DOXA Documentary Film Festival
Location750 Hamilton Street
Unit 110
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6B 2R5[1][2]
Founded2000
Founded byThe Documentary Media Society (incorporated in 1998)[1]
Festival dateAnnually in May
LanguageInternational
Websitehttp://www.doxafestival.ca/

The DOXA Documentary Film Festival is a documentary film festival based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[3] It is held annually held for 10 days in May, and is presented by The Documentary Media Society, a non-profit organization.

The festival was staged for the first time in 2000.[4] Originally intended as a once-only event, by the time of its launch the organizers had decided to organize a permanent biennial festival;[4] following the second festival in 2002, it became an annual event thereafter.[5]

Awards

DOXA award winners are given on the basis of three major criteria: "success and innovation in the realization of the project’s concept; originality and relevance of subject matter and approach; and overall artistic and technical proficiency". Jury members are filmmakers, film critics, and industry professionals.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "About DOXA". DOXA Documentary Film Festival. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  2. ↑ "110 Arts Cooperative · 750 Hamilton St, Unit#110, Vancouver, BC V6B 2R5". OPENGOVCA: Open Government Data in Canada. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  3. ↑ "The Georgia Straight's guide to DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2014". Georgia Straight. April 30, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  4. 1 2 Marke Andrews, "DOXA festival screens 50 films". Vancouver Sun, May 11, 2000.
  5. ↑ Katherine Monk, "The highs and lows of recording reality". Vancouver Sun, May 6, 2003.
  6. ↑ "Awards". DOXA Documentary Film Festival. Retrieved October 19, 2019.


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