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2014 DIRECTORS GUILD OF CANADA AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED
JUNE 19, 2014 by DIRECTORS GUILD OF CANADA
The DGC is delighted to announce the 2014 DGC Awards nominees. Selected from over 250 submissions, the nominees in 19 categories represent a cross section of the industry's outstanding talent working in the screen-based industry.
Canadian documentaries out in force at MIPDoc 2014
APRIL 2, 2014 on THE DIGITAL JOURNAL
Halifax filmmaker’s work bound for MIPDoc
APRIL 2, 2014 by THE CHRONICLE HERALD
Arctic Defenders, by Halifax-based filmmaker John Walker, is one of six Canadian movies that will screen at MIPDoc 2014, the world’s leading international documentary market, taking place April 5 and 6 in Cannes, France.
Arctic Defenders Nominated for a Focal International Award
MARCH 5, 2014
Arctic Defenders has been nominated in the "Best Use of Footage in a Factual Production" category for the eleventh annual FOCAL International Awards, which takes place on Wednesday, April 30th in London. To see a full list of nominees, please visit focalint.org.
Arctic Defender
Director John Walker discusses Arctic Defenders, a film tells the story leading to the creation of Nunavut on CTV Morning Live Saskatoon.
REVIEW: Arctic Defenders
JANUARY 17, 2014, BY WILLIAM BROWNRIDGE FOR TORONTO FILM SCENE
Inventer le Nunavut aux Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal
NOVEMBER 22, 2013 BY ODILE TREMBLAY FOR LE DEVOIR
C’est d’abord l’histoire d’une passion de jeunesse. Celle de John Walker, anglo-montréalais qui décide à 16 ans de monter comme marin sur un bateau qui se rend dans les hauteurs arctiques jusqu’à l’île Cornwall.
Arctic Defenders: My Documentary About the Creation of Nunavut
NOVEMBER 21, 2013, BY JOHN WALKER FOR THE HUFFINGTON POST
RIDM : «Arctic Defenders», Nunavut et Québec, même combat!
NOVEMBER 16, 2013, BY ISMAËL HOUDASSINE FOR LE HUFFINGTON POST QUÉBEC
Surviving the Great White North
NOVEMBER 11, 2013, BY JAKE RUSSELL FOR THE LINK
To most Canadians, the High Arctic is a place shrouded in mystery.
Home to Inuit communities spread far across the icy landscapes in one of the harshest environments on Earth, filmmaker John Walker aims to enlighten Canadian audiences by re-introducing them to Canada's "true north," and the people who have mastered living in it.