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Hot Docs is in sync with Lalita Krishna. Krishna (pictured), the president of In Sync Media, has been named this year’s recipient of the Don Haig Award, presented to an outstanding Canadian independent producer with a feature-length film in competition at Hot Docs – in this case, 2021 official selection Bangla Surf Girls. Selected by a jury of independent producers, the award recognizes creative vision, entrepreneurship and a track record of mentoring emerging Canadian filmmakers. Krishna�...

Hot Docs, Changing Face of Europe Offer Snapshot of Continent in Flux Christopher Vourlias, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail The Changing Face of Europe program, which is presented by European Film Promotion (EFP) in collaboration with the Hot Docs Canadian Intl. Documentary Festival, reflects a continent in flux, as displacement, immigration, cultural shifts, and the coronavirus pandemic have all played separate roles in pushing millions to rethink and reimagine what it means to live in Europ...

Sharks have been long misunderstood, says conservationist who filmed scenes for Jaws An Australian filmmaker and conservationist who shot some of the underwater scenes for the 1975 thriller Jaws says she’s seen the health of our oceans deteriorate significantly since the early days of her career. Social Sharing CBC Radio · Posted: Apr 29, 2021 5:59 PM ET | Last Updated: April 29 Valerie Taylor with the mechanical great white shark Bruce, during the filming of Jaws.(© Ron & Valerie Taylor)

Hot Docs 2021: 10 must-see films according to NOW critics Hot Docs 2021: 10 must-see films according to NOW critics The annual documentary film fest is streaming across Canada until May 9 By Kevin Ritchie Courtesy of Hot Docs Baltimore director Theo Anthony uncovers a disturbing and illuminating history of camera technology in All Light, Everywhere. The annual documentary film festival Hot Docs goes all-virtual for a second straight year, meaning you can rent most movies on-demand – ...

They survived a mass shooting meant to silence them. But these Norwegian women are louder than ever The documentary film Generation Utoya follows four young women who survived a politically motivated mass shooting in Norway in 2011. But instead of retreating from the public sphere, theyve become more politically active than ever. Social Sharing Hot Docs film Generation Utoya follows the political careers of 4 survivors of the 2011 Norway attacks CBC Radio · Posted: Apr 30, 2021 6:21 PM ET | ...

Hot Docs 2021: Nanfu Wang returns to the subject of state propaganda with the intimate investigative COVID-19 doc In The Same Breath

Alessandro Rossellini on Navigating Therapy With His Famous Family in The Rossellinis (EXCLUSIVE) Nick Vivarelli, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Roberto Rossellini, besides being Italian Neorealism’s most acclaimed film director, was also the father of a nonconformist, cosmopolitan and slightly crazy family that includes Hollywood stars such as Isabella Rossellini, another daughter who converted to Islam, and a son who has chosen to live on a desert island in Sweden.  The Rossellini famil...

A.rtificial I.mmortality Review: Surveying New Technologies to Cheat Death Ann Shins documentary looks at emerging AI means of preserving the self, particularly her own. Dennis Harvey, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Courtesy of Hot Docs “A.rtificial I.mmortality” provides a diverting if superficial survey of how fast-evolving technology might be able to extend our lives — or at least some of our memories and characteristics. Featured as Hot Docs’ opening night selection, this Canadia...

NOW Magazine Hot Docs review: Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning Of Empathy Director Elle-Máijá Tailfeatherss doc is a methodical portrait of the work required to affect a paradigm shift in drug treatment By Kevin Ritchie NNNN The Body Remembers When The World Broke Open filmmaker Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers’s documentary is both an intimate and expansive portrait of an Indigenous community grappling with the opioid epidemic. Set primarily on the Kainai First Nation in Alberta, Kímmap...

Legendary burlesque dancer Tempest Storm lived for the stage, says friend The globe-trotting, world famous striptease dancer — known as “the last queen of burlesque” — died at her Las Vegas home on Wednesday, the Washington Post reports. She was 93.  Social Sharing CBC Radio · Posted: Apr 22, 2021 5:56 PM ET | Last Updated: April 23 Tempest Storm — known as the last queen of burlesque — died Wednesday at the age of 93. Shes pictured here in 2003 performing at the Miss Exotic Wor...