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Realscreen West sells out
DIGITAL / TVA waiting list has been established for those still wanting to attend realscreen‘s factual entertainment/reality TV conference in sunny Santa Monica, taking place on May 30 and 31.
Electus’s LOUD channel heads to “K-Town”
DIGITAL / TVK-Town (pictured), a reality series about a hard-partying group of Asian Americans, will be the first offering on Electus’ pop culture YouTube channel LOUD when it launches on July 2.
Morgan Spurlock to speak at Realscreen West
DIGITAL / FILM / PEOPLE NEWS / TVThe acclaimed and irreverent documentarian (Super Size Me, Comic Con: Episode IV – A Fan’s Hope) will take the stage at realscreen‘s upcoming factual entertainment conference in Santa Monica to discuss his latest projects, and his experiences in the burgeoning world of producing and distributing content for the Web.
PBS moves ‘POV,’ ‘Independent Lens’ to Monday nights
DIGITAL / FILM / TVThe long-running doc strands will begin airing on Monday nights at 10 p.m. when the next season of ‘Independent Lens’ premieres on October 29. With the new time slot, PBS programmers are seeking to remedy a controversial schedule change that resulted in ratings dropping and prompted a backlash from indie filmmakers.
Hot Docs 2012: Applying principles of ‘Big Data’ to indie docs
DIGITAL / FILMFinding North director Kristi Jacobsen (pictured) was one of two indie docmakers that presented results from an analytics experiment for a panel at the Hot Docs industry conference on Thursday (May 3).
Discovery Communications to acquire Revision3
DIGITAL / TVThe deal confirms rumors emerging earlier this week of talks between the non-fiction media company and the San Francisco-based digital video content firm.
Hot Docs 2012: “Indie Game” directors discuss strategic distribution
DIGITAL / FILMDirectors Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky explained how they bypassed the buzz and opted for a D.I.Y. distribution strategy for Indie Game: The Movie during a panel discussion at Hot Docs’ Doc to the Future industry conference.
“Senna” the big winner at FOCAL Awards
DIGITAL / FILM / TVThe Asif Kapadia-directed feature doc snagged three awards at last night’s ceremony in London, honoring outstanding use of archive material. (Pictured: Senna archive producer Paul Bell and Asif Kapadia)
Hot Docs 2012: Reimagining the prison flick with “Herman’s House”
DIGITAL / FILMThe relationship between artist Jackie Sumell (pictured) and jailed convict Herman Wallace becomes an imaginative springboard for exploring the ethics of solitary confinement in Herman’s House, a broadcast and interactive documentary by filmmaker Angad Singh Bhalla.
Discovery Channel lines up interactive “Head Games”
DIGITAL / TVIn Head Games, an interactive three-part series, U.S. net Discovery Channel will challenge viewers and on-screen subjects with brain games, mind puzzles and social experiments.
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Factual Entertainment Forum 2011 - Adam Freeman, exec producer at Thinkfactory Media, during the Realscreen Factual Entertainment Forum in Santa Monica in June, 2011.