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Comment: This may be a bit tricky to resolve, since newspapers and magazines don't like talking about their rivals on the whole (unless there is trouble at the mill). The sources here are not meeting the WP:GOLDENRULE, and ideally we need three such fully independent sources; So the EBSCO summary is provided by POV to EBSCO as background topper to their database searches. The TFCA source again does not look to be independent, the publisher may well have worded it himself, and in any event it's not significant coverage of the publication. It's OK to source the point, so ok for verification, but not for notability, the missing ingredient here. ChrysGalley (talk) 12:17, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
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| Editor | Marc Glassman |
|---|---|
| Categories | Documentary film, film criticism |
| Frequency | Semi-annual (print) |
| Publisher | Pat Mullen |
| Founder | Canadian Independent Film Caucus |
| Founded | 1990 |
| First issue | 1990 |
| Company | Point of View Magazine |
| Country | Canada |
| Based in | Toronto, Ontario |
| Language | English |
| Website | povmagazine |
POV (also styled POV Magazine and formally Point of View) is a Canadian magazine covering documentary film and non-fiction media, published in Toronto. Founded by the Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC) in 1990, the magazine became separately incorporated in 2010. Currently, it appears twice a year in print and publishes daily online, covering documentary film, photography, new media and podcasting through essays, interviews, reviews, festival reporting and coverage of industry and cultural policy.[1][2]
History
[edit]POV was launched in 1990 by the Canadian Independent Film Caucus, a documentary filmmakers' advocacy organization that renamed itself the Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC) in 2003.[1][3] The magazine began as a publication of the organization and functioned in part as a forum for debate about documentary funding, broadcasting policy and the working conditions of independent filmmakers in Canada.
Marc Glassman became editor with issue No. 46, and has led the magazine's editorial direction since 2001.[3][4]
In 2010, POV became independent of DOC, and it now operates as a non-profit corporation governed by a board of directors, publishing a full-colour print magazine twice annually alongside its website.[1][5]
Content and coverage
[edit]POV covers the art and business of documentary with regular content including filmmaker interviews, critical essays, film reviews, industry reporting and opinion pieces on current affairs and media policy, along with coverage of photography, new media and podcasting.[1][2]
The magazine reports extensively from documentary festivals, including Hot Docs, the Toronto International Film Festival, Sundance, RIDM, DOXA and Cannes.[6]
Issue No. 105 (2017), published to mark Canada 150, surveyed the history of Canadian documentary and presented a list of twenty "Documentary Essentials" — ten features and ten shorts — including Pour la suite du monde, Warrendale, Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives, Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance, The Corporation, Manufactured Landscapes, My Winnipeg, Up the Yangtze and Stories We Tell.[7]
Staff and contributors
[edit]Marc Glassman, an arts journalist, film programmer and former bookseller, is the magazine's print editor; he also reviews film for Classical FM and teaches at Toronto Metropolitan University.[4] Pat Mullen is the publisher and leads the magazine's online and festival coverage.[5]
Contributors have included film critics and journalists such as Susan G. Cole, Liam Lacey, Jason Anderson, Matthew Hays and Rachel Ho, as well as documentary filmmakers including Jennifer Baichwal, Larry Weinstein and Barri Cohen.[5]
As a non-profit corporation, POV is led by a Board of Directors. The majority of their Board members are members of the Documentary Organization of Canada, which continues to remain a key partner. Besides the Board, POV features an editorial advisory committee, which discusses and selects articles for print publication and online strategies. The current Board includes - Julian Carrington, Ari Cohen, Stuart Henderson, Chrisann Hessing, Michael John Long, Kristina McLaughlin, Dylan Reibling, Sheena Rossiter, and Alexandrine Torres de Figueiredo.
Publication and distribution
[edit]The print edition is published twice a year and is available by subscription. Digital editions are distributed through PressReader, Magzter and Zinio, with institutional subscriptions available through EBSCO's Flipster.[1][2]
As a Canadian non-profit periodical, POV receives support from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Periodical Fund.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "About Us". POV Magazine. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Point of View (Canada Edition)". EBSCO. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- 1 2 "The Documentary Organization of Canada from 1983 to 2023: A Brief History". POV Magazine. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Members: Marc Glassman". Toronto Film Critics Association. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Who We Are". POV Magazine. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "POV Magazine". POV Magazine. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "Canada's Documentary Essentials". POV Magazine. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
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[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "POV Magazine". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
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