Tim Brown has been named president of Insight Film Releasing, the distribution arm of Vancouver's Insight Film Studios.
CEO Kirk Shaw says said that Brown's new position is part of the company's overall strategy to create "a true studio where everything from development to distribution is done in house."
"I am thrilled to be part of such a dynamic organization and excited about the possibilities that lie ahead," added Brown.
Brown started at Malofilm Distribution in 1993.
He directed the 2006 feature "The Cradle", starring actor Lukas Haas.
September 27, the 26th edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival will screen the historical romance "Atonement", starring Keira Knightley and James MacAvoy.
Directed by Joe "Pride & Prejudice" Wright, from author Ian McEwan's novel, premise of the story focuses on a false accusation at a country estate that pulls apart 2 lovers during World War II.
VIFF 2007 will close October 12 with "Priceless", a comedy set on France's Cote d'Azure, following a gold-digger who goes after a bar-tender.
This years VIFF will screen more than 300 films, with an emphasis on documentaries, Asian films and North American independent productions.
Director Kari Skogland's adaptation of Canadian author Margaret Laurence's "The Stone Angel" will open the Canadian Images progem September 28.
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Thursday, September 6 and we were at the second shooting day of director Zack "300" Snyder's comic book-to-film "The Watchmen", currently shooting in Vancouver. 
The location was a walk-up studio on Beatty Street, north of Dunsmuir, for an interior sequence, circa 1975 of an 'Andy Warhol' factory Christmas Party, complete with an array of wild looking characters including 'Truman Capote' and 'Hitler'... 
