IFC Media Lab Studios

30 Jun

Posted by Agnes Varnum as Miscellaneous, Real Deals

Lots of chatter this week about the dire straits of indie film, so it was refreshing to be contacted by IFC Media Lab Studios, who want to cultivate new talent through contests and development deals. From their website:
Media Lab Studios, an independent film studio focusing on web and on-air content development and financing, is offering […]

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UnionDocs Seeks New Resident

21 May

Posted by Agnes Varnum as Big Picture, Creative Process, Education

Do you want to live in New York and immerse yourself in documentary? Our friends over at UnionDocs have an opening for a new resident in their Brooklyn collective.
About the program
The UnionDocs Residency (UDR) combines an excellent and cooperative living situation with an opportunity for immersion in independent cultural production. It’s a structure for working […]

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DocuClub in NYC Tonight

21 May

Posted by Agnes Varnum as Creative Process, Education

WHEN: Wednesday, May 21, at 7 PM
WHERE: Screening room of Goldcrest Post (799 Washington Street, between Horatio and Gansevoort)
COST: Admission is free for current DocuClub members and $5 for non-members. To join DocuClub, go to: http://www.artsengine.net/store/#tools_consul
RSVP to: docuclub@artsengine.net
“Join us as we watch Personality by Vinay Chowdry and Sarita Khurana. In the film, a Bollywood background […]

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Relay: The Truth About Wikipedia

15 Apr

Posted by Agnes Varnum as Big Picture

Via TechCrunch, an intriguing piece by Dutch filmmaker IJsbrand van Veelen on Wikipedia. I find it mildly amusing that these guys actually think there can ever be just one story that will equal truth or Truth, but at the same time, it’s kind of scary since they insist so strongly on their own opinions. I […]

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It’s Gonna Get Biblical, Okay?

28 Mar

Posted by Pamela Cohn as Big Picture, Distribution, Reframe

So says Van Jones, president of the Ella Baker Center, about how imperiled our planet is if we don’t change our ways. Jones is just one of the guest experts in episode one of Big Ideas for a Small Planet called “Power,” airing April 1. This is the kickoff to the series’ second […]