Fonds - Cogent/Benger Fonds

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Cogent/Benger Fonds

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(1998-)

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Located in downtown Toronto, Cogent/Benger Productions was founded in 1998 and has produced a large variety of documentaries and specials. The focus on many of their documentaries are major social issues, thus creating a large appeal to their work. Robin Benger and Christopher Sumpton are the founding partners of the company. Benger had experience in Canadian journalism and documentary filmmaking, and Sumpton had worked at CBC editing and working on documentaries. Together they made In Security (Hot Docs 1998 nominee best political/social issue documentary) and Eastside Showdown (Gemini Awards 1999 nominee best social/political documentary) before finally teaming up to make Cogent/Benger Productions.

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  • English

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Created July 25, 2019 by Elizabeth Carroll.

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  • English

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Cogent/Benger. “About.” Accessed July 25, 2019. http://cogentbenger.com/about/

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