This year's WESTDOC conference—which took place in mid-September at The Landmark Theaters in West Los Angeles—saw the best of both worlds for
Festivals
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IFP's Independent Film Week, which ran September 15 through 19 in New York City, offered arguably its most diverse schedule in recent years. Blame it
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The Locarno International Film Festival combines a spectacular lakeside setting in Switzerland, near the Italian border, and an easy-going resort vibe
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Outfest Los Angeles ran from July 11 - 21 in Los Angeles.
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What's in a name? Well, if you are the festival formerly known as SILVER DOCS, it was not only a name but an identifying location: Silver Spring
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Eighty-seven year old Claude Lanzmann's Le Dernier des Injustes, which screened in the Out of Competition section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival
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Documentaries about musicians, families and artists provided some of the most captivating moments at this year's San Francisco International Film
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The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival , held in Durham, North Carolina, just concluded its 16th edition this past Sunday, April 7. With Deirdre Haj
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As the San Francisco-based organization Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) enters its 33rd year, it has transformed its flagship event, the San