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Ethical dilemmas while researching your film
Revelation after revelation of how journalists pursuit a story have come out in the past couple of weeks to shock us all, as Lord Leveson appears to leave no stone unturned. But the lessons that can be learnt are not merely for broadcast or print journalists. How far can you go as a filmmaker? How do you deal with ethical dilemmas when faced with a great documentary opportunity? … Read entire article »
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A former BIFA success story: The Arbor
As everybody is still raving about the BIFA’s, which were handed out yesterday evening in London, now is a good time to take a look at what happened to an award-winner from last year; Clio Bernard’s The Arbor. Ivana Hindi went to see the documentary as it was screened last week as part of DocHouse Thursdays. … Read entire article »
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A new way of pitching documentaries
New technologies offer new possibilities for the film industry, for creation, distribution but also for commissioning. What if documentary makers would not have to suck up to decision makers, what if it didn’t matter what they made or didn’t make before, what if the quality of the programme they were pitching was all that mattered? … Read entire article »
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Errol Morris’ David Lean lecture highlights
Last night documentary filmmaker Errol Morris took to the stage at BAFTA to deliver the annual David Lean lecture. In case you missed it, here’s a short overview of some of the things he said. … Read entire article »
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