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Nisha Pahuja’s The World Before Her wins best Canadian film at Hot Docs
The best international feature doc prize went to Call Me Kuchu, which earlier won a Teddy award in Berlin, as the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival wrapped on the weekend.
Awards round-up: NFB wins at Webbys, The Immigrant crowned best of fest in L.A.
Canadian films and filmmakers continued their winning ways last week, taking home prizes at festivals and awards ceremonies around the world.
NSI partners with NBCUniversal on training initiative
Separately, the organization has also boosted its cash prize offerings for Canadian filmmakers to up to $4500 through the NSI Online Short Film Festival.
Sales and distribution round-up
Entertainment One and Tricon Film & Television each sold off rights to nine properties, in what was a busy week for Canadians expanding their properties’ global reach.
Francis Lawrence steps in to helm Hunger Games sequel
The I Am Legend and Constantine director was chosen to replace Gary Ross, who left the series due to time constraints.
Hot Docs 2012: Shadow Girl triumphs at Hot Docs Forum
The documentary about Chilean-Canadian filmmaker Maria Teresa Larrain’s descent into blindness, has been awarded the $40,000 Shaw Media-Hot Docs Forum Pitch Prize.
Film industry insiders to stage protest at Hot Docs
Filmmakers, festival reps and documentary fans will use the festival as a platform Friday to draw attention to the threats facing the documentary genre.
Hot Docs 2012: Indie Game directors discuss strategic distribution
Directors Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky explained how they bypassed the buzz and opted for a D.I.Y. distribution strategy for Indie Game: The Movie during a panel discussion at Hot Docs’ Doc to the Future industry conference.
Telefilm Canada plans additional $7.9 million in programming cuts over two years
The newest cuts stem from a $10.6 million cut over three years to its Parliamentary subsidy from Ottawa.
Indiecan Entertainment acquires Sean Cisterna’s Paranormal Calamity doc
The Hot Docs market deal follows the indie distributor releasing Cisterna’s Moon Point countrywide.
Hot Docs 2012: Reimagining the prison flick with Herman’s House
The relationship between artist Jackie Sumell (pictured) and jailed convict Herman Wallace becomes an imaginative springboard for exploring the ethics of solitary confinement in Herman’s House, a broadcast and interactive documentary by filmmaker Angad Singh Bhalla.
Bell Fund and CMPA team up for digital media mentorship program
The program will pair TV and new media producers and equip them with the technical, business and creative skills to succeed in the digital industry.
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