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Meet the Champions of Creative Documentary: An interview with the artistic directors of RIDM

by Winnie Wang
November 28, 2024
RIDM

RIDM artistic directors Ana Alice de Morais, Hubert Sabino-Brunette, and Marlene Edoyan share how programming as a collective reimagines festival curation.

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How The Death Tour Captures the Artistry and Intensity of Wrestling Up North

by Pat Mullen
August 2, 2024
Features/Interviews

An interview with The Death Tour director Stephan Peterson and co-director Sonya Ballantyne about their up-north wrestling doc.

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Fantasia Film Festival Workers Strike for Fair Wages

by David Cuevas
Festivals

Workers from the Fantasia International Film Festival strike mere days before the Montreal genre event is set to kick off.

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Pointed View: On Hot Docs and a Festival at Precipice

by Pat Mullen
April 25, 2024
Hot Docs

Where does Hot Docs go from here? A look at the situation for Toronto's documentary festival as it kicks off another--and potentially last--season.

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Taking Stock of Hot Docs

by Ezra Winton
March 27, 2024April 13, 2024
Essays/Features/Hot Docs

Where does Hot Docs stand? Assessing the documentary festival at 30.

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299 Queen Street West Is a Doc that More Canadians Should Be Able to See

by Jason Gorber
November 5, 2023November 7, 2023
Festivals/Interviews

An interview with 299 Queen Street West director Sean Menard about his documentary that chronicles the rise and fall of MuchMusic.

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Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival 2021

by Jutta Brendemuhl
December 6, 2021
Festivals/Industry

A report from the 2021 Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival, which highlighted relationships in space and time.

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CUFF.Docs Announces Line-up for 2021 Fest

by Pat Mullen
November 9, 2021
Festivals

CUFF.Docs announces its 2021 line-up, which includes Dominique Keller's Love: The Last Chapter as its opening night feature.

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Cannes 2021: A Front Row Seat with Mark Cousins’ The Story of Film

by Jason Gorber
July 6, 2021August 25, 2021
Festivals/Interviews

For over a decade, Mark Cousins has provided some of the most ambitious filmmaking regarding the art of cinema itself. His epic The Story of Film: An Odyssey was structured as a

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IDFA 2020: The Just Causes of Docs Against Capitalism

by Davide Abbatescianni
December 4, 2020August 11, 2021
Festivals

The 33rd edition of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), offered a wide selection of titles exploring the crucial role of capitalism in today’s society, placing a special focus on the

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"With Powwow, something that’s really special is "With Powwow, something that’s really special is that it is such a communal event, but also it is quite an individual journey."

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"I am a single mom, and I understood that there wa "I am a single mom, and I understood that there was a complicated relationship with his mother. I really wanted to tell an intimate family story."

Amy Berg tells @_rachelkh about her approach to telling #JeffBuckley's story through the women in his life in @itsneverovermovie. 

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After igniting one of the biggest controversies in After igniting one of the biggest controversies in Canadian film, #RussiansAtWar is now available to stream in self release.

Read why our critic says it's important to see this film as a flashpoint in freedom of speech debates, and as a document of an unfolding crisis. 

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