This week Amil & I had a great show talking about everything from Halloween costumes, to the Toronto International Art Fair, the Hysteria Festival and more.

We enjoyed two really interesting interviews. One with Jason Goodman, who is both CFC Media Lab Alumni and president of Cieo Creative a new interactive toy company that grew out of a group project initially created at the CFC.

Plus Malgorzata Nowacka, Artistic Director & Choreographer of The Chimera Project came into the talk to us about her piece in this weeks Hysteria Festival North America's largest multi-disciplinary showcase of work by women that is happening at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre through til November 3rd.

This week's podcast is sponsored by the CFC Media Lab.



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On this week's podcast, I speak with Bryan Friedman, director of The Bodybuilder and I.

Also on this week's podcast:
* Nisha Pahuja, Programming Coordinator of The Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival drops by to talk about this year's lineup.
* Win a pair of tickets to a promo screening of P2



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On this week's podcast, I speak with Leslie Ann Cole of the Female Eye about a special event honoring feminist filmmaking and the legendary Studio D.

Also on this week's podcast:
* Director, Barri Cohen talks about her Planet in Focus documentary Toxic Trespass.
* Festival Manager of Mobifest, Carla Nolan drops by to discuss this year's event.

This week's podcast is sponsored by the Planet in Focus International Environmental Film and Video festival



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On this week's show, SLS Singing teacher, Brandon Brophy, joined me on the mic in place of Amil. We talked about upcoming shows like the Kaeja's MADance Screen Salon at the Drake Hotel Friday October 26 and Clay and Paper Theatre's upcoming Halloween procession Night of Dread October 27 at Dufferin Grove Park.

We enjoyed an interview with choreographer and dancer Laurence Lemieux from the acclaimed dance company Coleman & Lemieux, who talked about her upcoming show Interiors premiering at the Harbourfrontcentre Enwave Theatre from Oct 25 - 27, shows at 8pm.

This week's podcast is sponsored by the CFC Media Lab.



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The Arts Now is a weekly podcast all about the Toronto arts scene hosted by Ella Cooper & Amil Niazi.

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Image -Laurence & Juliette Lemieux

TIM #83 is here! Fall is starting to get chilly, I have already worn my wool mitts/scarf for the first time this season. This week we feature an interview with Five Blank Pages, who are celebrating the release of their new full-length Last Blush, in stores Tuesday!

Featuring:

Under City Lights by Steve Puchalski/Deromantic
I Forgot My Sunglasses by The Micronite Filters
Dry Eyes by Five Blank Pages
Acquaintances by Five Blank Pages
Debbie by Architecture In Helsinki



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On this week's podcast, I speak with Adam Lopez of the Toronto After Dark Film Festival about The Tripper, Blood Car and Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead. Just some of the movies at this year's festival.

Also on this week's podcast:
* Kerry Swanson, the Executive Director of the imagineNATIVE Film Festival chats about Four Sheets to the Wind, Tkaronto and other films in this year's program.
* Call for entires for Mobifest Toronto

This week's podcast is sponsored by the Planet in Focus International Environmental Film and Video festival



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