The Defector on TVO and at ADC New York!
After months of touring the festival circuit, we are very excited for our TVO television broadcast premiere! Catch The Defector on TVO in...
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- Jun 14, 2013
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The Defector will air this June on TVO and ABC!
The Defector will be having its first broadcast this June in Canada and Australia, marking the 63rd anniversary of the Korean war....
- 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...
- Oct 15, 2012
- 2 min
THE DEFECTOR to premiere at the International Documentary Festival of Amsterdam (IDFA)
TORONTO, ON (October 15, 2012) – Toronto-based Fathom Film Group is pleased to announce its latest production, THE DEFECTOR: Escape from...
- Feb 29, 2012
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Online with Nat&Marie.com
We’ll be on the Nat&Marie show today at 9pm talking about the Kims (Jong-il and Jong-un) and the latest on our ongoing feature...
- Feb 22, 2012
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Ann Shin speaking at Doc Toronto Conference on Alternative Film Financing
Producer/Director Ann Shin will be speaking at Doc Toronto’s Conference on Alternative Film Financing this Saturday, February 25, at the...
- 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,...
- Dec 9, 2011
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Line Producer Heidi Tao Yang wins prestigious CBC mentorship
Our line producer Heidi Tao Yang has won the highly competitive WIFT-T CBC Business of Broadcasting Mentorship. She’s been a key leader...
- Oct 24, 2011
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Fathom Film Group welcomes CMPA Telefilm Producer Trainee
Fathom Film Group welcomes Heidi Tao Yang to THE DEFECTOR as a producer trainee, thanks to the latest mentoring effort by the Canadian...
- Oct 21, 2011
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Rogers Documentary Fund backs THE DEFECTOR
The Rogers Documentary Fund, operated by Rogers Documentary and Cable Network Fund, has awarded $1.6 million in grants to 25 doc...
- 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...
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