Canadian Cinema
Challenge for Change and the birth of participatory documentary
How the NFB's Challenge for Change program and the 1967 Fogo Island films changed who controls a documentary, and why the Fogo process still matters.
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Festivals & Distribution
A field guide to Canada's documentary festivals, season by season
Hot Docs, RIDM, DOXA, Yorkton and more: when Canada's documentary festivals run, what each is like, and how to plan premieres, fees and submissions.
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Documentary
How to watch a documentary critically: questions for the credits
A practical guide to watching documentaries critically: who paid, who opened the door, what was staged, scored or left out, and who gains if you believe it.
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