What gives a documentary film its power? Is it the inherent fascination of a particular subject (such as a group of Palestinians touring Israel), or
Festivals
A week of pitching, hoping, hyping and selling came to a close as the 39th annual television program market, MIPTV, wrapped up in April and the 10,000
When on any given day of the year, two film festivals are taking place, it’s easy to imagine the time when people will say, “Enough is enough.”
The parties and the hallway conversations were as productive as the sessions at RealScreen Summit, held in Washington, DC this past February. The
The outlook for program sales at the 39th annual National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) conference this January in Las Vegas
The ancient houses that overhang Amsterdam’s misty canals seem to exist in another world from New York. The clanging trams proclaim good order and a
As part of the year-long celebration of the Sundance Institute’s 20th anniversary, Sundance20 premiered in January on the Sundance Channel. This rare
While overall reports of the 2002 Sundance Film Festival have remarked on a quieter, more somber air in Park City, there was much warmth and activity
Sundance 2002 was a relatively sober affair, in the wake of 9/11 and in the midst of a recession—fewer parties, less swag, more security. Even the
In 1991, as the new executive director of IDA, I received a telephone call from Hot Springs, Arkansas, seeking advice on starting a documentary film