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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.
MIPCOM Picks 2011: ProhibitionKen Burns and Lynn Novick distill (sorry, couldn’t resist the pun) the Prohibition years into five captivating hours, using expert interviews and, of course, scads of painstakingly-sourced archival footage and photos. |
MIPCOM Picks 2011: The RenovatorsThis reality competition series from Australia gets to the “nuts and bolts” of what it takes to be a master renovator through assorted challenges held offsite and in the warehouse studio environment. |
MIPCOM Picks 2011: Dancing with DictatorsIt’s often said that for the best documentaries, the filmmakers never really know what’s ahead of them when they set out to tell their stories. One would be inclined to think that such was the case for director Hugh Piper when he set up cameras in the offices of the Myanmar Times. |
MIPCOM Picks 2011: Metal EvolutionScot McFadyen and Sam Dunn, the dudes who founded Banger Films, know heavy metal. This year, the team is presenting a comprehensive series charting the evolution of the musical genre. |
MIPCOM Picks 2011: Ludo Bites AmericaLudo Lefebvre is a five-star French chef who made his mark in the U.S. via such LA foodie hot spots as L’Orangerie and Bastide. In this Sundance Channel series, he’s embarking on a culinary road trip with wife and business partner Krissy, setting up pop-up restaurants in local eateries across the U.S. |
MIPCOM Picks 2011: The Birth of ShoppingCombining lavishly rendered re-enactments and expert interviews with diary excerpts and poster art from the day, this doc provides a glimpse into the vision fostered by such retail legends as Rowland H. Macy and Harry Selfridge – a vision of empowerment and aspiration, accompanied by a soundtrack of clinking coins and ringing cash registers. |
MIPCOM Picks 2011: To Be HeardIn this acclaimed documentary, three teens from the South Bronx – Anthony, Pearl and Karina – transform their lives as they discover creative expression through poetry. |
MIPCOM Picks 2011: Lights, Camera, Lions!Kevin Richardson is known as “the lion whisperer,” which one would figure is probably a bit more dangerous than Cesar Milan’s job. |
MIPCOM Picks 2011: Wild OrphansOlivia Mokiejewski, French television presenter, journalist and ambassador for the International Fund for Animal Welfare, hosts this four-part series, in which she showcases the baby orphans of endangered species. |
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Factual Entertainment Forum 2011 - Shannon Tweed, star of “Gene Simmons Family Jewels,” speaks at the Realscreen Factual Entertainment Forum in Santa Monica.