Blogging TIFF: Pontypool Changes Everything
On Tuesday, Septemer 9, Canadian-made film Pontypool, a movie by director Bruce McDonald of The Tracey Fragments, (starring 2007 Oscar nominee Ellen Page from the movie Juno) screened at TIFF’s...
View ArticleThe Doc Doctor's Anatomy of a Film: "Sync or Swim"
About this column: Many filmmakers ponder in anguish, How do other people—celebrated people—do it? Am I taking too long to make this documentary? Does everybody spend as much money as I am spending, or...
View ArticleBoom or Bust: The Cinema Guild's Ryan Krivoshey
Much has changed since 1968 when Philip and Mary-Ann Hobel created The Cinema Guild and television was the niche market for all things educational.read more
View ArticleLiving with a Mutation
It’s hard enough being a single woman dating in your early thirties. But, imagine having to tell the person you're dating that you carry the gene mutation for cancer, and will eventually need to remove...
View ArticleFrom Dreams to the Screen: From Nightmare to Toronto
For the most part, our nightmares are something on which we try not to dwell. However, in the case of Australian screenwriting duo Shanye Armstrong and S.P. Krause, nightmares are explored, outlined...
View ArticleThe 10 Best Academic Programs for Documentary Filmmakers
These days, it’s fairly easy to find an excellent place to learn how to make narrative films. Ten Best lists exist by the fistful, and a Google search of “learn filmmaking” returns more than 30,000...
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