The Defector Wins 3 Canadian Screen Awards!
Fathom Film Group is pleased to announce The Defector: Escape from North Korea won three Canadian Screen Awards at last night’s Academy...
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LATEST NEWS
- Jan 28, 2014
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The Defector has WON the 2014 Diversity Award!
The Defector is the proud winner of the 2014 Diversity Award from the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. The Defector is not an...
- Jan 13, 2014
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THE DEFECTOR NOMINATED FOR TWO CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS
The Defector: Escape from North Korea has been nominated for two Canadian Screen Awards in the Television category – “Best Documentary...
- Jan 1, 2014
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The Defector – One Of Canada’s Top Films of 2013
The Defector has been listed as one of the top Canadian films of 2013 by Huffington Post and MovieFone: “Director and centrepiece for the...
- Dec 4, 2013
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The Defector Interactive Wins Digi Award!
Last night in Toronto, Next Media Events hosted their annual Digi Awards to celebrate the companies, products and people making waves in...
- Jun 6, 2013
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The Defector Op Doc on the Front Page of the New York Times!
The Defector is on the Front Page of the NYTimes today! An exclusive OpDocs piece was prepared for the NYTimes and it spent the morning...
- May 10, 2013
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The Defector Nominated for Banff World Media Festival Award, following Success at HotDocs!
After three sold out screenings of The Defector: Escape from North Korea, our Canadian premiere at Hot Docs has come to a close. We would...
- Mar 21, 2013
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Announcing The Defector’s Canadian Premiere at Hot Docs 2013!
We are very excited to announce that The Defector will officially be having its Canadian Premiere at Canada’s International Documentary...
- Mar 18, 2013
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Inside the Gangster Thief’s Kingdom: “The Defector” Director Ann Shin on North Korea
Check out Jordan Ginsberg’s interview with Ann Shin about North Korea’s “tourism,” latest provocative threats, and making The Defector....
- Mar 12, 2013
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Come check out Fathom Film Group and Jam3 speak at SXSW!
10 Tips from Kim Jong-Il About Interactive Docs Tuesday, March 12, 2013 – 2pm Austin Convention Center Austin Suite 10 important tips you...
- Mar 9, 2013
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The Defector Selected into 7 World Festivals and Nominated for CSC Award
We’re also delighted to announce that our DP – Stephen Chung – has been nominated for Best Documentary Cinematography for the 56th Annual...
- Feb 21, 2013
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The Defector Interactive – #1 Pick of the Day, and other press
Following the successful launch of The Defector Interactive Experience on Tuesday, February 19, 2013, The Defector has been generating a...
- Feb 20, 2013
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The Defector Interactive Launch!
Fathom Film Group, in collaboration with digital production and design agency Jam3, is pleased to announce the launch of THE DEFECTOR:...
- Dec 19, 2012
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Ann Shin Demystifies Forum Pitching
In an interview with ReelWorld Film Festival, director/producer Ann Shin talks about the experience she had pitching The Defector: Escape...
- Nov 25, 2012
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Director Ann Shin on TVO’s DocStudio: Why I Needed to Make This Film
TVO continues to champion great documentaries and has created an online studio that takes you behind the scenes with featured...
- Dec 9, 2011
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Interview on AM 770, Saturday, Dec 10 at 4PM
Avoiding CCTV cameras and meeting a ‘snakehead’ – some of the things Director Ann Shin will be talking about on AM770 in Toronto, 4pm,...
- Jul 24, 2011
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Canada Media Fund backs ‘The Defector’
Feature documentary and cross-platform project, The Defector: Escape from North Korea, was selected for POV funding from the Canada Media...
- Jun 3, 2011
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Latest Trailer for Pyongyang Express: Escape from North Korea
We’re getting ready to go to Sheffield Doc Fest to meet with broadcasters and distributors at the Meetmarket. Here’s the latest trailer...
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