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Getting Ready for Getting Real: Meet the Programmers

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AI and the Law: What Documentary Filmmakers Need to Know (in March 2026)

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Protecting Your Vision: Film Insurance Presentation with HUB International

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Part 1 Core Strength: Introduction to the Nonfiction Core App 3.1

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Part 2 Core Strength: Creative Content, including Logline, Topic and Story Summary, and Work Sample

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Part 3 Core Strength: Producing Decisions

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Part 4 Core Strength: Financial Information, Plans for Exhibition, and Changes to the Core 3.1

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Cover: Fuera de Campo/Lucas Gallo (December). Features: Fictional Documentarians, Mandy Chang, Tikkun Olam Productions, Our Land, Theatrical Booking.Festivals: CPH:DOX 2026, Tawain International Doc Festival 2026.Columns: Letter from the Editor, Notes From the Real, What‘s in My Bag (XUE Ming), What‘s on My Desk (Qutaiba Barhamji), Screen Time.Articles will be published online between July and September 2026.

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