MDF Productions

06/18/2019

Producer Peter Gentile accepts the Jury Award for YOU ARE HERE: A Come From Away Story at the 2019 Rockies Awards in Banff, AB. Picture here with Mary Walsh.

05/05/2019

YOU ARE HERE: A Come From Away Story nominated for a FOCAL Footage Award in the 'Best Use of Footage in a Factual or Natural World Production' category.

FOCAL International has unveiled its first round of nominees for the upcoming FOCAL Footage Awards, recognizing the best use of footage and archive across several categories. Among the nominees are Netflix’s ...

04/18/2019

Visitors are flocking to Newfoundland & Labrador inspired by the true story behind the hit Broadway musical, Come From Away.

Explore the Setting of a Heartwarming story of Hospitality During 9/11

04/16/2019

Tomorrow is National Canadian Film Day. Find a screening of YOU ARE HERE: A Come From Away Story at a theatre, library, school or public space near you.

What would you do if 6,600 people unexpectedly landed in your small town with no place to stay? For the 11,000 people of Gander, Newfoundland, this incredible event happened in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, when nearly 40 planes are rerouted and grounded there. This documentary shows how this town i...

04/16/2019

Director Moze Mossanen will be attending the April 17 screening of YOU ARE HERE in Barrie. Location: Barrie Uptown Theatre. Start time: 7 pm.

Wednesday, April 17 – 7:00 pm Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie Admission: FREE (tickets available at Uptown box office) Directed by: Moze Mossanen Documentary, PG, 84 minutes (Canada)

04/15/2019

Unable able to see YOU ARE HERE: A Come From Away Story on the big screen this National Canadian Film Day? Quick reminder that the full documentary is available for streaming, in Canada, with a subscription to Crave.

A look at the community who welcomed passengers who were forced to land after the 9/11 attacks.

04/14/2019

The National Association of Japanese Canadians presents YOU ARE HERE: A Come From Away Story on National Canadian Film Day. Location: Tonari Gumi/隣組.

The picturesque city of Vancouver is home to some truly outstanding screenings for National Canadian Film Day (NCFD) on April 17. There are almost too many to choose from, but here are a few that we wish we could attend! If you’re in the Vancouver area, check them out.   100 Filipino Film Series ...

04/14/2019

YOU ARE HERE Director Moze Mossanen talks to Survival Radio Network's Klarque Garrison during the Atlanta Film Festival.

04/12/2019

Films that Make you Think will screen YOU ARE HERE: A Come From Away Story at the Trestle Brewing Company. Free admission with a suggested donation going to support Harvest Share in Parry Sound.

As part of Canadian National Film Day, select communities across the country will be showing Canadian films on Wednesday, April 17th and ... more ›

04/08/2019

Come From Away was named best new musical at the Olivier Awards. The play also took trophies for sound, outstanding achievement in music and choreography.

Musicals Come From Away and Company as well as the play The Inheritance, an epic drama about gay lives in New York, were the big winners at British theatre's Olivier Awards on Sunday, receiving four trophies apiece.

04/05/2019

Witness the remarkable true story that inspired the hit Broadway musical Come From Away. Screening Saturday, April 6, part of the 43rd annual Atlanta Film Festival.

The community of Gander, Newfoundland must deal with 38 airliners carrying over 6,500 passengers forced to land and stay in their town after the terrorist attacks on 9/11.