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Toronto Film-Related Organizations
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Academy Of Canadian Cinema And Television
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The organization behind the annual Genie and Gemini awards, and also
the force behind sometimes-monthly screenings of Canadian films.
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Alliance Francaise
Consulate General Of France In Toronto
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These organizations track French-language cultural events occurring in Toronto.
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Canadian Film Centre
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Norman Jewison's institution educates the next generation of Canadian
filmmakers and presents occasional film events.
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Chinese Cultural Centre
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Bridging the Chinese Canadian community and greater Toronto
with cultural events.
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Italian Cultural Institue
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Italian culture in Toronto.
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Feniks
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Promotes and distributes Polish cinema across Canada.
The organization, or at least their web site,
appears to have been on hiatus since early 2004.
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Japan Foundation Toronto
Consulate General Of Japan In Toronto
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The gateways through which Japanese culture
often passes into Toronto.
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L.I.F.T.
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The Liaison Of Independent Filmmakers Of Toronto, a support organization
for local filmmakers, and also the hosts of occasional screenings
and workshops.
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The Loop Collective
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Promoting the integration of experimental film and video with
other art forms.
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National Film Board Of Canada
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Venerable producer of Canadian documentaries and animation.
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Ontario Film Review Board
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Government arm rating (and occasionally censoring) commercial
film releases in the province.
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Telefilm
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The primary funding body for Canadian film and television.
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Telelatino
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The Italian/Spanish cable channel presents first-run screenings
of recent Italian films under the banner of Viva Cinema.
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Toronto Animated Image Society
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Serves professionals and fans with seminars, workshops and screenings.
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Toronto International Film Festival Group
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Undeniably the most important film organization in the city,
responsible for the yearly
Toronto International Film Festival
and
Sprokets Film Festival For Children
plus year-round screenings at
Cinematheque Ontario
and
Talk Cinema.
The
Film Circuit
ensures those outside of Toronto get a chance to see the more
specialized fare that usually bypasses their cities.
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Out Of Town
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Vagrancy Films
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Grindhouse revivalists located in London, Ontario.
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Canadian Film Distributors
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College Street Pictures
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Canadian indies.
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Domino
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Specializing in Canadian cinema.
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eOne
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Canada's largest film distributor, having swallowed Alliance Atlantis,
Maple, Seville and Christal. Handles New Line, Weisntein Company
and Lions Gate releases in Canada in addition to their own productions.
Their distribution of indie and foreign fare is becoming increasingly rare.
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Films We Like
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Filmmaker Ron Mann and Toronto entertainment promoter Gary Topp
release the films they're sweet on across the country, pulling
off an excellent slate of foreign arthouse films and
intriguing docs.
Distributor of the Drafthouse and Music Box catalogues in Canada.
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Kinosmith
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Now primarily a documentary distributor, although the firm occasionally
still dabbles in independent Canadian and foreign-language cinema.
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Mongrel Media
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Canada's top distributor of specialized fare, with an emphasis on
foreign films and documentaries.
Distributor of the Sony Pictures Classics catalogue in Canada.
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Phase 4
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Indies and docs.
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PNP
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Pacific Northwest Pictures. Indies.
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Ultra 8
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Once upon a time secured small Canadian releases, usually at repertory houses,
for culty foreign cinemas. Now primarily a production house.
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VSC
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Transcending the home video business with quality indie/foreign fare.
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VVS
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Occasional wide releases of almost-Hollywood fare.
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