Shaw-Hot Docs Fund announces $198,000 in grants and loans

Shaw Media and Hot Docs announced today almost $200,000 in grants and loans to Canadian doc makers through the partnership fund.

Eleven projects have been selected for funding, six of which receive completion grants and five of which will receive no-interest development loans.

The recipients for the completion grants (totaling $142,000) include:

ARIEL

Producer: Sarah Spring

Director: Laura Bari

Production Company: Parabola Films

UNTITLED CALGARY DOC*

Producer: Tom Powers

Director: Paul Taylor

Production Company: Open Door Co

THE DEFECTOR: ESCAPE FROM NORTH KOREA

Producer: Ann Shin, Heidi Tao Yang

Director: Ann Shin

Production Company: FathomFilm Group

GHOSTS IN OUR MACHINE

Producer: Mila Aung-Thwin, Nina Beveridge, Liz Marshall

Director: Liz Marshall

Production Company: Ghosts Media Inc.

SEMISWEET

Producer: Lalita Krishna

Director: Michael Allcock

Production Company: In Sync Video

THIS TOUR HAS 22 CITIES

Producer: Rob Blackie

Executive Producers: John Vatcher, Allan Hawco, Michael Levine, Lewisport Productions Inc.

Director: Peter Esteves

Production Company: Take The Shot Productions Inc.

 

The recipients for the development loans (totaling $56,000) include:

 

ADAM COHEN: THE FAMILY BUSINESS

Producer and Director: George Tsioutsioulas

Production Company: Entertainment Business Affairs (Film and TV) Inc.

THE ADVENTURES OF DR. CRACKHEAD

Producer: Michael Savoie

Director: Jennifer DiCresce

FRACTURED LAND

Producer: Tara Mahoney

Executive Producer: Daniel Conrad

Directors: Fiona Rayher, Damien Gillis

Production Company: Gen Why Media

REASONABLE DOUBT

Producer: Michael McNamara

Executive Producer: Judy Holm

Directors: Marc Lamy, Ray Klonsky

Production Company: Markham Street Films

SHADOW GIRL

Producer: Lisa Valencia-Svensson

Executive Producer: Ed Barreveld

Director: Maria Teresa Larrain

Production Company: Storyline Entertainment

The application process for the first round of 2012 funding will open in April, with an application deadline of May 16, 2012. www.hotdocs.ca/shawmedia.

*Note: The second title in this list was originally listed as Blood and Honour, but was officially retracted after release. The name has been updated accordingly.