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Witsuswit'en land defender Tsakë ze’ Howilhkat Freda Huson, stands in ceremony while police arrive to enforce Coastal GasLink’s injunction. She is wearing a traditional dress that is white with yellow and black markings.

Yintah Wins Canadian Screen Award for Best Documentary

by Pat Mullen
June 2, 2025June 12, 2025
News

Yintah leads the documentary winners at the Canadian Screen Awards as the categories for feature film were handed out over the weekend.

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The Tragically Hip, Okurimono Lead Canadian Screen Award Documentary Nominees

by Pat Mullen
March 26, 2025May 31, 2025
Industry/News

The Canadian Screen Award nominations for documentary include The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal, Okurimono, Yintah, Swan Song, Plastic People, and Nobody Wants to Talk About Jacob Appelbaum.

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ReFrame Film Festival to Open ’25 Edition with Red Fever

by Pat Mullen
December 13, 2024March 12, 2025
Festivals/News

ReFrame Film Festival announces line-up for its 2025 edition running in person and online from January 23 to February 2.

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Intercepted and Republic Top RIDM Winners

by Pat Mullen
December 1, 2024March 12, 2025
News/RIDM

Intercepted and Republic lead the winners at this year's RIDM, the Montreal International Documentary Festival, while No Other Land wins People's Choice.

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RIDM Unveils Inaugural Magnus Isacsson Competition

by Pat Mullen
October 17, 2024March 12, 2025
Festivals/News

RIDM announces eight films that will screen in the inaugural Magnus Isacsson Competition in honour of the late activist filmmaker.

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Revitalizing Knowledge

by Kelly Boutsalis
May 22, 2024
Features

Singing Back the Buffalo and Wilfred Buck, directed by Tasha Hubbard and Lisa Jackson, respectively, impart stories of Indigenous knowledge.

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The marquee of Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema is lit up and seen from street view at night. The marquee text is white and green with a green border.

Is Hot Docs Burnt Out?

by Marc Glassman
April 25, 2024
Hot Docs

Is Hot Docs burnt out? Marc Glassman previews this year's edition of the embattled festival that's making headlines for the wrong reasons.

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Adrianne & the Castle to Open DOXA 2024

by Pat Mullen
April 3, 2024
Festivals

DOXA Documentary Festival announces its 2024 line-up including Adrianne & the Castle, nanekawâsis, and Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story.

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Lisa Jackson: Recontextualizing Indigenous Experiences

by Courtney Small
March 30, 2024
Features

Anishinaabe filmmaker Lisa Jackson blends the past and present through her various works to share the truth about Indigenous stories.

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Coming Soon: POV Issue #121!

by POV Staff
March 21, 2024April 8, 2024
Features

A preview of POV Magazine's Spring/Summer 2024 edition--our 121st issue!--featuring new documentaries on the spring circuit and deep dives on documentaries.

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What stories exist outside the frame? 📷 @gesila.l What stories exist outside the frame? 📷

@gesila.lightplaysociety looks at the complicated historues behind two iconic Vietnam War photos in the documentaries The Stringer and Saigon Story. 

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@imaginenative kicks off today with AKI! Here are @imaginenative kicks off today with AKI! Here are some of the documentary highlights at this year's festival devoted to Indigenous storytellers. 🪶

📽 On now through June 7

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Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story leads the Canadian Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story leads the Canadian Screen Awards broadcast documentary winners! Congratulations to the team and all the winners. 🏆

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Congratulations to #EndlessCookie for winning the Congratulations to #EndlessCookie for winning the Canadian Screen Award for Best Documentary Feature!

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The @bluemtnfilmfest kicks off its 5th edition tom The @bluemtnfilmfest kicks off its 5th edition tomorrow! Here are some of the #documentary highlights playing at this year's fest, including several Canadian premieres, music docs, and grand adventures. 🏔

📽 May 28 - 31, @bluemtnvillage 

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With purse strings tightening in Canada, must film With purse strings tightening in Canada, must filmmakers look south or to Medici-style patrons to fund their docs?

@adambenzine looks at the Canadian situation in the first of our three-part survey in the state of documentary. 

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WHAT WILL I BECOME? offers a powerful exploration WHAT WILL I BECOME? offers a powerful exploration of trans boyhood and conversations about mental health. ✨️ 

We chatted with directors Lexie Bean and Logan Rozos ahead of the film's Canadian premiere at @insideoutfestival. 

📽 in-theatre: May 30; also online

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@insideoutfestival kicks off today with a great li @insideoutfestival kicks off today with a great line up of docs including #Antidiva, which screens May 23.

🔗 Get the full rundown of doc highlights at the fest at POV as #InsideOut runs today through May 31. 🌈

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Reporting from la Croisette, here are all the #Can Reporting from la Croisette, here are all the #Cannes docs that @filmfest_ca has been reviewing from the fest. 🌴

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