Filmmaker Michael Snow Sues for Commission Fee

81-year-old Canadian artist and experimental filmmaker Michael Snow is suing Toronto developers and a Hollywood producer for $950,000 in damages after he was denied payment for an installation, which they argue was never officially commissioned. Snow is suing for breach of contract, misappropriation of personality, and unjust enrichment in reference to Tower of Film, a piece he had begun for the entrance to the new headquarters of the Toronto International Film Festival. According to the Toronto Star,

Snow claims the defendants entered into agreements with both Snow and the City of Toronto to produce a modern version of historic moving-picture technology — creating an artistic monument to film, the medium rapidly being replaced by digital technology.

Also via Artinfo.