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Filmmaker Profile: Matt Austin Sadowski
The choreography might have been a bit awkward, but the bit at this year's Academy Awards paying tribute to the late director John Hughes was for many one of the show's more memorable moments. Which leads us to Matt Austin Sadowski, the director behind last year's breakout John Hughes doc Don't You Forget About Me.Read our profle of Matt Austin Sadowski in our special Toronto Filmmakers section.
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Filmmaker Profile: Ruba Nadda
Six months ago her film Cairo Time took the prize as the Best Canadian Feature Film at the Toronto International Film Festival. Since then, it's been picked up by IFC, flirted with a bit of Oscar buzz and won for best Canadian film at the 2009 Film Circuit People's Choice Awards. Now the director, writer and multi-talented filmmaker is working on two thrillers - one set in the Middle East and the other in Georgian Bay.Read the profile of Ruba Nadda in our special Toronto Filmmakers section.
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Filmmaker Profile: Hubert Davis
With the Academy Award nominated Hardwood and his most recent doc Invisible City both receiving praise from critics and moviegoers alike, Hubert Davis has carved out a reputation for delivering well made documentaries that dig deep into the personal lives of their protagonists. But don't expect him to be screening his latest project at the next Hot Docs. He's taking a bit of a break and working on two dramatic feature films.Read the profile of Hubert Davis is our special Toronto Filmmakers section.
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Teenage Wasteland: Doc Soup Screens Garbage Dreams
In Garbage Dreams, the March 17th installment of the Doc Soup screening series, filmmaker Mai Iskander follows three teen boys raised on the outskirts of Cairo - literally in a dump. Their community, the Zaballeen, has an economy that relies entirely on the collection, sorting, washing, and reselling of rubbish... and I thought opportunities were limited as a kid growing up in Northern Ontario. Film
Filmmaker Profile: Rob Spence
He first caught our attention back in 2007 with one of the most buzzed about films at Hot Docs. Later, Let's All Hate Toronto went on to be the most-watched documentary ever on CBC NewsWorld. These days, he's been making waves for sticking a camera in one of his eye sockets as part of his Eyeborg Project.Read the profile of Rob Spence in our special Toronto Filmmakers section.
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Filmmaker Profile: Chris Landreth
This Academy Award winning filmmaker hit the big time when his animated short Ryan picked up the Oscar in 2005. Since then he's gone on to create The Spine and is now working on his first feature film that he hopes will hit theatres within the next four years.Reads our profile of Chris Landreth in our special Toronto Filmmakers section.
