Sundance Documentary Fund
From Sundance’s website… Apply for Support Sundance Institute Documentary Fund grants are announced twice a year. Since its inception, the Fund has supported more than 500 films in 61 countries. …
STEAM OF LIFE at the Kay Meek Centre
DOXA Documentary Film Festival’s Motion Pictures Series is proud to present the Western Canadian Premiere of Joonas Berghall and Mika Hotakainen’s extraordinary film STEAM OF LIFE at the Kay Meek Centre, ‘West …
WASTE LAND is playing at Granville 7 Cinema
WASTE LAND At Empire Granville 7 Cinemas Friday Dec 10 – Thursday Dec 16 Fri 10 6:40, 9:15 // Sat 11 – Sun 12 4:20, 6:40, 9:15 // Mon 13 …
AFTERMETH, followup to CRYSTAL FEAR, CRYSTAL CLEAR now in production
Aftermeth, a documentary currently shooting on location throughout the Lower Mainland, profiles three families trapped in addictive patterns while trying to stay clean and sober. It is written and directed …
Academy and Independent Spirit Awards announce nominees
The Film Independent Spirit Awards have announced 5 nominees for their 2011 best documentary award, while the Academy has released its best documentary shortlist of 15 films. Banksy’s EXIT THROUGH …
CIDA’s Mass Media Initiative discontinued
Outgoing At-Large Board Member Betsy Carson reported at the 2010 AGM that CIDA’s Mass Media Initiative has been discontinued. This excerpt from the CFTPA website explains what the MMI did: …
Julia Ivanova’s FAMILY PORTRAIT goes to Sundance
Congratulations to our very own board member Julia Ivanova: her latest, FAMILY PORTRAIT IN BLACK AND WHITE, will have its world premiere at the 2011 Sundance festival in Park City, …
This Land
In March 2007, seven Canadian and Inuit rangers and documentary filmmaker Dianne Whelan set out to cover more than 2000 km of the harshest terrain on the planet. They confront …
Marriage Fraud: The Price of Heartache
Looking for love in a foreign land, many single Canadians, including three subjects of this documentary, put it all on the line to find a partner for life. The stakes …
This Wrestling Life
This Wrestling Life follows the trials and tribulations of the next generation of wannabe wrestlers as they pursue their dream of becoming global superstars. Audiences get an unprecedented all access …