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Swan Song

Twice Colonized Wins Canadian Screen Award for Best Documentary

by Pat Mullen
June 1, 2024
Industry

Twice Colonized caps off Canadian Screen Award winners with the Ted Rogers Best Feature Length Documentary Award in a ceremony hosted by Mae Martin.

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The Longest Goodbye Leads Second Wave of Canadian Screen Award Doc Winners

by Pat Mullen
May 30, 2024
Industry

Canadian Screen Awards Cinematic Arts documentary winners include The Longest Goodbye,

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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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Swan Song Wins Rogers Best Canadian Documentary from Toronto Film Critics

by Pat Mullen
March 5, 2024
Features

Swan Song, directed by Chelsea McMullan, wins the inaugural Rogers Best Canadian Documentary award from the Toronto Film Critics Association.

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The Best Documentaries of 2023: A Year in Review

by Pat Mullen Marc Glassman
December 21, 2023January 4, 2025
Features

The best documentaries of 2023 include Milisuthando, The Mother of All Lies, 20 Days in Mariupol, Swan Song, and Menus Plaisirs - Les Troisgros.

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Toronto Film Critics Name 20 Days in Mariupol Best Doc of 2023

by Pat Mullen
December 18, 2023January 4, 2025
Industry

Toronto Film Critics Association's TFCA Awards honour 20 Days in Mariupol, The Zone of Interest, and Rogers Best Canadian Documentary nominees.

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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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Windsor Film Festival Returns with Docs Worth the Trip

by Pat Mullen
October 25, 2023
Festivals

Doc highlights at the Windsor International Film Festival include Name Me Lawand, Rojek, Attila, Swan Song, Attila, and Beyond Utopia.

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Windsor International Film Festival Announces Line-up

by Pat Mullen
October 7, 2023
Festivals

Windsor International Film Festival (WIFF) announces 2023 line-up including 299 Queen Street West as closing night selection.

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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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More awards for documentaries! Assange doc The Six More awards for documentaries! Assange doc The Six Billion Dollar Man wins inaugural Globes-Artemis Rising Docu Award at Cannes in new collaboration between @goldenglobes and @artemisrisingfoundation. What doc do you think would have won last year?🏆 #documentary #Cannes #TheSixBillionDollarMan #film #movies
🎥 We're proud to co-present @speak.documentary, 🎥 We're proud to co-present @speak.documentary, one of the year's top docs, for its Toronto premiere at @insideoutfestival on Saturday, May 24 at TIFF Lightbox. 

The hit documentary about students putting their voices to good use in the national championships for public speaking.

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📨 Email your answer to info@povmagazine.com with the subject Inside Out.

Contest closes May 21 at noon EST.
Inside Out runs May 23 to June 1.

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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. 🗳

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