Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards - Ellen Page nominated!

Yesterday the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards nominations were announced. Ellen Page was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Canadian Film for The Tracey Fragments! and also best Actress in an International Film for Juno. CONGRATULATIONS again Ellen!

Link below for story

http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/etoday/story.html?id=ee3d30cd-115c-422e-b61e-8f383dc5a94a

Ellen Page at the Genies - coming soon!

See the article below from today's Toronto Star. Ellen confirms she'll be attending the Genie Awards in Canada for her nomination for "Performance by a Leading Actress" in The Tracey Fragments. Catch it in Canada on the E! Network and IFC March 3!

http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/Movies/article/298588

Last night we had a FANTASTIC (sold out!) screening of The Tracey Fragments in Toronto at the Cinemateque Ontario as part of Canada's Top Ten screening series.

Tonight is a music panel featuring director Bruce McDonald, composers Brendan Canning and Charles Spearin from Broken Social Scene and music supervisor Stacey Horricks. It starts at 7.30pm see: http://www.topten.ca/schedule/default.aspx for details.

AFI Fest Dallas

We have a lot of US Dates for THE TRACEY FRAGMENTS to be announced shortly. Right now we can confirm The Tracey Fragments will play at AFI Dallas March 27 - April 6

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-afi_0125gl.State.Edition1.136979a.html

CONGRATULATIONS Ellen Page

Congratulations to our own Ellen Page on her Oscar nomination for her role in JUNO. It couldn't happen to a more deserving and talented actress (but perhaps we're a little biased)

Also check news below as The Tracey Fragments was nominated for Best Feature Film in the first ever Canadian Indie Awards.

http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117979412.html?nav=news&categoryid=1983&cs=1

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/film/story/2008/01/21/indie-awards.html

New Video of Ellen Page with The Carpetbagger, NYTimes

Great new video link below of Ellen Page on the Carpetbagger (NY Time Movie Awards Blogger) the day she got nominated for a Golden Globe.

http://carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/20/video-dinner-with-ellen-page/

Canada's Top Ten

The Tracey Fragments was today chosen as one of Canada's Top Ten Films of 2007
http://www.topten.ca

Director Bruce McDonald, Actor Julian Richings, Editors Jeremy Munce, Gareth Scales and Matt Hannam as well as Executive Producer Paul Barkin and Producer Sarah Timmins were in attendance at the announcements.

Other top ten films include Eastern Promises (David Cronenberg), L’âge Des Ténèbres (Denys Arcand) and My Winnipeg (Guy Maddin)

More screenings and a music panel @ Cinematheque Ontario, January 29 & 30 2008

See links below for the official Canada's Top Ten site (to purchase tickets) as well as press:

http://topten.ca/films/thetraceyfragments/default.aspx

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20071212.TOPTEN12/TPStory/TPEntertainment/Movies/

http://torontoist.com/2007/12/canadas_top_ten_1.php

http://www.nationalpost.com/arts/story.html?id=162214

The Tracey Fragments on Triple J "the pick of the festival"

Marc the Movie Guy on Australia's Triple J calls The Tracey Fragments his "pick of the festival". That would be the Possible Worlds Film Festival (Canadian Film Festival in Australia)

Check out the review and come and see the film!

http://blogs.abc.net.au/triplej/2007/11/festivus-possib.html


Australian and New Zealand Tour Dates

Here are the dates for the Australian & New Zealand Tour of The Tracey Fragments. Producer Sarah Timmins will be presenting the film in Sydney and Melbourne.

Auckland - Nov 23 @ 6:30 PM, Nov 27 @ 6:30 PM
Academy Cinema - Auckland Central Library Building, 44 Lorne Street, Auckland City - www.academycinemas.co.nz

Sydney - Dec 2 @ 6:30 PM
Chauvel Cinema - Corner Oxford St & Oatley Rd, Paddington, Sydney - www.chauvelcinema.net.au

Melbourne - Dec 4 @ 9:15 PM
Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) - Federation Square, Flinders Street, Melbourne - www.acmi.net.au

Canberra - Dec 7 @ 8:30 PM
Greater Union Manuka - Cnr Furneaux & Canberra Ave, Manuka, Canberra - www.greaterunion.com.au

Adelaide - Jan 4 @ 7:30 PM
Mercury Cinema - 13 Morphett Street, Adelaide - www.mercurycinema.org.au

5 Star Review in Film Fresh

Check out Film Fresh for a 5 Star Review of The Tracey Fragments from AFI Fest

(you need to scroll down this page when you click the link)

http://www.filmfresh.com/?blog/690

Press, Press, Press

National Post:

So you wanna be a director? Bruce McDonald gives you the chance

http://communities.canada.com/nationalpost/blogs/theampersand/archive/2007/10/31/so-you-wanna-be-a-director-bruce-mcdonald-gives-you-the-chance.aspx

Cinematical:

Bruce McDonald Wants People to Mash Up 'The Tracey Fragments'

http://www.cinematical.com/2007/10/30/bruce-mcdonald-wants-people-to-mash-up-the-tracey-fragments/

Ellen Page to win Breakthrough Actress at Hollywood Awards

On Monday October 22, Ellen Page will be honoured as Breakthrough Actress at the Hollywood Awards for her role in the Jason Reitman comedy Juno.

Other honorees of the awards (part of the Hollywood Film Festival include Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Brad Bird, Diablo Cody, Jennifer Connelly, Marion Cotillard, Scott Farrar, Dante Ferretti, Marc Forster, Richard Gere, Stephen Goldblatt, Christopher Hampton, Joe Hutshing, Mark Isham, John Travolta, Neil Meron and Craig Zadan, and the cast of “Hairspray,” which receives the ensemble award

Congratulations Ellen!

also see posted article below about Ellen & the award.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117974396.html?categoryId=2815&cs=1

The Tracey Fragments on VanityFair.com

Great review of The Tracey Fragments by Vanity Fair.com:

http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2007/09/toronto200709?currentPage=2

"A fearless coming-of-age story...Ellen Page manages exactly the right balance of awkwardness, intensity, sexuality, and innocence."

The Tracey Fragments Wins Best Canadian Feature Film at Atlantic Film Festival, Ellen Page Best Actress!

The Tracey Fragments has picked up the prize for Best Canadian Feature Film at the Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax on Friday September 21, 2007.

Ellen Page was awarded Best Canadian Actress for her intense performance as Tracey Berkowitz.

Director Bruce McDonald, Ellen Page and Executive Producer Paul Barkin were on hand to accept the prizes, ahead of the film’s first public screening at the festival the same evening.

Congratulations and Thank you to all our cast & crew and all of our supporters!

http://thechronicleherald.ca/Entertainment/898115.html

Ellen Page and Bruce McDonald on Canada AM Tomorrow

** For those in Canada**

Ellen Page and Bruce McDonald will be guests on live Canadian national television on the CTV Network at 8.30pm to discuss The Tracey Fragments and it's participation at the Toronto International Film Festival

Hot Press

New articles in the Toronto Star, Toronto Sun and Playback’s Toronto International Film Festival Edition :

CANADIAN FILMS MAKE THE ONSCREEN DISCONNECTION

“the latest and most daring film yet by Toronto’s Bruce McDonald” by Peter Howell

http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/Movies/article/251867

THE BEST OF THE FEST

http://www.torontosun.com/Entertainment/Movies/2007/09/02/4464916-sun.html

OUTLAW FILMAKING AT IT’S BEST

“The Tracey Fragments is an extraordinary film, partly experimental and wholly dramatic.” by: Marc Glassman

http://www.playbackmag.com/articles/magazine/20070903/tracey.html (subscription)

HOT TIPS FROM A PROGRAMMER'S NOTEBOOK

“But it's not just a technical tour de force… It packs an emotional wallop.” by: Marcus Robinson

http://www.playbackmag.com/articles/magazine/20070903/gravestock.html (subscription)