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Applications for the 2026 Telefilm Canada Emerging Critic Award are now open!

The first lesson of working in media is to file by deadline, so get your application in by Dec. 30 at 5:00pm! #TFCAawards torontofilmcritics.com/features/app...
Apply for the Telefilm Canada Emerging Critic Award! - Toronto Film Critics Association
The Telefilm Canada Emerging Critic Award is now open for applications from all candidates. The deadline to submit is Dec. 30 at 5:00pm.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
COVER-UP gives investigative journalist Seymour Hersh his due, but for a reporter who's made a career out of asking questions, he sure doesn't like answering them! But that's what makes the doc by Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus so great povmagazine.com/cover-up-rev...
Cover-Up Review: Seymour Hersh Takes the Hot Seat - POV Magazine
Cover-Up review: Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus explore the life and work of journalist Seymour Hersh in this riveting tribute to independent reportage.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Albert Serra goes in the ring with matador Andrés Roca Rey as he tangos with bulls to test the measure of a man in Afternoons of Solitude. povmagazine.com/afternoons-o...
Afternoons of Solitude Review: All the Beauty and the Bloodsport - POV Magazine
Afternoons of Solitude review: Albert Serra goes in the ring with matador Andrés Roca Rey as he tangos with bulls to test the measure of a man.
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December 3, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Ontario's Farmerettes deserve to be revered and regarded alongside the soldiers who returned home and those who perished overseas. The documentary WE LEND A HAND does just that. povmagazine.com/we-lend-a-ha...
We Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettes Review - Keep Calm and Tractor On - POV Magazine
We Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettes Review: women revisit stories about how they helped the war effort by pitching in on the farm.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
For the Culture with Amanda Parris returns for a second season to explore a diversity of Black experiences through topics like dating and travel. povmagazine.com/for-the-cult...
For the Culture Returns to Invite Audiences to Join the Conversation - POV Magazine
For the Culture with Amanda Parris returns for a second season to explore a diversity of Black experiences through topics like dating and travel.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Opening in theatres this week, THE TALE OF SILYAN is "an enchanting experience of love and healing," writes @bgos923.bsky.social povmagazine.com/the-tale-of-...
The Tale of Silyan Review: Birds of a Feather Doc Together - POV Magazine
The Tale of Silyan review: Tamara Kotevska crafts a beautifully layered portrait of a North Macedonian farmer and a stork in his care during hard times.
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December 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
PARTITION and IMAGO lead this year's RIDM award winners povmagazine.com/partition-im...
Partition, Imago Lead RIDM Award Winners - POV Magazine
RIDM award winners include Partition by Diana Allan and Imago by Déni Oumar Pitsaev in the National and International Competitions, respectively.
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November 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Canada's equivalent to Rosie the Riveter gets its due in We Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmettes, writes Rachel Ho povmagazine.com/we-lend-a-ha...
We Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettes Review - Keep Calm and Tractor On - POV Magazine
We Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettes Review: women revisit stories about how they helped the war effort by pitching in on the farm.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"It’s their coming home moment and they’re coming home to each other."

Tasha Hubbard and Michael Greyeyes tell us about adapting the acclaimed documentary BIRTH OF A FAMILY into the moving drama MEADOWLARKS povmagazine.com/how-meadowla...
How Meadowlarks Reimagines an Acclaimed Documentary - POV Magazine
Meadowlarks director Tasha Hubbard and star Michael Greyeyes on reimagining the acclaimed documentary Birth of a Family about siblings uniting after the Sixties Scoop tore their family apart.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
FIUME O MORTE!, Croatia's submission in the Oscar race for Best International Feature, lets residents of a city on the Adriatic Sea reclaim their history through performance. povmagazine.com/fiumo-o-mort...
Fiumo O Morte! Review: Fighting Fascism through Humour - POV Magazine
Fiume O Morte! review: Ingenious hybrid drama playfully reconstructs and reappropriates the history of a fascist who barely remains as a memory.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Ingenious hybrid drama Fiume O Morte! playfully reconstructs and appropriates the history of a fascist who briefly besieged a city. Screens Thursday at @tiffnet.bsky.social as part of MDFF's series. povmagazine.com/fiumo-o-mort...
Fiumo O Morte! Review: Fighting Fascism through Humour - POV Magazine
Fiume O Morte! review: Ingenious hybrid drama playfully reconstructs and reappropriates the history of a fascist who barely remains as a memory.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Screening today at @hotdocs.bsky.social and now on VOD, SAINTS AND WARRIORS captures a history of Haida resilience on the basketball courts and in the legal system. povmagazine.com/saints-and-w...
Saints and Warriors Captures Haida Victory in the Courts - POV Magazine
An interview with Saints and Warriors director Patrick Shannon about chronicling the All Native Basketballl Tournament and a pivotal year for the Skidegate Saints.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
In I LOST SIGHT OF THE LANDSCAPE, a filmmaker embraces the Sisyphean task of the creative process and finds love along the way. povmagazine.com/i-lost-sight...
I Lost Sight of the Landscape Review: They Found Love in a Hopeful Place - POV Magazine
I Lost Sight of the Landscape review: Sophie Bédard Marcotte observes her own Sisyphean task of making a documentary, but finds a love story instead.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:52 PM
"Above all else, Tracey Friesen was a storyteller."

Marc Glassman remembers a documentary advocate lost too soon. povmagazine.com/freeze-frame...
Freeze Frame: Celebrating Tracey Friesen - POV Magazine
Remembering Tracey Friesen - producer, documentary advocate, and founder of Story Money Impact.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Canadian docs THE PINK PILL, SHIFTING BASELINES, and A VIEW FROM HOME among @docnycfest.bsky.social winners: povmagazine.com/three-canadi...
Three Canadian Films Among DOC NYC Winners - POV Magazine
DOC NYC announces 2025 award winners including The Pink Pill: Sex, Drugs, and Who Has Control, Shifting Baselines, and a View from Home.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Sophie Bédard Marcotte observes her own Sisyphean task of making a documentary, but finds a love story instead in I Lost Sight of the Landscape. Rachel Ho reviews from #RIDM2025 povmagazine.com/i-lost-sight...
I Lost Sight of the Landscape Review: They Found Love in a Hopeful Place - POV Magazine
I Lost Sight of the Landscape review: Sophie Bédard Marcotte observes her own Sisyphean task of making a documentary, but finds a love story instead.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Back in town today, COEXISTENCE, MY ASS! offers a plea for peace, with a punchline. povmagazine.com/coexistence-...
Coexistence, My Ass! Review: A Plea for Peace, with a Punchline - POV Magazine
Coexistence, My Ass! review: Comedian Noam Shuster Eliassi offers a personal political awakening while probing Israel-Palestine divides.
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November 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
What happens when a true crime documentary doesn't go according to plan? Make a movie about what the plan could have been, like Charlie Shackleton does in ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT povmagazine.com/zodiac-kille...
Zodiac Killer Project Review: Defying the True Crime Algorithm - POV Magazine
Zodiac Killer Project review: the well-worn world of true crime docs goes under the microscope in Charlie Shackleton's self-reflexive essay.
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November 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
How was IDFA during its first year with Artistic Director Isabel Arrate Fernandez? Megan Durnford reports on some highlights from the festival to find out: povmagazine.com/a-world-of-c...
A World of Creative Documentaries at IDFA 2025 - POV Magazine
Highlights from IDFA 2025 include documentaries like A Fox Under a Pink Moon, Synthetic Sincerity, Flood, All My Sisters, and Memory.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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On WICKED: FOR GOOD 🧹

"a rollicking good time" - @chrisknightfilm.bsky.social

"the emotional centre of this film is Grande’s Glinda" - @glennsumi.bsky.social

"Erivo once again shows off her incredible vocal talents" - @jacksonweaver.bsky.social
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TFCA Friday: Movie Reviews for Nov. 21 - Toronto Film Critics Association
Movie reviews for Wicked: For Good, Rental Family, Champagne Problems, Zodiac Killer Project, Blossoms Shanghai, and more.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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La 28e édition des RIDM a été lancée hier soir et se poursuivra jusqu'au 30 novembre!
Découvrez dès maintenant quelques articles de la revue de presse. 🗞️
Consultez l'horaire ici 👉 ridm.ca/fr/grille-horaire
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November 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
“Everything is interrelated...We’re not so separate from the things that we’re looking at.”

Peter Mettler tells us about his epic While the Green Grass Grows ahead of its @ridm-festival.bsky.social screenings this weekend. povmagazine.com/a-travelling...
A Travelling Spirit: The Journeys Within While the Green Grass Grows - POV Magazine
Director Peter Mettler discusses his seven-part documentary epic While the Green Grass Grows and its exploration of life, place, family, and time.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
First trailer for Seymour Hersh documentary COVER-UP offers riveting look at the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. youtu.be/9CxEnECKs9U?...
Cover-Up | Official Trailer | Netflix
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November 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Now on Netflix, Selena Y Los Dinos gives the Amy treatment to the young singer whose rapid ascent to stardom was tragically cut short by violence. povmagazine.com/selena-y-los...
Selena y Los Dinos Review: Celebrates the Tejano Music Queen - POV Magazine
Selena y Los Dinos review: handsomely assembled archival documentary celebrates the life and music of singer Selena Quintanilla.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:33 PM
As Montreal's @ridm-festival.bsky.social gets ready to kick off tomorrow, Matthew Hays looks at four eclectic docs in the line-up: Les héritiers, Green Valley, Recomposée, and The End of the Internet. povmagazine.com/nature-famil...
Nature, Family Strife, and the Internet Converge at RIDM - POV Magazine
A look at four documentaries screening at Montreal's RIDM festival: Les héritiers, Green Valley, Recomposée, and The End of the Internet.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:24 AM