Sundance Institute Documentary Program
What is the Sundance Institute Documentary Fund? It’s a fund to support documentaries in the US and internationally that deal…
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Hometown Hitter
First-time screenwriter/director Tom McCarthy didn’t stray too far from home when he decided to make his debut film The Station…
Story Is As Story Does
In 1997, I had a decent career as a freelance magazine writer when at the beach one day I told…
Funder FAQ: Sundance Institute Documentary Program
What is the Sundance Institute Documentary Fund? It’s a fund to support documentaries in the US and internationally that deal…
Film Festivals: The IFP Market’s Silver Anniversary
A painter who hijacks billboards for subversive messages against corporate advertising; a man trying to convert his car to run…
Funder FAQ The Standby Program
What is Standby? It’s a nonprofit media arts service organization that has been in existence since 1983. We provide post-production…
Courting cash
Lots of things pile up after a shoot. For Steve Gentile, producer of Loaded Gun: Life, Death, and Dickinson, the…
Small State, Big Fest
Since its inception seven years ago, the Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) has been known for putting the filmmaker…
Jack Cahill & David Eberhardt
First-time documentary filmmaker Jack Cahill still remembers learning hobo sign language from his third grade teacher. What seemed superfluous at…