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Issue 92

Focus on Education 2013-14: Report from Ontario & Manitoba

by Nicholas Gergesha
February 19, 2014May 18, 2022
Features

A lot can change in the span of a decade. During this time film studies at the University of Toronto has progressed from a college-controlled programme into an independent Cinema Studies Institute.

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Focus on Education 2013-14: Report from British Columbia & Alberta

by Nancy Lanthier
February 19, 2014May 18, 2022
Features

If B.C.’s film education centres could be compared to a famous movie character, one could do worse than to suggest the campy alien the Blob, whose modus operandi was an unstoppable quest

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Focus on Education 2013-14: Report from Quebec & Atlantic Canada

by Adam Nayman
February 19, 2014May 18, 2022
Features

It’s been a big year for alumni of Concordia’s Film Production programme. Two former students have propelled themselves into the Oscar race.

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Pointed View: SIFT-ing Through a Week of Wonders

by Gale Zoe Garnett
February 13, 2014February 12, 2022
Features

A filmmaker remembers the Summer Institute for Film and Television (SIFT) and working with Anthony Minghella.

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Making “Unsung” and Other Tales

by Moze Mossanen
February 6, 2014February 8, 2022
Industry

"Private broadcasters should respect the conditions of their licence and public broadcasters should get back exactly what their name calls for — public broadcasting."

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Building Community through Filming Community

by Shannon Walsh
January 28, 2014February 12, 2022
Features

Director Shannon Walsh reflects on bringing the social-change aspect of documentary into the process behind the camera.

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The Dangling Conversation, Part 2

by Steven James May
January 20, 2014February 15, 2022
Industry

Canadian film funding received further consideration as it pertains to independent documentaries and the big public spenders like CBC and the NFB.

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Upping the Anti-

by Ezra Winton
December 10, 2013August 25, 2021
Essays/Features

Of starfish and jellyfish“Isn’t it better to have a lot of people seeing films that convince them to make a little bit of change, instead of only a few people seeing films

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Policy Matters: “Let’s Talk TV”….in Canada?

by Barri Cohen
November 28, 2013February 8, 2022
Industry

How do we figure out new rules with a policy framework that still has Canadian culture and cultural job protection in the mix?

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Marcel Ophüls: Ain’t Misbehavin’?

by Martin Delisle
November 11, 2013February 12, 2022
Essays

Watching Marcel Ophüls’ films again was both a thrilling and enriching experience. There was still something new to discover in every one of them.

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The audience has spoken! Come See Me in the Good L The audience has spoken! Come See Me in the Good Light wins @hotdocs_ Audience Award after holding the #1 spot all festival, while Endless Cookie wins Rogers Audience Award for Best Canadian Film. 🗳

Your top five:
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Last day of @hotdocs_! What are you seeing? Here Last day of @hotdocs_! What are you seeing?

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2. The Longer You Bleed - @mullenpat on Made in Exile highlight 🇺🇦
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4. They're Here - @smallmind1978 on doc about strange visitors 🛸
5. The Secret Lives of My Three Men - @bgos923 reviews hybrid highlight 🎭
6. I Dreamed His Name - Alexander Mooney looks at a personal journey 🇨🇴
7. Ai Weiwei's Turandot - @marc.glassman on an artist in times of war and COVID 😷
8. Widow Champion - @susangcole looks at sisters in a struggle 🙋‍♀️
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10. Higher than Acidic Clouds defies censors 🇮🇷

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