In my corner of the filmmaking world, mostly filled with arty narratives, documentaries, and animation, Viktor Kossakovsky (Aquarela) is a big deal. He’s been winning awards since the early ‘90s for edgy
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Part 1: The Creative Development of Wild Pacific Rescue By Andrew Munger As White Pine Pictures’ Director of Unscripted Development, my primary responsibility is to create, develop and pitch new documentary and
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The docuseries that introduced audiences to a world of blueberry heists and bee-stealers is back for a second season of true crime with a Canadian twist. CBC’s Farm Crime goes beyond small
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An interview with Stray director Elizabeth Lo on her exquisitely-shot portrait of dogs in Istanbul, which won the prize for Best International Feature, and is a must for Kedi fans.
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Heather Young discusses her hybrid drama Murmur, which brings the story of a recovering addict who volunteers at an animal shelter to this year's Toronto International Film Festival.
Keep ReadingKifaru (USA/Kenya, 79 min.) Dir. David Hambridge Programme: Animal Magnetism (International Premiere) This year’s edition of Hot Docs features a great theme programme called Animal Magnetism. It’s a series of docs that allows
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