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‘The Tree of Life’ Named Best Picture of 2011

December 14, 2011

Two dramas that explored the lives of American families from a cosmic perspective emerged as the biggest winners of the Toronto Film Critics Association’s 2011 awards. A transcendental epic about boyhood and the end of innocence in 1950s Texas, Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life” won Best Picture, while Malick was named Best Director. Also […]

TFCA Gives Clyde Gilmour Award to Producer-Distributor John Dunning

June 20, 2011

The Toronto Film Critics Association has named John Dunning the recipient of its 2011 Clyde Gilmour award.“John Dunning is a major unsung hero of Canadian cinema,” said TFCA President Brian D. Johnson, film critic at Maclean’s. “Through the filmmakers he nurtured over the years, he’s left an indelible signature. This is a recognition that is […]

‘Incendies’ wins the 2010 Rogers Best Canadian Film Award

January 13, 2011

A scene from Incendies. Courtesy eOne Films. “Incendies”, Denis Villeneuve’s epic adaptation of Wajdi Mouawad’s complex stage play about Quebec siblings who uncover their immigrant mother’s tortured history, has won the 2010 Toronto Film Critics Association’s Rogers Best Canadian Film Award. The award was presented to Villeneuve by Jay Baruchel, star of “How to Train […]