BREAKING NEWS!
An IAN WOODWARD film
LOVE SONG
THE TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY OF TCHAIKOVSKY
WINS THE PRESTIGIOUS
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
PRIZE AT THE 2015
CANADA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
LOVE SONG: THE TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY OF TCHAIKOVSKY,
written and directed by Ian Woodward
and starring Simon Alexander as the Russian composer,
was honoured with an AWARD OF EXCELLENCE prize
by THE CANADA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL in Vancouver
on 12 April 2015 at the city’s awesome Edgewater Casino.
Hosted by Canada’s top comedian David C Jones,
the glittering event was attended by scores
of stars of stage and screen
– as well as by, of course, the ecstatic awardee actors
and filmmakers from around the world.
Above: SIMON ALEXANDER as Tchaikovsky
Below right: Awards-ceremony host DAVID C JONES
“Encore Films are beyond thrilled that the Canada International Film Festival jury recognised the efforts of all the talented actors, dancers and crew, all the inspirational make-up and costume designers and choreographers, and so many of the other gifted people, involved in the production of our Tchaikovsky docudrama,” says filmmaker Ian Woodward. “The Canada International Film Festival receives thousands of entries each year from more than a hundred countries, which makes the award bestowed on Love Song all the sweeter.”
The CIFF is dedicated to the creation of opportunities for the artistic interaction and exchange among independent filmmakers and the film-going community. To quote the event’s glossy brochure: “Festival-goers create their own experience with everything from Canadian and World Premiers to intimate gatherings and nightly parties. Each year the festival opens with a filmmaker reception allowing the creators of these wonderful films to interact with each other and the festival-going audiences. The festival culminates with the closing Awards Ceremony honoring the important work of some of today’s brightest and most creative artists.”
A highlight of the festival are the packed-out discussion programmes with some of today’s leading filmmakers, writers and actors on their latest projects appearing at the CIFF. Each moderated discussion features an in-depth question and answer session with audience participation. These exclusive conversations and panels dissect the making of some of the festival’s most provocative films and the minds behind their creation. Attendees can learn first-hand from the filmmakers about the art and business of cinema.
TOP: The Love Song dance sequence, choreographed by former English National Ballet principal dancer Yat-Sen Chang, with Serbian National Ballet soloist LLOYD PETCHEY as Tchaikovsky and the English National Ballet’s gifted young guest dancer ROWAN SHONE as Tchaikovsky’s Moscow Conservatory pupil Eduard Zak.
MIDDLE: Director IAN WOODWARD at the big-screen premiere of Love Song with (left to right) actress VICKY ALBUM who plays Tchaikovsky’s Belgian opera superstar fiancée Désirée Artôt, actor LEE FARRELL who plays Tchaikovsky’s pupil and muse Eduard Zak, and Love Song dance director CORINNA CHUTE.
BOTTOM: Actress VÉRONIQUE SEVEGRAND as Tchaikovsky’s mega-wealthy patroness Nadezhda von Meck.
Below, as a memento of the work of the
dedicated cast, crew and design team
behind the international success of LOVE SONG,
Encore Films offers an exclusive selection of photos
taken during the production’s three-month shoot
at 28 different locations in the South of England and
in the snow-covered countryside around Tchaikovsky’s
home near Moscow during a magical Russian winter:
