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Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story Leads Canadian Screen Awards Documentary Nominations

by Pat Mullen
March 25, 2026
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Canadian Screen Awards nominations for documentary see Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story lead the field with eight, while Spare My Bones, Coyote! tops the film categories.

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Blue Mountain Film and Media Festival Announces Line-up

by Pat Mullen
April 15, 2025
Festivals/News

Blue Mountain Film and Media Festival announces line-up for 2025 edition including the Canadian premieres of docs Shelf Life, Front Row, and Middletown.

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Canada’s Top Ten Has a Documentary Problem

by Pat Mullen
January 8, 2025
Features/TIFF

Canada's Top Ten, released by TIFF, includes Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story. It's a worthy selection, but is there more room for documentaries?

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The Best Documentaries of 2024: Ringing in a Tumultuous Year

by Pat Mullen Marc Glassman
December 12, 2024
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The best documentaries of 2024 include Mountain Queen, Soundtrack to a Coup d'État, Mistress Dispeller, Dahomey, Daughters, Yintah, and No Other Land.

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Becoming Beethoven’s Ninth

by Larry Weinstein
October 1, 2024
Essays/Features

Director Larry Weinstein tells how be became a character in his documentary Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity.

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Pointed View: On Hot Docs and a Festival at Precipice

by Pat Mullen
April 25, 2024
Hot Docs

Where does Hot Docs go from here? A look at the situation for Toronto's documentary festival as it kicks off another--and potentially last--season.

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Hot Docs Announces Full 2024 Line-up

by Pat Mullen
March 26, 2024
Hot Docs

Hot Docs announces line-up for 2024 festival including the opening night selection of Dawn Porter's Luther: Never Too Much.

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