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If you want to stay on top of the documentary film industry, you should go beyond just watching the films. There are plenty of articles and essays you should try to read and think about because they provide a unique perspective about the industry and help you see it in a new way. This is […]

An election year is upon us and it’s a perfect time to watch some of the best documentaries that dive into the election process. They can show you something that contemporary news can’t since they are contemplative and not only informative. The documentaries also offer something more than political studies could since they focus on […]

It’s important for documentary filmmakers and those who are interested in the genre to follow the scene and the events that are important to it. One of the biggest of these is the DocyDay festival in Los Angeles that’s held annually. It’s a festival that consists of back to back screenings all day with the […]

It’s essential that young filmmakers have a chance to learn about the craft and the business behind making documentary movies. This gives the industry an influx of new and fresh authors and it gives a chance to young people to start an interesting and creative career. The industry has somewhat of a diversity problem, when […]

Filmmakers and documentary film makers in particular very much depend on the copyright laws and on their ability to use the intellectual property for what’s considered to be a fair use in accordance to the law. Changes in these laws have already made things more difficult for independent and documentary film makers and the community […]

International documentary association is an NGO dedicated to helping documentary filmmakers and others working in the industry in a variety of different ways. One of those is through a system of memberships in the association itself. Being a member serves two purposes. Firstly, it’s a way to support the association itself and secondly, it comes […]

International documentary association is a nonprofit set up in 1982 to promote and help documentary film makers. Its work includes the following areas: Advocacy, Filmmaker Services, Education, and Public Programs and Events. IDA has also established awards for excellence in documentary film making. This year the IDA received 785 submissions including 375 documentary features, 153 […]

As is too often the case with so many other professions, women aren’t getting enough credit for their work in documentary filmmaking. It may sometimes seem that there aren’t that many female filmmakers in this field, but it’s a mistake to believe so. This list is therefore an attempt to list a few female directors […]

If there’s one idea in American politics that’s of the at most importance and that’s not even defined at this point – it’s the working class. There are many reasons why the working class is hard to grasp. It’s partly because there’s no tradition of socialism in US, at least not as a mainstream political […]

Documentary filmmakers, especially those who are still trying to establish themselves in the industry always have problems finding the funds for their projects. Luckily there are many grants that are there to help small and independent film creators. It’s important to familiarize yourself with the rules and standards for each of these grants so that […]

The biggest long term trend of modern cinema is also the biggest geopolitical trend of modern times. It’s about opening China and its markets to US and western production companies overall. This is part of the cultural changes in China and it’s a big business opportunity for US movie makers. However, due to the strict […]

Even these days when movie business is as a global as it can be, eastern European production is often overlooked as a small scale venture. It may be some in terms of the revenue, but it isn’t when it comes to the quality of the movie making. Just these days a political thriller coming from […]

The year to come is going to be a great year for cinema. There are many great blockbusters coming up as well as many art house films. However, there are also many movies that are part of longer franchises and those are already coming to an audience that’s ready for them. There are also may […]

Podcasts are taking over as everyone favorite medium. That’s because there’s a lot of power in spoken word and because it’s easy to start and promote one without any larger investing. It has brought back some of the old radio formats a well. Our list is for the movie lovers and the podcasts that will […]

Directors guild UK has issued an official documents for its members and for the general public in which it outlines the guidelines as to how nudity should be filmed and directed. The document also goes into details about how sex scenes are to be filmed. These guidelines are for the members of the guild only […]