Why Edginess Counts in Doc Distribution
What do documentaries about the commercial fishing industry and a 1960s Indonesian genocide have in common? Their distributors picked them…
Courtney Sheehan
Courtney Sheehan is a film programmer, writer, and business strategist. Most recently, she served as executive director for Northwest Film Forum, the independent film nonprofit in Seattle. She is a frequent contributor to The Independent.
Film Festival Scholarship and Professional Networks on the Rise
As international film festival circuits become increasingly visible online, scholarly interest in festivals as objects of study, particularly outside the…
Approaches to End of the World Docs
Two social justice docs at IDFA targeted and systematically attacked the same universal villain: progress. Four Horsemen and Surviving Progress…
IDFA 2011 – Int’l Perspectives on Digital Distribution and Doc Financing
Rembrandtplein, Amsterdam – A square crowded with coffee shops and clubs (and therefore crawling with tourists) is the proud center…
Casting His Bell
Bosnian filmmaker Nedžad Begović has a knack for taking his own life as a point of departure for films that…
State of the Film Industry in Southeast Europe
Courtney Sheehan explores the film industry of Southeast Europe. Looking at how their style grew out of the impact of the Yugoslav wars on the area.
Friend Your College Film Programmer, Pronto!
Imagine if someone gave you over $50,000 to use for programming the film schedule at a movie theater for nine…
Exhibitor FAQ: Emerging Pictures
With about 70 theatrical venues, Emerging Pictures is the largest network of digital theaters in the country. Existing and burgeoning…
Distributor FAQ: FilmBuff
FilmBuff is a digital distribution service provided by Cinetic Rights Management (CRM). Although FilmBuff is less than three years old,…