Tom McCamus (6/08 Cairo Time)
Excerpt from Screen Daily 6/18/08: Tom McCamus | Cairo Time | Pictures on Ace Showbiz
Patricia Clarkson takes lead in Ruba Nadda's Cairo Time
18 June, 2008 | By Mike Goodridge
Patricia Clarkson is starring in Ruba Nadda's romantic drama Cairo Time which started shooting this week in Cairo, Egypt. The Canada-Ireland co-production co-stars Alexander Siddig, Elena Anaya and Tom McCamus and will shoot through to July 13. Producers on the film are Daniel Iron of Foundry Films (Away From Her, Manufactured Landscapes) in Canada and David Collins of Samson Films (Once) in Ireland. Christine Vachon and Charles Pugliese of New York-based Killer Films are the film's executive producers. Mongrel Media has distribution rights in Canada. In the film, Clarkson plays a woman who arrives in Cairo to meet her husband (McCamus) only to be told he is unavoidably delayed in Gaza and has in turn sent his friend (Siddig), a retired Egyptian police officer, to pick her up. The brief love affair that follows catches them both completely off guard.
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Excerpt from Irish Film and Television Network 6/20/08: Tom McCamus
Irish/Canadian ‘Cairo Time’ Begins Shoot
20 Jun 2008
Irish-Canadian co-production ‘Cairo Time’, directed by Canada’s Ruba Nadda (Black September, So Far Gone) began filming this week on location in Cairo, Egypt, with American actress Patricia Clarkson (Lars and the Real Girl, Good Night and Good Luck) in the lead role. ’Cairo Time’ is produced by Daniel Iron of Canada’s Foundry Films (Away From Her, Manufactured Landscapes) David Collins of Ireland’s Samson Films (Once), with Christina Vachon and Charles Pugliese of New York-based Killer Films as exec producers and shoots until July 13th. The Canada-Ireland co-production, written by Nadda, co-stars Sudanese actor Alexander Siddig (Doomsday, Un Homme Perdu, Spanish actress Elena Anaya (Savage Grace, In the Land of Women) and Canadian Tom McCamus (Shake Hands with the Devil).
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Excerpt from The Globe and Mail 7/19/08: Tom McCamus
Our man in Cairo
GAYLE MACDONALD Published Saturday, Jul. 19 2008, 12:00 AM EDT
For Cairo Time, Iron has assembled an international cast that includes the Oscar-nominated Patricia Clarkson ( Pieces of Apri l, Far From Heaven), Sudan-born actor Alexander Siddig ( Syriana, Kingdom of Heaven), Spain's Elena Anaya ( Savage Grace, Sex and Lucia) and Winnipeg's Tom McCamus ( The Sweet Hereafter, Shake Hands With the Devil).
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Excerpt from Mongrel Media 7/09: Tom McCamus
Mongrel Media Presents CAIRO TIME A Film by Ruba Nadda (90 mins, Canada 2009)
For the supporting roles of Juliette’s husband, Mark, played by Tom McCamus, and Kathryn, the woman Juliette meets in Cairo, played by Elena Anaya, the producers believed they had to be filled by strong actors specifically because the substance and energy of each one is what makes a good movie great. Mark is not just an excuse for Juliette to have an affair and Kathryn is far more than a female shoulder on which Juliette can lean when she is sad.
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Juliette’s husband, Mark, is talked about throughout the film, but only appears on screen at the end. “He comes in on the 10th round and has to deliver a knockout punch,” describes Clarkson about the task actor Tom McCamus had ahead of him. “You need a powerhouse of an actor to do that. He has to convey so much with so little time. And Tom does it with so little effort, but great actors are capable of that.”
“I loved this script,” said McCamus. “I only have three scenes, but I see Mark as a full character. Because he works for the UN there is a selflessness about him. He cares about other people. He’s very smart, very capable, adventurous, and understanding. But he does get so caught up in what he’s doing that he forgets about those close to him and makes assumptions that Juliette should understand this about him. His delay is not a frivolous one. His work is dangerous and there is concern that maybe he never will arrive.”
“I think we were married in a past life,” declared Nadda about McCamus. “He’s such a gentle soul. I’ve known him forever. Kindred spirits. He is so amazing. He breezes in, does a scene and has us all crying. Tom’s role is tough because he comes in at a very pivotal time in the movie, so we are all dying to meet this woman’s husband. He’s so handsome and dreamy and his eyes are so gorgeous that when he does arrive, you understand how Juliette can be married to him”.
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TOM MCCAMUS (Mark) One of Canada’s most unique and sought-after actors, Tom McCamus has been a long-standing member of the acting ensembles of both the Shaw and Stratford Festivals. Over a period of more than twenty years he has played such roles as ‘Peter Pan,’ ‘Richard the Third,’ ‘Mack the Knife,’ ‘King Arthur,’ ‘Vladimir,’ ‘Edmund Tyrone’ and ‘Hamlet’ to name a few. Most recently Tom starred in “Misery” (Canadian Stage), “An Ideal Husband” and “The Comedy of Errors” (Stratford Festival) “The Unanswered Question” (NAC), “Thom Paine: Based on Nothing” (Tarragon Theatre), and “Mathilde” (Nightwood Theatre) for which he was nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award. Other recent favourites include ‘Darryl Plate’ in “The Innocent Eye Test” (Mirvish Productions) and ‘Lovborg’ in “Hedda Gabler” (Volcano). McCamus received the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best Actor for his performance in Theatre Plus’ production of “Abundance.” He returns to Stratford in 2009 in “The Three Sisters”, “Phedre” and “Bartholomew’s Fair”. In the world of feature film McCamus won the Genie Award for Best Actor for his work in David Wellington’s feature film I Love a Man in Uniform and received a Best Actor nomination for Wellington’s Long Day’s Journey into Night, in which he reprised his role as Edmund Tyrone from the Stratford Festival’s critically-acclaimed production. A role in Atom Egoyan’s feature film, The Sweet Hereafter, earned Mr. McCamus a Best Supporting Actor Genie nomination. Recent film credits include Shake Hands With the Devil (Barna Alper), Killshot (MGM), Heyday! (Pope Productions), Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (Disney Pictures), Ginger Snaps: The Prequel (40th Parallel), Perfect Pie (Rhombus), Possible Worlds (In Extremis Images), Century Hotel (Victorious Films), and Beautiful Dreamers. On the small screen, his performance in Waking Up Wally (Accent Entertainment) garnered him a Gemini award for Best Actor. He is featured in the Gary Burns’ series Northern Town (CBC) and played a leading role in the series Mutant X (Fireworks Entertainment). Recent guest appearances include Aaron Stone and The Murdoch Mysteries (Shaftsbury Films) and Clean (Showcase).
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Excerpt from The Globe and Mail 8/5/09: Tom McCamus
TIFF to feature 70 homegrown films: Lineup includes world premieres by Egoyan, Mehta and Nadda
Gayle MacDonald Last updated on Wednesday, Aug. 05, 2009 04:00AM EDT
The Toronto International Film Festival will feature 70 Canadian films at this year's 10-day event, including world premieres of Atom Egoyan's thriller Chloe , Dilip Mehta's New Delhi-based comedy Cooking With Stella and the much-anticipated romantic drama Cairo Time from Montreal's Ruba Nadda.
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Nadda's $4-million film Cairo Time features an international cast, including Oscar-nominated Patricia Clarkson ( Pieces of April , Far From Heaven ), Sudanese-born actor Alexander Siddig ( Syriana , Kingdom of Heaven ), Spain's Elena Anaya ( Savage Grace , Sex and Lucia ) and Winnipeg's Tom McCamus ( The Sweet Hereafter , Shake Hands With the Devil ).
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Excerpt from Toronto Life 8/5/09: Tom McCamus
CanCon at TIFF: Atom Egoyan’s latest and Heath Ledger’s final film among newly announced titles
by Karon Liu August 5, 2009 at 4:20 pm
Special Presentations
Film: Cairo Time (World premiere) Director: Rubba Nadda Actors: Patricia Clarkson, Tom McCamus
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Excerpt from Alberni Local News 8/20/09: Tom McCamus
Summer arts events wrapping up in style at Rollin Art Centre: Time for film fest already
Published: August 20, 2009 1:00 PM
The Fall Film Fest season starts on Wednesday, Sept. 16 with the film Easy Virtue, starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Colin Firth, Ben Barnes and Jessica Biel. This will be followed by Cairo Time on Sept. 30, starring Patricia Clarkson, Alexander Siddig and Tom McCamus and Cherie on Oct. 21, starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Kathy Bates.
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Excerpt from Playback 8/31/09: Tom McCamus
Special Presentation: Cairo Time
August 31,2009 by Marc Glassman
Though Cairo Time is her first feature at TIFF, Ruba Nadda is no neophyte.
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Nadda's film stars renowned character actress Paricia Clarkson (Good Night, and Good Luck, Six Feet Under) as Juliette, a 50-something editor who is escorted through Cairo by her husband's (Tom McCamus) friend Tareq (Alexander Siddig), a handsome former police officer.
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Excerpt from Super Channel 9/09: Tom McCamus
It’s Festival Time!
We are delighted to report that the Super Channel supported film Cairo Time won the City of Toronto and Astral Media’s The Movie Network Award for BEST CANADIAN FEATURE FILM at the Toronto International Film Festival. It was described by the jury as a superbly directed lyrical waltz of longing and desire across disparate worlds, with exquisite performances by Patricia Clarkson, Tom McCamus and Alexander Siddig.
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Excerpt from Canadian Press 9/20/09: Tom McCamus
'Precious' nabs audience prize at Toronto film festival, stoking Oscar predictions
By Cassandra Szklarski (CP) - 11 hours ago
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," snagged the coveted award at a luncheon that also named "Cairo Time," from Toronto director Ruba Nadda, the best Canadian feature.
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She recalled getting the news from her producer saying the production, starring Patricia Clarkson and Tom McCamus, was dead. "I went into shock and called him back and I was crying and I was like, 'I'm begging you, I'm begging you, I'm begging you - please figure this out," recalled Nadda, who also wrote the screenplay. In 48 hours, they were back on track with the help of Telefilm. "This is why I feel like I've won the lottery, I really have," said Nadda, who has made 18 films but makes her debut appearance at the fest with her tale about a married magazine editor who is tempted to have an affair. "Cairo Time," is due for release Oct. 9.
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Excerpt from Screen Daily 9/20/09: Tom McCamus
Precious takes coveted audience award at Toronto
20 September, 2009 | By Denis Seguin
Lee Daniel’s Precious: Based On The Novel “Push” By Sapphire won the Cadillac People’s Choice Award as the 34th Toronto International Film Festival wrapped on the weekend.
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Best Canadian Feature Film honours went to Ruba Nadda’s Cairo Time, starring Patricia Clarkson, Tom McCamus and Alexander Siddig. Burdened with the title ‘the City of Toronto and Astra Media’s The Movie Network Award’, the C$30,000 prize recognized what the jurors described as a “superbly directed lyrical waltz of longing and desire across disparate worlds”.
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Excerpt from Langfield Entertainment 9/20/09: Tom McCamus
Precious Wins People's Choice Award
(September 20, 2009)
TIFF audiences rained praise on Precious: Based On The Novel `Push' By Sapphire, giving the arresting movie with the unwieldy name the Cadillac People's Choice Award - and the type of buzz to make the film a major Oscar contender.
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Best Canadian Feature Film: Ruba Nadda for Cairo Time, starring Patricia Clarkson, Tom McCamus and Alexander Siddig. Special Jury Citation to Bernard Émond for La Donation.
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Excerpt from Sudbury Star 9/22/09: Tom McCamus
Filmmaker's career the real love story;SUDBURY CINEFEST: It's not easy being a female Muslim filmmaker with northern roots
Posted By LARA BRADLEY, THE SUDBURY STAR
Today, Nadda will trek North again, from her home in Toronto, for the screening of Cairo Time, which begins at 8 p. m. at the Cinefest International Film Festival.
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Cairo Time took best Canadian Feature at the Toronto International Film Festival last week.
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Excerpt from Irish Film Board 9/23/09: Tom McCamus
Cairo Time produced by Samson Films and Foundry Films wins at Toronto Film Festival
23rd Sep 2009 The Best Canadian Feature Film honours at the Toronto Film Festival went to Ruba Nadda's CAIRO TIME last weekend. Produced by David Collins of Samson Films (Eden, Once) and Daniel Iron of Foundry Films, the Egypt-set feature stars Patricia Clarkson, Tom McCamus and Alexander Siddig and examines a brief, unexpected love affair.
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Excerpt from Indie Wire 10/22/09: Tom Mccamus
IFC Brings “Cairo” to the U.S.
by Brian Brooks (Updated 11 hours, 44 minutes ago)
U.S. rights to writer/director Ruba Nadda’s romantic drama, “Cairo Time” have been picked up by IFC Films, the company said Thursday. The film, starring Oscar-nominee Patricia Clarkson and Alexander Siddig (“Syriana”) screened at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival where it won Best Canadian Feature, and will screen at the inaugural Tribeca Doha Film Festival next week. IFC Films acquired the rights to the film from E1 Entertainment International, the film’s sales agent and U.S. and international rights holder. IFC Films’ Lizzie Nastro negotiated the deal with Victoria Cook from Cinetic on behalf of Charlotte Mickie of E1. “Cairo Time” will be released in 2010 via the company’s IFC in Theaters platform which brings movies to on-demand viewers at home the same day they premiere in theaters.
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Excerpt from Top Ten 12/09: Tom McCamus
Canada's Top Ten
Canada's Top Ten is an unique annual event, established in 2001 by TIFF to honour excellence in contemporary Canadian cinema, reinforcing TIFF’s commitment to Canadian filmmakers.
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Two national panels of filmmakers, programmers, journalists and industry professionals vote on the best Canadian feature and short films of the year. Each film selected as part of Canada's Top Ten must have either premiered at a major Canadian film festival or had a commercial theatrical release in Canada within the calendar year. Canada’s Top Ten is published alphabetically and without any preferential order. Check out this years feature and short film selections which will be held at TIFF Cinematheque from January 14 - 21, 2010. This is your opportunity to catch the latest and greatest in Canadian cinema!
Feature Films
Cairo Time - Ruba Nadda
Carcasses - Denis Côté
Crackie - Sherry White
Defendor - Peter Stebbings
La Donation - Bernard Émond
J'ai tué ma mère - Xavier Dolan
Passenger Side - Matthew Bissonnette
Polytechnique - Denis Villeneuve
The Trotsky - Jacob Tierney
The Wild Hunt - Alexandre Franchi
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Excerpt from Vernon Morning Star 1/23/10: Tom McCamus
Film Circuit hands out people’s choice awards
Published: January 23, 2010 12:00 PM
The Film Circuit, the Toronto International Film Festival’s immensely successful outreach program, announced recently that Cairo Time and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas are winners of the 2009 Film Circuit People’s Choice Awards. Selected by Film Circuit audiences across the country, including those who have attended Vernon Film Society presentations, Cairo Time (2009, Canada/Ireland) won for best Canadian film, while The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008, UK/USA) received the best international film accolade.
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Shown last season by the Vernon Film Society, Cairo Time received its world premiere at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival and won the City of Toronto and The Movie Network Award for Best Canadian Feature Film. It has also been named as one of Canada’s top 10 feature films of 2009. The film features Juliette (Patricia Clarkson), a magazine editor, who arrives in Cairo to meet her husband, Mark (Tom McCamus), a UN official in Gaza.
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Excerpt from Tribeca Film Festival 4/10: Tom McCamus
CAIRO TIME: NARRATIVE FEATURE | 88 MIN | 2010
Cast & Credits Primary Cast: Patricia Clarkson, Alexander Siddig, Tom McCamus, Elena Anaya
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Excerpt from Playbill 4/22/10: Tom McCamus
Patricia Clarkson Keeps "Cairo Time" in New Movie
- Harry Haun
Although it won’t go into release until August, “Cairo Time” is lifting off next week with a special showcasing at the Tribeca Film Festival 2010, getting its U.S. premiere April 25, at 6 PM at Borough of Manhattan Community College and a public screening April 27 at 4 PM in Clearview Cinemas Chelsea’s Theatre 8.
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Excerpt from San Francisco International Film Festival
53rd San Francisco International Film Festival
22 April - 6 May 2010
Films/Cairo Time
World Cinema Canada, 2009, 88 minutes
SHOWTIMES Wed, Apr 28 / 7:00 / Kabuki / CAIR28K
Thu, Apr 29 / 7:00 / Kabuki / CAIR29K
CREDITS
dirRuba Nadda
.prodDaniel Iron, David Collins
.scrRuba Nadda
.camLuc Montpellier
.editorTeresa Hannigan
.musNiall Byrne
.cast Patricia Clarkson, Alexander Siddig, Tom McCamus, Elena Anaya, Amina Annabi .sourceIFC Films, 11 Penn Plaza, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10001. EMAIL: nabaruch@ifcintheaters.com.
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Excerpt from Bangor Daily News 7/8/10: Tom McCamus
Maine International Film Festival showcases independent cinema
By Christopher Smith 7/8/10
Starting Friday and running through July 18 at the Railroad Square Cinema and the Waterville Opera House, the Maine International Film Festival, or MIFF, begins its much-anticipated run, offering film buffs and casual moviegoers alike an opportunity to see movies they likely would never have the opportunity to see otherwise.
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If you’re a fan of Patricia Clarkson - and who in their right mind isn’t? - you won’t want to miss “Cairo Time,” which is set in Egypt and follows her character Juliette, “a fashion magazine editor in her 50s who travels to Cairo to meet her husband, Mark (Tom McCamus), a UN official working in Gaza, for a three-week vacation. When he is unavoidably delayed, he sends his friend Tareq (Alexander Siddig) to escort her throughout the exotic city. The last thing anyone expects is that they will fall in love.”
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