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The Art of Documentary 2008

Selected Candidates Announced!

The National Film Board of Canada Pacific and Yukon Centre and Praxis Centre for Screenwriters are pleased to announce their selected candidates for The Art of Documentary 2008.   The jury was impressed by the wide range of subject-matter and qualitative submissions.   Following a rigorous selection process, the jury has invited the following twelve documentarians to attend our workshop in May 2008:

  • Dennis Allen, Whitehorse, YK
  • Garry Beitel, Montreal, QC
  • Karen Cho, Montreal, QC
  • Trish Dolman, Vancouver, BC
  • Erika Drushka, Victoria, BC
  • Lisa Jackson, Vancouver, BC
  • Patricia Kearns, Montreal, QC
  • Adamm Liley, London, ON
  • Anne Marie Nakagawa, Calgary, AB
  • Jill Sharpe, Vancouver, BC
  • Evann E. Siebens, Vancouver, BC
  • Katarina Soukup, Montreal, QC

We will soon update our website, www.praxisfilm.com, with more information on the selected candidates  and projects.

The jury wishes to thank everyone who applied to The Art of Documentary 2008.