FIRST CANNES….NOW TIFF 2015!!!
More kudos for Castlewood’s James Vandewater. The multi-talented Producer/Director/Editor was all smiles at the North American premier of his film SLEEPING GIANT at the Winter Garden Theatre in downtown Toronto Wednesday night, September 15th. The screening at the 40th annual Toronto International Film Festival was greeted with multiple standing ovations as the sold out venue was unanimous in its endorsement of the touching coming of age film. Written and directed by James’ pal Andrew Cividino, the film was shot in only 20 days almost entirely in northern Ontario along on the banks of rugged Lake Superior. Seville International is distributing the film so look for the film in cinemas around the world in the coming months.
CASH CAB ON THE ROAD AGAIN….
13 ‘All New’ episodes of CASH CAB are set to roll out beginning Saturday July 4th at 7pm & 7:30pm ET on Discovery. The show, now in its 8th season on Discovery Channel Canada, is a production of Castlewood Productions Inc. “Eight seasons is a great achievement in this business,” says Executive Producer Andrew Burnstein. “Cash Cab is a smart, fun, and entertaining show hosted by a great talent in Adam Growe. Each season the show gets better, with new twists, and clever in-game turns, so we hope viewers will enjoy these latest episodes.” The first two new episodes will air back-to-back at 7pm & 7:30pm on July 4th, with the remaining new episodes following on consecutive Saturday evenings beginning July 18th. Follow along on Twitter & Facebook to keep up to date on the latest Cash Cab news.
CASTLEWOOD STAR SHINES AT CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
James Vandewater – Castlewood’s Senior Producer/Director/Editor is off to Cannes this week as producer and editor of SLEEPING GIANT, the first feature film by Canadian director Andrew Cividino. Vandewater, a graduate of Ryerson University’s School of Image Arts, is no stranger to the silver screen, having had multiple short features selected for TIFF and other major film festivals. SLEEPING GIANT, the story of three boys on the brink of adolescence who spend the summer on the shores of Lake Superior, was one of only 7 films selected (from eleven hundred entries) for Semaine de la Critique (Critic’s Week) at The 2015 Cannes Film Festival. SLEEPING GIANT’s world premier is on Thursday May 14th.
METAL MASTERS nominated for a CANADIAN SCREEN AWARD
CASTLEWOOD’S Metal Masters has received a nomination for Best Photography in a Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Program or Series. Chris Elias, the DP on the project, was singled out for his outstanding work turning a Floradale, Ontario forge into television magic. The Canadian Screen Awards (combining the former Gemini and Genie Awards) is presented annually and celebrates the best in Canadian film, television and digital media. The Canadian Screen Awards Broadcast Gala hosted by Andrea Martin is on CBC-TV Sunday March 1, 2015.
I HATE MY TATTOO makes its mark on SLICE
THINK BEFORE YOU INK – A quarter of North Americans take no heed to this common, often ignored, warning. We’ve sampled these stories in a new show coming to SLICE. Almost everyone with a tattoo carries at least 1 blunder on their body, with the same desperate cry: I HATE MY TATTOO! In our latest production, we hear 3 tattoo regrets in need of a cover-up. We’ve called in some of the world’s best tattoo artists to take on the daunting task of not only designing a new a work of art, but making sure the client’s awful mistake is a thing of the past. The stakes are high, and failure is not an option. Between the buzz of the tattoo machine and the emotional, physical pain our candidates endure, tension mounts as the artists, clients (and audience), wait in anticipation over the jaw-dropping reveals.
(I HATE MY TATTOO airs TUESDAY AUGUST 19 @ 9pm/ET on SLICE)