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Issue 73

Reflections on Art and Artists in the Financial District

by Wayne Baerwaldt
February 1, 2009April 23, 2022
Festivals

One of Nuit Blanche 2008’s curators, Baerwaldt reflects on the art he chose - and its reception during a night of high jinx and high visibility.

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Stan Douglas produces films that don’t begin or end…

by Nancy Lanthier
February 1, 2009April 15, 2022
Features

Stan Douglas’s visually complex works aren’t just mechanically and stylistically clever, they offer constellations of carefully researched historical references, and poetic and rigorous intellectualism.

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FIFA: Triumph of the Art Doc

by Maurie Alioff
February 1, 2009May 21, 2022
Festivals

Montreal’s Festival International du Film sur l’Art (FIFA) has grown from a niche event in 1981 into a ten-day showcase of 300 films from 30 countries. Alioff previews the latest edition of

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Legends: The Making of Monsters

by Matthew Hays
February 1, 2009April 23, 2022
Features

Reflections on John Greyson and Laurie Lynd's landmark gay short film Maker of Monsters on its 20th anniversary.

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Living City: An Investigation

by Jonathan Goldsbie
February 1, 2009April 24, 2022
Features

Goldsbie examines cityscapes as sites for art and cultural renewal through the prism of a new doc by Hadley Obodiac about Canada’s urban centres.

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The POV Interview: John Walker, Part Two

by Marc Glassman
February 1, 2009April 12, 2022
Interviews

Part two of Marc Glassman's interview with John Walker about Passage, Strand, and learning the art of documentary from the Crawleys.

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Soundscaping: The Art of Snow

by Heidi McKenzie
February 1, 2009April 25, 2022
Features

McKenzie profiles Michael Snow, a great Canadian icon who has made music, film and art for more than 50 years.

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Policy Matters: The Balance Sheet Does Not Hold

by Barri Cohen
February 1, 2009April 9, 2022
Industry

The CRTC know they’ve got to come up with a less monopolistic map of our broadcast and new media world and create conditions for new players to enter the field.

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Larry Towell: Sound & Vision

by Allan Tong
February 1, 2009April 25, 2022
Photography

As the lone Canadian at the esteemed photography agency Magnum, Towell used a small camcorder that Sony gave to some of the company’s shooters as a proposed experiment

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Reel Artists Festival Comes of Age

by Adam Nayman
February 1, 2009May 16, 2022
Festivals

Canadian Art Reel Artists Film Festival has cornered the Toronto's film festival market on contemporary documentaries about visual artists.

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