Picture Day (film)

Picture Day is a Canadian comedy film written, directed and co-produced by Kate Melville. The film stars Tatiana Maslany, Spencer Van Wyck, Steven McCarthy, and Susan Coyne. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2012.[2]

Picture Day
Official Poster
Directed byKate Melville
Produced byDaniel Iron
Lauren Grant
Peter Harvey
Kate Melville
Aeschylus Poulos
Written byKate Melville
StarringTatiana Maslany
Spencer Van Wyck
Steven McCarthy
Susan Coyne
Fiona Highet
Catherine Fitch
Mark DeBonis
Music byDanielle Holke
CinematographyCeliana Cárdenas
Edited byDev Singh
Distributed byMongrel Media
Release date
  • 7 September 2012 (2012-09-07) (Toronto International Film Festival)
  • 21 May 2013 (2013-05-21) (United States)
Running time
94 minutes[1]
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film was released straight to video in the United States on May 21, 2013, by Ketchup Entertainment, and in a limited release in Canada on May 24, 2013.[3][4]

Cast
  • Tatiana Maslany as Claire
  • Spencer Van Wyck as Henry
    • Troy Lebane as Young Henry
  • Fiona Highet as Annie
  • Steven McCarthy as Jim
  • Susan Coyne as Ruth
  • Fiona Highet as Annie
  • Catherine Finch as Vice Principal
  • Mark DeBonis as Lewis

Production

The film was shot in the fall of 2011 in downtown Toronto, Ontario.[5]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2012.[6] The film had its United States premiere at the RiverRun Film Festival on April 14, 2013.[7] The film was released on May 24, 2013, in Canada by Mongrel Media and on May 21, 2013, in the United States by Ketchup Entertainment.[8][9]

Awards and nominations
Award Category Recipient Result
Hamptons International Film Festival Breakthrough Performer (2013) Tatiana Maslany Won
RiverRun International Film Festival Audience Choice Award (The Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature) Kate Melville Won
ACTRA Awards Outstanding Performance - Female (2013) Tatiana Maslany Won
Whistler Film Festival Borsos Award for Best Canadian Feature (2012) Kate Melville Won
Borsos Award for Best Performance in a Borsos Competition Film (2012) Tatiana Maslany Won
WGC Canadian Screenwriting Awards Movies and Miniseries (2013) Kate Melville Nominated
Canadian Cinema Editors Awards Best Editing in a Feature Length (2012) Dev Singh Nominated

References
  1. "Picture Day". Telefilm Canada. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  2. http://picturedaythemovie.snitchpictures.com/press/
  3. http://ketchupentertainment.com/portfolio-item/picture-day/
  4. http://www.tribute.ca/movies/picture-day/32697/
  5. "Meet Kate Melville". iVillage. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  6. "Picture Day Debuts at TIFF". TIFF. Archived from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  7. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/francois-ozon-kate-miles-melville-443648
  8. http://ketchupentertainment.com/portfolio-item/picture-day/
  9. http://www.tribute.ca/movies/picture-day/32697/
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