Tag: Documentary

‘Ongoing History of New Music’ celebrates 30 years

Ongoing History of New Music, the long-running music documentary series hosted by Alan Cross, will celebrate its 30-year anniversary on Toronto's 102.1 the Edge...

BIPOC doc funding, reporting remains low, according to DOC Institute analysis

BIPOC representation remains low among publicly-funded documentary production in Canada and despite initiatives to earmark funding, an industry-wide system of data collection, monitoring and...

DGC unveils 2022 Feature Film, Documentary & Short Film award nominees

The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) has announced the nominees for the 2022 DGC Awards for Feature Film, Documentary and Short Film. Selected from nearly...

Hot Docs and Netflix partner on new short documentary initiative

Hot Docs and Netflix have announced they are partnering on It's Funny Because It's True —a new short documentary initiative aimed at discovering the...

Documentarians sue Twitter, Canadian Government to establish big tech ‘responsibilities’

The documentarians behind two feature films exploring corporate power are suing Twitter and the Government of Canada in a case aimed at establishing the...

Canada’s Drag Race, Enslaved among multiple Canadian Screen Award winners

Canadian Screen Awards in News & Documentary and Lifestyle & Reality were virtually handed out Monday evening on the first of four nights of...

TV & Film News – Schitt’s Creek wins ACTRA Toronto Series...

The 19th Annual ACTRA Awards in Toronto were presented online Sunday evening with Schitt’s Creek winning the Members’ Choice Series Ensemble Award for a...

DGC feature, doc, and short film nominees announced

The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) has announced its full list of nominees for the 2020 DGC Awards, including those for Feature Film, Documentary...

CBC reveals successful Creative Relief Fund projects to share in $2.2M

CBC has revealed the 119 successful Canadian projects selected to receive support through the public broadcaster's $2.2 million Creative Relief Fund, announced in April. Launched...

Canadian Screen Award winners named in Broadcast, Sports, Documentary & Factual

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television virtually presented the Canadian Screen Awards in the Broadcast News, Sports Programming, and Documentary and Factual categories...