Indie News

Toronto - "Out With Dad is an award winning webseries and is one of the many online short-form narrative productions that proudly calls Toronto home."

Venice - Film Festivals around the world seem to be battling each other for bigger stars and bigger movies but this year's Venice Film Festival, that opened August 29th, is turning its attention away from celebrity and back to the films.

Toronto - The Toronto Summer Music Festival is growing in popularity amidst an ever-expanding roster of international and Canadian artists. It’s quickly becoming a summertime "must" for culture vultures interested in a myriad of musical expressions.

Toronto - Mira Sorvino won an Oscar for her portrayal of a ditzy but lovable hooker in Mighty Aphrodite. In Union Square (opening in Toronto this weekend), she plays a woman who tries to reconnect with her estranged sister.

Co-creators Rosemary Rowe and Renee Olbert of the web series Seeking Simone spend some time talking the Internets, dating, Buffy and Emma Caufield.

Chicago - The Employees are a psychedelic-rock-indie band hailing from Chicago. Their latest album "Unemployed" is due for release in spring 2012.

As part of the Independent's television review of the year, E4's "ASBO superhero" drama, Misfits, has been named "Upstarts of the Year".

With movies like The Wrestler portraying the wrestling industry before the glamour and fame, just how accurate is the description?

With the onslaught of downloadable music, and the apparent ignorance of music labels, is the music industry doomed?