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Articles by Mitchell Block
The 2014 Student Academy Awards: Documentary Winners
Wed, 06/18/2014
Online Feature
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Making the Grade: A Primer for Considering Nonfiction Training Programs
Fri, 10/11/2013
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Film School Confidential: Teachers from the Top Doc Programs Reveal the Secrets of Their Courses
Thu, 07/18/2013
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Schools of Doc: Nonfiction Filmmaking Training Programs in the USA
Mon, 06/24/2013
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Reality Comes to NYU: An Alumnus Looks at IFC's New Documentary Series
Thu, 03/28/2013
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Oscar Plays Berkeley: UC Grad School Dominates Documentary Student Academy Awards--Again
Sat, 08/13/2011
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Jim McBride, L.M. Kit Carson and Michael Wadleigh's 'David Holzman's Diary'
Tue, 02/22/2011
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The Golden Gateway to Documentary Training: Bay Area Poised to Become a Global Production Center
Mon, 09/20/2010
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Funder Road: Navigating the Correct Path to Packaging and Funding Documentaries
Mon, 07/05/2010
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Docunomics: The Money, Markets and Business of Nonfiction
Sun, 03/21/2010
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Docs May Be Hot, But Going Pro Ain't Easy: A Guide to Nonfiction Training Programs in North America
Wed, 01/13/2010
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A Funder Down Under: Documentary Australia Foundation Opens Its Doors
Mon, 06/22/2009
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It's Not Too Late to Go to Film School: A Post-Graduate Guide to Documentary Production Training
Sat, 03/01/2003
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A Guide to Documentary Distributors
Sun, 11/03/2002
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Everything You Need to Know about Distributing Documentaries
Fri, 11/01/2002
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Less than Everything you Wanted to Know About Distribution
Fri, 11/01/2002
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Documentary Production Training Overview
Thu, 11/01/2001
Feature
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Across the Great Divide: Independent Video Distribution
Fri, 09/01/1995
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Making the Lists: The "Best" Documentaries of 1994
Wed, 02/01/1995
Feature
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