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Katja De Bock

@katjadebock.bsky.social
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National Film Board of Canada publicist. Interested in documentary and animation, news and the environment. Based in Vancouver, B.C. FlemishCat on Letterboxd & Peliplat.

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Corey Atad @coreyatad.com · 10h
“Defiance of simulacrum, defiance of verisimilitude—even in service of factual content—opens up new doors for image-making.” for @filmmakermagazine.com, i interviewed Matthew Rankin about his hilarious, surreal dive into Canadian conservative political arcana, Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney
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Matthew Rankin on the Enchanting Specificity of “Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney”
The “Universal Language” director talks about his latest, a docu-extravaganza of Canadian political history.
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Katja De Bock @katjadebock.bsky.social · 10h
Watch THE FLIGHT Oct 8+11 at VIFF Vancouver. #NFB #VIFF2026
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The Hollywood Reporter @thr.com · 05/10/2026
Kurdish-Canadian director Soran Mardookhi, with his latest documentary feature The Flight, recalls the doomed Ukraine Airlines Flight PS752 that in January 2020 crashed soon after taking off from an airport near Tehran.
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‘The Flight’: After Iran Shot Down Ukraine Plane, Doc Follows Victims’ Families Fight for Justice
Kurdish-Canadian director Soran Mardookhi, with his latest documentary feature The Flight, recalls the doomed Ukraine Airlines Flight PS752 that in January 2020 crashed soon after taking off from an airport near Tehran.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 03/10/2026
In the heat of election season, Canadian auteur Matthew Rankin’s celebratory evisceration of electoral politics is exactly what we need to watch right now. Lucky for us, it’s screening at @viffest.bsky.social. @dorothywoodend.bsky.social writes. 🗳️🎬 thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...
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Matthew Rankin Made a Mulroney Movie | The Tyee
A top Canadian director delivers a delicious evisceration of electoral politics. Don’t miss it at VIFF.
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Katja De Bock @katjadebock.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
More VIFF Vancouver screenings of LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BRIAN MULRONEY on Oct 6 & 11. #NFB #VIFF2026
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Li Lai • Mediaversity is @VIFFest26 @mediaversityreviews.com · 02/10/2026
NEW REVIEW — I'm kicking off my first-ever #VIFFest with Filipino Canadian docu-hybrid #FirstComesLoveNakabingwit, a heartfelt look at the trials of tribulations (and compassion) that comes from being in an interracial relationship, premiering tomorrow: www.mediaversityreviews.com/film-reviews...
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First Comes Love: Nakabingwit — Mediaversity Reviews
“ First Comes Love: Nakabingwit challenges people from a place of caring.”
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Katja De Bock @katjadebock.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Watched only two movies, so no #LastFourWatched this week: 🩸 THE INVENTOR: OUT FOR BLOOD IN SILICON VALLEY, a great primer by Alex Gibney about the Elizabeth Holmes story 🎭 THE DEBUT, an adorable tragicomedy by the massively talented Jesse Eisenberg. Happy #LetterboxdFriday!
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Darth Kater🇨🇦 @darthkater.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
September 30th is Truth and Reconciliation Day in Canada. It is a federal statutory holiday observed annually to honour the survivors, families, and communities affected by the church-run and gov't sanctioned and funded Indian residential school system in Canada 🟥💔🟥 "We Were Children": watch it!
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WE WERE CHILDREN | Full Documentary | National Film Board of Canada
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Joseph Planta @joeplanta.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I talked to Joella Cabalu about her new documentary First Comes Love: Nakabingwit. It premieres at the Vancouver International Film Festival starting this weekend: thecommentary.ca/ontheline/24...
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Joella Cabalu | thecommentary.ca
The filmmaker Joella Cabalu discusses her new documentary First Comes Love: Nakabingwit, which debuts at the Vancouver International Film Festival, with Joseph Planta.
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Katja De Bock @katjadebock.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Oct 8 + 11 at VIFF Vancouver. #VIFF2026 #NFB
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Katja De Bock @katjadebock.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Two AI docs among my #LastFourWatched! THE AI DOC OR HOW I BECAME AN APOCALOPTIMIST 😀 GHOST IN THE MACHINE 😐 And I revisited two ghosts from the past in THE TERMINATOR 😎 (relates to the AI docs) MICHAEL JACKSON'S THIS IS IT 😞 #LetterboxdFriday
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Katja De Bock @katjadebock.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
📣 Winnipeg filmmaker and artist Matea Radic is taking her animated short film Paradaïz to Los Angeles this fall, where it will have its Los Angeles premiere at the highly selective Animation Is Film festival, running October 16 to 19. classic107.com/articles/win...
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Winnipeg filmmaker Matea Radic heads to Los Angeles with NFB animated short
Winnipeg filmmaker and artist Matea Radic is taking her animated short film Paradaïz to Los Angeles this fall, where it will have its Los Angeles premiere at the highly selective Animation Is Film fes...
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Katja De Bock @katjadebock.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Watch it soon at VIFF Vancouver!
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 24/09/2026
“This hallucinatory string of Heritage Minutes has real but limited appeal,” writes Adam Nayman of Matthew Rankin’s latest biopic. “It’s a comedy that only a wonk could love [...] but there’s a little wonk in all of us these days.” thewalrus.ca/brian-mulroney-biopic
On the left: an image of a man dressed in an elaborate stage costume in front of the name Mulroney written in red and blue text. On the right: text that reads “The Brian Mulroney biopic is a hallucinatory string of Heritage Minutes. A new TIFF documentary turns the lens on the Canadian cult of personality”
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scene49canada.bsky.social @scene49canada.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Filipino Canadian filmmaker Joella Cabalu takes the rom-com past the meet-cute in First Comes Love: Nakabingwit, exploring race, culture and communication across relationships in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. #VIFF #CanadianFilm #FilipinoCanadian www.scene49.ca/entertainmen...
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Katja De Bock @katjadebock.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
... "They're available online for free, but if you want to organize an event like this, they provide promotional materials ahead of time and media files in advance. It's a very seamless process and very easy to do." Interested? Here's more how-to: events.nfb.ca/film-screeni...
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Host a Film Screening - Events
Anyone can host a screening of an NFB film. Get in touch with our team today and start organizing your screening.
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Katja De Bock @katjadebock.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Kevin Kirkpatrick (organizer): "The great part about working with the National Film Board is that they offer these movies free for Canadians..." www.sasktoday.ca/southwest/lo...
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Swift Current Culture Days event brings Sask stories to big screen
Saskatchewan history remembered as the Lyric Theatre brings his three films from the past for Culture Days.
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Katja De Bock @katjadebock.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
📽️ NIRILAURTA screening in Iqaluit had to send 40 people home due to a full house! nunavutnews.com/2026/09/21/w...
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'We demand to be heard'; food security documentary packs Iqaluit cinema - Nunavut News
'Nirilaurta,' set in Taloyoak, highlights hunting and fishing
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Katja De Bock @katjadebock.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🎥 The National Film Board (NFB) documentary STOLEN TIME, which follows an Ontario lawyer taking on Canada's for-profit nursing-home industry, will screen at St. Albert's Arden Theatre on Tuesday, Sept. 22. www.stalbertgazette.com/local-entert...
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Documentary exposes Canada's long-term-care woes
St. Albert screening of Stolen Time focuses on long-term care challenges.
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Katja De Bock @katjadebock.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I follow a lot of film critics and they didn't like the film.
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Katja De Bock @katjadebock.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I loved TUNER.
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Katja De Bock @katjadebock.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
F*ck De Familie, is that a Dutch film?
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Katja De Bock @katjadebock.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Finally someone on Letterboxd who liked MICHAEL. 👍
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CTVM.info @lilianetremblay.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🎬 Sean Edwards se joint à l’ONF comme producteur au sein de l’Unité documentaire de l’Ouest à Vancouver. Cofondateur de Ramble Films, il cumule 12 ans d’expérience en production et création. 👉 ctvm.info/onf-vancouve... #ONF
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YVArcade @yvarcade.com · 15/09/2026
'Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney' elects a gonzo political and historical vision of our 18th Prime Minister 🗳️ at @tiffnet.bsky.social bit.ly/4ha4pNC #TIFF26
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Katja De Bock @katjadebock.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I watched THE NET last week, haha.
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Katja De Bock @katjadebock.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I liked both TUNER and A REAL PAIN a lot!
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Katja De Bock @katjadebock.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Lovely shorts seen at the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival (VLAFF) among my #LastFourWatched. YAYA, by Sebastian Cerani 🥲 SISTERS, by Maria Munro 👍 WATER MY STEPS ORCHID COLOR, by Emmanuel Saavedra 🥺 PASTA NEGRA, by Jorge Thielen Armand 👍 Happy #LetterboxdFriday!
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YVArcade @yvarcade.com · 14/09/2026
'Still Night, Burning House' dissects a Vietnamese-Canadian family's past traumas 🇻🇳 at @tiffnet.bsky.social bit.ly/4xTeDJ8 #TIFF26
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POV Magazine @povmagazine.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
For Carol Nguyễn, Crying Is Back on the Table. @tiffnet.bsky.social doc Still Night, Burning House confirms a major talent. #tiff26 povmagazine.com/for-carol-ng...
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For Carol Nguyễn, Crying Is Back on the Table - POV Magazine
Carol Nguyễn discusses her feature debut Still Night, Burning House and revisiting a family trauma with hope to inspire collective healing.
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Katja De Bock @katjadebock.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Watch your screens! REDEFINED films will be launched on the NFB platform tonight!
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POV Magazine @povmagazine.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
There’s never been a film like Mathew Rankin’s Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney, writes @filmfest.bsky.social #TIFF26 povmagazine.com/ladies-and-g...
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Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney Review: Move Over, Heritage Minutes! - POV Magazine
Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney review: the story of Canada's 18th Prime Minister gets a freewheeling take from Matthew Rankin.
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IndieWire @indiewire.com · 14/09/2026
Matthew Rankin's story of Brian Mulroney’s political ascent offers a critique of televisual culture and a snapshot of a less extreme political era.
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‘Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney’ Review: Matthew Rankin’s Psychedelic Tour Through Mid-Century Canadian Conservative Politics
Matthew Rankin's story of Brian Mulroney’s political ascent offers a critique of televisual culture and a snapshot of a less extreme political era.
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Katja De Bock @katjadebock.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
📍 Catch LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BRIAN MULRONEY at the fall festivals, including TIFF Toronto, AIFF Halifax and VIFF Vancouver!
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Katja De Bock @katjadebock.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🎙️ Joella Cabalu, director of FIRST COMES LOVE: NAKABINGWIT, is interviewed on OMNI News Filipino about her upcoming VIFF world premiere. #NFB #VIFF2026 www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SO3...
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Pelikula ng Filipino Canadian director tampok sa VIFF 2026 | OMNI News Filipino
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CTV News Winnipeg @ctvnewswinnipeg.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Matthew Rankin's Brian Mulroney doc shows politician 'charming the whole country into oblivion'
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Matthew Rankin's Brian Mulroney doc shows politician 'charming the whole country into oblivion'
The documentary, Matthew Rankin’s followup to the Oscar-shortlisted “Universal Language,” presents a history of Canada’s Progressive Conservative Party through the lens of Brian Mulroney’s rise to power.
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Katja De Bock @katjadebock.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🎙️ “I want this film to be the next chapter in the canon of Filipino representation:” Director Joella Cabalu about her documentary FIRST COMES LOVE: NAKABINGWIT. 📍 World premiere Oct 3 at VIFF Vancouver. Article by Lillian Liao: thelasource.com/cover-story/... #VIFF2026
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A heart-to-heart about race in relationships—First Comes Love: Nakabingwit premieres at VIFF
Joella shows a photo of Luka to her friend Jessie. | Courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) (2026).  First Comes Love: Nakabingwit is an invitation to difficult conversations—one that com...
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CTVM.info @lilianetremblay.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🌟 Pour une 2e année consécutive, Suzanne Guèvremont, présidente de l’ONF, figure au Canada25 du Hollywood Reporter, qui souligne les chefs de file de l’industrie canadienne. 👉 ctvm.info/the-hollywoo...
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The Hollywood Reporter confirme le leadership de Suzanne Guèvremont parmi les 25 chefs de file de l’industrie au Canada
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Katja De Bock @katjadebock.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
In festivals this fall, inclucing 📍TIFF Toronto 📍AIFF Halifax 📍VIFF Vancouver LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BRIAN MULRONEY The new film by Matthew Rankin!
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Katja De Bock @katjadebock.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
📣 This is much better news from Nunavut! #Nirilaurta: Let Us Eat tours three Nunavut communities. 📍Sept 15 Iqaluit 📍Sept 19 Rankin Inlet 📍Sept 22 Baker Lake Director Malaya Qaunirq Chapman in attendance! nunatsiaq.com/stories/arti...
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Documentary on Inuit food, family set to screen in 3 Nunavut communities
Nunavummiut have the chance to see a new documentary about Inuit food, resilience, culture and family this month as Nirilaurta: Let us Eat is set to screen in three communities.
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Katja De Bock @katjadebock.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Katja De Bock @katjadebock.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I love shorter feature films.
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Katja De Bock @katjadebock.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Yes, Hugh Grant is great in it. It's very watchable.
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Katja De Bock @katjadebock.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I watched 2012 this last week, too. And the Whisper Man the week before. 😀
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Katja De Bock @katjadebock.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
A mix of fun and sadness this week! My #LastFourWatched include: THE UNDOING 👍 🔨 SONGS OF SLOW BURNING EARTH 😔 ☦️ GEOSTORM 🫤 ☀️ 2012 😅 ⚓ Happy #LetterboxdFriday!
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Katja De Bock @katjadebock.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
More interviews with Tyra Delver, director of BANNOCK IS LOVE, an NFB/TIFF film in the #REDEFINED series, premiering Sept. 16. ravenradio.ca/2026/09/11/3...
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Indigenous Filmmaker from northern Alberta debuts her film “Bannock is Love” at the 51st Toronto International Film Festival
A Cree Filmmaker from Saddle Lake Cree Nation will premiere her film" Bannock is Love" on September 16, 2026 a...
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Katja De Bock @katjadebock.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
📣 Four screenings of NIRILAURTA planned in the next few weeks! The documentary NIRILAURTA: LET US EAT, directed by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman, questions soaring grocery prices and the high cost of hunting and travel in the North. #NFB Details: events.nfb.ca/events/tags/...
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Native Calgarian Podcast 🪶🧡>🇨🇦 @nativecalgarian.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
pahkwêsikan sâkihitowin: Bannock is Love, by Tyra Delver ((pauck way see gone sah gee tah win)) follow on Instagram: www.instagram.com/ayikisfilms TIFF premiere: Wed 16 Sept at 6 pm ET, Toronto tiff.net/films/redefi... The film will be released on the NFB’s platforms (nfb.ca, the NFB app and the
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Barry Hertz @hertzbarry.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
“I was struck watching Mulroney in the ‘84 campaign. He’s got Matt that Johnson energy – he can’t stop!”: I talked with Matthew Rankin about the wildest, most unpredictable, and frequently terrifying film at TIFF: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BRIAN MULRONEY. #TIFF26 www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/film...
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With Matthew Rankin’s gonzo doc, TIFF’s biggest star might be Brian Mulroney
Dissection of former PM’s ambitions is history on acid at Midnight Madness
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Katja De Bock @katjadebock.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"Still Night, Burning House shows once again that Nguyễn may be Canada’s most notable wunderkind since Xavier Dolan." #TIFF26 #VIFF2026
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