For filmmakers, the changes at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences may seem a little mind-bending. There are new rules regarding
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DOCS ROCK, a digital documentary film curriculum targeting high school students, was officially expanded in October 2002. A two-day teacher-training
To say the Regus London Film Festival (RLFF) is a feast of film is an understatement. For the gourmet there's enough of the esoteric or obscure to be
May we direct your attention to the upper left-hand corner of your map? At the northwest edge of the continental United States sit two thriving
Berlin, Germany. October 20, 2002. A clear, crisp, cold day, with autumn winds blowing in from the east. At the Intercontinental Hotel on Budapester
A few years ago, in an attempt to escape the onslaught of "reality" and other tawdry genres taking over much of the documentary world, I decided to
Documentarians and other filmmakers who rely on images from libraries and archives to tell their stories are being helped by long-promised advances in
In Spring 2002, news headlines announced that PBS would add four new episodes to its venerable documentary series Frontline with a new format
One of the great things about watching documentaries is that that they can take you places that you've never been, and expose you to worlds that you