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Merrily Weisbord

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July 4, 2017
Festivals/Industry

The Stark Context for Canadians at Sunny Side of the Doc

France Televisions’ six channels, none of them major, broadcast 7,644 documentaries last season, 351 in prime time. 5,269 hours in all. According to the Canadian Media Fund (CMF), the number of documentary projects the CMF funded at the production level for two years, 2015-2016 and 2016-2017, was 603. According to

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The Stark Context for Canadians at Sunny Side of the Doc

by Merrily Weisbord
July 4, 2017
Festivals/Industry

France Televisions’ six channels, none of them major, broadcast 7,644 documentaries last season, 351 in prime time. 5,269 hours in all. According to the Canadian Media Fund (CMF), the number of documentary

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Rays of Hope

by Merrily Weisbord
September 1, 2011
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Sunny Side of the Doc is international documentary film market for information about international co-production in these timorous times.

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by Merrily Weisbord
September 1, 2009
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Renowned film archivist Elizabeth Klinck organizes panels and workshops at international markets to highlight the importance of visual and editorial research.

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April 1, 2006
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Pat Aufderheide’s catch words for Fair Use are: transformation, commentary, context, and taking only as much as needed to make a point.

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