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Ron Mann Wins Company 3 Luminary Award from Toronto Film Critics Association

by Pat Mullen
January 19, 2026
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Documentary filmmaker Ron Mann wins Company 3 Luminary Award from Toronto Film Critics Association, while Xiaodan He wins Jay Scott Prize and Nirris Nagendrarajah wins Telefilm Canada Emerging Critic Award.

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Montreal, My Beautiful Wins WIFF Prize in Canadian Film

by Pat Mullen
October 26, 2025
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Montreal, My Beautiful by Xiaodan He wins the $25,000 WIFF Prize in Canadian Film from the Windsor International Film Festival

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It's hard to stay mad when there's so much beauty It's hard to stay mad when there's so much beauty in the world. ✒️ MARY OLIVER: SAVED BY THE BEAUTY OF THE WORLD captures the words and spirit of the Pulitzer Prize winning poet. 📽 now in theatres 🔗 review in bio. #movies #moviereview #poetry #maryoliver #Documentary
40 years on, the work of Yungatar Film Collective 40 years on, the work of Yungatar Film Collective remains a key body of work in Indian activist cinema. ✊️ @nidhilvohra looks at four Yungatar films that document grassroots movements for women’s rights both in domestic spaces and in the workplace. 🔗 link in bio #film #movies #yungatar #activism #history
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Accessibility takes centre stage in #KingArthursNi Accessibility takes centre stage in #KingArthursNight as artists with and without Down syndrome create an epic tale on stage. 👑 This backstage doc chronicles innovations in inclusive practices. 🔗 review in bio 📽 @hotdocs_ June 26 #documentary #moviereviews #kingarthur #Toronto
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Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions spotlights the career of the Rough Trade rocker.

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