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Hot Docs Announces Prizes: Awards Go To ‘I, Poppy,’ ‘River Of Grass,’ ‘Paul,’ ‘Khartoum’ And More
The 2025 Hot Docs festival has announced awards for ‘I, Poppy,’ ‘River Of Grass,’ ‘Paul,’ ‘Khartoum’ and more
The Award is given to an outstanding independent Canadian producer with a film in the Festival in recognition of their creative vision, entrepreneurship and track record for nurturing emerging talent, and comes with a $5,000 cash prize, courtesy of the Don Haig Foundation. Centred on Pernell Bad Arm, a homeless Indigenous Blackfoot man from Lethbridge, Alberta, whose image, initially appropriated and misused by online trolls rooted in racist stereotypes, was subsequently recontextualized and embraced by the filmmaker.” Mads K. Mikkelsen, Head of Programme, CPH:DOX; Sarah Ouazzani, Artistic Director, DOXA Documentary Film Festival; Noland Walker, Principal Content Consultant/Co-Curator, Independent Lens(ITVS)
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