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Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story Leads Broadcast Doc Canadian Screen Awards Winners

by Pat Mullen
May 29, 2026
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Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story wins five Canadian Screen Awards including Best Director and Best Writing for Alison Duke.

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Endless Cookie Wins Canadian Screen Award for Best Documentary

by Pat Mullen
May 29, 2026
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Endless Cookie wins Best Feature Documentary at the Canadian Screen Awards, while Modern Whore and There Are No Words among doc winners.

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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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Yintah Wins Canadian Screen Award for Best Documentary

by Pat Mullen
June 2, 2025
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Yintah leads the documentary winners at the Canadian Screen Awards as the categories for feature film were handed out over the weekend.

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The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal Dominates Canadian Screen Award Doc Winners

by Pat Mullen
May 31, 2025
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The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal led the field in the Canadian Screen Award winners for broadcast documentary, lifestyle, and reality.

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The Tragically Hip, Okurimono Lead Canadian Screen Award Documentary Nominees

by Pat Mullen
March 26, 2025
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The Canadian Screen Award nominations for documentary include The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal, Okurimono, Yintah, Swan Song, Plastic People, and Nobody Wants to Talk About Jacob Appelbaum.

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Twice Colonized Wins Canadian Screen Award for Best Documentary

by Pat Mullen
June 1, 2024
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Twice Colonized caps off Canadian Screen Award winners with the Ted Rogers Best Feature Length Documentary Award in a ceremony hosted by Mae Martin.

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The Longest Goodbye Leads Second Wave of Canadian Screen Award Doc Winners

by Pat Mullen
May 30, 2024
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Canadian Screen Awards Cinematic Arts documentary winners include The Longest Goodbye,

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Mr. Dressup Leads Canadian Screen Awards Documentary TV Winners

by Pat Mullen
May 30, 2024
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Canadian Screen Awards winners for TV documentary, factual, lifestyle, and reality.

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Jane Goodall Documentary Sets Bar for Sustainable Film Production

by Pat Mullen
May 30, 2024
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Jane Goodall: Reasons for Hope, produced by Science North, receives the inaugural Canadian Screen Award for sustainable production.

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