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The 2012 Hot Docs Forum report, part one: Weddings, Wars and Ortiz
FILM / TVIn the first installment of realscreen‘s annual three-part complete report on the Hot Docs Forum, which took place at Toronto’s Hart House earlier this month, we examine all 26 feature doc projects pitched at the annual event, along with detailed commissioner responses and analysis.
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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.
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ESPN brings back ’30 for 30′
FILM / TVESPN Films is lining up a second season of its Peabody-winning ’30 for 30′ film series, to kick off in October, accompanied this time by an additional 30 short films.
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Kim Kardashian named Personality of the Year for Factual Entertainment Awards
PEOPLE NEWS / TVThe star of Keeping Up with the Kardashians will be inducted into the realscreen Factual Entertainment Awards Hall of Fame during the ceremony in Santa Monica on May 30.
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Hot Docs 2012: The complete festival wrap
FILM / TVWith the 19th annual Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival having drawn to a close last night (May 6), realscreen offers a comprehensive review of the past 11 days’ highlights, detailing all the key news, views and talking points.
MIPTV Picks 2012 – Best in Show: The Tsunami and the Cherry BlossomFilmmaker Lucy Walker had set out to visit Japan during cherry blossom season in order to capture the Japanese people’s fascination with the beautiful yet ephemeral flower. When the country was ravaged on March 11, 2011 by an earthquake and tsunami, Walker contemplated abandoning the project. Thankfully, for all of us, she didn’t. |
MIPTV Picks 2012: Mongolian BlingHere, viewers are introduced to Mongolia’s burgeoning hip hop scene, from the young upstarts who are moving the country’s music and politics forward, to traditional musicians who have incorporated elements of hip hop into their own efforts. |
MIPTV Picks 2012: The Invisible WarWinner of the audience award for documentary at Sundance this past January, this film puts faces to shocking statistics regarding sexual assault in the U.S. military, and sheds light on a system that has made it difficult or impossible for victims to seek justice. |
MIPTV Picks 2012: The Human TowerThis doc follows three teams from various countries around the world as they indulge in a time-honored tradition: creating “human towers” by climbing on top of each other. |
MIPTV Picks 2012: Saving FaceThe winner of the 2012 Academy Award for best documentary short film is a gripping exploration of a grim reality in Southeast Asia – the growing scourge of acid violence. |
MIPTV Picks 2012: MS WarsOriginally produced for CBC science and natural history strand ‘The Nature of Things,’ this documentary special examines the story of Italian research scientist Paolo Zamboni’s controversial treatment for multiple sclerosis, dubbed Liberation Therapy. |
MIPTV Picks 2012: Conquering the WorldOver a seven-month period, rugby player-turned-mountaineer Richard Parks sought to enter the record books by climbing the highest mountains on all seven continents, and standing on all three poles – the North Pole, the South Pole, and the summit of Mount Everest – in the span of a calendar year. |
MIPTV Picks 2012: The Dust BowlThis mini-series from Ken Burns’ Florentine Films paints a vivid picture of the dark days of the Dust Bowl, while exploring deeper issues regarding our relationships to the land, and to each other. |
MIPTV Picks 2012: Holy RollersIf you think that betting at blackjack and card counting at casinos is not universally regarded as “holy” behavior, odds are you’re not alone in that assessment. |
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Factual Entertainment Forum 2011 - MTV head of programming David Janollari during “Living in the Real World: The Evolution of the Docusoap” at Realscreen’s Factual Entertainment Forum.