German Film @ Canada - Goethe-Institut

In October, we introduced you to Toronto filmmaker Stephanie Weimar and her new project WRITING THE LAND (produced by Primitive Entertainment for CBC Arts and Arte/ZDF) in our series "The Making of" that follows two German-Canadian film projects in tandem. Half way through the creation of WRITING THE LAND, filmmaker Stephanie Weimar and her team are ready to edit:

None of us knew our next check-in would involve a world of restricted travel, social distancing, isolation and delayed media production plans. What does the Covid-19 situation mean for your project right now? Continue reading "THE MAKING OF: Ready to edit "WRITING THE..." »

In October, we introduced you to Toronto filmmaker Stephanie Weimar and her new project WRITING THE LAND (produced by Primitive Entertainment for CBC Arts and Arte/ZDF) in our series "The Making of" that follows two German-Canadian film projects over one year. Now we're checking in with the team to hear about their latest travel, new writing that has emerged, and an editing road map.

Dear Stephanie, in our last conversation you mentioned that you were looking forward to seeing how the subject matter of your film interweaves – the land and the writing. Can you let us in on one of these, literally, story-telling and story-making encounters you had with a Canadian writer?
It’s all very exciting. So far we have visited with eight writers, most recently we spent two days with Esi Edugyan ("Half Blood Blues" and "Washington Black") and another two with Joshua Whitehead in Calgary ("Full-Metal Indigiqueer: Poems" and "Jonny Appleseed"). As we’re gathering more content, more stories, I can see each episode taking shape, which is always a thrilling experience. When a project, which previously had only been a vision in my head, actually comes into being. Continue reading "The Making of: "Writing the Land" in..." »