In conversation with Modra director Ingrid Veninger and Hallie Switzer
Director Ingrid Veninger’s previous film, Only, starred her son Jacob Switzer, but she insists casting her daughter, Hallie Switzer, in the lead role of her next feature, Modra, was not a matter of being fair. Read more
Review: Modra
Modra is the presentation of two love stories: one is the simpler admiration for a country or homeland, while the other is a far more complicated exploration of adolescent desire. The former is calming and mesmerizing, while the latter is a rollercoaster of emotions that only a teen could survive over one week.
TIFF ’10: Canadian feature film lineup announced
Another week, another TIFF 2010 announcement! Today, they let us in on all the Canadian features in the programming this year. An impressive list of World, North American, or English Canada premieres that includes highly anticipated new works by Denis Villeneuve, Bruce McDonald, Xavier Dolan, Jacob Tierney, Louis Bélanger, William D. MacGillivray, Sturla Gunnarsson, Ingrid Veninger, and Carl Bessai. Read more
