Personnel changes at POV reminded us to update our detailed profile of the PBS documentary flagship. Congrats to Simon Kilmurry who was appointed Executive Director of the International Documentary Association. Simon served POV for 16 years. The new key management team is: Chris White, Executive Producer. Eliza Licht, VP of Content Strategy & Engagement. Chris and Eliza are each …
My newsletter features detailed Case Studies that reveal the life cycles of documentary films, factual television specials and reality series. We tell the inside story of each project, from development through funding, production and distribution. And we usually have the numbers: budgets, copro deals, box office, license fees and more. Why Case Studies? In my consulting practice, clients …
Just in: The Polio Story earned ‘three times the average audience for its slot.’ Tonight on BBC Four: ‘The Polio Story: The Vaccine That Changed The World’ This is possibly one of the most inspirational stories of the 20th century. Polio was one of every parent’s nightmare. It was 1952, and polio gripped the world in …
Independent Lens is the award-winning PBS documentary series that ‘averages 1.2+ million weekly’ US viewers. IL highlights include: Provided $2.5mn +/- in production & acquisition funding for the 2014-15 season. Schedules 22-24 new programs + 5-7 encores each season in its Monday 10pm slot. In 13 seasons: 358 films broadcast – 313 feature-length & TV-hours & …
We recently caught up with the Independent Television Service (ITVS) team to refresh our annual profile of a very important US funder of independent documentaries. This is the first of two posts. The next one covers the ITVS-curated PBS doc strand Independent Lens. ITVS: Funds, presents, and promotes independent documentaries and dramas on public television. Creates innovative new media …
by Pat Ferns Creative documentaries are alive and well in Taipei. The highlight of the 5th edition of the CNEX Chinese Doc Forum (CCDF-5) was the Awards Ceremony in which eight Chinese documentaries were celebrated by a stellar cast of world broadcasters, festivals, foundations, funders and distribution companies. Three days of intensive training preceded the …
by Michel Noll Board Member, GZDOC When China’s most influential documentary festival, GZDOC in Guangzhou (formerly Canton) learned that Science Congress will hold its 2014 event in Beijing, the Board decided to intensively cooperate with WCSFP. The aim: To promote networking between foreign and Chinese filmmakers, broadcasters and producers. The rationale was that there are at …
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