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Balancing on an Eyebeam

by Susan Tolusso
September 1, 2007
Industry

How will amendments to the Canadian Copyright Act influence the role of Errors & Omissions in documentary production?

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Policy Matters: Fear Factor- Do Women Make Films? Part II

by Barri Cohen
February 1, 2007
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Nearly 50% of film school students are women and it’s little wonder they quickly get soul-worn and waylaid on their way to the director’s chair.

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Policy Matters: Pushing the CTF Buttons

by Barri Cohen
February 1, 2007
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Looking at the storm of Shaw Cable Systems and the Canadian Television Fund (CTF) contribution freeze

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Real Spectacles: Notes from San Jose

by Jessica Duffin Wolfe
February 1, 2007
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Having attended the ZeroOne festival of electronic art and symposium of the Inter-Society for Electronic Art (ISEA), Wolfe reports on how new media will affect Canada’s indie scene in the coming few

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Tech Talk: High Definition Hot Docs

by Richard Stringer
December 1, 2006
Industry

At this year’s Hot Docs, it became clear that broadcasters are insisting on upgrading quickly to HD (high definition).

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Pointed View: Remembering Roberto

by Kathleen M. Smith
December 1, 2006
Industry

Kathleen M. Smith remembers Roberto Ariganello, who passed away on August 13, 2006. He was a respected filmmaker, teacher, and mentor.

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Cuppa Coffee’s Brave New World

by Ellen Besen
December 1, 2006
Industry

Since it first popped up in Toronto in the early ’90s, Cuppa Coffee has consistently taken a wide ranging approach to animation.

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CinemaNet Europe

by Ezra Winton
December 1, 2006
Industry

CinemaNet Europe is more than a digital distribution network for documentary cinema. It is also a system of partner programmes in various EU countries.

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Docs and the new dawning of the policy age

by Samantha Hodder
September 1, 2006
Industry

The Documentary Organization of Canada's executive director confronted Telefilm Canada's Elizabeth Friesen at the Banff World Television Festival. Here's the skinny.

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Pointed View: Multiplatforms and the Independents

by Samantha Hodder
May 1, 2006
Industry

As the dot-com boom explodes and the digital revolution takes over, how will broadcasters adapt or, more likely, leave independents behind?

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