Bonnie Thompson is the producer behind Cam Christiansen’s 'Echo of Everything,' a documentary exploring the power of music, which will have its world premiere at Hot Docs.
Midwives Canadian producer Mila Aung-Thwin has won this year’s Don Haig Award from the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
A jury of independent filmmakers selects the winner of the award, which .
‘Ostrov – Lost Island,’ ‘Zo Reken’ Win Hot Docs’ Top Jury Awards Variety 3 hrs ago
Svetlana Rodina and Laurent Stoop’s “Ostrov Lost Island” and Emanuel Licha’s “Zo Reken” took the top Hot Docs jury awards at a special online ceremony webcast from Toronto Friday night.
Eleven awards and $67,000 CAD ($55,200) in cash and prizes were presented to emerging and established Canadian and international filmmakers.
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Best International Feature Documentary Award-winner “Ostrov Lost Island” chronicles a fishing community in the Caspian Sea, where elders cling to tradition and youth look to a new kind of future. The award comes with a $10,000 CAD cash prize courtesy of the Panicaro Foundation.