I get into an unfortunate self-perpetuating cycle where a lot of great material comes at me all at once. I want to share it but I want to look it over and digest it first as well. If you haven’t already heard about it, Scott Kirsner of CinemaTech, had produced a series of case studies [...]

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Through the efforts of various senators, representatives, friends and activists, filmmaker Andrew Berends is on his way back to New York. A big sigh of relief. His translator who was also detained is not out of the woods yet. Here is the latest from the website:
From what we understand, Samuel George, Andrew’s translator, and another [...]

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I almost forgot to post about this, but thanks to The Documentary Channel newsletter, I was reminded. “The Paley Center for Media (formerly The Museum of Television & Radio) has announced a call for entries for its celebrated Art of the Documentary Pitch Workshop. In this workshop/competition–now in its fourth year–a panel of television executives [...]

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Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! was arrested at the Republican convention and it was captured on tape. She has been released, but the images are still sobering. Read the AP article>>
And documentary filmmaker and friend Andrew Berends has been detained in Nigeria where he has been filming. For those who don’t know Andy, he won [...]

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Let’s not profile the people who are struggling to make their way in the world, but instead, turn our lens on the people who are figuring out how to make money off of curing those problems! Ok, sorry, yes, I’m a bit cynical on this one, but I do recognize the importance of highlighting innovative [...]

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Lots of chatter this week about the dire straits of indie film, so it was refreshing to be contacted by IFC Media Lab Studios, who want to cultivate new talent through contests and development deals. From their website:
Media Lab Studios, an independent film studio focusing on web and on-air content development and financing, is offering [...]

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Do you want to live in New York and immerse yourself in documentary? Our friends over at UnionDocs have an opening for a new resident in their Brooklyn collective.
About the program
The UnionDocs Residency (UDR) combines an excellent and cooperative living situation with an opportunity for immersion in independent cultural production. It’s a structure for working [...]

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WHEN: Wednesday, May 21, at 7 PM
WHERE: Screening room of Goldcrest Post (799 Washington Street, between Horatio and Gansevoort)
COST: Admission is free for current DocuClub members and $5 for non-members. To join DocuClub, go to: http://www.artsengine.net/store/#tools_consul
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“Join us as we watch Personality by Vinay Chowdry and Sarita Khurana. In the film, a Bollywood background [...]

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Via TechCrunch, an intriguing piece by Dutch filmmaker IJsbrand van Veelen on Wikipedia. I find it mildly amusing that these guys actually think there can ever be just one story that will equal truth or Truth, but at the same time, it’s kind of scary since they insist so strongly on their own opinions. I [...]

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So says Van Jones, president of the Ella Baker Center, about how imperiled our planet is if we don’t change our ways. Jones is just one of the guest experts in episode one of Big Ideas for a Small Planet called “Power,” airing April 1. This is the kickoff to the series’ second [...]

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