About
Doc North is a two-day annual film festival that showcases documentary works of established filmmakers from across Canada with a focus on Northern specific story-telling.
Audiences from the Near North region will have the to chance to experience an increasingly popular genre of visual storytelling. Documentary filmmaking continues to play an important role in our society by encouraging diverse pespectives on the issues that matter to Canadians most.
The Doc North film festival is committed to supporting and promoting awareness, appreciation and understanding of Northern Canadian cinema. Along with gala parties, lounges and meet & greets, the festival will also provide an arena for filmmakers to strengthen the network of Documentary filmmaking and appreciation in Ontario's North. The first annual Doc North film festival will take place April 15 and 16, 2011 at the 1000-seat Capitol Theatre in North Bay, Ontario.
WHO WE ARE
The Doc North film festival is organized by the Near North Mobile Media Lab, a not for profit organization which exists to assist emerging to established video artists within North Bay and area. The Near North Mobile Media lab has assisted artists in successful projects such as the G8 Artist Residency Program and the Reel Northern Collaborative Multimedia Arts Project exhibited at the WKP Kennedy Gallery.
visit the N2M2L website: www.n2m2l.ca
