Fathom Film Group will be embarking on a doc-filming journey with two war vets from the Iran-Iraq war. MY ENEMY, MY BROTHER follows the story of Zahed and Najah, former enemies who saved one another and became blood brothers. Now living in Vancouver, they plan to return to their home countries to search for missing loved ones. We will follow them on their journey and open out the documentary filmmaking process to viewers. Viewers are invited to participate in the search for Z

FATHOM FILM GROUP is an award-winning media company with innovative approaches to cross-platform projects that tell the story across a broad spectrum of media. Our films and series are critical and thought-provoking, with related properties such as immersive interactive websites, apps and other digital and mobile applications. Our work has been broadcast, screened and downloaded around the world, garnering numerous awards at festivals. We are looking for a Creative Director/N

BravoFact has announced the first round of award recipients for the BravoFactual Short Docs and it is good news for our doc-in-progress Saving The Enemy! We were awarded a grant by the BravoFactual Inaugural Short Docs Jury. The grant will fund the production of a short documentary version of Saving The Enemy, which will be featured on BravoFact.com. Congratulations to Ann Shin, Melanie Horkan, Steve Guise, Jamie Shen, Robert Steel, Jonathan Howells, with special thanks to Al

Last night in Toronto, Next Media Events hosted their annual Digi Awards to celebrate the companies, products and people making waves in the digital media industry. We are proud to announce that The Defector Interactive won the award for Best in Cross Platform Non-Fiction! If you have haven’t yet had the chance to use the Interactive, you can still check it out – experience.thedefectormovie.com Thank you to everyone that took the time to vote in the online poll, we might neve

Check out Jordan Ginsberg’s interview with Ann Shin about North Korea’s “tourism,” latest provocative threats, and making The Defector. “Most defectors not only agree, they’re bitterly angry about it. I’ve heard many different defectors call Kim Jong-il the biggest “gangster thief” in the world, saying they’ve been robbed of their lives by their dictator.” -Ann Shin Read the full interview here! #northkorean #interactivedocumentary #kimjongil #annshin #fathomfilmgroup #doc #n

10 Tips from Kim Jong-Il About Interactive Docs Tuesday, March 12, 2013 – 2pm Austin Convention Center Austin Suite 10 important tips you need to know when making a web doc, by award-winning agency Jam3 and Fathom Film Group (and of course Kim Jong-Il). We give the inside scoop on how to get funding, how to leverage assets in a transmedia project and all the do’s and don’t we learned in the school of hard knocks. #northkorean #interactivedocumentary #HannahDonegan #kimjongil

We’re also delighted to announce that our DP – Stephen Chung – has been nominated for Best Documentary Cinematography for the 56th Annual Canadian Society of Cinematographers’ Awards for his amazing work on The Defector: Escape from North Korea. Please join us in congratulating him. We’ll keep you posted as the drum rolls… Upcoming Festivals for The Defector: SXSW Interactive Festival, Austin, Texas, March 8-17 Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, Greece, March 15

Fathom Film Group, in collaboration with digital production and design agency Jam3, is pleased to announce the launch of THE DEFECTOR: ESCAPE FROM NORTH KOREA INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE. Tumen River Crossing – The Defector Interactive The online web-doc takes users inside the gripping reality of living in North Korea today, allowing you to experience first-hand the brave attempts of those trying to escape. The online experience is based on the true stories of six North Korean def

In an interview with ReelWorld Film Festival, director/producer Ann Shin talks about the experience she had pitching The Defector: Escape from North Korea at the Hot Docs Forum, and gives some advice for those getting ready to pitch. “It was completely nerve wracking,” said Shin. “There are more than 20 people listening to your pitch and the responses of the first two people can affect how the rest of the people respond.  The mood can change and you have no idea which way it’

Avoiding CCTV cameras and meeting a ‘snakehead’ – some of the things Director Ann Shin will be talking about on AM770 in Toronto, 4pm, Saturday, Dec 10. Lessons the crew learned on our recent undercover shoot trip in Asia for our cross-platform documentary ‘The Defector: Escape from North Korea.’ #northkorean #cctv #kimjongil #annshin #fathomfilmgroup #doc #northkorea #surveillance #china #jongil #defectors #documentary #defector #transmedia #crossplatform