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The winners will be revealed on May 2 during the Hot Docs Awards Presentation & Reception.
Lorre is behind series such as The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men.
The OYA Media Group and NFB coproduction has won the Portrait Documentary Competition at the 49th edition of the Cleveland International Film Festival.
Films from Lyana Patrick and Kim O’Bomsawin are among those making their world premieres.
Reel Canada organizers expect the day’s screenings to exceed 2,000 on April 16.
Other winners at this year’s Canadian Film Fest include Nik Sexton’s Skeet and Sarah Galea-Davis for The Players.
It is the first series produced entirely in Quebec to take part in Series Mania’s international competition.
This year’s Industry Conference features the previously announced Works-in-Progress screenings and Deal Maker program.
The annual Toronto documentary festival will open with the world premiere of Noam Gonick’s Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance.