VICE identifies ‘documentary crisis’

VICE magazine's Ian F. Svenonius compares the evolution of art and music to the evolution of film, which he believes has led filmmakers away from fictional narratives and toward capturing reality. According to Svenonius, today's filmmakers 'have a doomsday cult's concern with presenting their time as they see it...'

October 7, 2009

VICE magazine’s Ian F. Svenonius compares the evolution of art and music to the evolution of film, which he believes has led filmmakers away from fictional narratives and toward capturing reality. According to Svenonius, today’s filmmakers ‘have a doomsday cult’s concern with presenting their time as they see it…’

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Barry Walsh is editor and content director for realscreen, and has served as editor of the publication since 2009. With a career in entertainment media that spans two decades, prior to realscreen, he held the associate editor post for now defunct sister publication Boards, which focused on the advertising and commercial production industries. Before Boards, he served as editor of Canadian Music Network, a weekly music industry trade, and as music editor for HMV.com. As content director, he also oversees the development of content for the brand's market-leading events, the Realscreen Summit and Realscreen West, as well as new content initiatives.

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