Sarah Spring to depart her role as executive director from the Documentary Organization of Canada after several years in the position.
Documentary Culture
Canadian Film Festival announces titles for the 2025 edition including the world premieres of Crocodile Eyes and Lunatic: The Luna Vachon Story.
No Other Land and The Only Girl in the Orchestra win the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature and Best Short Documentary, respectively.
Oscar predictions and picks in the races for Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Short: is it No Other Land or Porcelain War?
Hot Docs announces Made In Exile programme for 2025 festival. The series will showcase the perspectives of displaced persons worldwide.
Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story wins $50,000 Rogers Best Canadian Documentary from the Toronto Film Critics Association.
Now streaming, Northlore mixes animation and oral storytelling traditions to explore the connection between humans and wildlife.
Hip Hop documentaries like As We Speak, Nas: Time Is Illmatic, Black Life: Untold Stories, and Free Meek show the power of music and community.
Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius) sees Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson examine the career and legacy of Sly and the Family Stone and the double standards to which Black artists are held.
The Oscar-nominated short documentaries include Incident; I Am Ready, Warden; Death by Numbers; The Only Girl in the Orchestra; and Instruments of a Beating Heart.