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Ghosts of the Sea

Two animated characters, one yellow and one white, sit at a cluttered kitchen table. They are drinking coffee and have funny noses. There is also a girl whose head is a chocolate chip cookie.

Endless Cookie Wins Rogers Best Canadian Documentary from Toronto Film Critics Association

by Pat Mullen
March 3, 2026
News

Endless Cookie wins Rogers Best Canadian Documentary from the Toronto Film Critics Association and a cash prize of $50,000 courtesy of Rogers.

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A partially cut watermelon rests in a red bowl on a table. There is a smaller orange bowl beside it. The table has a white tablecloth with a holly berry style pattern, and is positioned near an open window through which the sun shines on the melon.

Canada’s Top Ten Downplays Docs Once Again

by Pat Mullen
January 6, 2026
Features/Industry

Canada's Top Ten for 2025 includes only one documentary: Agatha's Almanac. The list represents an annual oversight for Canadian docs.

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A blonde woman sits on a sailboat with her hands clasped on her knees while looking back towards her father standing at the end of the boat. It is a dark and cloudy day.

Now Streaming, Ghosts of the Sea Is a Haunting Family Story

by POV Staff
November 7, 2025
Features

Ghosts of the Sea, now streaming from the National Film Board of Canada, is Virgina Tangvald's haunting tale of reclaiming her family's story.

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Two women stand on a stage. One is in the spotlight at a podium and the other is off to her side. There is a screen behind them advertising the Atlantic International Film Festival in red with white letters.

Atlantic International Film Festival Announces 2025 Line-up

by Pat Mullen
August 13, 2025
Festivals

Atlantic International Film Festival announces 2025 line-up including the world premiere of Michèle Hozer's The Pitch.

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A partially cut watermelon rests in a red bowl on a table. There is a smaller orange bowl beside it. The table has a white tablecloth with a holly berry style pattern, and is positioned near an open window through which the sun shines on the melon.

Gimli International Film Fest Boasts a Fine Slice of Non-Fiction

by POV Staff
July 23, 2025
Festivals

Documentary highlights at the Gimli International Film Festival include Agatha's Almanac, The Track, Endless Cookie, and Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore.

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A mosaic of documentary highlights from this year's Hot Docs film festival.

The 2025 Hot Docs Report: A Confident Return

by Pat Mullen
May 5, 2025
Features/Hot Docs

Hot Docs 2025 proved a confident return for the documentary festival with full screenings, engaged audiences, and some strong titles, especially Canadian ones.

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A close up of poet Andrea Gibson. They are lying down looking forward reflectively. They are Caucasian with dark brown hair that is long at the top and shaved on the sides. The photo has a dark blue hue.

Come See Me in the Good Light Holds Strong in Hot Docs Race

by Pat Mullen
May 1, 2025
Hot Docs/News

Come See Me in the Good Light keeps its lead in the Hot Docs Audience Award race for the fifth consecutive day since its Canadian premiere.

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Ghosts of the Sea Review: Sailing the Turbulent Waters of Closure

by Courtney Small
April 28, 2025
Hot Docs/Reviews

Ghosts of the Sea sees Virginia Tangvald explore two stories of loss in her family as she revisits the disappearances of her father and brother at sea.

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Hot Docs Preview: Is It the Festival’s Rebound Year?

by Pat Mullen
April 24, 2025
Hot Docs

Previewing Hot Docs 2025 as Toronto's documentary festival includes highlights like Shamed, Agatha's Almanac, and Come See Me in the Good Light.

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Hot Docs Announces Full Line-up, Fest to Open with Parade

by Pat Mullen
March 25, 2025
Hot Docs/News

Hot Docs announces the full line-up for the 2025 festival including opening night selection Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance.

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Film critic @cinemafrann remembers the master filmmaker who chronicled a nation's history and gave voice to the voiceless in films like The Battle of Chile, Obstinate Memory, Nostalgia for the Light, and The Pearl Button. 

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#BleedingHearts is love at first sight. 🫶 Ahead o #BleedingHearts is love at first sight. 🫶

Ahead of the film's @tiff_net premiere, director Andrew Morgan tells us about filming the @chaparelle story from the beginning.

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At the world premiere of #BlackSunflowers! 🇺🇦 Hug At the world premiere of #BlackSunflowers! 🇺🇦

Huge standing ovation for story of young Ukrainians soldiers, ravers, and photographers in wartime.

Executive producer Sean Penn introduces, while director James Marcus Haney reads a letter from Sofia, a soldier who couldn't attend, and a local Ukrainian choir sets the mood. 👏👏

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The TIFF Docs reviews are rolling in! Expect to h The TIFF Docs reviews are rolling in!

Expect to hear a lot more about these films in the fall circuit:
📽 Union Town
📽 Once Upon a Time in Harlem
📽 Low Lies the Land
📽 Rapinoe
📽 Like Magic
📽 Gail 

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"You only need two buyers to make a bidding war." "You only need two buyers to make a bidding war."

Full house for the State of Documentary panel at TIFF: The Market. Despair and optimism with equal measure. 💰

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A hero's journey comes full circle in MAN IN MOTIO A hero's journey comes full circle in MAN IN MOTION: THE RICK HANSEN STORY. 👩‍🦼

Director Adrien Buitenhuis tells @filmfest_ca how the doc came to be. 

📽 premieres today at @tiff_net 
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