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Wondering how to contribute to @IDAorg Documentary magazine? Well, we now have publicly available pitch guidelines, a published rates table, and an FAQ. We also have some thoughts about what "documentary" means for the publication. Read on for some tips... documentary.org/magazine-edi…
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In this interview by @abbypsun, CPH:DOX’s head of industry, Mara Gourd-Mercado, discusses expanding the role of industry programs and the metrics of success of a pitch forum. Read more at #DocumentaryMag.
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ALT Mara Gourd-Mercado (L) at CPH:DOX Forum in 2026. All photos, credit: Jonathan Damslund. Courtesy of CPH:DOX
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really great write-up on nuclear documentaries from the latest issue of Doc Mag documentary.org/feature/atom…
At the end of this piece, five other writers also blurb Wiseman's docs from the 21st century, as a special preview of Doc mag's upcoming poll of the "Greatest Docs of the 21st Century". Poll tie-in aside, it is truly a humbling and moving series of reminiscences.
‘Documentary’ editor @abbypsun pays tribute to the renowned filmmaker who championed a vision of uncompromising artistic independence. A week ago, Frederick Wiseman passed away. As a filmmaker, his work is indelible. Read more at #DocumentaryMag. documentary.org/online-featu…
ALT Frederick Wiseman at Getting Real ’18. Photo by Susan Yin
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Raymond Depardon both is and is not France's Frederick Wiseman and the @FilmLinc and @TIFF_NET retrospective has been enormously rewarding to explore, as I did here for @IDAorg's Doc Mag:
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‘Documentary’ editor @abbypsun pays tribute to the renowned filmmaker who championed a vision of uncompromising artistic independence. A week ago, Frederick Wiseman passed away. As a filmmaker, his work is indelible. Read more at #DocumentaryMag. documentary.org/online-featu…
ALT Frederick Wiseman at Getting Real ’18. Photo by Susan Yin
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For #DocumentaryMag, Anthony Kaufman finds a troubling pattern of increasing state control and suppression of documentaries worldwide. documentary.org/online-featu…
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When I was managing ed of n+1, I got paid zero dollars and we made the second issue in my apt on my laptop (featuring Elif Batuman’s “Babel in California”). I’d say the mag has come a long way & remains independent, not beholden to any one mega donor or publisher’s influence.
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PBS is really going for it.
(gift link)
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h/t to @antkaufman for breaking the story
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For the latest issue of Documentary Magazine @IDAorg, I profiled the people behind Concord Originals, the “narrative content creation division” of the independent music rights company, and tried to examine the state of the estate-approved music doc. documentary.org/feature/maki…
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PBS and NPR Leadership Face Accusations of News Bias During U.S. House DOGE Subcommittee, While Documentaries Mostly Escape Scrutiny.
Read @nataliakeogan's report on Wednesday's hearing on #DocumentaryMag >
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Thessaloniki Docfest’s Agora Remains a Beacon of Hope Despite Geopolitical Turmoil and Broadcasters’ Retreat, Says the Industry. Read on #DocumentaryMag!
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While Sundance long provided the latest crop of American documentaries to rave about, it’s now SXSW that increasingly seems to be taking up the national mantle. Read our @sxsw '25 dispatch on #DocumentaryMag!
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"While #Sundance itself looks into questions of location, land, capital, culture & evolution, I also find myself attracted to the films in the 2025 lineup that seek context and answers to these same questions." Read Matazi Weathers' article on #DocumentaryMag.
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Miami Beach’s O Cinema Challenges Mayor’s Threats of Eviction Over ‘No Other Land’ Screenings. @nataliakeogan wrote for #DocumentaryMag. @OCINEMA
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The mayor of Miami Beach is trying to end a lease agreement for an independent film theater after it screened Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land.
Disgusting work.
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For the latest edition of You’re Projecting, our advice column for cinephiles, Abby Sun (@abbypsun) answers a reader’s question about the ethics of piracy in a skewed distribution landscape.
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Angelo Madsen’s (North By Current) newest film, A BODY TO LIVE IN, is an ode to body piercer, performance artist, and photographer Fakir Musafar (1930–2018). Read Edward Frumkin's @the_frump_ interview with Madsen on #DocumentaryMag.
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“Why even have a contest if you’re going to disregard the votes? That’s not democratizing anything.” Read @antkaufman's investigative report on the Sidewinder Films Award / Decentralized Pictures on #DocumentaryMag!
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“I Didn’t Want to Have ‘Migration’ in the Title”: Sam Abbas on ‘Europe’s New Faces’. Read @nataliakeogan's interview with Sam Abbas on #DocumentaryMag!
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The Future of NEA Funding for U.S. Documentary Film Nonprofits Remains in Limbo After Anti-DEI and “Gender Ideology” Executive Orders
Read more at #DocumentaryMag!
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