Programme
Film from across Canada, past and present, from the National Film Board tradition to regional scenes and new voices.
From Alanis Obomsawin and the Indian Film Crew to Isuma and Tasha Hubbard, a short history of Indigenous documentary in Canada and where to start watching.
Keep readingHow Michel Brault, Gilles Groulx and Pierre Perrault took light cameras and live sound into Quebec life, and how cinéma direct differs from vérité.
Keep readingHow a one-hour Canadian documentary gets paid for: licence fees, the Canada Media Fund, federal and provincial tax credits, private funds and cash flow.
Keep readingHow 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.
Keep readingHot 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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