| Folk Art Found Me | |
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| Directed by | Alex Busby |
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| Edited by | Angela Baker |
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| Production companies | National Film Board of Canada Wisdom Teeth Productions |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Folk Art Found Me is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Alex Busby and released in 1993. The film is a portrait of folk artists in Nova Scotia.
The film premiered at the 1993 Atlantic Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Atlantic Documentary. It received a Genie Award nomination for Best Documentary at the 15th Genie Awards in 1994, and was co-winner with Frédéric Back's The Mighty River of the Golden Sheaf Award for Best of Festival at the 1994 Yorkton Film Festival.
References
- Lindsay Brown, "Lots to like in Folk Art Found Me". Halifax Daily News, September 29, 1993.
- Ian Johnston, "Out of the ashes: NFB fire changed focus of folk art film". Halifax Daily News, September 28, 1993.
- "Atlantic Film Festival bestows awards". Edmonton Journal, October 3, 1993.
- John Griffin, "Exotica dominates Genie nominations". Montreal Gazette, October 20, 1994.
- "Films share top Yorkton prize". Toronto Star, May 31, 1994.
External links
- Folk Art Found Me at IMDb
- Folk Art Found Me at the National Film Board of Canada catalog
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