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Crew: Niv Fichman

Antiviral (2012)

5 October 201210 May 2024
Antiviral (2012) poster

Future World of Celebrity Viruses

Categories: Science Fiction.
Ratings: 4.
Directors: Brandon Cronenberg.
Actors: Caleb Landry Jones, Sarah Gadon, Malcolm McDowell, Joe Pingue, Nicholas Campbell, Douglas Smith, Wendy Crewson and Sheila McCarthy.
Crew: Brandon Cronenberg, Niv Fichman and Rhombus Media.
Themes: Future Scenarios, Medical Horrors, Genetic Engineering, The Media, Canadian Cinema and Films of 2012.

Enemy (2013)

14 March 20146 October 2020
Enemy (2013) poster

Mysterious Doppelganger

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 3.5.
Directors: Denis Villeneuve.
Actors: Jake Gyllenhaal, Sarah Gadon, Melanie Laurent and Isabella Rossellini.
Crew: Denis Villeneuve, Jose Saramago, Niv Fichman, Telefilm Canada, Instituto de la Cinematografica y de las Artes Audiovisuales, Corus Entertainment, Ontario Media Development Corporation and Rhombus Media.
Themes: Doppelgangers, Surrealism, Bugs, Canadian Cinema and Films of 2013.

Hobo With a Shotgun (2011)

27 March 201131 December 2023
Hobo with a Shotgun (2011) poster

Vigilante Derelict/Gonzo Exploitation Homage

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 3.
Directors: Jason Eisener.
Actors: Rutger Hauer, Gregory Smith, Jeremy Akerman, Robb Wells and Pasha Ebrahimi.
Crew: Jason Eisener, Niv Fichman, Rhombus Media and Telefilm Canada.
Themes: Gonzo Films, Horror Comedy, Vigilantes, Splatter Films, Deliberately Ridiculous Titles, Canadian Cinema and Films of 2011.

Into the Forest (2015)

21 October 201516 November 2021
Into the Forest (2015) poster

Catastrophic Worldwide Powercut

Categories: Science Fiction.
Ratings: 3.
Directors: Patricia Rozema.
Actors: Ellen Page/Elliot Page, Evan Rachel Wood, Callum Keith Rennie, Max Minghella and Michael Eklund.
Crew: Patricia Rozema, Niv Fichman, Rhombus Media and Bron Studios.
Themes: Social Collapse, Catastrophe, In the Woods, Near Future Settings, Canadian Cinema and Films of 2015.

Last Night (1998)

28 June 199914 December 2020
Last Night (1998) poster

The End of the World

Categories: Science Fiction.
Ratings: 4.
Directors: Don McKellar.
Actors: Don McKellar, Sandra Oh, David Cronenberg, Callum Keith Rennie, Genevieve Bujold, Robin Gammell, Roberta Maxwell and Sarah Polley.
Crew: Don McKellar, Niv Fichman, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Haut et Corte, Telefilm Canada and Le Sept Arte.
Themes: The End of the World, The Millennium, Canadian Cinema and Films of 1998.

The Red Violin (1998)

19 July 20006 December 2024
The Red Violin (1998) poster

Stories of a Cursed Violin

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 2.
Directors: Francois Girard.
Actors: Jason Flemyng, Samuel L. Jackson, Colm Feore, Greta Scacchi, Sylvia Chang and Don McKellar.
Crew: Francois Girard, Don McKellar, Niv Fichman, Telefilm Canada, Rhombus Media and Channel Four Films.
Themes: Music, Cursed Objects, Cross-Historical Stories, Communism and the Cold War, Canadian Cinema and Films of 1998.

The Saddest Music in the World (2003)

25 July 200416 January 2024
The Saddest Music in the World (2003) poster

Kitsch Surrealism

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 3.
Directors: Guy Maddin.
Actors: Isabella Rossellini, Mark McKinney, Maria de Madeiros and David Fox.
Crew: Guy Maddin, George Toles, Kazuo Ishiguro, Niv Fichman, Atom Egoyan, Buffalo Gals Pictures and Ontario Creates.
Themes: Surrealism, Gonzo Films, Music, Clairvoyance and Precognition, Amnesia, Canadian Cinema and Films of 2003.

Zoom (2015)

9 December 201731 August 2020
Zoom (2015) poster

Series of Nested Meta-Fictional Tales

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 4.
Directors: Pedro Morelli.
Actors: Alison Pill, Gael Garcia Bernal, Tyler Labine, Michael Eklund, Jason Priestley, Don McKellar, Rick Roberts, Cle Bennett, Jennifer Irwin, Mariana Ximenes, Claudia Ohana and Patrick Garrow.
Crew: Pedro Morelli, Niv Fichman and Fernando Meirelles.
Themes: Meta-Fiction, Animation, Toons/Live-Action and Animation, Brazilian Cinema and Films of 2015.

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  • Animals Attack Films
  • Films About Plague and Pandemic
  • Disaster Movies
  • Steampunk Films
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  • Magicians and Sorcerers
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  • Asylums
  • Possession Films
  • Films About Imaginary and Magical Lands
  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
  • Spy Films
  • Jekyll and Hyde Films
  • Films That Make Dubious Claims to Being True Stories
  • Coming of Age Stories in Fantastic Cinema
  • Films About Cryogenics and Suspended Animation
  • Alternate History Films
  • Disturbed Psychology as Portrayed on Film
  • Law Enforcement in Fantastic Cinema
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