Spring 2010 | International Documentary Association

Spring 2010

Rethinking the Film Festival

Plus: 39 Doc-Makers on 'Capturing Reality'
NFB's 'High Rise'
Jon Reiss' Distirbution Guide
Documentary in Mongolia

Features:

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Pentagon Papers Chase: Ellsberg Doc Questions US Military Decisions--Then and Now

By Elizabeth Blozan

'The Most Dangerous Man in America' is nominated for an ABCNews VideoSource Award.

IndieGoGo's Home Page. Courtesy of IndieGoGo

From Outreach to Crowd-Sourcing: Fundraising Tips for Docs

By Wanda Bershen

George Franju's 'Le Sang des Betes'

By James Marsh

Fast Foreword: The Editor's Column

By Thomas White

Rethinking the Festival Circuit.

Courtesy of Wadi Rum Productions

Tales of a Film Festival Hustler: On the Road with 'Beyond the Call'

By Adrian Belic

Distribution U. Photo: Scott Kirsner. Courtesy of CinemaTech

Distribution Goes Hybrid: The New World Paradigm for Getting Your Film Seen

By Tamara Krinsky

A report on "Distribution U," a seminar held at USC, November 2009.

From Michelle Esrick and David Becker's 'Saint Misbehavin': The Wavy Gravy Movie. Photo: Lisa Law. Courtesy of Ripple Effects Films

Enlisting Your Audience as Soldiers of PR: A Film Festival Primer

By David Becker

Publicists and consultants advise on the festival circuit.

Filmmaker Paul Devlin. Photo: Mark Devlin

The Alternative Theatrical Circuit, With Film Festivals as a Launching Pad

By Michelle Paster

Distribution Ammunition: An Indispensable Manual for the DIY Forces

By Adam Chapnick

A review of Jon Reiss' 'Think Outside the Box Office'

Notes from the Reel World--The President's Column

By Eddie Schmidt

Net neutrality and the documentary community.

The iPhone app for Sundance 2010. Courtesy of Sundance Film Festival

Festbook Pages: When Film Festivals Meet Web 2.0

By Tamara Krinsky

Festivals and New Media

Photo: Jaime Hogge. Courtesy of National Film Board of Canada

Vertical Integration: The NFB's 'High Rise' Project Tackles Urban Living

By Tamara Krinsky

Courtesy of Sheffield Doc/Fest

Festival Express: Can the Fest Circuit Empower Your Film's Distribution Strategy?

By Pamela Cohn

What Constitutes a Doc? 39 Makers Discuss

By Cathleen Rountree

On Pepita Ferrari's 'Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary'

Courtesy of Ambulante

Have Docs, Will Travel: Mexico's Moveable Film Fest

By Rossy Eguigure

Ambulante celebrates its fifth anniversary!

From 'Uncrowned.' Courtesy of Arts Council of Mongolia

'Weeping Camels' Aside, Mongolia Craves an Independent Film Movement

By Kathy Brew

Go on a journey to a documentary film festival in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

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