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The Top 10 Film Festivals in Toronto | Best Film Festivals in the GTA
21 December, 2020 • Grant PattenLet’s provide a high-level overview of some of the best film festivals in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Of course, there are other good film festivals in the area and this list isn’t comprehensive; however, the below festivals are certainly among the most notable in the GTA. We’ll discuss (in no particular order): TI...
The Top 10 Film Festivals in Metro Vancouver / Best Film Fests in BC
14 December, 2020 • Grant PattenLet’s provide a high-level overview of some of the best film festivals in Metro Vancouver. Of course, there are other good film festivals in the area and this list isn’t comprehensive; however, the below festivals are certainly among the biggest in BC. We’ll discuss (in no particular order): VIFF Italian Film Festival ...
The Best Film Festivals in Greater Los Angeles | Best Film Fests in LA
3 December, 2020 • Alyson LocacciatoHere is a look at some of the top film festivals in the Los Angeles area, and how they have dealt with the new world of social distancing in entertainment. We'll discuss (in no particular order): Spirit Awards OUTFEST LA Shorts AFIFest Screamfest Newport Beach Film Fest NFMLA LA Women in FilmFest Film Independent Spiri...
Practice Safe Sets by Safe Sets International
2 November, 2020 • Alex KolodkinSource: https://practicesafesets.co/ Guest blog post by Set Scouter / Safe Sets International In this crazy, ever-changing COVID-19 world, productions continue to blossom throughout the challenges of the pandemic because of the persistence and ingenuity of the creative spirit. Safe Sets International is proud to be a p...
And… Action! Testing in the Time of Corona
8 October, 2020 • Sandi CooperSource: http://settest.ca/ Guest blog post by SetTest SetTest has secured private laboratory capacity for COVID testing, available now (October 2020), and is scaling to increase over the next ninety days. Clients are rushing to reserve access to this Health Canada-approved, accredited testing capability that is impervi...
Cleaning & Sanitization with Safety Monitors, Foggers and UV-C Light
17 August, 2020 • Michelle BriggsSource: Royalty-free stock photo ID: 1764454877 | Shutterstock Guest blog post by Fusion UV-Clean UV-Clean is a specialized division of Fusion Cine, a national sales and rentals company supplying high-end cinema and broadcast equipment (i.e., ARRI, Angénieux, Fujifilm, RED, Sony, Zeiss, etc.) to the film and television...
The Top 10 Films that Could Have Been Made During the COVID Pandemic
27 July, 2020 • Grant Patten…because they’re small scale, one-location film productions / one-room movies / one-location movies / single-location movies / films shot in one room Rear Window Sleuth My Dinner with Andre Dogville Death and the Maiden Wait Until Dark Dog Day Afternoon Deterrence Tape Arsenic and Old Lace As COVID-19 pandemic lockdown...
Filmmakers & Videographers in the Field During COVID-19
21 May, 2020 • Grant Pattensource: Shutterstock Royalty-free stock photo ID: 1660469317 Front Row remains committed to the success of the entertainment industry and its creators in both good times and bad. With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, we are now, of course, in bad times, but we thought we could be helpful to those brave filmmakers, fil...
Guidance on Health and Safety for Film & TV Workers during COVID-19
15 May, 2020 • Grant PattenSource: Royalty-free stock photo ID: 1680037777, Shutterstock The Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS) has released some helpful guidelines for those in the film, TV and live performance industries who will soon be returning to production work in this COVID-19 environment. WSPS is an Ontario-focused organi...
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