The awards for the 20th edition of the Forum RIDM were announced at its closing ceremony.
Other Canadian winners include Kim O’Bomsawin’s Ninan Auassat: We, the Children, which won in the Magnus Isacsson Competition.
This year marks the first time that the award has been turned into an official competition.
Plus: CBC, APTN and the ISO select two creators for pre-development support, five Newfoundland producers will be honoured at SJIWFF, and more.
Canada will be represented by three films at this year’s competition.
Plus: HR tech company Circus secures a US$5 million investment and RIDM unveils its first four films for 2024.
A total of 14 prizes were handed out in the 19th edition of the Montreal pitch forum.
The Canada/Switzerland copro won the Grand Prize in the documentary festival’s National Feature Competition.
Plus: a Canadian documentary is up for an International Emmy, the CRTC sets a deadline for CBC/Radio-Canada’s Indigenous consultations, and more.
Plus: The Whistler Film Festival names its 2022 Power Pitch competition winner, RIDM announces its winning Canadian docs, and more.