Hot Docs film festival kicks off in Toronto

The popularity of documentary films seems only to be getting bigger and the quality of doc films being made seems only to be getting better. So what's not to love about Hot Docs?Canada's annual, big ticket doc...

Japan shies away from shrine film

A Chinese made film about the the Yahukuni shrine in Tokyo is being shunned in Japan and is accused of being anti-Japanese."From a scabbard he pulls a long ceremonial sword. Calmly and with precision, he carves an...

"El cine tiene la magia que me atrae" (Segunda Parte)

¿Si fueras otro, como describirías a Jesús Hernández?Una persona con muchas ganas de hacer, pero comprometido con lo que hace, identificado con ello, asumiéndo las tareas como...

"El cine tiene la magia que me atrae" (Primera Parte)

Soy de Camagüey, la provincia más grande de Cuba. Tengo 23 años, soy Tauro… de abril. Nací y crecí en Camagüey, entre un estudio de TV y un teatro, con mis padres, que...

$4M in New Funds for Canadian Doc Films

Over the past several years, documentary films have made a powerful resurgence into the mainstream movie landscape, and recent Canadian productions such as the remarkable "Up the Yangtze", clearly demonstrate that...

The Stones team up with YouTube for Living Legends

Ever wanted to ask Mick Jagger how he stays so youthful looking? Or ask Keith Richards what kind of face cream he uses?Well, YouTube has teamed up with the aging rockers to be part of their 'Living Legends'...

Self-Embedded: Bad Voodoo's War

In her second Iraq War documentary, filmmaker Deborah Scranton gets out of the way and lets her subjects do the talking... literally. She sent camera equipment to the Bad Voodoo Platoon and edited the resulting...

Nollywood: Booming Nigerian Film Industry

" The digital revolution in filmmaking over the last decade has given birth to an African success story: Nollywood - Nigeria’s answer to Hollywood, uses low-cost digital filmmaking and editing to tell local...

Exploitation or Art?

Skinnymen Productions recently released their full-length documentary entitled Venus Lives. Venus Lives is a documentary about a controversial art exhibition series called The Venus Revolution. The Venus Revolution displays sensual and exotic images of...

Hells Angels planned to kill Jagger: documentary

Boating and swimming are certainly not the Hells Angels Forte when planning out a hit on a Rolling Stone."Hells Angels planned to kill Jagger: documentary Updated Sun. Mar. 2 2008 9:10 AM ET The Associated...

Multiple 9/11s every day of the year

"Multiple 9/11s every day of the year Almost 10 million children die needlessly every year.Why is there no war on this terror?by Shreeram Krishnaswami" "Another child will die in the time it takes to read this sentence. And the death of that child, a child who had a...

The Oscar Winners Are...

"Did your favorite star take home a golden statuette? Read our complete winners list to find out -- winners are listed in red and bold. BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR "Atonement" "Juno" "Michael Clayton" "No Country For Old Men" "There Will Be Blood" PERFORMANCE BY AN...

Carts of Darkness- Vancouver Premiere

I was first told of this movie by Tracy Friesen at the NFB.  It got its first showing in Vancouver. Check it out if you can."While on the surface, Carts of Darkness appears to be a simple story of bottle...

Sundance Film Fest Winners Announced

This year's 2008 Sundance Film Festival has drawn to a close and the winners have just been announced. Although a mumblecore feature took home the audience prize, I'm personally excited to check out the Patti...

BREAKING NEWS: First Cars Run on Algae Biodiesel; Breakthrough Production Pos...

This is an amazing announcement if what they say is true. People have been trying to figure out algae biodiesel for years!"Just a few hours ago, the world’s first pair of cars to run on algae biodiesel were announced at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival [picture to be...

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