lawyer), editor Arthur Tarnowski, "and, last but not least, my producer slash father Kevin Tierney." Where did the idea for the film originate? 'I was a teenager who was interested in Trotsky,' the young director said, amusing the crowd with the story of his tortured writing process. 'At first I wrote a very serious communist high school movie - which is very similar to this movie, only not funny - and it was not good. I had this moment...
- 4/29/2010
- TribecaFilm.com
I Killed My Mother Xavier Dolan, Anne Dorval Polytechnique: Genie Awards 2010 At the other extreme, Xavier Dolan probably can’t believe he won nothing. Or almost. As previously reported, Dolan’s acclaimed J’ai tué ma mère / I Killed My Mother – winner of three of Quebec’s Jutra Awards two weeks ago, including Best Picture (Polytechnique had also been in the running) – was totally shut out of the Genies’ competitive categories. At the Genies, writer-director-actor Dolan had to content himself with a special Claude Jutra Award for best first feature. Dolan was not present at the ceremony. Kevin Tierney, vice-chairman of cinema for the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, accepted the award on Dolan’s behalf. Backstage, Tierney told journalists (as quoted by [...]...
- 4/13/2010
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
The Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (Sodec), Quebec's cultural sponsor for the film industry, announced the 12 lucky feature films that will be subsidized. Speaking of homegrown films, eight will be in French and one will be in English. The rest of the films are co-productions.
Homegrown films in French:
Bo$$É: Directed by Claude Desrosiers, this film is a satirical comedy about financial scandals seen through the eyes of a corrupt man, Bernard Bossé. The film will be scripted by André Ducharme, Luc Déry and Yves Lapierre. The film is produced by Les productions Équinoxe and will be distributed by Alliance Atlantis.
Décharge: A criminal who found redemption randomly meets a prostitute. However, the meeting, brings back in the criminal things from his past. Written by Benoît Pilon and Pierre Szalowski. Directed by Benoît Pilon (Ce qu'il faut pour vivre). Produced by Forum Films and distributed by Remstar Distribution.
Homegrown films in French:
Bo$$É: Directed by Claude Desrosiers, this film is a satirical comedy about financial scandals seen through the eyes of a corrupt man, Bernard Bossé. The film will be scripted by André Ducharme, Luc Déry and Yves Lapierre. The film is produced by Les productions Équinoxe and will be distributed by Alliance Atlantis.
Décharge: A criminal who found redemption randomly meets a prostitute. However, the meeting, brings back in the criminal things from his past. Written by Benoît Pilon and Pierre Szalowski. Directed by Benoît Pilon (Ce qu'il faut pour vivre). Produced by Forum Films and distributed by Remstar Distribution.
- 11/28/2009
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
The 28th annual Vancouver International Film Festival (Viff) concluded its 16-day run today with the closing gala screening of director Caroline Bottaro's Queen To Play, in the Visa Screening Room @ the Empire Granville 7 Cinemas, Vancouver. Director Bottaro was present to introduce the film to the audience. The winners of three juried awards and five audience awards were announced prior to the screening; a fourth juried award was announced previously. Juried Awards: Canwest Award for Best Canadian Feature Film: The jury for the Canadian Images program awarded the inaugural Canwest Award for Best Canadian Feature Film and its $20,000 cash prize to director Xavier Dolan of Montreal for the feature I Killed My Mother (J.ai tué ma mere). The winner was selected from 19 films in competition. The jury included Vancouver-based actor, writer, Ben Ratner, filmmaker Lynne "Kissed" Stopkewich, and producer/writer Kevin Tierney. Robyn Rudolph of Global Television presented the award on behalf of Canwest.
- 10/17/2009
- HollywoodNorthReport.com
Producer Kevin Tierney has been awarded the fourth annual Canadian Film and Television Production Association (Cftpa) Producer's Award at the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday. He receives a ,000 Cad cash prize for besting other nominees.
Tierney is known for his works in Canada, including the films "Love and Savagery," "Serveuses Demandees," "Bon Cop/Bad Cop," and "The Song Spinner" among many others.
His most recent project is the comedy "The Trotsky," directed by his son Jacob Tierney and will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival Friday.
He said of the award, "I am proud to have been selected as the winner, especially given the outstanding list of finalists for this award."...
Tierney is known for his works in Canada, including the films "Love and Savagery," "Serveuses Demandees," "Bon Cop/Bad Cop," and "The Song Spinner" among many others.
His most recent project is the comedy "The Trotsky," directed by his son Jacob Tierney and will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival Friday.
He said of the award, "I am proud to have been selected as the winner, especially given the outstanding list of finalists for this award."...
- 9/11/2009
- icelebz.com
TORONTO -- Canadian actor Colm Feore will receive the 2007 NBC Universal Canada Award of Distinction, the Banff World Television Festival said Thursday. He will receive his tribute at the festival that takes place June 10-13 at Banff in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
Boston native Feore, who trained and worked as a classical actor in Canada before securing a film and TV career on both sides of the border, recently co-starred in the hit Canadian feature comedy "Bon Cop, Bad Cop". He also will take part at Banff in an informal "In Conversation" session where he will be interviewed by "Bon Cop" producer Kevin Tierney.
The inaugural Banff Award of Distinction last year went to Canadian-born writer-director Paul Haggis.
Feore's other key roles include playing Canadian classical pianist Glenn Gould in Francois Girard's 1993 film "Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould" and, more recently, performing the role of former Canadian prime minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau in the 2002 CBC biopic "Trudeau".
Boston native Feore, who trained and worked as a classical actor in Canada before securing a film and TV career on both sides of the border, recently co-starred in the hit Canadian feature comedy "Bon Cop, Bad Cop". He also will take part at Banff in an informal "In Conversation" session where he will be interviewed by "Bon Cop" producer Kevin Tierney.
The inaugural Banff Award of Distinction last year went to Canadian-born writer-director Paul Haggis.
Feore's other key roles include playing Canadian classical pianist Glenn Gould in Francois Girard's 1993 film "Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould" and, more recently, performing the role of former Canadian prime minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau in the 2002 CBC biopic "Trudeau".
- 3/23/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TORONTO -- The Quebec bilingual buddy movie "Bon Cop, Bad Cop" will receive the Golden Reel Award as the highest-grossing Canadian movie of 2006 at next week's Genie Awards, the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television said Thursday.
The comedy, directed by Eric Canuel and starring Patrick Huard and Colm Feore, broke boxoffice records by grossing CAN$12.2 million ($10.3 million) in the Canadian market.
"Bon Cop, Bad Cop" producer Kevin Tierney will accept the Golden Reel nod at the Genies, Canada's film awards, which will be handed out Tuesday in Toronto.
"Bon Cop, Bad Cop" will enter the Genies competition with 10 nominations, including one for best picture.
The comedy, directed by Eric Canuel and starring Patrick Huard and Colm Feore, broke boxoffice records by grossing CAN$12.2 million ($10.3 million) in the Canadian market.
"Bon Cop, Bad Cop" producer Kevin Tierney will accept the Golden Reel nod at the Genies, Canada's film awards, which will be handed out Tuesday in Toronto.
"Bon Cop, Bad Cop" will enter the Genies competition with 10 nominations, including one for best picture.
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