Joker Films Acquires Stefaniuk's "Suck"...

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A party at the GAT's Yorkville headquarters, September 11, honouring cast and crew before the TIFF 2009 world premiere screening of the new rock 'n roll vampire movie "Suck", was followed by a gala concert/party at Toronto's Phoenix Theatre, celebrating the recent US/International sales acquisition by Tim Brown's Joker Films of the $3.5 million, Toronto-lensed feature, written, directed and starring Rob "Phil The Alien" Stefaniuk.

“I am thrilled to be a part of the film 'Suck'", said Brown.

"Rob Stefaniuk is a tremendously talented writer/director/actor who has put together an enormously entertaining movie that audiences are going to love.”

"...Seemingly doomed to road trip doldrums and dives, the band The Winners breaks its slump when its female bass player (Jessica Paré) disappears one night with a hip vampire. She returns charged with sexual charisma that creates audience frenzy and eventually ensnares the rest of the band to trade their souls (literally) for fame and fortune..."

Filmed in Toronto, November 2008, "Suck" is jointly produced by Robin Crumley, VP of Capri Vision and Jeff Rogers, co-produced by Victoria Hirst for executive producers Jeff Sackman, Gabriella Martinelli, Terry Markus and Brad Peyton. DP was D. Gregor Hagey, with editing by Michele Conroy. John "The Doughboys" Kastner composed the soundtrack, Jim Goodall provided production design, costume designer was Mario Davignon with key makeup by Jordan Samuel.

Sneak Peek the official HD trailer for "Suck"...

OMDC Presents "Celebrate Ontario" @ TIFF...

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Canadian and international stars came out to 'Celebrate Ontario', Friday, September 11, as the Ontario Media Development Corp saluted Ontario filmmakers at the Manyata Courtyard Café, 55 Avenue Road, Hazelton Lanes in Toronto's Yorkville distict.

The event honoured Ontario film projects/filmmakers that received funding through the OMDC Film Fund.

Cast, producers and directors from "Cairo Time", "Cooking with Stella", "Defendor", "High Life", "Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel", "Leslie, My Name is Evil", "Suck" and "Year of the Carnivore" were in attendance.

Speakers included Kevin Shea, Chair, OMDC, Brigitte Berman, Oscar winner and director of TIFF 2009 film "Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel" and Karen Thorne-Stone, CEO, OMDC.

The Ontario Media Development Corporation, an agency of the Ontario Ministry of Culture, is the central catalyst for the province’s cultural media cluster including book publishing, film, television, interactive digital media, magazine publishing and music industries...