The Producers Guild Awards is accepting submissions for the documentary feature category.
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DocuWeeks 2010 alum Louder Than A Bomb wins HUMANITAS Award in the documentary category.
The public's insatiable appetite for "reality" entertainment is transforming the market for documentary talent. Even professionals with the purest documentary film pedigrees now actively pursue parallel careers in the frankly commercial world of reality productions. For many, if not most, this crossover is both welcomed and natural. For established documentarians such as Kristine Lacey, reality work "pays the bills" in between documentary projects and can provide much needed financing for future projects. Lacey is currently making a documentary about the 1956 Summer Olympic water polo match
Cinematographer Shana Hagans films a scene for Shakespeare Behind Bars. Courtesy of Philomath Films You may not know what cinematographer Shana Hagan looks like, but it's likely you've seen her work. One of the first widely acclaimed projects she shot was Breathing Lessons, the 1996 Academy Award-winning documentary short by Jessica Yu. Hagan's camerawork also has been seen in two films that premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival-- Thin by Lauren Greenfield and Kirby Dick's This Film Is Not Yet Rated--along with After Innocence by Jessica Sanders and Shakespeare Behind Bars by Hank
Our recent Doc U proves that writers love to talk about writing!
Over the next few weeks, we at IDA will be introducing our community to the filmmakers whose work will be represented in the DocuWeek TM Theatrical Documentary Showcase, August 18-24. We asked the filmmakers to share the stories behind their films--the inspirations, the challenges and obstacles, the goals and objectives, the reactions to their films so far. So, to continue this series of conversations, here is Chris Sheridan, director/producer, with Patty Kim, of ABDUCTION The Megumi Yokota Story. Synopsis: Oscar-winning director Jane Campion executive-produced this chilling true story of a 13
Forget the simplicity that was the information age. Cable companies have fully moved into the multi-platform era, blending retail products, print media, cable channels, websites, portals, broadband channels and digital media distribution platforms into a globally interconnected enterprise. National Geographic Channel is available in 56 million US homes, while National Geographic Channels International reaches over 230 million households in 162 countries, in 27 languages; Discovery Communications maintains a worldwide operation of over 100 networks of distinctive programming, representing 27
Congrats to GASLAND and FREEDOM RIDERS!
'The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975' opens September 23 in Los Angeles.
Episode 4 of 'Women, War & Peace'--'The War We Are Living'--airs November 1 on PBS.