Academy Award

• Montreal-born Adrien Morot on winning an Oscar with ‘The Whale’ star Brendan Fraser

  Although cosmetic computer-generated effects in film are sought after, Morot said in this case wearing the suit helped Fraser understand how Charlie moves and feels.

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  Mar 15, 2023
  
• Animated short ‘The Flying Sailor’ about Halifax explosion snags Oscar nom

  The Flying Sailor, made by Calgary-based animators Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis, is nominated for best animated short. The film is based on a story about the Halifax explosion.

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  Jan 24, 2023
  
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• Quebec short film exploring rise of right-wing extremism makes Oscar long list

  The film explores the actions of an extremist group through the eyes of a six-year-old boy.

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  Feb 8, 2021
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• D.A. Pennebaker, Oscar-winning documentary maker, dead at 94

  Pennebaker was a leader among a generation of filmmakers in the 1960s who took advantage of such innovations as Academy Award handheld cameras and adopted an intimate, spontaneous style known as cinéma vérité.

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  Aug 3, 2019
• ‘Room’, based on award-winning novel, to premiere in North America at London’s Grand Theatre

  The Grand Theatre has announced that the North American premiere of 'Room' will be on its Spriet Stage in March of 2020. 

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  Feb 6, 2019
• Academy Award winner from Nova Scotia visits provincial legislature with Oscar in tow

  Set decorator Shane Vieau won the Oscar last month for best production design on the film that also won for best picture in 2017, The Shape of Water.

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  Apr 4, 2018
• Japan deports star of Oscar-winning dolphin documentary

  The star of an Oscar-winning documentary that shows how dolphins are hunted in a Japanese village was deported to the U.S. on Friday.

  World

  Feb 5, 2016