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Mira Burt-Wintonick discusses her new film Wintopia, a moving and personal reflection about her late father, Peter Wintonick -- filmmaker, former POV editor, and Canada's documentary ambassador.
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Keep ReadingPeter Wintonick was Canada’s Documentary Ambassador—and actually the greatest advocate for docs in the world.
Keep ReadingPeter and I I have been to dozens of places around the world, but I’d never been with him in Montreal. He spent so much time on the road devoting his life
Keep ReadingCanadian film funding received further consideration as it pertains to independent documentaries and the big public spenders like CBC and the NFB.
Keep ReadingLinda Vastrik and Mila Aung-Thwin discuss their international co-production Forest of the Dancing Spirits.
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