Category Archives: Documentaries

Hot Docs 2008 Full Schedule Released

Toronto’s own world-class documentary film festival, Hot Docs, has released its full 2008 schedule. This year’s festival takes place from April 17-27 and features more than 170 films from 36 countries. Reasonably-priced tickets and downright cheap passes are already on … Continue reading

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2008 Cinema Eye Honors Winners

Here is the complete list of winners at the first annual Cinema Eye Honors, which were presented tonight in New York: Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Filmmaking Manda Bala (Director: Jason Kohn) (review) Outstanding Achievement in an International Feature The Monastery: … Continue reading

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First Annual Cinema Eye Honors

Tomorrow night at the IFC Center in New York City, a brand-new award ceremony for documentary films will take place. The Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking were created by filmmaker/blogger AJ Schnack (Kurt Cobain: About a Son) and some … Continue reading

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Joy Division

Joy Division (2007, Director: Grant Gee): I wanted to catch this back at TIFF in September, but saw Anton Corbijn’s Control (review) instead. The two films essentially complete each other, and seeing this after Corbijn’s dramatic film made me appreciate … Continue reading

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Autism: The Musical

(Left to right: Neal, Adam, Lexi, Henry, Wyatt) Editor’s Note: Doc Soup is a monthly documentary screening programme run by the good folks at Hot Docs. It gives audiences in Toronto (and now Calgary and Vancouver!) their regular doc fix … Continue reading

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