The French version of the documentary I WEAR THE VEIL in theatres at Cinéma Parallele in Montréal and at Cinema Le Clap in Québec City from January 15, 2010. Don’t miss it!!! http://ur1.ca/jd6m

The feature film UNITED STATES OF AFRICA by Yanick Létourneau chosen by LA PRESSE, Canada’s leading francophone newspaper, as one of the ten documentaries to watch for in 2010 http://bit.ly/8zoGpk

The premiere of I WEAR THE VEIL (JE PORTE LE VOILE) will be November 16 at 5:30 pm at the NFB Cinema on St-Denis. The film will be shown again on November 20 at La Grande Bibliothèque followed by a debate in collaboration with Les amis du Monde Diplomatique. for more info on the RIDM screenings or to buy tickets: http://ur1.ca/f5yl

You can also follow us via our FACEBOOK page here: http://ur1.ca/f9j0

The documentary “Quebec Punk” by Erik Cimon and Alain Cliche is currently in post production.
The Canadian broadcaster will be Canal D.

Here’s a small synopsis :

“QUEBEC PUNK relates the dawn of punk in Quebec: its years of quiet simmering and its explosion toward new wave. The authors give a voice to the first Quebec punks and, with a lucid eye, cover this Anglo-Saxon cultural movement and its collision with the era’s stream of Québécois nationalism. The events recounted in this film occur between 1977 and 1981.”

Mary Ellen Davis will be presenting Territories (2007) along with her short film A Day In Palestine (2008) at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Saturday, October 4th 2008 at 5:30 pm.
Territories, documentary, 65 min. 2007.
A Day in Palestine, documentary, 6 min. 2007.
The filmmaker will be in attendance.

For more info: www.bostonpalestinefilmfest.org

The short film THREE MOTHERS by Daniel Schachter premiered at the Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax on September 19th at 7pm. The director was present with producer Aisling Chin Yee and exec producer Yanick Letourneau to introduce the film to a full house.

Production has recently begun on the documentary I Wear The Veil. It is a first film for Writer and Director Natasha Ivisic. The documentary proposes a unique perspective on women who wear the Islamic veil in Canada. The film, produced and co-directed by Yanick Létourneau, will be broadcast in 2009 on RDI and Radio-Canada.

Périphéria Productions is proud to announce the world premiere of the documentary Midnight Ballads, directed by Diego Briceño-Orduz at the 25th edition of the Rendez-Vous du Cinéma Québécois

L’album PRÉSIDENTS D’AFRIQUE de l’artiste hip hop sénégalais Didier Awadi, du groupe Positive Black Soul (PBS) sera disponible au Canada dès le 15 juin. Awadi est un des personnages du long-métrage documentaire LES ÉTATS-UNIS D’AFRIQUE réalisé par Yanick Létourneau. L’album, sur étiquette Peripheria, sera distribué au Canada par Distribution Sélect. Peripheria a récemment signé une entente exclusive avec SÉLECT qui permettra la sortie de CD, DVD et produits numériques (sur internet) pour le marché canadien.

Don’t miss USELESS THINGS, a new short film by Faisal Lutchmedial in official competition at The ReelWorld Film Festival in Toronto. For more information: http://bit.ly/diuKoF

Four of our recent films have been selected at the RVCQ 2010. Two of the three shorts are premiere: WINTER KEEPER by Katherine Jerkovics and USELESS THINGS by Faisal Lutchmedial. The third short, THE BEAUTY WITH A GLASS OF MILK by Felix Roque, had been presented during the 10th anniversary of Prends ça court! The documentary BEHIND THE VEIL, co-directed by Natasha Ivisic and Yanick Létourneau, has also been selected.

The short film USELESS THINGS, by Faisal Lutchmedial, will be in official competition at the REELWORLD 2010 Film Fest in Toronto! Congratulations to the director and the team! Follow us on our Facebook Fan Page: http://ur1.ca/jtmx

Last chance to see the film I WEAR THE VEIL (JE PORTE LE VOILE) at RIDM. It will be screened tonight, Friday at 8pm. There is only a few tickets left. The projection will be followed by a debate: “The Veil: A Religious Obligation Or A Personnal Choice”. The screenning and debate will be at the Auditorium of La Grande Bibliotheque, 475, boul. de Maisonneuve E. To purchase tickets or for more info, check out this website www.ridm.qc.ca Tickets can alos be purchased in person at the Cinémathèque Québécoise in Montréal.

Our short THE LADY WITH A GLASS OF MILK, directed by Felix Rocque, along with the complete program of Prends Ca Court! 10th Anniversary will be presented at the Forum des images in Paris this Decembrer: http://bit.ly/3Kgk83

The short film THREE MOTHERS by Daniel Schachter is playing on October 19 at 7:30pm at Ciné-Outremont before 35 RHUMS, the latest feature film by Claire Denis. For more info: http://ur1.ca/dxcl

Our short film THREE MOTHERS is playing at the Vancouver International Film Festival 2009 edition. For more details http://ur1.ca/czso

You can now follow the production blog of THE UNITED STATES OF AFRICA at www.theusofafrica.com or via Twitter @USofAfrica

The short film THE LADY WITH A GLASS OF MILK (2009) by Félix Rocque will be presented at Festival du Nouveau Cinéma 2009 at a special event at Imperial Cinema for the 10th anniversary of Prends ça court! The high profile event is scheduled for October 9th, 2009. The film is eligible to the PCC! prizes.

Three Mothers, a short film by Daniel Schachter, won Special Mention Jury prize at the 2009 edition of Off-Court Trouville Film Festival http://ur1.ca/bq1g The film has won numerous prizes and has been so far to more than thirty film festivals worldwide.

The shooting of Documentary United states of Africa directed by Yanick Letourneau is on going.

After Senegal, Burkina, New York and Washington, the crew is back this week from South Africa

Follow USofAfrica on Twitter “http://m.twitter.com/USofAfrica”

The great career of Three Mothers in festival circuit continues.

The film will screen at Cinema de Paris festival (2009, July 2nd to 14th) with the presence of filmmaker Daniel Schachter

The short film The Winter Guardian directed by Katherine Jerkovics wrapped production last week.

THREE MOTHERS will screen at Toronto’s Worldwide short film festival on the 18th and the 20th of June 2009.

The short film “Three Mothers“, by Daniel Schachter  will be broadcast on Tele-Quebec, Wednesday April 8, 2009  at 10:44 pm as a complementary program to a feature film.

The short film THREE MOTHERS by Daniel Schachter won the OFQJ prize for Best Short Film at the latest edition of the Rendez-Vous du Cinema Quebecois (Feb 2009) in Montreal. The Director has been invited with his film at Paris Cinema in the Summer 2009.

TERRITORIES, a documentary by Mary Ellen Davis will be broadcast under the title “Everybody has a soul” on CBC Newsworld’s “The Lens”, March 3, 2009 at 10PM.

TERRITORIES, a documentary by Mary Ellen Davis on renowed Magnum Photo photographer Larry Towell will be running again on Bravo! January 11 at 8 pm ET.

Three Mother is selected for the french event Cinéma du Québec à Paris

begining  November 22 through 28.  

Cinema Politica Presents: TERRITORIES and THE EDGE OF HOPE (with filmmaker present)

WHAT: Screening of TERRITORIES & THE EDGE OF HOPE
WHEN: Monday, October 27 at 7:30pm
WHERE: Room H-110, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve
COST: Free or by donation at the door
INFO: www.cinemapolitica.org

One of Larry Towell’s photographs featured in TERRITORIES by Concordia professor Mary Ellen Davis

This special double screening event is co-sponsored by Tadamon! Montreal

TERRITORIES director and Concordia professor Mary Ellen Davis will lead a Q & A following the screening of her film.

SHORT SYNOPSIS - TERRITORIES: A giant in the world of documentary photography, Larry Towell has garnered several top-level honors, including the 2005 Priz Nadar and the first Henri Cartier-Bresson Award. This program follows Towell as he uses his camera to confront foreboding landscapes and shed light on struggling communities—drawing parallels between the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border. Towell also reflects on the creative process, offers insight into the photojournalist’s trade, and describes his experiences as an eyewitness to the 9/11 attack on New York City. His thoughtful commentary accompanies numerous examples of his work.

The short drama Three Mothers by Daniel Schachter will have its Quebec premiere at FNC October 15, 2008, at 5:30 pm. His script won the Grand Prize of the 2007 SODEC/FNC “Cours écrire ton court” contest. Three Mothers recently premiered to a full house at the Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax. The film was selected as one of Stella Artois “hot picks”.

The film is part of an event organized by SODEC and FNC to celebrate ten years of Cours écrire ton court.

The short film The Good-byes (2005), directed by Lisa Sfriso and produced by Peripheria will also be shown during the same program.

Territories

Visual poetry used to explore the work of two media artists from Canada and Palestine, respectively.

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Concordia University (Montreal)
Monday October 27, 2008
Screening begins 19h30
Venue: Room H-110, 1455 de maisonneuve

Mary Ellen Davis / Canada / 2007 / 64 min & Gerd Schneider / Germany/Palestine / 2006 / 52 min

This double-bill screening is co-sponsored by Tadamon! Filmmaker Mary Ellen Davis will be in attendance.

SYNOPSIS - TERRITORIES: A giant in the world of documentary photography, Larry Towell has garnered several top-level honors, including the 2005 Priz Nadar and the first Henri Cartier-Bresson Award. This program follows Towell as he uses his camera to confront foreboding landscapes and shed light on struggling communities—drawing parallels between the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border. Towell also reflects on the creative process, offers insight into the photojournalist’s trade, and describes his experiences as an eyewitness to the 9/11 attack on New York City. His thoughtful commentary accompanies numerous examples of his work.

http://www.cinemapolitica.org/films/390

The short drama Three Mothers, Written and Directed by Daniel Schachter, is now completing post production. The short, first in Quebec to be shot with the RED in 4K, will be shortly traveling the festival circuit. The film will be broadcast on Tele-Quebec and CBC later in 2009. The short film is produced by Aisling Chin Yee with Yanick Letourneau exec producing. Three Mothers was the winner of the 2007 SODEC/FNC Court écrire ton court screenwriting competition.

“The ReelWorld Award for Outstanding Canadian Documentary went to “Midnight Ballads”, directed by Diego Briceno-Orduz and Produced by Yanick Letourneau. The prize was given by Anita Lee, National Film Board Producer.”

PÉRIPHÉRIA présente/presents

T E R R I T O R I E S
a film by Mary Ellen Davis
from May 9 to 15 at Cinéma Parallèle / Ex-Centris / in English with French subtitles, 65 min.

Larry Towell is Canada’s best-kept secret in the world of documentary photography, being the only Canadian with membership in Magnum, the most prestigious photo agency on the planet. The stills he takes of his own family and of struggling communities in the Americas and the Middle-East have found their way into many international publications and exhibitions. This documentary reveals the artist and the man through his photographic work and open meditations on life and the creative process.

Shot in Palestine, the Mexico-USA border and Ontario.

Preceded by the film UN JOUR EN PALESTINE (2008), co-directed par Mary Ellen Davis, Jose Garcia-Lozano, Will Eizlini, 6 min. (without dialogue)

The filmmaker and the producer will be available for a Q&A on Saturday at 6:40pm

www.ex-centris.com

Midnight Ballads, a documentary film by Diego Briceño-Orduz, will be shown at Montreal’s Human Rights Film Festival on March the 31st, at 5PM in Cinema du Parc. To know more please click here.

The film will be also make its Toronto premiere at the ReelWorld Film Festival. The film will play on April the 2nd, at 2:30PM at the Carlton Theatre.

Peripheria Productions will produce in 2008 the short film “Three Mothers” by Daniel Schachter. The script won the Grand Prize at “Court écrire ton court!”, organized by SODEC. The prize, which consists of a $55 000 investment from SODEC; a broadcasting license from Télé-Québéc; $2000 in film stock from Kodak; $4000 worth of post-production services from Vision Globale; $3500 of services from Dulude Design for credits, in addition to a $5000 prize from Conseil des arts et des letters du Québec and a distribution deal with Christal Films. The jury members praised Three Mothers “for its concord with the North American Jewish tradition and for the finesses of its humanism”.

Synopsis

Naomi’s pregnant daughter Rebecca is eight days overdue. She wants to fly to London to be with her, but Rebecca has forbidden it. Restless and bored, Naomi has to wait things out at home. Meanwhile, she learns that her mother Hannah still sees and talks to her late father. With her family constantly on her mind, Naomi risks forgetting about her own life and aspirations.

Territories has its world television premiere on November 18 at 8pm ET / 5pm PT on Bravo!

PRESS RELEASE

Périphéria productions is pleased to announce the screening of Diego Briceño-Orduz’s “Souvenir Kids” at Alucine Latino Media Festival in Toronto on June the 8th at 3PM - Innis Town Hall (2 Sussex Ave)

www.alucinefestival.com

Périphéria is proud to announce the world premiere of the documentary TERRITORIES, directed by Mary Ellen Davis, at the 25th edition of Les Rendez-Vous du Cinéma Québécois

Last Sunday November the 19th, the World Day to end Child Abuse, Beyond Borders, a Canadian organization affiliated to ECPAT International gave their Annual Media Award to our documentary Souvenir Kids. Excellent!

To read the full press release, click on More…

United States of Africa our most advanced feature-length documentary in development will participate in the Sithengi coproduction forum of Capetown.

All the best with the pitch!

Our film Goodbyes by filmmaker Lisa Sfriso has won L’epi d’or, the short film audience award, and Le Prix Silence, on cours, The jury’s award to best short film during Cinémental, the festival of francophone films in Manitoba.

Good work team!

Citizen Shift is currently featuring Souvenir Kids and  the filmmaker on its Rebel With a Cause section. Check out their website!