Articles by Barri Cohen
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On Documentary and CBC’s License Renewal
The recent CBC/Radio Canada CRTC hearings saw DOC advocate on behalf of Canadian documentary filmmakers during the broadcaster’s license renewal.
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Policy Matters: To Film, or Not to Film?
Doc-makers stay pragmatic during the pandemic. A look at best practices for filming during COVID.
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Policy Matters: Coping with COVID-19
Doc-makers stay pragmatic during the coronavirus pandemic — but what’s next?
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Policy Matters: Was Joly ‘Netflixed’?
Did concerns over taxes and French-language production at Netflix prove to be Mélanie Joly’s undoing as heritage minister?
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Shame, Shame, Shame
Is Super Channel up to its old tricks again?
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Netflix and Hill: A response to Creative Canada Policy
Barri Cohen responds to the recently announced Creative Canada policy.
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Policy Matters: Remaking Canadian Broadcast Culture in a Digital Age
Wherever Canadian policy lands on it, be prepared for a long, protracted fight from the vertically integrated broadcaster/ISP groups.
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Policy Matters: Level The Playing Field
Has regulation of companies like Netflix become antiquated in the era of CRTC chair Jean-Pierre Blais?
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Policy Matters: The Screen Cockblock
Is it time to melt the ‘gender chill’ at last?
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Policy Matters: Innovation Games
Canadian Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly champions innovation, but what does ‘innovation’ really mean?