Composer Lesley Barber is one of those artists who is constantly ahead of the curve. A look at her work from When Night Is Falling to Marion Bridge.
Keep ReadingFrederic Bohbotβs production house, Bunbury Films, has morphed into one of the busiest documentary think tanks in Quebec.
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Keep ReadingKaterina Cizekβs Highrise is a multi-media, collaborative documentary project about the human experience in global vertical suburbs.
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Keep ReadingThe Summer Institute of Canadian Film and Television ran a brilliant programme for 29 yearsβuntil the Conservative government cut its funding. A summing-up by its founder Tom Shoebridge.
Keep ReadingThere is a handful of proper film schools in Ontario and Manitoba and, given the proximity to the industry and many other mitigating factors, it should come as no surprise that many
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