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Oscars 2012: Marshall Curry on “If A Tree Falls”
FILMSecond-time Oscar nominee Marshall Curry talks to realscreen about his eco-terrorism doc, If A Tree Falls: The Story of the Earth Liberation Front (pictured), a film he calls his most challenging to date.
1 day ago
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Archive Masterclass: The making of “Senna”
FILMSenna scored a double triumph at the BAFTA Film Awards in London yesterday, picking up prizes in the documentary and editing categories. Here, the film’s director Asif Kapadia (left) and archive producer Paul Bell (right) talk to realscreen about the making of the F1 doc.
9 days ago
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Realscreen presents: Trailblazers 2011
DIGITAL / FILM / PEOPLE NEWS / TVIn our second annual Trailblazers report, realscreen shines a spotlight on the achievements of risk-takers across the non-fiction spectrum who made waves in 2011, from network presidents and web-doc directors, to prodco MDs and maverick commissioners. Click through to see the full list of honorees.
February 7, 2012
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Realscreen Summit 2012: The complete round-up
TVDeals were done, speakers spoke, drinks were drunk and the scene was a sell-out. Here, realscreen offers a complete round-up of the 2012 Realscreen Summit, the TV industry’s leading event for non-fiction and reality programming.
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Summit 2012: “Originality” under the spotlight
TVAn all-star panel of producers and commissioners came together at the 2012 Realscreen Summit to discuss the issue of originality and “copycat” programming in non-fiction, with execs talking frankly about the imitation game. (Pictured: Leftfield’s Brent Montgomery)
Sundance 2012 first look: Amy Berg’s “West of Memphis”Ahead of its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival later this month, check out the first trailer for West of Memphis, a documentary on the ‘West Memphis Three’ directed by Amy Berg (pictured) and presented by Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson. |
First look: Animal Planet’s “Too Cute! Baby Sloths”U.S. net Animal Planet will this Saturday (December 17) premiere Too Cute! Baby Sloths, a special shot in a Costa Rican orphanage for baby sloths, which marks filmmaker Lucy Cooke’s follow-up to her popular online video Meet the Sloths. Check out the ridiculously cute trailer here. |
MIPCOM Picks 2011 – Best in Show: Bombay BeachBombay Beach is the mesmerizing first feature effort from Israeli-born Alma Har’el, who had previously showcased her distinctive helming style via music videos for alt-folk act Beirut (who contribute to this film’s soundtrack, along with one Bob Dylan). |
MIPCOM Picks 2011: Great Food Truck RaceThis series pits several food trucks against each other in a cross-country contest to see which truck will sell the most grub. Along the way the teams are given Truck Stop challenges, and, as with any road trip, the unpredictable can, and does, occur. |
MIPCOM Picks: How to Start a RevolutionThis film features exclusive interviews with 83-year-old scholar Gene Sharp, author of From Dictatorship to Democracy, as well as many of the modern-day revolutionaries he’s inspired. |
MIPCOM Picks 2011: QuirkyIn 2009, entrepreneur Ben Kaufman launched Quirky.com, a product development company that encourages average folks to submit ideas for gizmos that would make life easier by solving everyday problems. |
MIPCOM Picks: America’s Worst MomIn this series, Lenore Skenazy, dubbed America’s Worst Mom by some after allowing her then nine-year-old son Izzy to take the New York City subway by himself, comes into contact with overprotective parents, and attempts to intervene before their children become irrevocably scarred. |
MIPCOM Picks 2011: Defusing Human BombsThe Sabaoon School in Pakistan teaches its students much more than reading, writing and arithmetic. The school, run by the Pakistani Army, uses psychology, the teachings of religious scholars, and other techniques to effectively deprogram young boys who have been exposed to years of Taliban indoctrination, during which they’ve experienced myriad abuses ranging from abduction to brainwashing. |
MIPCOM Picks 2011: Bar RescueYou know the sort of place – the neon sign proclaiming ‘Open’ doesn’t beckon to customers as much as it fizzles and blinks intermittently; the beer taps, rather than issuing the nectar of the gods in a fine, forceful stream sputter and cough; and the bathrooms… the less said about them, the better. |
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Factual Entertainment Forum 2011 - Bruce Seidel, SVP programming, Cooking Channel, at Realscreen’s Factual Entertainment Forum.