AWARDS – 43rd CANADIAN STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL   NORMAN MCLAREN AWARD FOR THE OVERALL WINNER:  8,75$ by Claudia Hébert (York University, Toronto)  BEST NEW CANADIAN DIRECTOR:  YOUTH AND TRADITION by John Palanca (York University, Toronto)  BEST ANIMATION FILM:  TENGRI by Alisi Telengut (Concordia University, Montréal)  BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM:  HOTEL CANADA by Aliaa Khachouk (UQAM, Montréal)  BEST E...

The 36th Montreal World Film Festival announces that it will honour Mel Hoppenheim with its Grand Prize of the Americas. "There are few men in our cinema with the Mel Hoppenheim's stature," declared MWFF president Serge Losique. "He is among the men most responsible for the concrete development of Quebec and Canadian film industries. As a builder and entrepreneur but also as a generous philanthropist, Mel was a prime mover in the establishment of a true domestic film industry....

By Maria Esteves - December 30, 2008 The 28th Annual CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival 2008 (CMJ08), College Radio Awards ceremony was held at New York University Eisner & Lubin Auditorium, Thursday, October 23, 3:45 P.M. The ceremony honored America's best DJs, producers, promoters, remixers, radio shows, and podcasts in college radio. CMJ08 five-time College Radio Award winner (Most Groundbreaking, BestPodcast, Biggest Asset To The Community, Station Of The Year, Most Li...

By Maria Esteves - December 30, 2008  The 28th Annual CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival 2008 (CMJ08), College Radio Awards ceremony was held at New York University Eisner & Lubin Auditorium, Thursday, October 23, 3:45 P.M. The ceremony honored America's best DJs, producers, promoters, remixers, radio shows, and podcasts in college radio. This year's ceremony included 23 awards. A combination of award prizes from Zune, Gibson, Insound, Ghost-Town Studios, piphone, and Western A...