TSFF is proud and excited to announce the Judges for the 2010 Festival Showcase.
Deepa Mehta
Paul Gross
Niv Fichman
Deepa Mehta
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With her epic trilogy of films named after the elemental forces of Fire, Earth , and Water , Indian-Canadian director Deepa Mehta (born 1950) vaulted to the first rank of artists concerned with the status of women, as traditional roles collided with the forces of the contemporary world.
Exploring the experiences of women in her native India has placed Mehta in the midst of intense controversy. She has been burned in effigy, seen the stars of her films threatened with violence, and struggled to see her films completed and shown. Nevertheless, she has persisted in the face of daunting obstacles. "I see myself as a very emotional filmmaker rather than a radical," Mehta told Diane Taylor of London's Guardian newspaper (referring to
Fire ). "I made [ Fire ] because I want to understand myself." Early in her career she told Pamela Cuthbert of Take One , "The point is: if you want to make films, you'll find ways of making them." Her career has borne out that confident assertion.
http://www.notablebiographies.com/supp/Supplement-Ka-M/Mehta-Deepa.html
Paul Gross
Paul Michael Gross (born April 30, 1959),[1] is a Canadian actor, producer, director, singer and writer born in Calgary, Alberta. He is known for his lead role as Constable Benton Fraser in the television series Due South as well as his 2008 war film Passchendaele, which he wrote, produced, directed, and starred in. During Due South's final season, Gross acted as executive producer in addition to starring, wrote the season three opener and finale, the two part series finale and wrote and sang for the show, some of which can be found on the two Due South soundtracks. He later found success with another Canadian TV series, Slings and Arrows. Gross studied acting at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, but he left during the third year of his study.[2] He went back later to complete the half-credit needed to receive his fine arts degree. He appeared in several stage productions, such as Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet.[3] Other productions in which he appeared include Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme and As You Like It.[3] After the play Successful Strangers, Gross starred in his first movie, Turning to Stone. Paul is involved with many groups and charities dealing with childhood poverty.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gross
Niv Fichman
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Niv Fichman is a founding partner of Rhombus Media, renowned as one of the world’s most respected producers of high quality feature films, television series and films on the performing arts.
He has produced most of Rhombus’ output, which now stands at around two hundred films over the past thirty years. He is responsible for several highly renowned feature films, the most recent being the Canadian World War I epic PASSCHENDAELE, written, directed and starring Paul Gross, as well as a feature film adaptation of Nobel Laurieate José Saramago’s book BLINDNESS, written by Don McKellar, directed by the Academy Award nominated Fernando Meirelles and starring Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Danny Glover and Gael Garcia Bernal. Fichman has previously produced such directors as Francois Girard, Olivier Assayas, Guy Maddin, Don McKellar, Peter Mettler, David Wellington, Peter Wellington, Kevin McMahon, Marc Evans, as well as his partners at Rhombus, Larry Weinstein and Barbara Willis Sweete.
Some of Fichman’s best known productions include SILK, THE RED VIOLIN, THE SADDEST MUSIC IN THE WORLD, SEPTEMBER SONGS, and LAST NIGHT.
Away from Rhombus, Niv recently ended an eight-year stint on the Board of the Toronto International Film Festival. He has also received a Doctor of Letters degree (honoris causa) from York University in June, 1998. Most recently, Niv Fichman was named the Canadian Producer of the Year for 2007 by the CFTPA.
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/niv_fichman.html
Please note that the Judges may not be able to assit us if their career takes them away to a production they are involved with. Should this happen we will keep you informed.
