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It is a new way of life for us with the pandemic. The past year has been a nightmare for all of us. However, in the word of entertainment, we have been thrown some bonuses. A case in point is the 18th annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival Canada, led by new festival chairs and McGill alumni) Nick de Pencier and Montreal-born Jennifer Baichwal
For the first time since its inception, the entire festival will be available to stream for free across all of Canada, taking place from Feb 18 to 22.
Beginning with the opening night film A La Calle, a ground-level look at ordinary Venezuelans fighting for democracy, the festival is followed by four more documentaries from Kenya, Sweden, Iran/Turkey, and Peru, showcasing human rights issues relating to environmental activism, protest marches, LGBTQ rights, and the plight of refugees.
FIPADOC transposes its programme online
Radiograph of a Family by Firouzeh Khosrovani
Now at its 3
rd edition since homing in to focus exclusively on documentaries after 31 editions showcasing all types of audiovisual productions, FIPADOC might not be unfolding in person in Biarritz from 18 to 24 January, on account of the health crisis (the festival will unspool at a later date yet to be determined), but the team helmed by president
Anne Georget and general delegate
Christine Camdessus have nonetheless transposed their programme online for sector professionals. By way of the dedicated Cinando website, the latter will have access to all 155 of the documentary works populating the festival’s rich selection and hailing from 35 countries. The Industry Days event, meanwhile, is scheduled to unfold on the festival website between 18 and 22 January.