August 2004

Nature, Wildlife and Science August 2004

In this issue, we look at a few strands of the vital nature/environment/wildlife/science film genre.

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Features

Discussing Documentary's Dominion: Excerpts from a Radio Roundtable

The 7th Annual Old Dominion University (ODU) Film...

By Gabriel Paletz

A Trio of Film Festivals Sprouts in Greater Los Angeles: Inaugural Events Held in Hollywood, San Pedro and Pacific Palisades

Springtime in Los Angeles...and what was blooming...

By Sarah Jo Marks

The Golden Film Gate: San Francisco Fest Strong on International Docs

Like most film festivals, the San Francisco...

By Margarita Landazuri

Even Without 'Fahrenheit 9/11,' Temperatures Rise for Documentaries at Cannes

For the documentary community, the big news from...

By Michael Donaldson

Canada at a Crossroads: Documentarians' Dilemma Lies in the Cultural-Commercial Disconnect

In the 1980s, with a global communications...

By Michelle Mason

Looking at the Big Picture: LFCA Conference Attendees Discusses Survival of the Giant Screen

It is an ironic metaphor that the most recent...

By Dianna Costello

NBC Meets 'Deadline' Sundance Doc has the 'Wright' Stuff

Deadline, which chronicles Illinois Governor...

By steve rosen

These American Lives: Mining the Heart and Soul of the Country's Unsung Heroes

The crusade to bring nonfiction films to theaters...

By Bob Fisher

Mars Needs Docs! Red Planet Now the Subject of Science Nonfiction

It used to be that when you went to see a movie...

By Tamara Krinsky

Columns

Nicolas Philibert's 'To Be and To Have'

By Maryann DeLeo

Notes from the Reel World: The Board President's Column, August 2004

By Richard Propper

Fast Foreword: The Editor's Column, August 2004

By Tom White