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BAVC MediaMaker Fellowships have been awarded to seven diverse emerging filmmakers.

Danielle Sturk tackles the grim and, sadly, all-too-common reality of sexual violence against teens by boldly asking: Why? In this NFB-produced short documentary, available free of charge on nfb.ca , the Franco-Manitoban filmmaker talks to young men who share their observations on male culture and society at large, and to young women survivors of different forms of sexual assault. The result is a deeply subjective film that offers a rich array of personal reflections in a bid t...

The feature-length documentary film "20 Days in Mariupol" by Ukrainian journalist, writer and director Mstyslav Chernov became one of the winners of the 47th International Film Festival in Cleveland (Ohio, USA). The documentary about the blockade of Mariupol and the crimes of the Russians received a prize in the "Standing Up" category, where films about important social events, activism, and the fight for justice compete. This is already the second American award for Chernov&...

Publication with a focus on independent film, offering articles, links, and resources.

Danielle Sturk tackles the grim and, sadly, all-too-common reality of sexual violence against teens by boldly asking: Why? In this NFB-produced short documentary, available free of charge on nfb.ca as of today, April 3, the Franco-Manitoban filmmaker talks to young men who share their observations on male culture and society at large, and to young women survivors of different forms of sexual assault. The result is a deeply subjective film that offers a rich array of personal...

Its the winter of 2020 and Torontos shelters are at over 99 per cent capacity. As the city struggles to accommodate people during overlapping cri...

Netflix, APTN and CBC have commissioned a comedy from Inuit TV writer-producer Stacey Aglok MacDonald and Inuit director Alethea Arnaquq-Baril.

This years Hot Docs festival will open with an intimate look at Inukactivist and lawyer Aaju Peter and her work to defend the human rights of Indigenous Peoples of the Arctic.

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