Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme dies at 73

Director Jonathan Demme died on Wednesday (April 25) at the age of 73, following complications from oesophagal cancer, according to a report from the BBC. The Oscar-winning director is perhaps best known for ...

April 27, 2017

Director Jonathan Demme died on Wednesday (April 25) at the age of 73, following complications from oesophagal cancer, according to a report from the BBC. The Oscar-winning director is perhaps best known for ...

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Selina Chignall joins the realscreen team as a staff writer. Prior to working with rs, she covered lobbying activity at Hill Times Publishing. She also spent a year covering the Hill as a journalist with iPolitics. Her beat focused on youth, education, democratic reform, innovation and infrastructure. She holds a Master of Arts in Journalism from Western University and a Honours Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto.

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