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September/ October 2006

Thinking Outside the Tube: Redesigning the Media Landscape

Plus: 'This Film Is Not Yet Rated' Exposes the MPAA
'Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela'
'I Wake Up Screening'
DOCNZ, LAFF, Silverdocs

 

Features:
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From Carlos Sandoval and Catherine Tambini's 'Framingville.'
Calling All Festival Couch Potatoes!
By Tamara Krinsky

Docurama launches online film festival.

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Filmmaker Jessica Yu (right) directing a commercial for Nonfiction Spots. Photo: Julie Salzman. Courtesy of Nonfiction Spots and Longhorn
And Now a Word from Our Sponsor: Doc-Makers Go Commercial
By Tamara Krinsky

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From Henry Chalfant's 'From Mambo to Hip Hop,' part of the 13-part PBS series 'Voces.' Photo: Martha Cooper
Viva 'Voces'! New Latino Series Premieres on PBS
By Tamara Krinsky

Fast Foreword: The Editor's Column
By Thomas White

On television in the Web 2.0 world.

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Former US Vice President Al Gore. Courtesy of SilverDocs
Festival Focus: SilverDocs
By Sarah Jo Marks

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Eugene Hernadez, co-founder and editor-in-chief of indieWIRE. Courtesy of indieWIRE
IndieWIRE Turns 10: A Decade of Online Film News
By Sarah Jo Marks

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From Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill's Emmy Award-winning 'Baghdad ER.' Courtesy of HBO
Emmy Explained: A Guide to Understanding Television's Top Awards
By Andrea Van Hook

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Screen and Screen Again: A Primer for Distribution Neophytes
By Michael Galinsky

A Review of John Anderson and Laura Kim's 'Wake Up Screening'

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From Thomas Allen Harris' 'Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela.' Courtesy of Chimpanzee Productions
Fathers and Son: 'Disciples' Is Harris' Latest Exploration of Cultural and Personal Identity
By Adrena Ifill

Thomas Allen Harris' 'Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela'

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From 'Off the Map,' an ITVS Interactive Project created and produced by Lisa Ko.
Revenge of the Indies: ITVS@XV
By Lily Ng

ITVS's 15th anniversary.

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From Kirby Dick's 'This Film Is Not Yet Rated (Prod.: Eddie Schmidt). Courtesy of Chain Camera Productions
MPAA Exposed! Kirby Dick Sticks It to the Ratings System
By Taylor Segrest

'The Film Is Not Yet Rated' looks at the NC-17 stigma.

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Photo: Aileen Barrosco/Columbia University
Prestige Has Its Prizes: The George Foster Peabody and Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards
By Ron Sutton

Unveiling two of the most prestigious honors in broadcast journalism.

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