Wang Bing's Youth (Homecoming) is lone documentary in the hunt for the Golden Lion at this year's Venice Film Festival.
Keep ReadingShort documentary Who Loves the Sun, directed by Arshia Shakiba, is the only Canadian film selected for Venice's Orizzonti competition.
Keep ReadingVenice Film Festival line-up includes new documentaries by Laura Poitras, Frederick Wiseman, Steve James, Gianfranco Rosi, and more.
Keep ReadingFilmmaker Andrea Segre did not have the best relationship with his father, Ulderico. There was a chasm between them, one that he could not overcome no matter how many bridges he attempted
Keep ReadingThis year’s IDFA offered a retrospective on the striking body of work of the Italian master, the festival’s guest of honour, Gianfranco Rosi.
Keep ReadingOn viewing coronavirus docs amid a return to film festivals: Venetian Molecules, Sportin’ Life, In This Moment, and iSola bring stories of the coronavirus pandemic to the Venice Film Festival.
Keep ReadingThere are some festivals that I have come back to year after year, with pleasure, almost with a feeling of being part of the furniture.
Keep ReadingArtist-filmmaker Mark Lewis represents Canada at the Venice Biennale with a series of meditative films that were sponsored by the NFB. Are docs and art intertwining?
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