Celebrating Ontario
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
- ONTARIO CREATES SUPPORTED FILMS SCREENING AT TIFF 2024
- 2024 TRILLIUM BOOK AWARDS CEREMONY
- 2024 TRILLIUM BOOK AWARD FINALISTS
- THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER - ONTARIO: TELL YOUR STORY
- NATIONAL CANADIAN FILM DAY
- HOT DOCS 2024
- CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS 2024
- ON THE ROAD TO THE JUNOS
- CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE 2024 JUNO AWARD WINNERS PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY ONTARIO CREATES!
- A PRODUCER’S GUIDE TO SHOOTING IN ONTARIO
- ONTARIO GREEN SCREEN, STRATEGIC PLAN
- SHOOTING IN ONTARIO
- ONTARIO MUSIC
- ONTARIO GAMES ON STEAM
- PODCAST
- RESEARCH FUNDED BY ONTARIO CREATES
- BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE BULLETINS
EIGHT ONTARIO FILMS SCREENING AT TIFF 2024
Ontario Creates is proud to play a supporting role in bringing these 8 films to the big screen at TIFF.
ONTARIO CREATES SUPPORTED FILMS SCREENING AT TIFF 2024
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 | 40 Acres Showtimes: Don’t miss the world premiere of R. T. Thorne’s directorial debut, 40 ACRES! This post-apocalyptic thriller stars Danielle Deadwyler as the descendant of a Black family of farmers who fled to Canada after the American Civil War, and must now face her own horrors generations later. Filmed in Greater Sudbury, 40 ACRES is proudly supported by #OnCreates. | |
 | Paying For It Showtimes: Sook-Yin Lee puts her own personal perspective on PAYING FOR IT, an adaptation of the graphic novel memoir by Chester Brown, which follows Brown’s real life events after a breakup. PAYING FOR IT is having its world premiere at TIFF and is proudly supported by #OnCreates. | |
 | Sharp Corner Showtimes: Jason Buxton’s SHARP CORNER is an adaptation of award-winning Canadian author Russell Wangersky’s short story of the same name. The film, which is proudly supported by #OnCreates and is having its world premiere at TIFF, follows a man who develops an obsession with saving the lives of road accident victims on the sharp corner where he lives. | |
 | The Shrouds Showtimes: Arthouse horror visionary David Cronenberg returns to TIFF with a deeply personal story of grief in THE SHROUDS, a sci-fi thriller supported by #OnCreates and starring Vincent Cassel as an inventor and businessman whose technology monitors the decomposition of loved ones from the grave. | |
 | Young Werther https://www.tiff.net/events/young-werther Showtimes: Fri, Sept 6 at 9:15 AM ET– Scotiabank Theatre Toronto (Press & Industry) Mon, Sept 9 at 9:00 PM ET – TIFF Lightbox Tues, Sept 10 at 6:15 PM ET – Scotiabank Theatre Toronto Wed, Sept 11 at 12:15 PM ET – Scotiabank Theatre Toronto (Press & Industry) Catch the world premiere of YOUNG WERTHER, José Lourenço’s directorial debut at TIFF. Based on the 18th century German novel, THE SORROWS OF YOUNG WERTHER, this romantic comedy is proudly supported by #OnCreates, and filmed in Toronto. You may recognize Canadian cast members Alison Pill (SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD) and Patrick J. Adams (SUITS), whose previous productions were also filmed in Toronto. | |
 | Measures For A Funeral https://www.tiff.net/events/measures-for-a-funeral Showtimes: Sat, Sept 7 at 8:15 PM ET – TIFF Lightbox Sun, Sept 8 at 6:20 PM ET – Scotiabank Theatre Toronto (Press & Industry) Mon, Sept 9 at 11:30 AM ET – TIFF Lightbox Thurs, Sept 12 at 9:15 AM ET – Scotiabank Theatre Toronto (Press & Industry) Sun, Sept 15 at 5:45 PM ET – TIFF Lightbox In MEASURES FOR A FUNERAL, Toronto filmmaker Sofia Bohdanowicz tells the story of a young researcher who is drawn to the life and legacy of Canadian violinist Kathleen Parlow while distancing herself from her own unsuccessful musician mother. Proudly supported by #OnCreates and filmed in Ontario, catch the world premiere at TIFF. | |
 | Seeds https://www.tiff.net/events/seeds Showtimes: Thurs, Sept 5 at 8:35 AM ET – Scotiabank Theatre Toronto (Press & Industry) Fri, Sept 6 at 12:00 PM ET – TIFF Lightbox Sat, Sept 7 at 4:30 PM ET – Scotiabank Theatre Toronto Thurs, Sept 12 at 9:45 AM ET – Scotiabank Theatre Toronto (Press & Industry) Kaniehtiio Horn (who you may recognize from Ontario-based productions like LETTERKENNY and ALICE, DARLING) exhibits her directorial debut with SEEDS. Horn, who is Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk), stars alongside an Indigenous cast, and creates a hilarious and suspenseful thriller you don’t want to miss. Shot in North Bay, SEEDS is proudly supported by #OnCreates and is having its world premiere at TIFF. | |
 | Shook Showtimes: Sat, Sept 7 at 5:15 PM ET – Scotiabank Theatre Toronto Sun, Sept 8 at 11:35 AM ET – Scotiabank Theatre Toronto (Press & Industry) Mon, Sept 9 at 5:15 PM ET – Scotiabank Theatre Toronto Thurs, Sept 12 at 12:50 PM ET – Scotiabank Theatre Toronto (Press & Industry) Catch the world premiere of Amar Wala's SHOOK at TIFF! In Wala's first dramatic feature, Saamer Usmani stars as a writer struggling to sell his first book while navigating romantic feelings and complicated family relationships. Set in Scarborough, SHOOK is proudly supported by #OnCreates. |
2024 TRILLIUM BOOK AWARDS CEREMONY
On June 20, 2024, we celebrated the Trillium Book Awards in Toronto. The ceremony marked our 37th year of recognizing the immense talent within Ontario’s literary community.
Congratulations to the following winners:
Trillium Book Award for Poetry - A. Light Zachary, MORE SURE (Arsenal Pulp)
Prix Littéraire Trillium - Nicolas Weinberg, VIVRE OU PRESQUE (Les Éditions L'Interligne)
Trillium Book Award - Nina Dunic, THE CLARION (Invisible Publishing)
2024 TRILLIUM BOOK AWARD FINALISTS
Ontario Creates is proud to present the finalists for the 2024 Trillium Book Awards, the province’s most prestigious literary prizes for English and French-language Ontario authors.
Now in its 37th year, Trillium has a long tradition of recognizing literary excellence, and promoting the diversity of Ontario writers and their work. This year, 13 titles are nominated in 3 categories, across all genres, in English and French.
This year’s finalists explore the intricacies of personal relationships; they guide us on a quest to find belonging; they share with us the grief of a personal loss; and reveal to us the essence of being human. In short, they answer the question of what it means to be alive.
Congrats to the authors and their publishers on their nomination!
The Trillium Book Award/Prix Trillium winners will be announced during an award ceremony on June 20, 2024. We invite you to visit our webpage to learn more about these exceptional titles and add to your summer reading list!
ONTARIO: TELL YOUR STORY
READ THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER AND LEARN ABOUT FILMING IN ONTARIO
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VISIT THE ONTARIO FILM COMMISSION WEBSITE
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ON the Road to the JUNOS
Congratulations to Ontario artist Nonso Amadi on his JUNO nomination for Contemporary R&B Recording of the Year!
"This is my first nomination ever for a JUNO, so it means a lot to be here. It is such a symbolic award for Canada and Canadian artists."
Watch his 'ON the Road to the JUNOS' video to learn more about Nonso's musical journey.
Congratulations to Ontario duo Softcult on their first JUNO nomination for Alternative Album of the Year!
"For us, it's very validating to be nominated. We write and record everything ourselves, we film all our own music videos - so everything we do is very DIY - and to be recognized by the JUNOS, it just feels like we're being seen and appreciated."
Watch their 'ON the Road to the JUNOS' video to learn more about this multi-talented duo and their musical journey.
Congratulations to Ontario band Good Kid on their first JUNO nomination for Breakthrough Group of the Year!
"Ontario definitely influences our music, partly because a lot of the bands that influence our band are from here, and we get to meet them, play with them, hang out."
Watch their 'ON the Road to the JUNOS' video to learn more about Good Kid's journey to nomination.
Congratulations to Ontario artist Logan Staats on his first JUNO nomination for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year!
"There was one place that I knew that I belonged – and it was inside of a song."
Watch his 'ON the Road to the JUNOS' video to learn more about Logan's inspiring musical journey.
Congratulations to Ontario artist Luna Elle on her first JUNO nomination for Traditional R&B / Soul Recording of the Year!
"Music helps me get through everything. I honestly don't know what I would do without music. I feel like life would be so bland."
Watch Luna Elle’s 'ON the Road to the JUNOS' video to learn more about her big music career moment (at age 16!)
A PRODUCER’S GUIDE TO SHOOTING IN ONTARIO
Check out the Ontario Film Commission’s new resource! The Producer’s Guide to Shooting in Ontario offers productions an overview of our film commission services, provincial and federal financial incentives, our unique locations, infrastructure, talented workforce and Ontario Green Screen—a handy tool for anyone considering Ontario for live action, VFX, animation or post-production.
We look forward to welcoming your next project to Ontario!
ONTARIO GREEN SCREEN, STRATEGIC PLAN
We are proud to present the Ontario Green Screen 2023-2027 Strategic Plan. Ontario Green Screen (OGS) is made possible through a partnership between Ontario Creates, industry, and municipal partners, representing all aspects of the industry across the province. Collectively, we have a shared passion to facilitate sustainable production practices.
We created the OGS Strategic Plan in collaboration with the OGS Advisory Committee and industry subject matter experts. This plan lays out specific, measurable and timely goals for the initiative, over the next four years:
- We commit to fostering an engaged, diverse, inclusive, and collaborative community that advances and enables sustainable production practices.
- We commit to informing and educating Ontario’s film and television industry stakeholders about sustainability best practices.
- We commit to creating a framework to effectively measure and report on environmental impacts and industry-wide progress.
- We commit to delivering resources, tools, and initiatives to empower individuals to incorporate sustainable strategies and protocols that will help reduce the negative environmental impacts of film production across Ontario.
SHOOTING IN ONTARIO
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VISIT THE ONTARIO FILM COMMISSION WEBSITE
ontariofilmcommission.ca
Introducing six great reasons to film in Ontario
https://digitallibrary.ontariocreates.ca/DigitalLibrary/FinancialIncentives.aspx
ONTARIO MUSIC
Each month the Ontario Music Office curates a new playlist featuring recent releases and classic tracks from Ontario artists.
Wanna hear more? Listen to these selected playlists:
ONTARIO GAMES ON STEAM
PODCAST
Ontario Creative Industries In Conversation is an ongoing conversation among decision-makers in the creative industries and it is also a podcast! If you’ve missed a session or want to share what you’ve learned with a colleague, here’s your chance! https://www.ontariocreates.ca/research/podcasts
RESEARCH FUNDED BY ONTARIO CREATES
Ontario Creates participates in research that supports the development and growth of the cultural media industries. In addition to Ontario Creates-commissioned initiatives, research project funding is provided to industry trade organizations and other stakeholders. https://www.ontariocreates.ca/research/research-funded-by-ontario-creates