An interview with Watermark directors Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier about their essay film follow-up to Manufactured Landscapes.
Keep ReadingWatermark is a continuation of Burtynsky’s work, which is recognizable for his signature big-picture approach to photography and environmentalism.
Keep ReadingPeter Wintonick offers a documentary manifesto to help filmmakers negotiate, prepare for, and survive a competitive field.
Keep ReadingBà nôi, Alphée of the Stars, and Brand New River showcase Quebecois voices among the Canadian films at Hot Docs 2013.
Keep ReadingA survey of Hot Docs shorts including Just As I Remember, Softening, Yellow Sticky Notes | Canadian Anijam, and Packing Up the Wagon.
Keep ReadingDavid Vaisbord offers a six-point manifesto to help Canadian documentary filmmakers cut it in an industry with modest means.
Keep ReadingAward winning filmmaker Molly Dineen was born in Canada, but identifies as British and is driven by the need to understand the world.
Keep ReadingThere appears to be a fundamental disconnect between the various public bodies empowered to fund documentaries in Canada.
Keep ReadingWith NCR: Not Criminally Responsible at Hot Docs, John Kastner’s films continue to be preoccupied with weightily Dostoyevskian themes.
Keep ReadingCanadian broadcasters are forced into making promises they’ll inevitably break, and find themselves dealing with pesky independent producers.
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