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Roll Camera: POV’s 7th annual film school report

by Nancy Lanthier
February 16, 2016May 16, 2022
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This year’s school special, POV’s seventh, takes an unusual approach. Our aim is to portray each school in a documentary style—or as close to one as the written word in a magazine

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Focus on Education 2013-14: Report from British Columbia & Alberta

by Nancy Lanthier
February 19, 2014May 18, 2022
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If B.C.’s film education centres could be compared to a famous movie character, one could do worse than to suggest the campy alien the Blob, whose modus operandi was an unstoppable quest

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Canadian Film School Survey 2012: Report from British Columbia & Alberta

by Nancy Lanthier
November 20, 2012May 18, 2022
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POV's 2012 Focus on Education survey looks at Capilano, UBC, the Banff Centre, Simon Fraser, Emily Carr, and Vancouver Film School.

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Education 2012 Overview

by Marc Glassman Nancy Lanthier
November 20, 2012May 21, 2022
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POV’s annual survey of Canada’s films schools and departments is in its fourth year and we’re pleased with the increased attention it’s receiving among academics and students.

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The Virtual Revolution

by Nancy Lanthier
February 1, 2011April 13, 2022
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The Internet has been creeping into every aspect of our lives, and its latest stop was at the National Film Board, which recently launched 10 new documentary films.

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Class Acts: British Columbia & Alberta

by Nancy Lanthier
November 1, 2010May 21, 2022
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Intrepid journalist Nancy Lanthier uncovers some hot topics in her peek at some of the top film schools in Canada’s farthest west provinces as part of POV's annual education survey.

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Taking it from the Top

by Nancy Lanthier
February 1, 2010April 18, 2022
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Adventurers go for the thrill, filmmakers live for the footage. And journalists will take any freebie they can get.

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Stan Douglas produces films that don’t begin or end…

by Nancy Lanthier
February 1, 2009April 15, 2022
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Stan Douglas’s visually complex works aren’t just mechanically and stylistically clever, they offer constellations of carefully researched historical references, and poetic and rigorous intellectualism.

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Lights, Spirit, Action

by Nancy Lanthier
November 1, 2008May 9, 2022
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In the documentary Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action, Velcrow Ripper sets out to document non-violent protests around the world.

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