Canwest Global Communications Corp. and Hot Docs – North America's largest documentary film festival – have come together to announce the new recipients of more than $250,000 in grants and loans. Twelve Canadian documentary filmmakers will be awarded completion grants and development loans through the Canwest-Hot Docs Completion Fund and the Canwest-Hot Docs Development Fund.
Recipients of the 2010 Canwest-Hot Docs Completion Fund
The following projects have been awarded grants totaling $182,000:
- Ron Hynes – Man of a Thousand Songs. Produced by Terry Greenlaw and Jordan Canning and directed by William D. MacGillivray, Ron Hynes – Man of a Thousand Songs takes a look at Newfoundland singer-songwriter Ron Hynes (The Wonderful Grand Band.)
- At Night, They Dance. Produced by Lucie Lambert and directed by Stéphane Thibault and Isabelle Lavigne, At Night, They Dance follows a family of belly dancers in a working-class district of Cairo.
- Beauty Day. Produced by Michael McMahon, Kevin McMahon, and Kristina McLaughlin and directed by Jay Cheel, Beauty Day takes a look at cable television star Ralph Zavadil, a.k.a. St. Catherine's Cap'n Video.
- Family Portrait in Black and White. Produced by Boris Ivanov and directed by Julia Ivanova (Moscow Freestyle,) Family Portrait in Black and White follows Olga Nenya as she raises a large family of black children in predominantly white Ukraine.
- Recessionize! For Fun and Profit! Produced and directed by Jamie Kastner, this film takes a look at the various creative ways people find to deal with life in harsh economic times.
- Cuda. Produced and directed by Jeremy Torrie (Resurrection,) Cuda documents a Canadian soldier’s homage to his deceased platoon buddy.
Recipients of the 2010 Canwest-Hot Docs Development Fund
The following projects have been awarded no-interest loans totaling $69,000:
