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To Hold a Mountain Set to Open RIDM 2026

News/RIDM

RIDM announces To Hold a Mountain and Ba's Book as the opening night and closing night selections, respectively, for this year's festival.
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National Film Board of Canada Announces 16 Projects for Funding

News

The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) announces production support for 16 projects spanning documentaries, shorts, and animated films.
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Hot Docs Boosts Diana Sanchez to President, Mara Gourd-Mercado Joins as E.D.

Hot Docs/News

Hot Docs announces that Diana Sanchez will assume a new role as president while Mara Gourd-Mercado joins the organization as executive director.
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To Hold a Mountain Set to Open RIDM 2026

RIDM announces To Hold a Mountain and Ba's Book as the opening night and closing night selections, respectively, for this year's festival.
National Film Board of Canada Announces 16 Projects for Funding

The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) announces production support for 16 projects spanning documentaries, shorts, and animated films.
Hot Docs Boosts Diana Sanchez to President, Mara Gourd-Mercado Joins as E.D.

Hot Docs announces that Diana Sanchez will assume a new role as president while Mara Gourd-Mercado joins the organization as executive director.
Revisiting Impressions

Revisiting Impressions, the Canadian photography magazine that was founded in 1970 and ran 30 issues of eclectic images and idiosyncratic layouts.
Captain Newfoundland Explores the Lost Portal to Atlantis in New Clip from the Documentary

Watch a clip from Captain Newfoundland ahead of the documentary's premiere at the Atlantic International Film Festival on Sept. 17.

Reviews

An archival photo of the cast of the Toronto 1972 production of Godspell on the stage.

You Had to Be There Review: Toronto’s Godspell Lore Brings the Laughs

The rollicking documentary You Had to Be There revisits the 1972 Toronto production of Godspell with Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, and other funny folks.

Five Girl Scouts in uniform face their leader, who has her back to the camera.

Cookie Queens Review: This Doc Never Crumbles

by Jason Gorber

Selling Girl Scout cookies proves a time-honoured tradition, but one with many complexities in the satisfying Cookie Queens.

Sitting (left to right): Thomas Harvey, William Patterson, John Henrik Clarke, Mrs. J.B Matthews, Louise Patterson. Standing (left to right): Ernest Chrichlow, Romare Bearden, Ida Mae Cullen. Photo taken in 1972. Credit: Bruce Stanford. Courtesy: William Greaves Productions

Once Upon a Time in Harlem Review: Greaves’ Long-Awaited Documentary Renaissance

by Jason Gorber

William Greaves' long-awaited Once Upon a Time in Harlem gathers luminaries from the Harlem Renaissance for an in-depth conversation about Black life, art, and culture.

A cover of an old magazine displays a black and white image with the title 'Impressions' written in white text with a line underneath. — Courtesy of Sara Knelman

Revisiting Impressions

by Sara Knelman

Published on August 31, 2026

Essays/Photography

Revisiting Impressions, the Canadian photography magazine that was founded in 1970 and ran 30 issues of eclectic images and idiosyncratic layouts.

A man crouches down on a rocky shore in Newfoundland, looking at a TV that is positioned on the ground by the water. There is a strange image on the screen with a figure in a dark purple hood and an orange light where his face should be. — AIFF

Captain Newfoundland Explores the Lost Portal to Atlantis in New Clip from the Documentary

by Pat Mullen

Published on August 28, 2026

News

Watch a clip from Captain Newfoundland ahead of the documentary's premiere at the Atlantic International Film Festival on Sept. 17.

A Filipina woman with black glasses wmbraces her white partner. They are pictured in close-up. — First Comes Love | VIFF

VIFF Announces Massive Documentary Line-up for 2026 Festival

by Pat Mullen

Published on August 27, 2026

Festivals/News

Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) announces over 50 documentaries among the line-up for its 2026 edition.

Boorman and the Devil Is a Moving Tale from the Dark Side

by Matthew Hays

Published on August 25, 2026

Interviews

An interview with Boorman and the Devil director David Kittredge about exploring the unexpected upside of the notorious Exorcist sequel.

Thomas Harvey, Ernest Crichlow, William Patterson, Romare Bearden, John Henrick Clarke, Ida Mae Cullen and Louise Patterson appear in Once Upon a Time in Harlem | William Greaves Productions. Courtesy of Sundance Institute — Thomas Harvey, Ernest Crichlow, William Patterson, Romare Bearden, John Henrick Clarke, Ida Mae Cullen and Louise Patterson appear in *Once Upon a Time in Harlem* | William Greaves Productions. Courtesy of Sundance Institute

How Once Upon a Time in Harlem Brings Archive into the Present

by Jason Gorber

Published on August 24, 2026

Features/Interviews

An interview with David Greaves and Liani Greaves about Once Upon a Time in Harlem and bringing their father William's final work to the screen.

DOC Institute Launches DOC Executive Accelerator Lab

by Pat Mullen

Published on August 21, 2026

News

DOC Institute launches the DOC Executive Accelerator Lab to boost the careers of the next generation of doc executives with Rama Rau as first mentor.

A fuzzy TV image in blue and orange negative shows Brian Mulroney giving an interview. — *Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney* | NFB

RIDM Announces First Titles for 2026 Festival

by Pat Mullen

Published on August 20, 2026

News/RIDM

RIDM, the Montreal International Documentary Festival, announces the first five titles for its 2026 edition including Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney and Gabin.

An archival image shows Terry Fox running along a rural street, wearing a white t-shirt and jogging shorts. — *Run Terry Run* | TIFF/Elevation Pictures

Run Terry Run Trailer Spotlights a Canadian Hero’s Courage

by Pat Mullen

Published on August 19, 2026

Features

Get your first look at Run Terry Run, the upcoming documentary about Terry Fox's historic 1980 run to raise awareness for cancer research.

Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger Trailer Spotlights Brit Band’s Reunion

by Pat Mullen

Published on August 18, 2026

News

Oasis documentary Don't Look Back in Anger gets its first trailer ahead of its premiere in theatres and in IMAX cinemas on September 11.

Two men in Civil War era America speak before a crowd of people. The men have white wigs and black robes. — *The American Experiment* | Netflix

What Place Does Artificial Intelligence Have in Documentaries?

by Nidhil Vohra

Published on August 17, 2026

Essays/Features

Netflix has begun using generative artificial intelligence technology throughout their production pipeline. What does this mean for the future of filmmaking?