NFB Shorts Spotlight: Saturday Shares a Family’s Story of Defying Ableism by POV Staff Published on May 22, 2025 Features Now streaming from the National Film Board of Canada, Saturday offers a story about one family's success in defying ableism.
Velvet Film / Cannes Orwell: 2+2=5 Review – Peck’s Appraisal Does Not Add Up by Jason Gorber Published on May 22, 2025 Festivals/Reviews Acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck revisits the resonance of George Orwell's work, in Orwell: 2+2=5, but somewhat obscures the message of his writing.
Apple Original Films / Cannes Bono: Stories of Surrender Review – Singing His Own Praises by Jason Gorber Published on May 21, 2025 Festivals/Reviews Concert doc Bono: Stories of Surrender is at its best when the U2 frontman settles down to get personal and playfully self-deprecating.
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema | Handout Eight Projects Receive Support from Hot Docs-Blue Ice Docs Fund by Pat Mullen Published on May 21, 2025 Hot Docs/News Eight documentary projects receive funding from the Hot Docs-Blue Ice Docs Fund supporting voices in African film and media.
Lesbians march incognito, Toronto, 1973. | Photo by Jearld Moldenhauer. Courtesy of the NFB First Trailer for Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance Spotlights a History of Activists by POV Staff Published on May 20, 2025 News Watch the first trailer for Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance, which screens across Canadian in June from the National Film Board.
The Six Billion Dollar Man | Cannes The Six Billion Dollar Man Wins New Golden Globe Award for Documentary by Pat Mullen Published on May 19, 2025 Festivals/News Eugene Jarecki's The Six Billion Dollar Man wins inaugural Globes-Artemis Rising Docu Award at the Cannes Film Festival.
Screenshot Read NFB Chairperson Suzanne Guevremont’s Statement on Canadian Content at CRTC Hearings by Pat Mullen Published on May 16, 2025 Industry/News Read NFB Chairperson Suzanne Guèvremont's statement on documentary, Canadian content, and Programs of National Interest at the CRTC hearings.
iStock Policy Matters: Can Canadian Independent Documentaries Survive? by Sarah Spring Published on May 14, 2025 Industry CRTC hearings on Canadian Content and Market Dynamics and Sustainability could shape the future of documentary production in Canada.
Cannes Welcome to Lynchland Review: Celebrating a Hollywood Enigma by Jason Gorber Published on May 13, 2025May 16, 2025 Festivals/Reviews The films of David Lynch, iconoclastic director of Blue Velvet, Mulholland Dr., and Twin Peaks, get a straightforward celebration.
Ball is Life Entertainment. Saints and Warriors Leads DOXA Documentary Festival Winners by Pat Mullen Published on May 12, 2025 Festivals/News Saints and Warriors tops the winners of Vancouver's DOXA Documentary Festival with the Colin Low Award for Best Canadian Director.