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From Tamra Davis' Jean-Michael Basquiat: The Radiant Child.' Courtesy of Lee Jaffe
Summer 2010

The Resurrection of Jean-Michel Basquiat: Tamra Davis' 'The Radiant Child'

Plus: Finding Funding: Financing Your Docs
'Henri Cartier-Bresson: Collector's Edition'
Nat Geo Wild
'In Your Boots'

Features:
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The home page for IndieGoGo. Courtesy of IndeiGoGo
From Outreach to Crowd-Sourcing: Fundraising Tips for Docs
By Wanda Bershen

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Finding Funding: Identify Your Core Values
By Cynthia Close

A review of the third edition of Morrie Warshawski's 'Shaking the Money Tree.'

Notes from the Reel World: The Executive Director's Column
By Michael Lumpkin

Making the case for the arts in our Nation's Capitol.

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Courtesy of Docurama/New Video
Cartier-Bresson D’être: Docs by and on the Father of Modern Photojournalism
By Cathleen Rountree

A new collection of the documentary work of and about Henri-Cartier Bresson.

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From Carl Deal and Tia Lessin's 'Trouble the Water,' of which IDA was fiscal sponsor. Courtesy of Zeitgeist Films
Fiscal Examination: Investigating Funding Opportunities at Nonprofits
By Tracie Lewis

Fiscal Sponsorship programs at nonprofit organizations.

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Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar in production on 'The Last Truck.' Photo: Annie Reichert
Most Def: Take the Hi Road When Shooting Your Next Doc
By Steven Bognar

Steven Bognar on shooting with multiple cameras.

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Courtesy of ArtHouse Films
SAMO IS DEAD: Long Live Basquiat!
By Kathy Brew

Tamara Davis' 'Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child' opens July 21 in New York City.

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From Jay Rosenblatt's 'The Darkness of Day." Courtesy of Jay Rosenblatt
Documentary's 'F' Word: Funding Challenges for Personal, Experimental Works
By Shelley Gabert

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From 'NOVA: Cracking the Maya Code,' funded in part by the National Science Foundation.
Dollars for Docs: Foundations, Fiscal Sponsors and Government Agencies
By Michael Rose

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From Roger Nygard's 'Trekkies.' Photo: (c) Roger Nygard, Blink, Inc.
Conceptual Reality: It Doesn't Take Vulcan Logic to Fund Concept-Based Documentaries
By Roger Nygard

Roger Nygard's 'The Nature of Existence' opens June 18 at The Quad Cinema in New York City.

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The 2009 IDFA Forum. (c) Bram Belloni, 2009
Pitch Fests: Selling Your Project in Seven Minutes or Less
By Wanda Bershen

IDFA Forum, Toronto Documentary Forum, The Good Pitch.

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Participants in Brave New Foundation's 'In Their Boots' project. Courtesy of Brave New Foundation
War Stories: Brave New Foundation Trains Soldiers to Make Docs
By Tamara Krinsky

'In Their Boots' puts Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans behind the camera.

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From 'Shark Island,' a new documentary on Nat Geo Wild. (c) NGS. Courtesy of Nat Geo Wild
It's a 'Wild' World: Nat Geo Taps into the Global Zeitgeist
By Lauren Cardillo

Nat Geo Wild presents natural history on a worldwide, yet intimate scale.