In 2021, due to the Taliban’s return to power, Afghanistan saw a chaotic departure of its citizens seeking safety from the oppressive rule. Among these individuals were four exceptional women whose experiences are the focus
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Film Festivals in Canada: A Guide to the World’s Best
Canada is known not only for its breathtaking landscapes and maple syrup, but also for its vibrant and diverse film festival scene. From coast to coast, Canada hosts some of the world’s most prestigious and
Continue ReadingTalent on Tap – How Saba Kept Singing Comes to Hot Docs
It’s hard to imagine the Holocaust and the evil that was perpetrated in the camps in Auschwitz. In all the fear, the horror, the sadness and the darkness – there was music and there was
Continue ReadingNews Today: Hot Docs and D-Box
Big News on Hot Docs! Now there are 3 different options to finance your documentary for Hot Docs, Choose from the new Ted Rogers Fund, the CrossCurrents Doc Fund, or the Hot Docs-Blue Ice Group Doc Fund.
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It started 23 years ago not with a bang but more of a whisper, back when documentaries were still seen as a hoity-toity exercise in education and not mainstream entertainment. Now more than two decades
Continue ReadingAwards and a Crowdsourced Day in Canada
(Via CNW) On one day later this year (date TBA), people all over Canada are invited to “shoot and submit video in any language that captures a moment in their life, on that day” says
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