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5 Things I Learned at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
Four days and a dozen screenings later, I've returned from 2013's Full Frame Documentary Film Festival -- one of the largest documentary film festivals in North America. I saw reality turned to art. I witnessed unforgettable moments (check out my notes on this panel). And I discovered the glory of B...
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Sundance and True/False Programmers Discuss Festival Economics at Full Frame
This past weekend the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival hosted a speakeasy chat around the issues raised in the series of Indiewire articles that followed my Fair Trade For Filmmakers piece in this space. Props. It's a queasy discussion for many festivals, evident in some of the defensiveness tha...
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To Pay or Not to Pay: Discussing Film Festivals, Money and What You Need to Know at Full Frame
In his Indiewire article "Fair Trade for Filmmakers," former Hot Docs programmer Sean Farnel made the case that film festivals owe something more to filmmakers than the honor of being selected. They owe them money. His contention that festivals should give filmmakers a cut of the ticket sales yi...
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'American Promise' Tops Full Frame Winners
The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival has announced the winners of its 2013 edition, which ran this past weekend. Joe Full list of winners below, with descriptions and statements provided by the festival:The Reva and David Logan Grand Jury AwardThe Reva and David Logan Grand Jury Award was presen...
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Review: In Documentary 'Maidentrip,' Laura Dekker Looks for Paradise in a Sea that Never Ends
Jillian Schlesinger’s “Maidentrip,” which debuted at SXSW and screens this weekend at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, chronicles Dutch teen Laura Dekker’s sail around the globe, a feat which would win her the title in 2012 of youngest person in history to make the voyage alone. Observant a...
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Exclusive: 2 Powerful Scenes From Health Insurance Doc 'Remote Area Medical'; Premieres at Full Frame
Last year, filmmaker duo Jeff Reichert and Farihah Zaman (2010's election doc "Gerrymandering") made a three minute informational doc on Remote Area Medical, a free, three day pop up medical clinic in Tennessee that specializes in providing care to Americans without health insurance. You can see the...
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Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Reveals 2013 Slate
At a time when doc production is exploding and ways of telling real-life stories have never been more innovative and varied, it's a great moment to check out the eclectic selection at the 16th annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, which is becoming a major doc showcase. Running April 4-7 in D...
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First Look At The 16th Annual Full Frame Festival Lineup & Opening Night Selection, 'Gideon's Army'
Full frame announced their complete program lineup today with Dawn Porter's critically-acclaimed "Gideon's Army" set as the Opening Night Film on Thursday, April 4th. The opening night selection, "Gideon's Army", is an HBO Documentary Film. The film follows the personal stories of Travis Wil...
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Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Chosen as Oscar-Qualifying in Documentary Short Category
The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival has been selected as an Academy Award-qualifying festival in the Documentary Short Subject category. This decision follows a recent similar decision by the Producers Guild.
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'The Waiting Room' Director Peter Nicks Talks Immersive Verite ER Documentary--On Oscar Shortlist
Most documentaries emerge through various known gatekeepers at major festivals. More and more these days, such a plethora of strong docs are being made by talent able to deploy inexpensive digital cameras that it's easy for new faces to get lost. "The Waiting Room" is a first feature from veteran te...
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