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Inside the Jury Room: How Bias Toward Debut Directors Impacts Canadian Award Outcomes

September 9, 2025September 8, 2025The Bottom LineCanadian Awards, Debate, Directors, Juries, Jury

Being honored with a national film award can transform the career of any director overnight. However, behind the closed doors of jury rooms, first-time filmmakers are often not playing on an even playing field. There

My First Feature

October 19, 2022October 21, 2022FilmmakersAdam Egoyan, Bruce McDonald, David Cronenberg, Deepa Mehta, Denis Villeneuve, Directors, Sarah Polley

Most directors complete a body of work before they try their hand at a feature film and even a finished feature with ‘A’ or ‘B’ list talent doesn’t guarantee box office gold or streaming success in the competitive landscape

MY FRIEND ANDRE BENNETT

August 11, 2022August 8, 2022FilmmakersAndre Bennett, Canadian Film, Directors, Famous Dead People

On December 21, 2021 the Canadian film industry lost an iconic figure to cancer – Andre Bennett. Bennett was a game changer, a determined, energetic promoter who was unpretentious and enthusiastic, but mostly an integral architect for a

My Top 5 Canadian Directors

September 12, 2018September 12, 2018OpinionAtom Egoyan, David Cronenberg, Denis Villeneuve, Directors, James Cameron, Sarah Polley, Top 5

Canadian cinema possesses an undeniably longstanding tradition, and has been home to some of the most significant and influential figures working in the industry today. Here is my list of the Top 5 Canadian Directors:

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