Is New York City really the center of independent documentary filmmaking, or does it just seem that way? Short answer: it is. Sorry, to those of you (myself included) who are Angelenos. If you're interested in co-producing, financing and distributing independent documentary films, most independent film distribution companies, big and small, studio-financed or actually independent, are based in New York City. And unlike the studios, where heads of distribution can change over a weekend, many of these companies, like New Yorker Films, Sony Pictures Classics and First Run Features, have had
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TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Rich Middlemas accept their Oscars for 'Undefeated.' Photo: Matt Brown / ©A.M.P.A.S.
Michael Moore Hosts On-Stage Evening of Clips and Conversation
IDA is excited to announce that Canon will be on hand in the lobby of the WGA Theater in Los Angeles this Saturday, February 25 at our annual DocuDay event. Canon representatives will be on site to showcase their newest development, the Canon Cinema EOS System. This new camera system, "built from the ground up for the serious filmmaker [...] is inspired by and created for the industry." To completely understand everyone filmmaker's wants and needs, Canon has consulted hundreds of people in the business to create this innovative new system, which they are proud to showcase for you at DocuDay LA
Stop by the Zagat booth in the lobby of the WGA Theater during DocuDay LA.
'The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom' is nominated for Best Documentary Short at the 2012 Academy Awards®.
'If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front' is nominated for Best Documentary Feature.
In 1980, I had pimples and braces. The teachers at Kellogg Middle School in Seattle occasionally said something interesting, but mostly the classroom was a banal place that rewarded conformity. There was an ever-present rigidity growing up during the Reagan Era that seemed to bind the soul. One evening, something startling happened. I stumbled upon a 13-hour PBS series called Cosmos, and it changed my life. It was written and hosted by a physics professor at Cornell University named Carl Sagan. I was glued. Cosmos was about the universe--its history, its origins and its destiny. It was about