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The Interactive Paradox

by Sergeo Kirby
July 2, 2015February 3, 2022
Industry

Does the interactive digital documentary (directly or indirectly) negatively affect the traditional narrative documentary?

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Navid Khonsari and the Doc Game Revolution

by Marc Serpa Francoeur Robinder Uppal
May 7, 2015May 21, 2022
Features/Hot Docs

“Documentary” and “game” aren’t words you typically hear in the same sentence, but Navid Khonsari wants to change that.

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The Power of Interactive Doc as Collective Experience

by Robinder Uppal Marc Serpa Francoeur
May 7, 2015November 7, 2021
Festivals/Hot Docs

A nearly full house gathered at Innis Town Hall for Hot Docs 2015’s special one-night-only performance of Highrise: Universe Within, Live. The last instalment of Katerina Cizek and the NFB’s groundbreaking digital documentary

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4 Tools for Creating Interactive Docs

by Marc Serpa Francoeur Robinder Uppal
March 12, 2015November 7, 2021
Features/Industry

Hey there, 21st Century Doc Maker! Do you want to delve into the world of interactive doc production even if you aren’t a computer programmer? Here’s a quick look at four different

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Interactive Docs for the Nonbelievers

by Marc Serpa Francoeur Robinder Uppal
March 9, 2015November 7, 2021
Features/Industry

Although few conventional doc film projects get funded these days without some sort of interactive component, there are still plenty of grumblings among doc folk as to what all the fuss is

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Are Video Games the New Docs?

by Mark Dillon
October 9, 2013February 13, 2022
Industry

With broadcasters demanding companion interactive digital content, are video games the latest form of documentary?

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The Little Mountain Project: A Hyperlocal Manifesto

by David Vaisbord
July 8, 2013February 15, 2022
Industry

David Vaisbord offers a six-point manifesto to help Canadian documentary filmmakers cut it in an industry with modest means.

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Signs of Life

by Pepita Ferrari
April 18, 2013February 21, 2022
Industry

One of the more resilient of the cultural survivors in this bitter winter for Quebec artists is Katarina Soukup of Catbird Productions.

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The Docmedia Manifesto

by Peter Wintonick
November 20, 2012February 27, 2022
Features

"It has fallen upon me to inscribe the synthesized thoughts and feelings of a number of people who are working in documentary and independent cinema here in Canada," writes Peter Wintonick.

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IDFA’s DocLab and the Interactive Documentary

by Melanie Sevcenko
February 1, 2012May 20, 2022
Festivals

Alongside almost 300 films screened at the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) last November, the 12-day event offered an interactive alternative to the documentary form. According to artists and curators, digital storytelling

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