In the lobby of an oft-used auditorium at Stanford University, tables sheathed in white cloth and brimming with sandwiches, crudités, hors d'oeuvres
Festivals
The Toronto International Film Festival has become a mighty machine, comparable to Cannes in its power to focus publicity, lend legitimacy and attract
The approach to the Festival International du Documentaire in Marseille was uplifting. It involved a harborside walk past luxury yachts with masts
Editor’s note: With “Reality Check,” we launch a new column, penned by Steve Rosenbaum, CEO of CameraPlanet, in which he addresses issues about the
The Eighth Annual IFP/West Los Angeles Film Festival (LAFF) emerged this year with a new look, a new name and more films than ever before. Boasting
It sounds pretty good to American ears. In Portugal, if a documentary is funded by the national film institute, television is required to broadcast it
By Michelle Mason & Jeff Schutts Promising “innovation, excellence and opportunity,” the Banff Television Festival is one of the most important annual
To launch its fifth year, Doubletake Documentary Film Festival announced a name change, to the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. Executive
What gives a documentary film its power? Is it the inherent fascination of a particular subject (such as a group of Palestinians touring Israel), or
A week of pitching, hoping, hyping and selling came to a close as the 39th annual television program market, MIPTV, wrapped up in April and the 10,000