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Documentary maker calls for healing
Kenyan documentary filmmaker Patrick Mureithi has spoken out about Kenya’s need to heal by embracing alternative models.

Bollywood singers head to Canada
Some of the biggest names in Bollywood are making their way to Vancouver to perform as part of the Times…
Cannes: digs deep into alumni barrel for jury head
Steven Spielberg has been announced as the president of the Cannes jury this year, almost 40 years on from his…
National Cultural Policy: release date finally set
The Office of the Arts has revealed that the arts industry will have its long awaited National Cultural Policy, after…

Global music sales up for the first time since 1999
The music industry breathes a collective sigh of relief as new figures reveal that global music sales have risen for…

Former Canadian ambassador tells truth about ‘Argo’
Ken Taylor, who served as Canada’s ambassador to Iran during the 1979 US hostage crisis, has spoken out about the…

Hollywood’s visual effects scandal
Best director Oscar winner Ang Lee has come under fire by members of the visual effects team that worked with…

‘Inocente’ becomes first Kickstarter funded film to win an Oscar
The Oscar for documentary short subject went to ‘Inocente’, making it the first film funded by Kickstarter to win an…

The ins and outs of the industry
Two people have stepped up, and two people have stepped out in arts industry movements on and off the stage.
f4 award
Last night at the DocWeek F4 Award presentation Grace McKenzie was announced the winner of the 2013 F4 Award for…