The hardest working filmmakers in documentary came out to play at DOC NYC’s Filmmaker Party on Friday, hosted by Netflix at Troy in New York City’s Meatpacking District. See more photos from the DOC NYC Filmmaker Party on Flickr
Written by Lisa Kovitz Directors Greg Barker and Laura Poitras, editor Matthew Hamachek, and producer Julie Goldman took to the stage at DOC NYC Pro Day 2 with a focus on observational filmmaking. The panel was moderated by Thom Powers, the Artistic Director of DOC NYC who framed the panel by noting that for […]
Written by Lisa Kovitz WME Agent Liesl Copland has spent her career securing documentary financing, including running a nascent documentary unit called “Red Envelope” in the early days of Netflix. At WME (recently rebranded as Endeavor Content), she works with passionate, top-level professionals in distribution, financing, and development. Copland outlined two key trends in the […]
Written by Megan Scanlon Now in its 8th year, with over 250 films and special events, DOC NYC again lights up lower Manhattan with a shared buzz of excitement and camaraderie. As a nod to this, International Documentary Association (IDA) Executive Director Simon Kilmurry, in conversation with DOC NYC Artistic Director Thom Powers, […]
While there’s no shortage of bad news breaking at any given moment, documentary films give us the opportunity to explore and investigate critical cultural and political topics, celebrate important people, and look closer at the issues, stories, and ideas that shape our world. On Opening Night of DOC NYC’s eighth season, documentary lovers off […]
Written by Megan Scanlon Day 1 of DOC NYC Pro was chock full of resources, including tips on what most filmmakers would agree is the most pressing question in their journey to make a great documentary: How am I going to pay for this? On the panel to share their grant evaluation wisdom were […]
Each year, DOC NYC honors those who have made a significant impact on the documentary world, and continue to contribute to the documentary community through their dedication to telling stories that might go untold. This year, the Fourth Annual Visionaries Awards were presented to director Errol Morris and Sheila Nevins, President of HBO Documentary […]
Of course, we at DOC NYC think all of our events are special. But there are a few that die-hard documentary aficionados may want to keep a close eye on. Tickets to all films will go on sale to the general public on Friday, Oct. 12. DOC NYC will host the World Premiere of TO […]
Of course, we at DOC NYC think all of our events are special. But there are a few that die-hard documentary aficionados may want to keep a close eye on. Tickets to all films will go on sale to the general public on Friday, Oct. 12. DOC NYC will host the World Premiere of TO […]
Of course, we at DOC NYC think all of our events are special. But there are a few that die-hard documentary aficionados may want to keep a close eye on. Tickets to all films will go on sale to the general public on Friday, Oct. 12. DOC NYC will host the World Premiere of TO […]