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Tamara Krinsky, associate editor of Documentary and documentary.org has been blazing the trail at Sundance 2008, blogging her thoughts, observations and reflections for the first five days of this Beehive State Bash. Now comes the changeover, after the bulk of the deals have sealed, the parties have reached a crescendo, and the cineastes can settle down for from serious movie-going. And Tamara has passed the blog baton to me, and I'll do my best not to drop it. This is my tenth Sundance-small potatoes for some, no small feat for others. I was assistant editor of Documentary back in January
Doc-makers reveal ups and downs of process, distro and more at IDA-sponsored Digital Hollywood event.
In a mad flurry of falltime activities, Film Independent's Film Forum dominated the Columbus Day weekend docket in Los Angeles with three days of conversations, networking and screenings. Equally impressive was the Film Forum binder, highlighted by case studies of 28 films, including 11 docs, about how the filmmakers made, funded, launched and marketed their work. The case studies were produced by Film Independent's Film Education Department. First up of the two documentary panels on Saturday was The Doc Is In, which was, in effect, a conglomerate of living case studies, in which the
Lawsuit update: Injunction to block release of the film has been denied.