Festivals and New Media
Distribution
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Sundance, Berlin, Cannes, Venice, Toronto--the high mantra of any filmmaker thinking about his or her film's festival run. Where to world premiere
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Covers of Wholphin, the magazine/short film distributor hybrid A wholphin--by definition, "a hybrid cross between a 400-pound bottlenose dolphin and a
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By Mark Urman My first successful documentary was an accident. At Sundance 2000, I was lured to a screening by a publicist proffering gift bags full
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Plus--Tom's favorite docs of the decade!
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The director of programming talks about new ventures for 2010.
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SnagFilms' "filmanthropic" endeavors.
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It's not often that you produce your first independent documentary feature, marry the director, and then have your film debut on one of PBS' premiere
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In a mad flurry of falltime activities, Film Independent's Film Forum dominated the Columbus Day weekend docket in Los Angeles with three days of