August / September 2003

Exhibit This! Docs Demand Screentime Aug/Sep 2003

We devote this issue to the many permutations of exhibition, and the many issues and challenges involved.

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Features

Feature | August / September 2003

The Audience Is the Real Winner at the Seattle International Film Festival

By Tom White

Festivals

Feature | August / September 2003

Doc Makers Take Can-Do Attitude at Cannes

By Kathy McDonald

Festivals

Feature | August / September 2003

Taking It to Church: 'Bonhoeffer' Packs the Pews Before Moving on to the Cinemas

By Martin Doblmeier

Distribution

Feature | August / September 2003

Not Exactly Doing It by the Book: No 'Stone' Unturned on Long Road to Self-Distribution

By Brigette Boyle

Distribution

Feature | August / September 2003

Choosing the DIY Approach: The Risks and Rewards of Putting 'Asses in Seats'

By Michael Galinsky

Feature | August / September 2003

Celebrating Cinerama: The Birth, Death and Seeming Resurrection of the First Ultra-Widescreen Format

By Bob Fisher

Cinematography

Feature | August / September 2003

Docs by Digital Delivery: New Technologies Project a Bright Future for Nonfiction Movie Makers

By Ruth Corwin

Feature | August / September 2003

Fear No Art House! Gaining Theatrical Exhibition for Documentaries

By Elizabeth Blozan

Feature | August / September 2003

White Men Film 'The Blues' : PBS Project Skimps on Color and Gender

By Kevin Lewis

Music Documentaries TV Docs PBS

Feature | August / September 2003

Big Time Reality: Size Does Matter to Large Format Filmmakers

By Ray Zone

Cinematography

Feature | August / September 2003

Show Us Your Shorts: It's Easier Said Than Done for Docs Under 40 Minutes in Length

By Laura Almo

Short Films

Feature | August / September 2003

Dox Meet Comix in Hybrid Film: The Filmmakers Discuss the Making of 'American Splendor'

By Ray Zone

Feature | August / September 2003

Consider the Alternative: A Coast-to-Coast Tour of Non-Commercial Exhibitors

By Stephanie Mardesich

Distribution

Columns

Column | August / September 2003

Ross McElwee's 'Sherman's March'

By Jeffrey Blitz

Playback

Column | August / September 2003

21st Century Docs: Writing, Directing, and Producing Documentary Films and Videos

By Ray Zone

Book Reviews Reality Ink

Column | August / September 2003

Notes from the Reel World: The Board President's Column, August-September 2003

By Michael Donaldson

Notes from the Reel World

Column | August / September 2003

Fast Foreword:The Editor's Column, August-September 2003

By Tom White

Fast Foreword