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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.
Kinosmith picks up Canadian rights for “Herman’s House”
FILMAt Hot Docs, the Toronto-based distributor acquired Angad Singh Bhalla’s feature documentary on Herman Wallace, a man who has spent 40 years imprisoned in solitary confinement, and his unlikely friendship with a New York artist.
Samantha Maltin to head History marketing team
PEOPLE NEWS / TVThe former senior vice president of global partnerships for Viacom International Media Networks has been appointed as SVP of marketing for History and H2.
Sheffield Doc/Fest to host Dziga Vertov retrospective
FILMThis year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest is to honor Dziga Vertov with a film retrospective, and will feature doc premieres from Julien Temple and Morgan Matthews, alongside festival hits such as Call Me Kuchu and 5 Broken Cameras.
Roly Keating leaving BBC for British Library
FILM / PEOPLE NEWS / TVRoly Keating, the current director of archive content for the BBC and a former controller of BBC2 and BBC4, is joining the British Library as CEO.
NGCI’s Mykura: “We’ve got a lot of commissioning to do”
TVHamish Mykura (pictured), National Geographic Channels International’s executive VP and head of international content, says the company’s new London-based commissioning and programming hub will allow it to “take a bigger approach to the programming we’re seeking.”
Parthenon sells “Frogs” in Europe
TVParthenon Entertainment has penned deals to sell nearly 200 hours of programming to a range of channels and platforms in Germany and throughout Central and Eastern Europe, with titles sold including Frogs – The Thin Green Line (pictured) and Ultimate Journeys – Iceland.
Rubicon TV names Jahn head of programmes
PEOPLE NEWS / TVShine Group-controlled Norwegian indie Rubicon TV has hired NRK’s commissioning editor for entertainment, Barbara Jahn, to be its new head of programmes.
Red Arrow takes over NERD TV, July August Productions
TVProSiebenSat.1-owned Red Arrow Entertainment Group has acquired majority stakes in two unscripted production companies, taking over UK-based indie NERD TV and Israel-based July August Productions.
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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.