Filmmaker and educator Chanda Chevannes is the new Executive Director of the National Film Board of Canada's Ontario Studio.
Keep ReadingTIFF Docs line-up for 2022 festival includes new films by Laura Poitras, Werner Herzog, Patricio Guzmán, Gabriela Cowperthwaite, and Sam Soko.
Keep ReadingThe Documentary Organization of Canada updates its board of directors and adds four new At Large appointments to better represent its membership.
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Keep ReadingDOCs from the Vault is a new partnership between the Documentary Organization of Canada and streaming platform Tënk.
Keep Reading8th annual DOC Institute Honours recognize Sylvia D. Hamilton and Tamara Mariam Dawit with the DOC Luminary Award and DOC Vanguard Award, respectively.
Keep ReadingHow have Canadian filmmakers responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and captured stories from this historic time? A survey with filmmakers Yung Chang, Matt Gallagher, Ngardy Conteh George, and the NFB's project The
Keep ReadingDOC responds to the NFB’s strategic plan with steps that include restoring production spending and committing to greater racial and filmmaker representation.
Keep ReadingThe recent CBC/Radio Canada CRTC hearings saw DOC advocate on behalf of Canadian documentary filmmakers during the broadcaster’s license renewal at a time when CBC is reducing investment in documentaries.
Keep ReadingWith the stakes so high for crews and participants in this moment of historic pandemic and protest, should documentary filmmakers be picking up their cameras? Barri Cohen considers filmmaking amid the COVID-19
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