Canadian documentary wins international prize – The Globe and Mail.
Canada’s nation newspaper reports on EyeSteelFilm’s marathon boat party in Amsterdam. And a
prize win.
Documentary fest takes ‘Train’ – Entertainment News, Film Festival Features, Media – Variety.
From VARIETY: “Canuck-China coproduction “Last Train Home,” about a Chinese migrant worker family, topped the 22nd Intl. Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam on Friday, winning the prize for best feature-length documentary.
“Train” is the helming bow of Lixin Fan, a former journalist for Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
“Train” has secured Canadian distribution via Kinosmith, with world sales handled by Cat&Docs.”
The Sheffield Doc/Fest starts Wednesday in Sheffield U.K. EyeSteelFilm has 4 films playing (50% of the Canadian films selected): Taqwacore, Antoine, Alishan and Rip! Remix Manifesto. Here’s a picture from the entertainment section of the Guardian UK (cover):
Basam of The Kominas, in the Guardian for "Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam"
Hope to see you there!
