Whether it comes to commissioning a composer to create a score for a film or paying high fees for the permission to use songs, for a lot of documentary filmmakers, music is
Keep ReadingI’ve finally hit my patience limit with the paperwork required by broadcasters and funding agencies to make a television documentary.
Keep ReadingLaura Sky's non-profit SkyWorks Foundation has led to three decades of what she calls “wildly participatory” documentary filmmaking about society’s forgotten people.
Keep Reading"Ever since Bell Media announced its $3.38-billion purchase (subject to regulatory approval) of Astral Media, I’ve been worried," notes our policy columnist.
Keep ReadingWhatever you want to call it—reality TV, docu-series, docu-soap—unscripted television is being watched by more people around the globe than ever. With this popularity has come a new breed of storytellers,
Keep ReadingWith Harper’s new federal austerity budget we are subjected to attacks on things like seniors, the environment, public health and—what a cliché—arts and culture.
Keep ReadingSo how to survive these turbulent times? Open up new dialogues. Look for strategic partnerships. Build new communities. Diversify.
Keep ReadingLook to any bazaar or marketplace and you’ll find peddlers carefully jostling in hierarchical ways, where the louder, noisier and bigger characters get the lion’s share of attention.
Keep ReadingContrary to anecdotal evidence, television and its linear schedule are not only not dead, but they’re actually not dead because of…the internet.
Keep ReadingLegendary NFB producer Tom Daly mentored Rubbo, playing a crucial role in the development of personal-doc filmmaking.
Keep Reading