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How to become a succesful documentary filmmaker?
We just discovered a nice article that we wanted to share with you. It’s written by the guys over at The Knowledge, they interviewed the award-winning director Jon Blair (who owns a Oscar, BAFTA and two Emmys) on the future of documentaries and his recipe for success. … Read entire article »
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Which documentary will take home the prize for Best Short tonight?
Tonight’s the night, it’s Oscar time. We’ve already made our predictions for the Best Documentary Feature Lenght category but we’ve not been brave enough to make a solid prediction on which film will win Best Documentary Short – what do you think? … Read entire article »
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Bottles and cans, what inspired short documentary Redemption?
Ahead of the Oscar ceremony this Sunday, DocGeeks spoke to the directors of Redemption. This film, nominated in the category Best Documentary Short, follows people who survive by collecting cans and bottles from bins and redeem them for money. Not your everyday Oscar material. … Read entire article »
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Redemption’s success could pave the way for more observational documentaries
The Oscars are looming and, while the name on everyone else’s lips is Beasts of the Southern Wild, here at DocGeeks we’ve been feasting our greedy little eyes on some of the short docs that are lined up for Oscar glory. … Read entire article »
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Searching For Sugar Man picks up top award at BAFTAs
Malik Bendjelloul’s Searching for Sugar Man took home another prize this weekend after winning the award for Best Documentary Feature at the BAFTAs. The Imposter‘s director Bart Layton and producer Dimitri Doganis bagged the award for Outstanding Debut. … Read entire article »
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Academy announces Best Documentary award nominees
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced which of the 15 shortlisted documentaries have made it to the nominee stage and have a chance of winning the award at the ceremony on 24 February. … Read entire article »
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DVD Review: Searching For Sugar Man
Last year was a great year that brought us some amazing documentaries, including the music hit Searching for Sugar Man. And it success continues in 2013 with the film now out on DVD for you to enjoy. Here’s our review of the Oscar shortlisted story that wowed the crowds world-wide. … Read entire article »
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