Editor’s Note: Molly Thompson is Senior Vice President of Feature Films at A&E Networks. In 2005 she launched the network’s feature documentary arm, A
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Transcription of Michele Stephenson's Keynote address from Getting Real '18.
Raising money for a film often feels like a Sysyphean task, constantly pushing a boulder up a hill. But as documentaries have become more popular
Over the last several years, as sustainability has become a hot topic in the documentary community, we have seen the issue unfold in a number of ways
Editor’s Note: What follows is a statement from the IDA regarding the Documentary Producers Alliance’s “ Best Practices in Documentary Crediting.”
Editor’s Note: What follows is a statement from the IDA regarding the Documentary Producers Alliance’s “ Best Practices in Documentary Crediting.”
Editor's Note: This article is now out-of-date, and was updated in December 2024. | This revised look at documentary budgeting update the 2006 Documentary article “Don’t Fudge on Your Budget: Toeing the Line Items.” At the center of the documentary "business" is the budget, which offers a map of the filmmaking process, expressing both the film you’re planning to make and how you plan to make it. Ideally, it is also a living document that can help get a film to completion.
Note: Augmented reality (AR) generally refers to digital content overlaid on the physical world. Mixed reality (MR) represents a more comprehensive
Just a few scrolls through the Ford Foundation's JustFilms initiative's collection of funded films since its founding in 2011 reveals some of the most
One of the costs of living in the US is that you have to pay income tax to enjoy all the services of the government. This year, paying taxes just got