Metro International is leading with the Lindsay MacKay-directed musical romance The Swearing Jar, which follows a musician and her husband’s relationship through music and memory, and stars Adelaide Clemens, Patrick J Adams, Douglas Smith and Kathleen Turner. The film is in the final stages of post-production and new footage will be screened during the market.
Congratulations to Ian Bawa who will be a part of this year's TIFF Filmmaker's Lab with his feature film, Strong Son, that Farpoint is producing!
Farpoint Films announced today they have acquired the rights to the documentary, Seeking Fire, from filmmakers Ian Bawa and Quan Luong. The documentary, produced by Farpoint's Chris Charney and executive produced by Kyle Bornais, has been picked up by Super Channel and will be distributed by Farpoint Distribution.
Farpoint Distribution announced today that they have picked up a new true crime series, Shoot To Kill, from Chris Pownall and his US-based production company, Shot In The Dark Productions.
Farpoint Films is co-producing with Shot In The Dark Productions 26, one-hour episodes of the true crime series for the True Crime Network (TCN) in the US.
Farpoint’s Nathalie Massaroni was recently interviewed by Film Training Manitoba about her career trajectory that has taken her from on-set to in-demand editor and post-production supervisor.
Nathalie Massaroni is a Manitoba-based editor and filmmaker. After graduating from the University of Winnipeg’s film program, she gained experience in various roles on projects including Night Hunter, How It Ends, GONE: My Daughter, and Siberia.
Farpoint’s Quan Luong was recently interviewed by Film Training Manitoba about his career that has taken him from Vietnam to Winnipeg.
Quan Luong is the first to pursue a career in the arts in a family of engineers. But he has them to thank for exposing him to the power of pictures early in life.
Farpoint Films has optioned, Strong Son, from Winnipeg filmmaker Ian Bawa, who will write and direct the script based on his award-winning autobiographical drama. The film is being produced by Kyle Bornais and Tony Wosk and will to go into production in 2022.
