Canadian films

Canadian film-maker David Cronenberg has been shocking audiences for decades with his graphic "body horror" movies but he has now gone further by creating art from his own insides.

The director is auctioning an image of his recently removed kidney stones just in time for the release of his latest movie

Ivan Reitman, the influential filmmaker and producer behind beloved comedies from "Animal House" to "Ghostbusters," has died. He was 75.

Reitman passed away peacefully in his sleep on Feb. 13 at his home in Montecito, Calif., his family told The Associated Press.

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A visually impaired bear is finally showing improvement and now can partially see for the first time thanks to the ongoing treatment by dedicated Turkish veterinarians, his doctors have said.

The video shows a car patrol trying to get the child to the hospital

The new movie of Bulgarian animation artist Theodore Ushev, The Physics of Sorrow, has been shortlisted for the Oscar Award of the American Film Academy in the category of animated shorts.

Yiannis Moschos has adapted Charles Dickens' classic tale of the curmudgeonly Ebenezer Scrooge and his yuletide change of heart, into a musical, with original music by Thodoris Economou, which will be on stage at the Greek National Theater from November 15 through January 12. Performances from Wednesdays through Sundays will feature English surtites.

Donald Sutherland and his son, Joseph Sutherland, are the official guests of the first screening.

Acclaimed French-Canadian filmmaker Francois Girard returns with his most ambitious project yet, the historical drama "Hochelaga, Land of Souls," which explores an important chapter in the history of Quebec's indigenous people.

Films with awards and nominations from Cannes and Toronto, from the American Academy and National award "Cesar" and "Canadian Screen" are presented to the Bulgarian audience the upcoming Canadian Film Days under the patronage of the Deputy Prime Minister on judicial reform and Foreign Minister Katerina Zaharieva.