With the release of the hard-hitting Bevel Up, Wild has reasserted her role as one of Canada’s most prominent filmmakers. This career-ranging interview allows Wild to speak about her work and storytelling concerns. Part I of II.
Despite grossing millions at the box office, The Corporation’s producers had to lobby Telefilm for their “performance envelope,” funds earmarked for successful filmmakers to finance new films. After two years—instead of the usual three—doc producer Achbar is lobbying again to hold onto his envelope. His plea, like a great doc, is compelling—and infuriating.
In the glory days of the NFB and the CBC, savvy media veterans mentored young doc makers and broadcast journalists. No more. Geringas looks at the past and suggests options for the future.
In a personal reminiscence, Perdue evokes the career of the genre-smashing art of the collective, General Idea, and examines Annette Mangaard’s new film on them.
Thanks to Persepolis and Ryan, audiences are finally aware of a unique form, the animated documentary. MacKenzie investigates this rapidly growing genre.
The CFC Media Lab’s Ana Serrano has created a beehive of activity culminating in Late Fragment, an interactive multi-narrative feature, which premiered at TIFF and is now being released on DVD. Duffin Wolfe examines the CFC’s burgeoning multi-media project.
Director of the Genie-nominated dramatic feature Six Figures, maker of several acclaimed documentaries and a respected film curator, Christensen brings a surprising range of experiences to his new role as Executive Producer of the NFB’s Edmonton-based North West Centre. Nayman profiles a Western Canadian renaissance man.
Profiling composer Phil Strong and his partner Laurel MacDonald.
Eco-reports in doc land, on Greencode and Green Screen.
A fond look back at the late director, a master of the horror and comedy genres.
Up the Yangtze: on successfully selling a doc in Canada.