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The Forum

Each year, in November, the Documentary Network organizes a Forum within the frame of the Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal (RIDM). This annual event allows creators and institutional representatives to discuss and exchange points of view regarding policies and programs — and ways in which these could better respond to the creation and presentation needs of auteur documentaries.

2005-2006

In November 2005, the Documentary Network organized its professional Forum on the theme Distribution of Documentary Film: Reaching Audiences. This Forum was mainly addressed to filmmakers, and institutional representatives and managers; its report is available on our website. The Forum 2005 organizing committee was composed of Colette Loumède, Paul Lapointe, Lise Lachapelle and Marie-Anne Raulet.

2006-2007

The Forum 2006 organizing committee is already formed (Manon Barbeau, Paul Lapointe, Yves Bisaillon, Luc Paradis and Ian McLaren) and its theme will be Documentary and Television: From marriage of reason to true love. It is planned for November 10, 2006.

A committee will explore the idea of an annual event that would take place at Hot Docs to ensure a better presence of the Documentary Network in English Canada.