On Monday, January 13 th , the nominations for the 92 nd Academy Awards were announced at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills by actors/producers John Cho and Issa Rae. The Lighthouse , which filmed with lighting, grip and specialty equipment from our Halifax office, was...
Paul Bronfman is pleased to announce the sale of William F White International to Ashtead Group through an affiliate of its wholly owned subsidiary Sunbelt Rentals of Canada, Inc. (Sunbelt). William F. White is Canada’s oldest and largest rental provider of production equipment, services and...
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Women in Film & Television-Toronto (WIFT-T) is proud to announce Hayley Brown, as the recipient of its 2019 William F. White Production Manager Mentorship. “We are so pleased to have someone as energetic and creatively driven as Hayley win this mentorship. We know that she’ll take full...
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Basic Electrical and Lighting Safety Protocols We understand the locations and conditions that we work in sometimes means equipment needs to perform in harsh environments. As equipment advances technologically, in some cases, it becomes more sensitive to these surroundings and may also require...
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On Tuesday, September 10 th , we held our annual TIFF event on the rooftop of the TIFF Bell Lightbox. Staff, clients, colleagues and friends joined us for an evening celebrating the thriving Canadian film industry. Amidst the festivities, two company-sponsored scholarship awards were given out to...
The Toronto Internal Film Festival (TIFF) is upon us. A host of brand-new films and exclusive world premieres have been revealed in the last few weeks. In total, ten films were provided with Lighting & Grip , LES and Specialty Equipment from our Vancouver, Sudbury, Toronto and Halifax locations...
William F. White is committed to doing its part to reduce the impact of the entertainment industry on our environment. We’re proud to introduce the MovieQuiet ECO series, a product line designed to provide clean, reliable, quiet and renewable power to set. The MovieQuiet ECO series are...
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Following the unfortunate passing of our long-time friend and colleague Stewart Aziz last December, a scholarship/endowment fund has been set up at Humber College to honour his memory and many contributions to the industry. Among many, our Chairman/CEO, Paul Bronfman , along with our friends, Frank...
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by Joseph Monachino Mississauga is on the verge of becoming a prime film production city in the Greater Toronto Area. I recently interviewed Rick Perotto, Vice-President of Business Development of Comweb Corporation, in regards to his company’s initiatives in the film industry in Mississauga...
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On Thursday, June 13 th , the Toronto Raptors won their first ever NBA championship after defeating the Golden State Warriors in Game 6 of the finals. It was the Raptors’ first time making it to the finals since the team’s inception in 1995. The city of Toronto announced a Raptors...
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