On the Slate

The second annual Toronto Documentary Forum took place on May 2 and 3, marking the mid-way point of the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. Over the two days, 65 commissioning editors heard 39 producers pitch their projects. Norm Bolen of Canada's Alliance Atlantis, Ina Fichman of Productions La Fete in Canada, The Danish Film Institute's Karolina Lidin, Canada's Jan Rofekamp of Films Transit, and Muriel Rosilio of Filmoption International in Canada took turns moderating. In this month's 'On the Slate', KIMBERLEY BROWN reports on some of the projects pitched.

June 1, 2001

The second annual Toronto Documentary Forum took place on May 2 and 3, marking the mid-way point of the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. Over the two days, 65 commissioning editors heard 39 producers pitch their projects. Norm Bolen of Canada's Alliance Atlantis, Ina Fichman of Productions La Fete in Canada, The Danish Film Institute's Karolina Lidin, Canada's Jan Rofekamp of Films Transit, and Muriel Rosilio of Filmoption International in Canada took turns moderating. In this month's 'On the Slate', KIMBERLEY BROWN reports on some of the projects pitched.