What's at stake for creatives in the Canadian screen sector--and Canadian culture more broadly--if the government doesn't uphold the terms of the Online Streaming Act? Everything.
Keep ReadingFilm sector responds as the CRTC announces the elimination of Programs of National Interest (PNIs), which traditionally protected non-commercial programming.
Keep ReadingVeteran director/producer Ric Esther Bienstock reflects upon a career in documentary, from Ebola to porn, and her latest project with Alex Gibney.
Keep ReadingA fond farewell to a Hot Docs founder and the Documentary Organization of Canada’s first executive director, Debbie Nightingale.
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Keep ReadingThe Documentary Organization of Canada releases the report What We Heard that draws upon community consultations about the state of documentary filmmaking in Canada.
Keep ReadingDebbie Nightingale, Hot Docs co-founder, documentary advocate, and devoted goat farmer, passes away at age 71.
Keep ReadingLeaders from the Documentary Organization of Canada, International Documentary Association, and Documentary Film Council form international advocacy alliance.
Keep ReadingAn interview with Julian Carrington, the new executive director of the Documentary Organization of Canada, on the path ahead for the advocacy group.
Keep ReadingJulian Carrington named executive director of the Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC). He begins the role with the advocacy group on June 9.
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