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Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'robspence'

June 28, 2007

The joke goes: "The women in Montreal are so beautiful. Where do you send all the ugly women? To Toronto?" In the Hot Docs smash movie Let's All Hate Toronto, Brampton comedian Russell Peters tells the joke as evidence towards the animosity Canadians have for Toronto. Rob Spence and Albert Nerenberg, the directors of Let's All Hate Toronto were offended as well. They brought forth a petition to the Just for Laughs comedy festival to......

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March 20, 2007

The elite of the documentary film world gathered this morning at Revival for a press conference announcing the lineup of this year's Hot Docs festival. It's a powerhouse program, which TVO's Rudy Buttingnol attributes to the filmmakers and the growing importance of the medium. "Documentaries are helping change the way people think," says Buttingnol, who will also receive the inaugural Outstanding Industry Achievement Award. "Just look at how governments around the world are now trying......

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