Broadcasters, funders "shutting the door on Canadian documentary production", says new report

TORONTO – Canadians seem to love their home grown documentaries, so why is the industry shrinking?That’s the basis behind the fourth edition of the report 'Getting Real: an Economic Snapshot of the Canadian Documentary Industry' set to be released Thursday by The Documentary Organization of Canada / l’Association des documentaristes du Canada (DOC). The comprehensive study provides an in-depth look at the health and volume of documentary production in Canada from the years 2007 to 2009, including feature-length and theatrical documentary production, television documentary production, the non-theatrical educational market and the on-line world of documentary financing and distribution.The report found...