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'Sled Dogs' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Fern Levitt and released in 2016.[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-capsule-sled-dogs-review-20171005-story.html "Documentary 'Sled Dogs' exposes harsh realities of Iditarod"]. 'Los Angeles Times', October 5, 2017. The film explores the Iditarod, raising allegations of animal cruelty among breeders, trainers and kennelers of the event's sled dogs.[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/movies/sled-dogs-review.html "Review: Sled Dogs Exposes Abuse of Working Animals"]. 'The New York Times', July 27. 2017. However, at least one dog keeper tried to obtain a legal injunction against the film's premiere at the Whistler Film Festival, alleging that Levitt had inaccurately depicted the actual dog care ethics of sled dog handlers, misrepresenting footage of an unethical commercial pet breeder rather than speaking to or filming companies actually involved in the care or training of sled dogs.[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sled-dogs-mushers-reaction-bc-culling-euthanizing-1.3867429 "Musher threatens legal action over Sled Dogs documentary"]. CBC News, November 27, 2016. A sled dog operator also filed a similar complaint with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation after the film was broadcast on Documentary Channel in 2017, resulting in a report by CBC ombudsman Esther Enkin.[http://www.ombudsman.cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/complaint-reviews/2018/point-of-view-documentaries-the-case-of-sled-dogs/ "Point-of-View Documentaries | The Case of Sled Dogs"]. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, January 29, 2018.

The film received a Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards, for Best Editing in a Documentary (Frank Cassano).Pat Mullen, [https://www.cinemablographer.com/2018/03/canadian-screen-awards-preview-picks.html "Canadian Screen Awards Preview: Picks and Foolish Predictions"]. 'Cinemablographer', March 11, 2018.

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