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Documentaries have an impact on policy, social issues – and the lives of the subjects that are captured on film. What are the ethics involved in shooting and promoting a documentary?
From the 2007 Independent Filmmaker Conference.
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Can a film change the world? Documentary certainly has the power to inspire and effect social change, but how does this actually happen? Through the lens of her experience as EVP of Documentary at Participant Productions – where she shepherded last year’s Academy-award winner An Inconvenient Truth and is …
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Documentary Power Broker: A Conversation with Nick Fraser, Commissioning Editor for the BBC. Moderated by Diane Weyermann, Sundance Documentary Program.
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Script to Screen Conference 2010 – A Conversation with Terry George
Award-winning writer/director Terry George, the force behind HOTEL RWANDA, IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, and most recently, RESERVATION ROAD, speaks about his creative process. George takes you behind the scenes of what goes into making a successful independent film, …
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Script to Screen Conference 2010 – Writing for a New Landscape
Whether it’s TV, webisodes or animated series, there are a multitude of opportunities for talented writers to find success writing and director across more than one medium. Accomplished writers in all fields discuss the challenges and rewards of each medium …
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Script to Screen Conference 2010 – A Conversation with Brian Koppelman
Writer/director/producer Brian Koppelman talks about his creative process and career writing everything from THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE to the upcoming SOLITARY MAN
Moderator: Elvis Mitchell, Film Critic
Panelist: Brian Koppelman, SOLITARY MAN
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Filmmaker Conference 2009 – Your Film Online Filmmaker Conference 2009 – Your Film Online
Taking Sally Potter’s film, RAGE as a case study, we will hear about the opportunities available to filmmakers who are open to new and innovative ways of getting their film seen. Working with website, Babelgum, the filmmakers …
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Filmmaker Conference 2009 – Whats the Deal – Filmmaking 2.0
With the DVD business on life support and pre-sales drying up, what does a typical “sale” look like and how does it differ from what buyers might have been able to offer just last year? Is theatrical too pie in the …