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Q&A: author John Vaillant and filmmaker Sasha Snow on adapting each other’s work

When Governor General Literary Award–winning Vancouver author John Vaillant saw Sasha Snow’s documentary, Conflict Tiger, he knew that he had to transform it into a book. Vaillant didn’t expect that Snow would read his 2005 ... Read More »

April 29, 2015 | Filed under: Authors, Writing life

Seth gets animated at Hot Docs film festival

By Sue Carter

Canadian cartoonist Seth will make a big-screen appearance at this year's Hot Docs film festival in Toronto. Directed by Luc Chamberland and produced by the NFB, Seth’s Dominion combines documentary footage with animated vignettes from some ... Read More »

March 17, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture

PEN Canada partners with Hot Docs on a new series

By Julie Baldassi

Four Canadian novelists will present a series of international documentaries this winter, thanks to a new partnership between PEN Canada and Hot Docs. Beginning in February, authors Vincent Lam, Camilla Gibb, Miriam Toews, and Linwood ... Read More »

January 31, 2014 | Filed under: Events

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