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Alex Szalat

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Producer and Director 1987-2004

Former commissioning editor at Arte France and head of the documentary department at Arte France 2005-2019

Head of Docs Up Fund since 2019

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Meet the DocuWeek Filmmakers: Steve Skrovan and Henriette Mantel--'An Unreasonable Man'
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Doc U Recap: Directing for Documentary: The Interview
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From Mariachis to Marines to Melvin Van Peebles: A Doc Cornucopia at LAFF
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Lions Gate and LSL Productions Come Together for Lennon Doc
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Great Feedback from Doc U on the Road!
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AFI Fest: At 25, A Leaner, but Still Ample, Presence in LA
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Official Comments on the DMCA Exemption Submitted to US Copyright Office
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New Venues, New Personnel Make New York Film Festival a New Doc Haven
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The World in Images: Camerimage Festival Celebrates the Art of Cinematography
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Doc U on the Road Recap: Brooklyn, NY
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DOC NYC, 2nd Edition: More Is More
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The Fiction in Nonfiction: 'Recording Reality' Deconstructs Documentary Storytelling
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IDFA Serves Up a Batch of Dutch Treats
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Doc U on the Road Recap: Washington, DC
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Meet the DocuWeek Filmmakers: Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg—'The Trials of Darryl Hunt'
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DocuDay 2012 Passes On Sale
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Museum Piece: A Different Kind of Documentary Exhibition
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Take 2! Doc U: Directing for Documentary: The Interview
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It Takes the Village: Exhibiting Independent Cinema in Lower Manhattan
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Finding the Past in the Present: Patricio Guzman's 'Nostalgia for the Light'
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2011 IDA Documentary Awards Recap [PHOTOS]
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Jerome Hill's 'Film Portrait'
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Meet the DocuWeek Filmmakers: James Longley--'Iraq in Fragments'
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Homegirl Café to Cater IDA Documentary Awards
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Meet the IDA Documentary Awards Nominees: Eric Strauss and Daniele Anastasion of 'The Redemption of General Butt Naked'
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Older Populations Recognized with Reel Aging: Real Change
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2011 Jacqueline Donnet Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award--Ethics Amidst the Fog of War: Danfung Dennis
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Documenting Film Preservation: 'These Amazing Shadows'
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2011 Career Achievement Award--Visionary Wayfarer: Les Blank
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Meet the IDA Documentary Award Nominees: Kelly Duane de la Vega and Katie Galloway--'Better This World'
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Lyin' 'bout Zion: Marc Levin's 'Protocols' Debunks Anti-Semitic Tract
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Meet the IDA Documentary Awards Nominees: Peter Richardson of 'How to Die in Oregon'
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Meet the IDA Documentary Awards Nominees: Tatiana Huezo of 'The Tiniest Place (El Lugar Mas Pequeno)'
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IFP.org to Stream Gotham Independent Film Awards
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Doc U on the Road: Brooklyn, NY
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Meet the IDA Documentary Award Nominees: Davina Pardo -- 'MINKA'
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Multiple Perspectives: Ten Documentarians Talk About Their Craft
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Meet the IDA Documentary Award Nominees: Barbara Hammer's 'Maya Deren's Sink'
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Meet the DocuWeek Filmmakers: David Raccuglia and Shaun Conrad--'Purvis of Overtown'
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IDA Partners with Sungevity for Special Offer
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Creative Recognition Awards Recipients Announced
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Eat the Documentary: Scorsese's Dylan Film Premieres on PBS, BBC
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Hosts for 2011 IDA Documentary Awards Announced!
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Doc U on the Road: Washington, DC
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Protect Your Rights
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Meet the IDA Documentary Award Nominees: Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon--'The Warriors of Qiugang'
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Fast Foreword: The Editor's Column, Spring 2010
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Notes from the Reel World: The President's Column, Spring 2010
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Festival Focus: Amnesty International Film Festival
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Pentagon Papers Chase: Ellsberg Doc Questions US Military Decisions--Then and Now
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