Stories from the Festival
The Suzuki’s Search for Sustainability
I’ve often joked about a father, daughter road trip to Ghana, a country where we both lived at different times, so...
Shandi Mitchell, Inexorable Storyteller and Artist
(Photo by Becky Parsons) Shandi Mitchell’s half-hour drama entitled Baba’s house won three Golden Sheaf awards...
SCN goes to Bluepoint Investment Corp
We want to send a massive congratulations to Bluepoint Investment Corporation who have secured the take over of Saskatchewan...
Maya Gallus: Stunning Biography of 1991 Golden Sheaf Winner
Maya Gallus made a stunning debut into film with Elizabeth Smart: On the Side of Angels, a documentary she wrote and produced...
Festival Fashion – Day 3 – The Gala Gowns!
Okay, okay, I’m sorry for the delay in showing off the Golden Sheaf Award gala fashion. The night was so fantastic...
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Festival Reel
A Personal Approach to World News: DocZone
Through my work in the press industry I have become used to seeing distressing images and even having to take them, but this year’s Golden Sheaf winner for Documentary History even brought a tear to my eye. CBC’s DocZone: China’s Earthquake – The People in the Pictures, takes viewers onto the ground of the 2008 earthquake in China’s Sichuan Province. By focusing on four key people’s stories director Susan Teskey shows the Canadian audience a new more personal insight into an international news event.
If this ten minute clip draws you in CBC offers the full episode on their website.