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Min Sook Lee is a Korean woman in her 50s. She is wearing a suit and speaking at a microphone.

DOC Fights for Independent Filmmakers at the CRTC

by Julian Carrington
September 22, 2025
Features/Industry

As Canada awaits results from May's CRTC hearings, there is a looming concern that even favourable determinations might be hobbled by larger forces.

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DOC’s Julian Carrington Steps into Executive Director Role at Key Moment

by Pat Mullen Marc Glassman
June 12, 2025
Industry/Interviews

An interview with Julian Carrington, the new executive director of the Documentary Organization of Canada, on the path ahead for the advocacy group.

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NFB Chairperson Suzanne Guevremont is a Caucasian woman wearing a white blazer. She has blond hair and is seated at a microphone at a grey table.

Read NFB Chairperson Suzanne Guevremont’s Statement on Canadian Content at CRTC Hearings

by Pat Mullen
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.

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Policy Matters: Can Canadian Independent Documentaries Survive?

by Sarah Spring
May 14, 2025
Industry

CRTC hearings on Canadian Content and Market Dynamics and Sustainability could shape the future of documentary production in Canada.

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Canadian Screen Sector Responds to CRTC’s Online Streaming Act

by Pat Mullen
June 4, 2024
Industry

Members in the Canadian screen sector respond to the CRTC's plan for the Online Streaming Act, which requires foreign streamers to invest in CanCon.

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DOC’s Sarah Spring Advocates for Documentaries at CRTC Hearings

by POV Staff
December 11, 2023
Industry

Read DOC executive director Sarah Spring's opening remarks from the CRTC hearings on December 8.

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Netflix Sets Its Own Rules

by Rudy Buttignol
October 9, 2017November 6, 2021
Industry

Last week, the Minister of Canadian Heritage, unveiled her long-awaited cultural industries policy titled Creative Canada. While there are some good bits in the announcement, such as top up money for the

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Policy Matters: Level The Playing Field

by Barri Cohen
January 10, 2017August 30, 2021
Features/Industry

CRTC chair Jean-Pierre Blais’s term ends in June, 2017. Let’s fight to make sure that he’s not renewed.

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Policy Matters: Is This the Best We Can Do?

by Barri Cohen
May 16, 2016December 20, 2021
Industry

Jean-Pierre Blais, chair of the CRTC, should be fired or have the decency to resign for his indifferent destruction of Canadian media.

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Policy Matters: A Guide for Factual Creatives

by Barri Cohen
September 1, 2015December 1, 2021
Industry

Barri Cohen reflects on the Canadian Media Guild's Guide to Working in Canadian Factual TV Production.

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Want the story behind the @northernsuperleague? @t Want the story behind the @northernsuperleague? @thepitchdoc_nsl follows the fight to establish a women's pro soccer league in Canada. ⚽️

We chatted with director Michèle Hozer at @windsorfilmfest about her documentary hitting the circuit. 

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Catch LOVE, HAROLD at festivals including @workmanartsto & @windsorfilmfest this week. 

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@vancityreynolds and @clinhanks tell us why John Candy: I Like Me invites an important conversation about mental health and captures the star's iconic Canadianness. 🇨🇦

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📽: @primevideo Oct. 10

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