Toronto, January 31, 2011 – The National Film Board of Canada has just received international awards for two of its productions. The interactive web documentary HIGHRISE/Out My Window won the Cross-Media Prize for School and Youth Education at BaKaFORUM 2011, held in Basel, Switzerland from January 27–29. The feature documentary A Drummer’s Dream by director...Continue Reading

­ Top Ten Audience Favourite A Drummer’s Dream Opens Theatrically in Vancouver February 4 “This movie is not to be missed.” Brian D. Johnson – Macleans Magazine “A Drummer’s Dream isn’t really about drumming, but about joy and self-expression” Guy Dixon, The Globe and Mail January 18, 2011, Vancouver – A Drummer’s Dream from Genie...Continue Reading

Documentary Film Screening: Thursday October 28, 2010 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM; doors open at 6:30 pm Innis Town Hall 2 Sussex Avenue Followed by a roundtable discussion with: John Walker, filmmaker; Kay Armatage: Cinema Studies Institute and Women and Gender Studies Institute, University of Toronto; Heidi Bohaker: Department of History, University of Toronto; Darrell...Continue Reading

A Drummer’s Dream on a roll: Festival favourite hits theatres in Canada October 26, 2010, Toronto – On the heels of highly successful screenings at top film festivals across Canada, A Drummer’s Dream from Genie and Gemini award-winning director John Walker (Men of the Deeps, Passage), opens theatrically in key cities across Canada. This riveting...Continue Reading

HOT DOCS BREAKS ATTENDANCE RECORDS WITH AUDIENCES OF 136,000 AT 2010 FESTIVAL THUNDER SOUL WINS AUDIENCE AWARD; AUDIENCE TOP TEN ANNOUNCED AUTUMN GOLD WINS INAUGURAL FILMMAKERS AWARD Toronto, May 10 2010 – Hot Docs has wrapped its most successful festival to date with audience numbers reaching an estimated 136,000. The 11-day event, April 29 to...Continue Reading

Friday, April 9, 2010 OUTSTANDING FILMMAKER JOHN WALKER TO RECEIVE THE 2010 ERIK BARNOUW AWARD SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 2010 films.onf.ca/passage www.oah.org Passage, directed by filmmaker John Walker, distributed by Bullfrog Films, Inc., The National Film Board of Canada and PTV Productions, has been selected by the Organization of American Historians (OAH) to receive the 2010...Continue Reading

March 23, 2010 2010 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival A DRUMMER’S DREAM: A John Walker Film Written, Produced and Directed by John Walker, Co-Producer Kent Martin (NFB) WORLD PREMIERE A rare and unique assembly of some of the greatest drummers in the world. Explosive talent, passion, humour and irresistible personality come together in a...Continue Reading

SIX NFB FILMS PREMIERE AT HOT DOCS 2010 Toronto, March 22, 2010 — The National Film Board of Canada returns to the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (April 29 to May 9, 2010) with six films and a series of industry events. This year’s lineup includes world, North American, and Canadian premieres, along...Continue Reading