Issue 86 - Summer 2012
Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky’s Indie Game: The Movie levels up Hot Docs after taking Sundance by storm.
Pakistani-Canadian Oscar-winner Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy’s personal story and philosophy on her road to making Saving Face.
Read MoreSo how to survive these turbulent times? Open up new dialogues. Look for strategic partnerships. Build new communities. Diversify.
Read MoreLisanne Pajot and James Swirsky's Indie Game: The Movie makes its Hot Docs debut after scoring an editing prize in Sundance's World Cinema competition.
Read MoreWith Harper’s new federal austerity budget we are subjected to attacks on things like seniors, the environment, public health and—what a cliché—arts and culture.
Read MoreDOXA considers changing its name in order to accommodate the scope and breadth of new forms of documentary presentation.
Read MoreHot Doc’s Canadian Spectrum is an eagerly anticipated survey of the current crop of Can-docs. Here’s the skinny.
Read MoreWhatever you want to call it—reality TV, docu-series, docu-soap—unscripted television is being watched by more people around the globe than ever. With this popularity has come a new breed of storytellers,
Read MoreYung Chang's China Heavyweight illustrates how winning is not necessarily the ultimate reward, it’s the lessons learned along the way.
Read MoreMichel Brault’s seminal work in documentary is honoured with the 2012 Outstanding Achievement Award by Hot Docs.
Read MoreThe 62nd International Berlin Film Festival is an icy opus that showcases the globe’s top cinema, from studio starlets at the galas to experimental explorations, courtesy of the Forum, the self-proclaimed ‘daring’ section that showcases the avant-garde.
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