"Private broadcasters should respect the conditions of their licence and public broadcasters should get back exactly what their name calls for — public broadcasting."
Keep ReadingMarch forward, docmakers! You have nothing to lose but your chains. March along your own path, on a wing and a prayer!
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Keep ReadingA new European public site for online distribution of documentaries and experimental films, Doc Alliance is a joint effort of five festivals and offers unique access to over 300 films.
Keep ReadingIn asking Telefilm to exercise this power to compensate for a year’s worth of envelope investment lost, my intent is not to gain an unusual advantage over others, but to be treated
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