Tim Hetherington, who collaborated with journalist Sebastian Junger to make the acclaimed, award-winning documentary Restrepo, about a US military outpost in Afghanistan, was killed today in an attack in Misrata, Libya, according to reports on ABCNews.com and Huffington Post. He was covering the ongoing war there. Fellow photojournalist Chris Hondros was also killed in the mortar attack. According to his website, Hetherington was born in Liverpool, England in 1970. He studied literature and photojournalism at Oxford University, and later covered many wars and conflicts around the world for
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The Consulate General of Canada , an ongoing supporter of the documentary film community, joins as a sponsor of the 15th Annual DocuWeeks. DocuWeeks presents short and feature length documentaries to appreciative audiences in theatrical runs, designed to qualify the films for Academy Award consideration. Thank you Consulate General of Canada for being so awesome and for all that you do for documentary filmmakers! To learn more about Canada and the efforts of the Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles, visit their website by clicking here. To become a DocuWeeks sponsor, please contact IDA's
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MUCH THANKS! The Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council provided a grant to the IDA to purchase cameras for the Docs Rock program. All of us at the IDA and the high school students who are part of the Docs Rock program are thrilled for their support. Developed in conjunction with the Los Angeles Unified School District and the City of Los Angeles, Docs Rock is a two-semester program that introduces high school students to the world of documentary filmmaking. This unique program engages students in their educational studies, exposes them to the art form of documentary filmmaking, and prepares
And the winner is...'Woman Rebel.'
DocuWeeks™ 2011 Call for Entries REGULAR DEADLINE TOMORROW!
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'Cave of Forgotten Dreams' opens April 29 through IFC Films.