CP DARC Ottawa Screening of “Foggy: Palestine Solidarity, Cinema & The Archive”
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL – Cinema Politica premiere at Sofia International Film Festival
LABOR – Cinema Politica premiere at Sofia International Film Festival
Singing Back the Buffalo to Premiere at the 2024 Hot Docs Film Festival
Richly visualised and deeply uplifting, SINGING BACK THE BUFFALO from award-winning Cree filmmaker Tasha Hubbard will have its Canadian premiere at the 2024 Hot Docs Film Festival.
Silvicola Opens in Theatres March 22
Cinema Politica is proud to present SILVICOLA, the award-winning feature documentary by Jean-Philippe Marquis – opening in theatres March 22!
“Bring it Black: Films by Black Artists in Canada” by Cinema Politica
Call for Submissions 2023
If you recently completed a politically engaged film and you want it seen far and wide submit your work to Cinema Politica today! We are interested in works of any length that contribute to justice and equality movements, activism, knowledge and discourse.
Labour, Art and Activism
The newly-released Magnus Isacsson Collection features a selection of key works and classics from this important Canadian director touching on topics of labour, art, and activism.
DEAR JACKIE Premieres in Montreal on June 17
Cinema Politica Distribution and Catbird Productions are thrilled to announce the theatrical premiere of DEAR JACKIE, Henri Pardo’s debut feature documentary to open in Montreal theatres on Friday, June 17.
Browse Our Latests Educational Catalogue
We are unveiling Cinema Politica’s 2022-2023 Educational Catalogue! This stunning 135 title catalogue includes films covering an impressive breadth of topics, subjects, and academic disciplines.
General Call for Submissions 2021
Cinema Politica is seeking submissions of independent films that combine strong creative vision with political perspective. We are interested in works of any length that contribute to justice and equality movements, activism, knowledge and discourse.
Documentary Futurism: The Next 150
How do we document that which has yet to occur? Cinema Politica’s Documentary Futurism: The Next 150 project seeks to usher in a new kind of filmmaking that brings actuality into conversation with speculation, and realism with the imaginary. Taking inspiration from Afrofuturism, Indigenous futurism, speculative fiction and non-fiction, these 15 films inaugurate a new […]
News from Dokufest Kosovo
This summer, Cinema Politica’s co-founders are in Kosovo for the 20th jubilee edition of the Dokufest, the International Documentary and Short Film Festival held each year in Prizren.
Cinema Politica Launches Documentary Futurism – The Podcast
CP is thrilled to launch a new audio series that gives listeners a unique insight into the dynamic and engaged filmmaking process behind The Next 150—Documentary Futurism projects.
CP Publishing
From time to time Cinema Politica publishes pamphlets, booklets, and more recently, a real, physical, bonafide BOOK.
First Peoples, First Screens Program Shows in Ontario this Fall
This Fall Cinema Politica Ontario, in partnership with the Ontario Arts Council, is proud to present six in person Ontario screening events featuring works from our program First Peoples, First Screens (2nd Edition).