Updates
Colin & Kat’s TO Tips
Hot off the digital presses, comes the long awaited update of our TO tip list! You can download it here: Colin & Kat's TO Tips 2019. It has been five years since we sent the last one out, but we’ve been busy with a little production (who just started his second...
Martyrs soundtrack on vinyl!
In 2008 Colin Geddes had the honour (some might argue that point) to present the International Premiere of Pascal Laugier’s Martyrs at TIFF. The notorious screening divided audiences and even affected one member physically (“clean up in aisle 10!”) The film was scored...
Creators Coven chooses winners for inaugural genre film generator
See below for the press release we put out today announcing the winners of our inaugural Creators Coven! We're so thrilled to be working with Roney on developing her first feature! For immediate release: Toronto, Feb 21, 2019 THE CREATORS COVEN: GENRE FILM GENERATOR...
Creators Coven: development lab for female-led features
The Bloody Mary Film Festival announces that “the feature is female” by launching an exciting industry initiative: an incubator for the development of genre features by women in Canada.
Colin’s top #TIFF18 picks
Check out Colin’s top picks from this year’s TIFF lineup. Wild international genre cinema? Check. Female directors? Check. Indigenous voices? Check. TIFF alumni who Colin programmed in years past, returning with hot new works? Check. Brand new voices debuting their first features? Check. Let’s get this festival started!
#TBT to Memories of Midnight
#TBT (yes, we know it’s not Thursday) to last September 1st, when our founder Colin was just handing over the reigns of TIFF Midnight Madness to his longtime associate Peter Kuplowsky! <3
Cold Skin at Kinovortex
Join us next month on August 11, 2018 for a screening of Cold Skin, the brand-new icy thriller from Midnight Madness alum Xavier Gens (Frontière(s), The Divide), as part of Colin Geddes’ KinoVortex series at TIFF Bell Lightbox.
Globe and Mail review of Kinovortex Series
Barry Hertz at The Globe and Mail had a few nice things to say about Colin Geddes’s KinoVortex, a new monthly series coming to TIFF Bell Lightbox this year!
Birdland Review at The Gate
Andrew Parker of The Gate had some insightful things to say about the latest U8P release, Birdland.
What we were up to in 2017
June 11, 2017 - 5 Reasons Why Shudder is the Dark Horse of Streaming Services - Film School Rejects June 9, 2017 - What's Next for the Indie Horror Wave - VICE May 2, 2017 - Colin Geddes and Katarina Gligorijevic Say Farewell to The Royal, Hello to Film Production...
Cannes Round-up!
The U8P team (Colin, Kat, Tim Reis and Sasha!) had a very productive Cannes. Much on the horizon that we'll be announcing in the months to come, but for now if you'd like a little peek into our time at the Marché du Film, check out my personal blog about the...
Saying Goodbye to The Royal
Hi friends, Colin and I have some big news to share - we are leaving our position at The Royal to focus on film production (and Shudder, and being new parents, and a whole lot of other stuff). The full release is below! We are pretty excited about making this big...