Gay-pride season seems to be extending well beyond its official month of June. Gay marriage is now legal in California, stars are coming out of the closet (and woodwork) as never before, and NewFest — the New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Film Festival — has kicked off the summer cycle of gay film festivals with its 20th anniversary run.

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Can You Wave Bye-Bye, about a young mother struggling with depression, has won the award for best Canadian short film at the Worldwide Short Film Festival.

Can You Wave Bye-Bye, a film about a young mother struggling with depression, has won the award for best Canadian short film at the Worldwide Short Film Festival in Toronto.

Can You Wave Bye-Bye, about a young mother struggling with depression, has won the award for best Canadian short film at the Worldwide Short Film Festival.

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Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter Christine Evans is currently shooting an independent feature film under the working title of Black And Blue in Los Angeles, California. Evans has the starring role of Amber in the production, which marks her debut big-screen role as she crosses over to the film world to build an acting career parallel to her life in music.

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Peter Fabian, the founder and CEO of protective window film company ACE/Security Laminates, has filed for bankruptcy after allegedly racking up a string of debts to hedge funds, investment firms and other creditors totaling more than $5.7 million.

BLOOMINGTON — A sizable chunk of America’s eyes will be on Bloomington’s U.S. Cellular Coliseum this fall thanks to a two-hour NBC special that will be taped there.

The NFB at Theatre de Verdure 2008.

First in series to celebrate recipients of 2008 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards

This short film (below) gives an overview of the career of Alanis Obomsawin. It is a mix of animation, interviews and reflections on her life as a singer, activist and filmmaker at the NFB.

The film was directed by Katerina Cizek (Filmmaker in Residence) and produced in collaboration with the National Arts Centre (NAC) to celebrate the recipients of the 2008 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards.

Short films were also made about the following award recipients:

Anton Kuerti, dancer and choreographer

Brian Macdonald, playwright

John Murrell, playwright

Eugene Levy, actor and writer

Michel Pagliaro, rock musician

Eric Charman, philanthropist

The Tragically Hip, rock group

Eight filmmakers were paired with the laureates to create a series of short films intended to be as idiosyncratic as the artists they portray.

The films were directed by:

Eric Tessier