Alex Nino Gheciu

1 week ago | financialpost.com | Alex Nino Gheciu

Advertisement 1Article contentTORONTO — The head of the Toronto International Film Festival says he isn’t panicking over U.S. President Donald Trump’s film tariff threat — in part because he says Canada plays a key role in Hollywood’s global dominance. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.

1 week ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Alex Nino Gheciu

“Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story," directed by Edmonton's Michael Mabbott and Toronto's Lucah Rosenberg-Lee, was named a winner in the documentary category. The film tells the story of Shane, who disappeared from the spotlight in 1971 after dominating Toronto’s music scene throughout the 1960s. Shane died in Nashville in 2019 at age 78, a year after getting a Grammy nod for an album that put her back on the map.

1 week ago | timescolonist.com | Alex Nino Gheciu

A Canadian documentary about trailblazing transgender soul singer Jackie Shane has won a Peabody Award. “Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story," directed by Edmonton's Michael Mabbott and Toronto's Lucah Rosenberg-Lee, was named a winner in the documentary category. The film tells the story of Shane, who disappeared from the spotlight in 1971 after dominating Toronto’s music scene throughout the 1960s.

2 weeks ago | castanet.net | David Friend |Lindsey Bahr |Alex Nino Gheciu

David Friend, The Canadian Press - | Story: 547809Canadian country singer Robert Adam recorded their new album in Nashville, but under the political tumult of U.S. President Donald Trump, the musician doesn’t plan to travel stateside to promote it. The Calgary-based non-binary artist says they contemplated their decision for several months, weighing past negative experiences as a queer person visiting the United States against the importance of the U.S. market for emerging musicians.

2 weeks ago | lakelandtoday.ca | Alex Nino Gheciu

Indigenous hip-hop duo the Snotty Nose Rez Kids say they don't know why CBC and APTN have quietly cancelled plans for a comedy series about their rise to fame. Originally slated to premiere this year, the half-hour scripted show was billed as the “not even true, real life story” of how Quinton (Yung Trybez) Nyce and Darren (Young D) Metz found their way from Kitamaat Village to award stages and music critics' best-of lists. "Unfortunately, we simply don't really know what happened here.