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It has been Precision Media's pleasure to be a major part of the growing DOXA family since 2003. As providers of equipment, service and media, DOXA gives us an opportunity to make connections to the independent filmmaker community as a source to bring their messages to
life.
– Ken Muir, General Manager, Precision Media (DOXA Major Partner)
As a new sponsor with the festival, the DVBIA is absolutely impressed with the quality of content and organization DOXA has to offer. It is our goal to encourage people to come downtown to experience all of the elements our city has to offer. DOXA provided a unique event for moviegoers through its diversity, significance, and sheer entertaining collection of films. The DVBIA certainly found the festival a valuable investment toward achieving our sponsorship goals.
– The Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association (DOXA Screening Partner)
It was a great pleasure to have the DOXA team stay at Moda this year for their documentary film festival. We are proud supporters of this fascinating art form and were honoured to be the host hotel. We look forward to seeing you again next year.
– The Moda Hotel team
CCEC Credit Union has been a proud supporter of DOXA since 1999. We admire and value DOXA’s commitment to films that advance our understanding of equity, social justice and community issues. The DOXA board and staff are to be commended for consistently organizing a top-notch festival that contributes to the growth and sustainability of documentary filmmaking. New programs developed for women and youth enhance DOXA’s efforts to be inclusive of those who are underserved in our community. We look forward to a continued relationship!
– Jill Kelly, General Manager, CCEC Credit Union (DOXA Screening Partner)
The festival is remarkable for the way in which it has reached out to its audience and the audience, in turn, has shown up in droves. In a city famous for its rain, the days there were all warm and sunny and yet the theatres were full to capacity and beyond. What a great testament to your efforts. I would be honoured to submit films in the future and to alert our filmmaking community out East that in Vancouver there is a world-class festival that we can all be proud of.
– Larry Weinstein, director, Inside Hana's Suitcase (winner of DOXA Feature Documentary Award and NFB Colin Low Award for most innovative Canadian documentary)
The DOXA festival was a once in a lifetime positive experience for me. To have my film, Here Are The News, shown in such a well organized and positive environment was a gift.
– Cathleen Smith, filmmaker (Here Are The News)
DOXA was a fantastic venue for our premiere; the staff was extremely helpful, the audiences were very responsive, and we met so many extraordinary filmmakers and other film people. DOXA is such an important event for the critical examination of ideas, as well as for the celebration of visual storytelling. All in all, it's an indispensable shot of energy for filmmakers and movie viewers alike.
– Warren Cariou, filmmaker (Land of Oil and Water)
DOXA shows incredible respect for films, artists and audiences. The discussions were amazing. It's an exceptional festival.
– Richard Fung, artist and filmmaker (Jehad In Motion)
Connexions was great! Awesome for emerging filmmakers like ourselves! We had a chance to show our films on Closing Night! We got to meet so many great filmmakers and really were embraced well by the community. Thank you!
– Mangla Bansal, 2009 Connexions Youth Forum Participant
DOXA is an absolute gem of a film festival. Intimate yet significant; passionate about ideas yet always accessible. It was a privilege to have my film screened before such an engaged and interested audience.
– Patrick Reed, filmmaker (Triage: Dr. James Orbinski's Humanitarian Dilemma)
DOXA is a vital festival because it celebrates documentary as an art form, as a worthwhile end in itself. It provides a rare chance for those who practice the form to come together, and a rare chance for those who appreciate the form to see great work.
– Jennifer Baichwal, filmmaker (Manufactured Landscapes) and presenter of the DOXA 2008 seminar Perpetual Liminality
Compared to the many other festivals that I've attended, DOXA is a contender for top spot. DOXA is a great mix of well-chosen films, warm hospitality and flawless presentation. I'll be back.
– Stan Fox, filmmaker (In the Daytime)
Participating in DOXA as an independant filmmaker was an uplifting experience, and being able to meet other international filmmakers was invaluable in helping us see the potential of our film.
– Gwendal Castellan, filmmaker (Long Road North)
Attending DOXA was a mind-opening experience that reminded me how vast and yet how small the world can be. It was an honour to have my work shown along side some outstanding films.
– Donna Szoke, filmmaker (Cascadia and Buried Treasure)
My experience at DOXA met all of my expectations. The superb venue was matched by the quality and diversity of the programming I expected from Western Canada's preeminent documentary film festival.
– John Woods, filmmaker (Buffalo Farm)
I had a excellent time at DOXA. Everybody was so friendly and helpful. They all made me feel so welcome and that I belonged. If anything like this were to come up again I'd jump on board right away.
– Manuela Salinas (2008 Connexions Participant)
First of all, I love documentaries. Supporting DOXA has enabled me to be a part of something that I feel very passionate about. Partnering with the festival as the premiere Hospitality Partner has brought about one of the greatest cross-promotion ventures that our restaurants have ever partaken in, and has resulted in huge exposure and an increase in the volume of restaurant traffic. Of all the community events we have participated in over the years, DOXA has been the very best.
– Benny Deis, owner, Subeez and WaaZuBee cafe and bars (DOXA Premiere Hospitality Partner)
DOXA's range of topical issues is an effective counterpoint to the mind-numbing effects of our modern existence. It does what the Georgia Straight aspires to do - it stirs, motivates, and taps viewers into the real pulse of the world.
– Laura Moore, Arts Category Manager, Georgia Straight (DOXA Media Partner)
I have been an avid DOXA supporter and sponsor since 2002, and since that time I've watched my business and the festival grow together. Working with DOXA to produce their striking promotional materials has provided me with the opportunity to be involved in high-quality, creative work while gaining access to a larger client base. DOXA is a dynamic counter-culture festival in a city that could use more events of this nature. This festival is playing a vital role in helping to plant seeds for the future.
– Sean Stone, owner, Printmaxx (DOXA Print Partner)
DOXA Documentary Film festival was a great opportunity for us to connect with filmmakers based in Vancouver and beyond. The team at DOXA took excellent care of us throughout the week. We were so pleased with the amount of exposure we got and the connections we made before, during, and after the festival, and look forward to coming back in 2009!
– Tania Khadder, Outreach Executive, Current TV (DOXA Media Partner)
We sponsor DOXA to demonstrate our support of and appreciation for our documentary clients, and to show support for the genre and of the documentary community in general, which is very important to us as a service provider. DOXA really makes the effort to include and highlight its sponsors, and we are proud to be associated with such a world-class festival and such excellent programming.
– Kelly A.D. Maxwell, Director, Line 21 Media Services Ltd. (DOXA Audition Partner)
Working with DOXA as a sponsor gives us an opportunity to connect with festival goers who support independent media, and allows us to introduce The Tyee to like-minded new readers. It's a valuable partnership and a good opportunity for us to engage with and broaden our audience.
– Lisa Manfield, Marketing Manager, The Tyee (DOXA Screening Partner)
Inhance Investment Management was proud to support the DOXA Film Festival for the first time in 2008. All of the inspiring, refreshing and entertaining stories told throughout the various films were a fantastic way to highlight what often escapes the human radar. From inspirational, humanitarian, political and world changing documentaries, each film told a remarkable story that will have an impact on people’s lives.
– Israel Garcilazo, Marketing & Communications Coordinator, Inhance Investment Management (DOXA Screening Partner)
DOXA’s sponsorship package not only gives our union an opportunity to support progressive documentary filmmaking, but it also provides us with a way to reach an important audience, your tickets holders, with our public health care message.
– Mike Old, Communications Director, Hospital Employees’ Union (DOXA Audition Partner)
If you want to find the spirit of independent documentary alive and thriving, then DOXA is the best Canadian festival to attend. In the majestic beauty of Vancouver, you will find a festival where the craft of documentary has a chance to show itself beyond the constraints of the business of making documentaries. You will find those gems that everyone else missed!
– Timothy Richards, producer of No More Hiroshima, No More Nagasaki (Canada)
DOXA is a festival dedicated to the art and joy of documentary filmmaking, where filmmakers and audience together are front and centre.
– Maya Gallus and Justine Pimlott, director and producer of Girl Inside (Canada)
DOXA is a very special Festival. Each film feels lovingly selected and the audience flocks to the neighbouring venues in droves. The screening of my documentary Unbuckling my Bible Belt at DOXA was truly memorable for me; a full theatre, a great public, a lively Q&A. The DOXA staff and volunteers are the friendliest I've ever met at a festival, always helpful and truly delighted by your presence and your film. This festival is a real upper for filmmakers!
– Patricia Tassanari, director of Unbuckling My Bible Belt (Canada)
As the subject of Jeff and Sue Turner's film, The Edge of Eden, which was the opening feature of the 2007 DOXA festival, I can't say enough about how this event was run. We were given royal treatment and I personally give huge thanks to DOXA for understanding and appreciating the film and the work I have done in Russia.
– Charlie Russell, subject of The Edge of Eden: Living with Grizzlies (Canada)
It was exciting to be part of such an great lineup of films – a broad range of films, not only from across the globe, but spanning many themes, ideas and moods, challenging the idea of "documentary". It was also wonderful to meet so many visiting filmmakers. The festival was at once both cosmopolitan and intimate. I hope that I can make more films worthy of inclusion in DOXA.
– Dan Sokolowski, director of Land of the Pines (Canada)
There were magic moments for me at the 2007 DOXA Documentary Film Festival in Vancouver. I remember watching a wonderful film, Os Tres de Portugal, about three musicians struggling to keep the tradition of fado music from Portugal alive in Canada. The film finished, the lights went up and suddenly Jose Amaral, Manuel Redondo and singer Suzana Rodrigues stepped out of the screen and were performing their beautiful songs in person just feet away from me. Truly magic.
– Malcolm Guy, director of Bledi, this is our home (Canada)
The festival was filled with dynamism! I want to congratulate DOXA for the way you presented the films. The different themes were really interesting and within each theme all the films were presented in a good context, not only for their content but also for their form. I was really impressed by the active participation of the audience – so many good questions and comments. I was very proud to take part in the DOXA Festival this year and to present A Sunday in Pripyat to the Vancouver audience. It was an enriching experience for me.
– Blandine Huk, director of A Sunday in Pripyat (France)
As a filmmaker, I am just a new born baby. DOXA gave the baby a lot of encouragement, praise and hope. I was very honoured to be recognized by so many people. DOXA helped me to feel so deeply in my heart about making this kind of film. I had the greatest start as a filmmaker and because of DOXA, I gained a lot of energy to keep on going. I want to say "millions of thanks" to DOXA on behalf of Hibakusha and everybody who supported me. DOXA is a magnificent film festival and I hope many filmmakers will experience this wonderful feeling.
– Yuki Nakamura, director of No More Hiroshima, No More Nagasaki (Canada)
Thanks to DOXA, I was able to screen my film Candemonium to a hometown audience and subsequent to my screening in DOXA, my film was invited to participate in other film festivals. I was impressed with the festival's strong and diverse selection of new documentaries. As an instructor at Vancouver Film School, I was grateful for a venue to send my students, who were eager to see high quality documentary films.
– Jason Margolis, director of Candemonium
DOXA was fantastic in that it was small, unthreatening, intimate but not cultist. I really enjoyed the dialogues. They were people who LIKE documentary, not just as a way to get into the glamour of the big time feature, but as a way to participate in the human race and the human condition. We went away quite inspired, talking about making films again.
– Master Canadian documentary filmmaker & DOXA participant, Colin Low
Having been a DOXA supporter from the beginning, it’s been our reward to see the festival’s growth while keeping its commitment to original and surprising non-fiction film. Videomatica has benefited from the opportunity to work with DOXA as a promotional partner, an advertiser, a prize donor and a ticket outlet.
- Graham Peat, Co-owner, Videomatica
I believe DOXA to be a vital and necessary addition to this city's film exhibition strategy as the documentary form moves more and more into the fore of our concerns and the reflection of our world takes on a renewed and vital role in understanding ourselves.
– Alex MacKenzie, filmmaker & DOXA guest curator
Like DOXA, Knowledge Network is committed to presenting independent and innovative documentaries from around the world for a local audience. We both strive to educate British Columbians about documentary film as an art form while showcasing regional diversity and staying relevant. We are delighted to participate in DOXA’s continuing success.
- Andrew Poon, Manager, Communications, Knowledge Network
The festival was a tremendous success. The full houses attested to the hunger that exists for engaged documentary film and video production in Vancouver and to the creative and stimulating programming that kept us coming back night after night. BC is a center for independent documentary filmmaking in North America. Festivals like DOXA support the increasingly active production community by bringing new, international work to the attention of Canadian filmmakers. This will in turn help develop a more mature and cosmopolitan engagement with the world and will lead to more powerful and more accomplished work.
– Colin Browne, Professor, School for Contemporary Arts, Simon Fraser University
It's been a long time since I've seen films as entertaining, eclectic and smart as DOXA's, and it's not because I don't have cable.
- Helen Kuk, DOXA audience member, Vancouver
DOXA was the ideal venue for the world premiere of our film, SHAMELESS: The ART of Disability! The DOXA team is thoroughly professional and creates an atmosphere of both relevance and festivity – a filmmaker's dream!
- Bonnie Klein, Director, SHAMELESS: The ART of Disability
This was our first time at the DOXA festival, but definitely not our last. A great selection of films from around the world presented viewpoints that you would not normally see on the screen. The films were shown in beautiful theatres, with a friendly, enthusiastic group of volunteers and staff, and this helped to make it a wonderful experience. An added bonus was that many of the directors were there to introduce their films and take questions afterwards. We found that this festival really respected the artists and the audience. We will definitely be there again next year.
- Trevor Suffield & Sheona Campbell, DOXA audience members, Winnipeg |
