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.