The DOXA Documentary Film Festival is a documentary film festival based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is held annually 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.Marke Andrews, "DOXA festival screens 50 films". Vancouver Sun, May 11, 2000. Originally intended as a once-only event, by the time of its launch the organizers had decided to organize a permanent biennial festival; following the second festival in 2002, it became an annual event thereafter.Katherine Monk, "The highs and lows of recording reality." Vancouver Sun, May 6, 2003.
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. DOXA Feature Documentary Award Colin Low Award for Canadian Documentary Nigel Moore Award for Youth Programming DOXA Short Documentary Award
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