June 2021
Bravo to Tianhui Li for her MA at Concordia Film School. Brilliant documentary: Wang Yunling - My Grandmother. Tianhui Li (Anna) was my student in China, and now graduates from my old school! So proud of her! |
APRIL 2021
Proud to announce our film Shang Xin Fang - Moving House has just been picked up by a major Chinese online streaming platform - ChinaPavillion 
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NEWS BITES
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Feb: 2021: Great book to consider
Shut Up and Shoot Documentary Guide - Anthony Q ARTIS
FAMILY FILM PROJECT - FOR FAMILY PORTRAIT FILMS
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it's animated cartoons. Here is my favorite Hybrid Betty Boop
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Hillside Projects
Memorial for the Lost
Längd: 20:11 min
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Memorial for the Lost, by Emily Berry Mennerdah
"Hey all lovely people. Check out what Hillside Projects are working on. Roaming the woods, healing, re-telling the stories of the lost, mourning what is gone and in such re-learning our world in order for change." |
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 THE GIRL WITH FLOWERS IN HER EYES
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New documentary by Wang Ying: Pieter and his bank https://filmfreeway.com/PietersBank
This documentary tells the story of architect Pieter Sijpkes who bought a bank in West Montreal, Canada, converting it into his home and a cultural center.
A love story where building and man merge in friendship.
OCTOBER 2020
Film Freeway - the gateway to all the best film festivals - benefits - with Film Freeway
New Review about Lise and CHEZ LISE
CHEZ LISE
It was the anniversary of Deanna's death on the 6th June, and to celebrate her memory I wrote her story here in my newsletter:
SOAPS & SAGAS storytelling the quotidian
Pierre Siry Jeanette ton documentaire et ton commentaire m'ont arraché les larmes.
C'est une histoire déchirante. Très touchant (no pun intended). (Your documentary and commentary had me in tears. A story that rips you, very touching. (no pun intended.)
Sheila Lewis Kanter Jeanne . . . had never seen this before! Such a moving “peek” into a very
different world from our own. Thank you! It was short’n sweet. But powerful.
Alvaro P As usual, no fireworks, just a gentle pull at the heart strings and a subtle opening of the
tear ducts. Classically, Jeanne Pope.
AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2020
Notice from DOC ASSOCIATION OF EUROPE
Every Friday a group of dedicated professionals have been meeting to keep in touch with each other and share ideas for what the future of documentary filmmaking might look like. Here are some short term goals from the group "Pitching Events of the Future". Facilitated by Christian Popp with many contributors. Friday hangouts are still happening. PM if you'd like to join!
Here is a wonderful read, then view, of Daphna Awadish's award-winning, animated mixed-media
documentary on dislocation and memory. Extraordinarily crafted work.
Every Friday a group of dedicated professionals have been meeting to keep in touch with each other and share ideas for what the future of documentary filmmaking might look like. Here are some short term goals from the group "Pitching Events of the Future". Facilitated by Christian Popp with many contributors. Friday hangouts are still happening. PM if you'd like to join!
- FilmDaily.TV/GRANTS - (Information for many types of documentary film grants and funding)
- Film Aggregators for Indie filmmakers 2020
- Nofilmschool - great deals of the week.
Here is a wonderful read, then view, of Daphna Awadish's award-winning, animated mixed-media
documentary on dislocation and memory. Extraordinarily crafted work.
JULY 2020
APRIL - JUNE 2020
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5th May, 2020 JEAN CAPDEVILLE :Voyage into Black is selected for the Media Library 2020 | Visions du Réel, International Film Festival Nyon: READ MORE - Synopsis The VisionduReel Media Library Catalogue 2020 SHANG ZIN FANG - Moving to a new home
March: 2020- Semi-finalist: MICE - Mostra Internacional de Cinema Etnográfico Museo do Pobo Galego March: 2020 - Semi-finalist: EchoBRICSFF 
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28th April, 2020 Taylor's University announced that Taylor’s School of Media and Communication (SOMAC) and the Beijing Film Academy Modern Creative Media College, China, (BFA-MCMC) are in a collaboration. READ MORE |
