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Impact Partners to Launch Emerging Documentary Producers Fellowship at DOC NYC 2015
Impact Partners, the leading financier and executive producer of documentary film, will launch a new annual Emerging Documentary Producers Fellowship. The fellowship will be awarded to some of the industry’s most promising new producers at an inaugural ceremony at DOC NYC this fall. The goal of the new fellowship is to foster emerging producing talent […]
Recapping the Documentary Preservation Summit
The first DOC NYC and the International Documentary Association (IDA) “Documentary Preservation Summit” took place March 31 and April 1 at IFC Center in New York. The event gathered filmmakers, preservation experts and others to address the risks of important documentary films being lost and strategies for ensuring their future. For those who missed the […]
Case Study on #savedocs: Eyes on the Prize
by Thom Powers One of the cautionary tales about documentary films falling out of public circulation is Henry Hampton’s Eyes on the Prize. The 14-part series chronicling the civil rights struggle first started airing on PBS in the late 1980s, but by the mid-90s it could no longer be broadcast or released on DVD because a […]
Pennebaker & Hegedus Top 10 for #savedocs
D.A. Pennebaker & Chris Hegedus list films in their archives that need preservation help.
Why Focus on Docs for Preservation?
DOC NYC artistic director Thom Powers discusses the unique preservation issues facing documentary films.
Documentary Preservation Summit: March 31 – April 1
Documentary Preservation Summit takes place at NY’s IFC Center on March 31 and April 1. Visit docnyc.net for more details.
What’s behind #savedocs?
DOC NYC artistic director Thom Powers discusses what’s behind the hashtag #savedocs.
Congrats to CITIZENFOUR and Oscar-nominated alum!
Hearty congrats to DOC NYC alum CITIZENFOUR, for receiving the award for Best Documentary Feature at the Academy Awards. CITIZENFOUR also won the Independent Spirit Award for best documentary. Four DOC NYC alum were nominated for Best Documentary Feature: FINDING VIVIAN MAIER directed by John Maloof & Charlie Siskel (Watch DOC NYC Q&A) CITIZENFOUR directed […]
The Yes Men Bring DOC NYC to a Hilarious and Inspiring Close
Written by Krystal Grow Welcome to the world of The Yes Men- a place of hi stakes hijinx and heartfelt calls to action. A pair of pranksters who stage outlandish performances in an effort to raise awarness around big issues, The Yes Men tackle their biggest challenge yet in Laura Nix’s documentary The […]