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• R.I.P. Marcel Simard

  Documentary filmmaker and producer Marcel Simard is no longer with us, and it's a very sad story. But Simard's suicide death has also given the doc filmmaking community reason to rage against the worsening conditions facing the sector. In an op... Posted Mar 10 2010, 01:19 PM by Meg Hewings with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Quebec, Documentary, suicide, obituary, Marcel Simard, Productions Virage

• HAPPY ENDING UPDATE: "Canadian stuck on balcony"

  Yesterday I posted this about a woman trapped on a balcony in Port-au-Prince. Amazingly, Tetchena Bellange's aunt is safe and sound . I just received this email from her: Good day, I wrote an email last night to all the people I knew who could help... Posted Jan 17 2010, 04:06 PM by Dave Jaffer with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Montreal, Haiti, Documentary, actress, medical condition, Facebook, call, Tetchena Bellange, government, Canadian, filmmaker, tweet, Twitter, trapped, alert, balcony, emergency, Canadian government, CNN, army, miracle, Gary Tuchman

• Email: "Canadienne bloquée sur balcon/ Canadian stuck on balcony"

  Usually, when I write articles for Hour or blog posts for Up to the Hour, I do so with the knowledge that when all's said and done, it doesn't matter if anyone reads it or not. The following represents the absolute, complete opposite of that.... Posted Jan 16 2010, 09:44 PM by Dave Jaffer with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Montreal, Haiti, Documentary, actress, medical condition, Facebook, call, Tetchena Bellange, government, Canadian, filmmaker, tweet, Twitter, trapped, alert, balcony, emergency, Canadian government

• The Cinema politica vs. Coca-Cola classic

  Controversy is bubbling up over the screening and distribution of a new documentary about the Coca-Cola company set to premiere in Montreal at Cinema Politica next week. Produced by Argus Films and the NFB, The Coca Cola Case (reviewed here ) follows... Posted Jan 13 2010, 06:48 PM by Meg Hewings with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Bananas!*, Cinema Politica, The Coca Cola Case, Coca-Cola, Documentary