Award-winning documentary filmmaker seeks experienced Director of Photography and Sound Recordist in New York State for work on an ongoing cinema vérité-style film. Most filming will occur in Upstate NY, so crew must be willing to travel. These positions are fully paid.

To see a trailer for my previously film (which is stylistically very different from this one), please see www.livingdownstream.com/trailer.

DPs, please send CV and link(s) to samples of your work. Sound Recordists, please send CV. chanda@theppcinc.com.

Thank you!
Chanda Chevannes
Producer/Director

Canadian documentary filmmaker seeks Director of Photography and Sound Recordist based in Upstate NY for work on an ongoing cinema verite-style film. These positions are fully paid.

DPs, please send CV and link(s) to samples of your work. Sound Recordists, please send CV. chanda@theppcinc.com.

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

The International Documentary Association (IDA) is seeking a Director of Educational Programs to oversee the operation and expansion of its educational and professional development programs serving documentary filmmakers at all professional levels. The Director of Educational Programs is responsible for conceptualizing, developing, and implementing IDA’s education curriculum to serve the needs of documentary filmmakers. The Director of Educational Programs will work closely with the Executive Director and the Programs and Events Manager.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Interface with Board, program staff and strategic partners to develop and implement a cohesive educational initiatives strategy.
• Develop ongoing comprehensive curriculum for new and existing educational programs.
• Oversee programming of Doc U, IDA’s ongoing series of seminars and workshops.
• Create co-sponsored programs with organizational partners in New York, Washington DC, and San Francisco.
• Develop and oversee distinct online learning opportunities for documentary filmmakers.
• Create program descriptions for use in promotion and fundraising.
• Develop strategies for new mentorship initiatives.
• Oversee integration of educational programs and content into the organization’s communications strategies.
• Provide ongoing evaluation, analysis and reporting to ensure program goals are being met.
• Ensure that educational programs are accessible and inclusive.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Film, Media or Educational Fields; Master’s degree preferred.
• Strong understanding of the needs and best practices in the documentary education field.
• Experience designing professional development curriculum.
• Minimum 5+ years experience in a leadership role.
• Strong organizational, writing, and research and skills.
• Teaching and/or public speaking experience.
• Media production or development experience.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to balance multiple projects and effectively set priorities

To apply please send a resume with cover letter to jobs@documentary.org by May 31, 2013.

Please include DIRECTOR OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS in subject line. No phone calls please.

The International Documentary Association is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

The 2013 Film Skillet Documentary Film Contest
Film Skillet is offering a $2000 cash prize for the documentary that receives the highest number of judges votes. In addition there is a cash prize of $1000 for the film that receives the highest number of member votes.
If you have a great documentary check out www.filmskillet.com/contests If you know some one with a great documentary pass on this message. We look forward to seeing your film.
Best Regards.
Jeremy

Our Turn Productions, producer of BLACKFISH, an official SUNDANCE entry, is looking for new material. Documentarians with a proposal, or those seeking finishing funds please contact:
info@ourturnproductions.com

We're looking for an editor to start putting together an independent documentary film. It's a profile piece and there are approximately five days of footage. All footage has been put in the system and organized but other than that we're starting from scratch. We're looking for someone with vision who can really put their stamp on film.

We'd probably like to start with someone for a few weeks and then extend the position as needed. Please apply with samples of your work - must have experience with documentary film.

This is a low budget project but rate is negotiable and there is an opportunity to work from home if it's more convenient for you.

Send resumes/work to sixprodco@gmail.com

Small independent production company looking for freelance Los Angeles-based documentary shooter/editors with their own gear for potential paying short-form doc projects. Reel and Referrals essential. Please visit our website at www.seesawstudios.com to get a sense for our work, and if you're interested send an e-mail with info and links to:
Judy Korin
Seesaw Studios
judy@seesawstudios.com

Hello,
We are "Mutts on a Mission." Our family of 4 humans and some rescued pets is traveling cross-country for one year, volunteering at animal shelters the whole way. We are on a mission to help animals. We are 6 months into our journey at this point, and we have traveled through 20 states. I have loads and loads of photos and footage. (I'm a photographer.)
Our Facebook page (Mutts on a Mission) attracts around 100 followers a day, and countless people have asked us if we are the subjects of a reality TV show or a documentary. Since we did not make the reality TV show happen in advance, we have decided to create a documentary of our journey.
The film we envision will be inspirational as well as entertaining. We have excellent working relationships with animal shelters throughout the country, especially the largest no-kill in the world, Best Friends, where we spent one month volunteering. We will educate the public about the problems shelter animals face today, but more importantly, we will teach them what they can do to help. I don't want this to be depressing, but rather upbeat and inspiring... a "feel good" about making this world a brighter place for animals. People are very interested in our journey, so the film will follow our journey, while educating.
We need an animal-loving, good-hearted documentary artist to help us sort out our footage, put it together beautifully and skillfully, and help us fill in the gaps. My husband and I are creative types, and we are also flexible. We are looking for someone we can work easily and well with, someone experienced, and someone who will work with us on a rather tight budget. So, there will be a "good will" element to this. A lot of the work will be on my end, sorting through our videos and photos, finding the most important clips, and working out all of the messages we want to present. Our mission in creating this film, as well as in journeying cross-country, is to help shelter animals. And we want them to benefit greatly from this film.
There is nothing similar out there. We are very excited to get the ball rolling.
There are many endlessly entertaining elements of our trip... We are traveling with two elderly dogs we adopted 16 years ago. We adopted a cat in L.A. a few months ago. We adopted a cockatiel in Utah a couple of months ago. The cat wants to eat the bird. Our small RV is too small for us to all sleep in it, so this has become a tour of hotels. We have to haul (sneak) 4 animals into every hotel. Endlessly comical.
Our family walks our talk...
We have worked in animal rescue for 16 years.
In our NC home, we were active in dog rescue and ran a guinea pig rescue out of our house.
For one entire school year, we created no trash. We called it "Trash Masterpeace." If we couldn't recycle it or reuse it, it didn't come into our house.
We are all vegetarians.
I have been an animal rights advocate for 20+ years.
Animals are our biggest passion (outside of family), and we want someone to come on board and help us help them. Please get in touch if you might be our person. :)

I am a volunteer representing a small private organization interested in producing a documentary. The subject would be a (deceased) famous public servant who served state and country. We have some thematic concepts in mind already, but we value the process of creative collaboration. There is significant material on the subject, in print and archival footage. Also involved would be interviews with people in 3-4 different locations across the U.S. The primary audience may be K-12 school students -- perhaps a documentary customized and "segmented" for various grade level groups. And/or an e-book featuring documentary clips, among other things.

We have yet to develop a solid "road map" for this project, including the identification of funding sources. We have some ideas and leads along those lines also. An initial chunk of funding was confirmed earlier today.

The right person (people) for this would have the ability to help us ask the right questions and consider all necessary needs and options. Some experience with educational products (and/or in educational settings) would be nice, but not entirely necessary.

We need someone to help us with our archival research. We are open to hiring a student intern or a part time employee.

For details about the documentary, please go to our website: http://ChildrenOfInternment.com

Job Qualifications:

You must understand how to access photo and motion picture archives. (i.e. National Archives)

We want someone with Library Science skills.

We would consider working with a grad student.

We prefer someone who has done archival footage and photo research in the past, but that is not vital if you understand how to do effective professional research.

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We need someone right away.

The compensation is not exciting, but there would be some pay in addition to credit on the film.

The job would last for about 6 months and could continue into additional projects in the future if you so desired.

If you are interested, send us a message through the contact us page.

Let us know your qualifications and why you'd be right for the job.

Note: Only successful candidates chosen for the interview stage will be contacted.