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Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe

Mr. Dressup Leads Canadian Screen Awards Documentary TV Winners

by Pat Mullen
May 30, 2024
Industry

Canadian Screen Awards winners for TV documentary, factual, lifestyle, and reality.

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Canadian Screen Award Nominees in Documentary and Factual Categories

by Pat Mullen
March 6, 2024
Industry

Canadian Screen Award nominations for documentary, non-fiction, and factual include Beyond Paper, The Longest Goodbye, and Someone Lives Here.

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ReFrame Film Festival Returns With Over 60 Social Justice Docs

by Pat Mullen
January 25, 2024
Festivals

Documentary highlights at the 2024 ReFrame Film Festival include Boil Alert, Queendom, Kirby's House, Manufacturing the Threat, and Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe.

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Someone Lives Here Reps Feature Docs on Canada’s Top Ten

by Pat Mullen
December 6, 2023
TIFF

TIFF's Canada's Top Ten selections include the documentaries Someone Lives Here, Madeline, I Used to Live There, and Baigal Nuur - Lake Baikal.

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Doc Highlights at VIFF 2023

by Pat Mullen
September 27, 2023October 12, 2023
Festivals

Documentaries at this year's Vancouver International Film Festival include Swan Song, Anselm, The Mission, WaaPaKe, and Physician, Heal Thyself.

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2023 TIFF Docs Report: In the Hall of the Mountain Queen

by Pat Mullen
September 19, 2023
Features/TIFF

Documentary highlights from the Toronto International Film Festival include Mountain Queen, Mr. Dressup, Menus-Plaisirs Les Troisgros, The Mother of All Lies, and Walls.

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Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe Review – Dialing Up Nostalgia

by Jason Gorber
September 18, 2023
Reviews/TIFF

Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe offers a relatively superficial celebration of the beloved children's TV icon.

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Mr. Dressup Wins TIFF People’s Choice Award for Documentary

by Pat Mullen
September 17, 2023December 13, 2023
TIFF

Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe wins the TIFF People's Choice Award for documentary with Summer Qamp, Mountain Queen as runners-up.

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The Evergreen Power of Mr. Dressup

by Rachel Ho
September 17, 2023
Features/Interviews/Reviews

Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe celebrates the beloved TV character by Ernie Coombs who delighted Canadians for generations.

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VIFF Unveils First Titles Including Swan Song and Mr. Dressup

by Pat Mullen
August 10, 2023
Festivals

The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) announces the first titles for its 2023 festival including Swan Song and Mr. Dressup.

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