Telluride is literally made for film festivals. Even a novice like me learns that right away. I'd just arrived at the 8,800-foot elevation of this remote Colorado box-canyon village with a Wild West reputation (Butch Cassidy committed his first bank robbery here in 1889) and was worried that my shortness of breath would keep me from a screening a few blocks away. Suddenly a Land Rover pulled up and a voice called out, "Need a ride?" Roger Ebert once said Telluride was "like Cannes died and went to heaven." Unfortunately its thin oxygen content kept him from coming at all and required his wife
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Over the next couple of weeks, we at IDA will be introducing our community to the filmmakers whose work will be represented in the DocuWeek TM Theatrical Documentary Showcase, August 18-24. We asked the filmmakers to share the stories behind their films--the inspirations, the challenges and obstacles, the goals and objectives, the reactions to their films so far. So, to continue this series of conversations, here are Nick Francis and Marc Francis, directors/producers, of Black Gold. Synopsis: As westerners revel in designer lattes, impoverished Ethiopian coffee-growers suffer the bitter taste
Panelists answer questions on being a woman filmmaker.
La Etica Dentro de la Vida Salvaje: Documentalistas de la Naturaleza Necesitan un Codigo de Conducta
The Spanish translation of Chris Palmer's essay.
Catch the TV premiere Thursday, September 8 at 9pm ET/PT!
Unless you've been hiding under a proverbial rock for the past few weeks, you're probably aware that IDA has been hosting a program in New York (ended 9/1) and Los Angeles called DocuWeeks. Spanning from early August to September 8, DocuWeeks is a great program that helps a select handful of documentary films qualify for Oscar nominations. With a full program of seven short docs next to 17 amazing features over the course of three weeks in both New York and LA, we don't blame you for missing some of the action. There's a lot to take in at this 15th edition of DocuWeeks, and we want you to have
Gainbourg and His Girls plays Cinefamily this week.