Chris Di Staulo
Chris Di Staulo (born November 9, 1990) is a Canadian film director based in Toronto. His films include those with elements of dark comedy, magic realism, dreams and psychological drama. His works have been selected for the Cannes International Film Festival, Canada International Film Festival, Las Vegas Film Festival and National Screen Institute. Di Staulo's films have been acquired and broadcast globally by Amazon Prime Video and DirecTV; and on networks including CBC Television and ShortsTV. Early life and education In his teen years, he was a drama major at Etobicoke School of the Arts. Di Staulo attended York University and received a Bachelor of Arts (Specialized Honours). Di Staulo completed a Bachelor of Education at the University of Windsor. He is certified to teach Drama and English in Ontario. He coaches screen actors, and is a member of the Association of Acting Coaches and Educators. Career In 2013, Di Staulo directed the short psychological drama ''Som ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Toronto, Ontario
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people (as of 2021) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area proper had a 2021 population of 6,712,341. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world. Indigenous peoples have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, located on a broad sloping plateau interspersed with rivers, deep ravines, and urban forest, for more than 10,000 years. After the broadly disputed Toronto Purchase, when the Mississauga surrendered the area to the British Crown, the British established the town of York in 1793 and later desig ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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San Diego
San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the eighth most populous city in the United States and the seat of San Diego County, the fifth most populous county in the United States, with 3,338,330 estimated residents as of 2019. The city is known for its mild year-round climate, natural deep-water harbor, extensive beaches and parks, long association with the United States Navy, and recent emergence as a healthcare and biotechnology development center. San Diego is the second largest city in the state of California, after Los Angeles. Historically home to the Kumeyaay people, San Diego is frequently referred to as the "Birthplace of California", as it was the first site visited and settled by Europeans on what is now the U.S. west coast. Upon landing in San Diego Bay in 1542, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo claimed the area for Spain ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Film Directors From Toronto
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Living People
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The Bee Family
The Bee Family (formerly the Eh Bee Family) are Canadian internet personalities best known for their Vine, YouTube, and Instagram channels, which have over 9 million combined subscribers and well over 2 billion total views They are aged 44, 43, 17, and 16 years old. They create skits and parodies to entertain a family-centered audience. They are a family of four based in Thornhill, Ontario consisting of the father (Andrés Burgos, known as Papa Bee), the mother (Rossana Burgos, known as Mama Bee), their son (Roberto Burgos, known as Mr Monkey or Mr Bee), and their daughter (Gabriela Rossana Burgos, also known as Gabriela Bee or Miss Monkey). Career The Bee Family first started posting vines in January 2013. They became popular on Vine and made it their career. Their social media accounts include Vine, YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook. They have also starred in sponsored advertisements for such companies as Johnson & Johnson, Toyota, and Regal Cinemas and have also been featured in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brett Kissel
Brett Kissel (born May 27, 1990) is a Canadian country singer. He has had four number-one hits on the Canadian country chart with " Airwaves", "Drink About Me", " A Few Good Stories", and "Make a Life, Not a Living". Early life Kissel was born in St. Paul, Alberta, the son of Brenda and Gordon Kissel. He has one older brother, Jamison. He grew up on a cattle ranch in northeastern Alberta's Flat Lake region, where his family operates the Wengzynowski North View cattle ranch. Career 2000–2011: Early years Kissel recorded his first album, ''Keepin' It Country'', when he was 12 years old. Kissel released three more albums, ''By Request'' in 2004, ''Tried and True – A Canadian Tribute'' in 2006 and ''My Roots Run Deep'' in 2008. In 2006, Kissel was nominated for the Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards. Kissel was 16 years old at the time, making him the youngest CCMA nominee in the history of the awards show. 2012–2014: ''Started ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lukas Graham
Lukas Graham is a Danish pop band consisting of lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Lukas Forchhammer, bassist Magnus Larsson, and drummer Mark Falgren. The band released their first album, '' Lukas Graham'', with labels Copenhagen Records and Then We Take The World in 2012. The album peaked at number one on the Danish charts. Their second album was released in 2015 and earned international attention with singles like " Mama Said" and " 7 Years", the latter of which topped the singles charts in many major music markets. The self-titled international debut album was officially released in the United States by Warner Bros. Records on 1 April 2016. Career 2011–2012: Career beginnings The band formed in Denmark in 2011 and initially uploaded homemade videos of the songs " Drunk in the Morning" and "Criminal Mind". The songs were also shared on Facebook and accrued several hundred thousand views. The band signed a record deal in late 2011 with the Danish record label C ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Television Film
A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for initial showing in movie theaters, and direct-to-video films made for initial release on home video formats. In certain cases, such films may also be referred to and shown as a miniseries, which typically indicates a film that has been divided into multiple parts or a series that contains a predetermined, limited number of episodes. Origins and history Precursors of "television movies" include ''Talk Faster, Mister'', which aired on WABD (now WNYW) in New York City on December 18, 1944, and was produced by RKO Pictures, and the 1957 '' The Pied Piper of Hamelin'', based on the poem by Robert Browning, and starring Van Johnson, one of the first filmed "family musicals" made directly for television. That film was made in Technicolor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Canadian Film Festival
The Canadian Film Festival, formerly known as the Canadian Filmmakers Festival, is an annual film festival in Toronto, Ontario. Showcasing a program of Canadian independent films, it is held in March of each year and usually runs for five days. The festival was launched in 2004, and ran annually until 2008 at the Royal Cinema. Although not staged between 2009 and 2011, it was relaunched in 2012 and has run annually since. The festival has been staged at the Scotiabank Theatre since 2017. The festival was formed in association with the Toronto International Film Festival Group, but operates independently of TIFF. It serves commonly, but not exclusively, as the Toronto premiere venue for films which premiered elsewhere on the Canadian or international film festival circuits in the previous year but have not yet screened in Toronto, although it also serves as the premiere venue for some films. The 2020 festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada; instead, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Canadian Reflections
''Canadian Reflections'' is a Canadian independent short film television series which began on CBC Television in 1978. Premise This series features independent Canadian short films A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ... of various styles and topics, including both original works and theatrical short films that have previously screened on the film festival circuit. In the early years, the films were compiled by Athan Katsos. Scheduling As of August 2010, this half-hour series is broadcast on Mondays (immediately following Sunday evenings) at midnight, or 12:30 a.m. Newfoundland time. It has aired in various time slots since its debut on 10 June 1978. In its initial years, it was broadcast weekly in mid-year between television seasons. In 1982, it was broadcast one ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Karissa And Katie Strain
Karissa Nicole and Katie Lynne Strain (born July 21, 1990) are Canadian twin actresses and models. They are best known for their roles in '' Todd and the Book of Pure Evil'' and ''Carrie''. Personal life Karissa and Katie were born on July 21, 1990. They were supposed to be born in the month of August, but they were delivered early, making them a Cancer. In recent years, Karissa and Katie researched their horoscope and discovered that the Sanskrit word for Cancer is Karkat. Coincidentally, the first three letters of each of their name in their birth order spells out Karkat. This led to them getting a tattoo of the word written in Sanskrit and also deciding to brand their production company name "KarKat". Karissa and Katie have Twitter and Instagram accounts under their production name. Career Karissa and Katie's first film role came in the form of body doubling for Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen in their feature film '' New York Minute''. After this, Karissa and Katie gaine ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |