Movie Night with CIFF

Programmers talk Oscar Nominations and Oscar Shorts Weekend! Oscar’s Oracle Brian Owens runs you through the Academy Award nominations and explains how these nominations work while giving his takes on the snubs drama. Shorts Programmer Adam breaks down this year’s amazing nominated Short films and shares everything you need to know about joining us for Oscar Shorts Weekend, where you can see every...

Atom Egoyan Talks 35+ Yeas of Cinema Thanks for coming to CIFF 2023! As a little treat for our wonderful audience, this month’s episode features an abridged version of our conversation with legendary Canadian director Atom Egoyan. As the Keynote speaker during Industry Week at CIFF 2023, Atom delved into his 35+ years in the film industry, his internationally renowned body of work and gave a sneak...

CIFF 2023! Programmers Talk Lineup The Calgary International Film Festival is back from September 21 to October 1, bringing you movies and so much more! Featuring award-season darlings and world premieres, get your exclusive look at over 200 of the year’s greatest films from around the Globe. Today, we’ll be talking to the people responsible for programming this year’s incredible lineup: our Artis...

Berkley Brady Talks DARK NATURE Alberta-based writer, director, and producer Berkley Brady talks studying film at Columbia University, bringing Creepypastas to life and making her debut feature film, female trauma horror DARK NATURE (CIFF 2022). Available to stream NOW!

Connor Ratliff Talks Dead Eyes Podcast and Life as George Lucas Brilliant actor and improv comic Connor Ratliff joins us to talk all about his time in comedy, his life-changing encounter with Tom Hanks and the ins and outs of being “retired filmmaker” George Lucas.

Mark McKinney Talks Kids in The Hall, SNL and Superstore 30 years into a remarkable career in film and television, which includes starring on NBC’s hit sitcom SUPERSTORE, Mark McKinney is going back to his roots. THE KIDS IN THE HALL are back and better than ever, bringing their unique brand of comedy to audiences at the Calgary Expo. We got a chance to catch up with Mark before the event to talk...

How Luke Azevedo Brings Hollywood Home Calgary's Film commissioner, Luke Azevedo, talks all about what goes into building and maintaining Alberta’s booming screen industry. For the past 15 years, Luke has been finding new ways to bring the magic of showbiz to Southern Alberta. As Film Commissioner, It’s his job to bring new international film, television & digital media productions to our great pr...

The CEO of the Canadian Academy Talks The future of Canada's Screen Industry Join Steve and Gaby as they chat about the future of the Canadian screen industry with Tammy Frick! Tammy is the Chief Executive Officer of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. With almost three decades of experience in the Canadian film industry, she is dedicated to fostering and developing creative works and opp...

Dave Kneebone talks Season 6 of The Eric Andre Show American Television producer Dave Kneebone has worked as a producer on Comedy Bang! Bang!, Nathan for You and Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! Now he joins us to talk all about making it in Hollywood, working with the world’s most brilliant comedians and bringing season 6 of The Eric Andre Show to life.

Andrew Phung on RUN THE BURBS & Gabriel Luna talks THE LAST OF US Calgary's own Andrew Phung stops by to talk about life as a sneakerhead, growing up in Calgary and making RUN THE BURBS Season 2, now airing Wednesday nights on CBC! THE LAST OF US star Gabriel Luna also stops by to discuss HBO's new hit show and the cast's adventures in Alberta, including fishing on the Bow River.

Scott Sikma Talks Pixar, Walter Hill and CHRISTMAS BY THE BOOK A very special Christmas episode of Movie Night with CIFF! Alumnus director Scott Sikma tells all about working for Disney Pixar, PA-ing for Christopher Nolan, hanging out with Christoph Waltz and how all these crazy career moments led him here. His latest project, CHRISTMAS BY THE BOOK, is bringing wholesome holiday fun to Prime Video...

Sharon Lawrence talks JOE PICKETT Sharon Lawrence has been in pretty much every iconic tv-show you can think of from Grey’s Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, How to Get Away with Murder, Criminal Minds, Curb Your Enthusiasm; you name it, she’s done and has always, always left her mark. On this episode, we’re talking about her latest project, the Television Adaptation of C.J Box’s beloved, new york ti...

Alberta Filmmakers Talk #CIFF2022 CIFF speaks to Alberta filmmakers, Gillian McKercher, Asim Overstands and Ted Stenson. Each of these outstanding local talents has directed an amazing short film that we were proud to world premiere at CIFF 2022.

FRANCHESKA: PRAIRIE QUEEN Team Talks Drag and Culture For the first time in Movie Night history, we have THREE guests. The cast and crew of FRANCHESKA PRAIRIE QUEEN are here! This beautiful and vibrant documentary follows the journey of a Filipino care worker, Francis (Kiko) Yutrago, as he tries to achieve drag star superstardom while still financially supporting his family back in the Philippines...

Tom Benz Talks Alberta's Screen Industry Alberta's film boom has had Albertan production crews hard at work on films/shows like GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE, THE LAST OF US and UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN. This is all thanks to people like today's guest. Tom Benz is the Motion Picture Business Agent at IATSE 212 and has been a prolific Production Manager since the 1980s, with credits in films like BROKE...

Episode 4: Andrew Ahn On His New Film Fire Island After directing multiple film fest favourites (SPA NIGHT, DRIVEWAYS) Andrew Ahn is trying his hand at something a little more rambunctious with his new film FIRE ISLAND starring Joel Kim Booster, SNL’s Bowen Yang and Comedian Margaret Cho. An unapologetic, modern-day rom-com, FIRE ISLAND showcases a diverse, multicultural examination of queerness a...

Chad Vangaalen Talks Music and Animation Chad Vangaalen is a multi-talented artist hailing from right here in Calgary, Alberta. His wildly imaginative and surreal creations have garnered international acclaim and cemented his place as one of Canada’s most diverse artists. Here to tell us all about his journey through music and animation is Chad Vangaalen. If you caught his rousing live score perfo...

Episode 2: All About Us! A Conversation With CIFF's Executive Director "If a film festival were an orchestra, the executive director would be the conductor." Steve Schroeder drops this and other gems during his chat with Host Gaby and guest host Lucia Juliao. Listen as the Executive Director of Alberta's largest international film festival discusses CIFF's identity and what it takes to run a film...

Episode 1: Academy Award Winner Ben Proudfoot talks The Queen of Basketball Episode one kicks things off with some Hollywood star power with guest Ben Proudfoot, who just won the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) for THE QUEEN OF BASKETBALL.