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Issue 64

Montreal Doc Festival Multiplies Loaves

by Jocelyne Clarke Magnus Isacsson
December 1, 2006May 14, 2022
RIDM

Montreal's film festival scene is booming as competition grows between Festival des Films du Monde, Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, and RIDM.

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Tech Talk: High Definition Hot Docs

by Richard Stringer
December 1, 2006May 14, 2022
Industry

At this year’s Hot Docs, it became clear that broadcasters are insisting on upgrading quickly to HD (high definition).

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Pointed View: Remembering Roberto

by Kathleen M. Smith
December 1, 2006May 14, 2022
Industry

Kathleen M. Smith remembers Roberto Ariganello, who passed away on August 13, 2006. He was a respected filmmaker, teacher, and mentor.

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Are the filmmakers whistling in the fields?

by Peter Wintonick
December 1, 2006May 14, 2022
Interviews

When Bensimon was appointed NFB Film Commissioner, he embarked on an ambitions five-year plan. Who well did he do? A conversation with Bensimon and Tom Perlmutter.

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Thinking About Isuma

by Claude Lalumiere
December 1, 2006May 14, 2022
Features

Established in 1989-90 by Zacharias Kunuk, Paul Apak, Pauloosie Qulitalik and Norman Cohn, Isuma has been a nexus for community-based filmmaking.

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Cuppa Coffee’s Brave New World

by Ellen Besen
December 1, 2006May 14, 2022
Industry

Since it first popped up in Toronto in the early ’90s, Cuppa Coffee has consistently taken a wide ranging approach to animation.

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CinemaNet Europe

by Ezra Winton
December 1, 2006May 14, 2022
Industry

CinemaNet Europe is more than a digital distribution network for documentary cinema. It is also a system of partner programmes in various EU countries.

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POV Interview: Peter Raymont

by Marc Glassman
December 1, 2006May 20, 2022
Interviews

Resolutely Canadian, Raymont has made films for social change in Nicaragua, Rwanda and Igloolik. A career-spanning interview with the director of Shake Hands with the Devil.

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We're so sorry to hear of the passing of Hot Docs co-founder Debbie Nightingale, who died July 10 at age 71. After getting Hot Docs off the ground and helping it to grow to become North America's largest documentary festival, Nightingale left city life to run the popular Haute Goat farm, which continues to delight attendees. 🐐

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