Documentary News

Factual News Eddie Cockrell 9 Oct 2012

Ms. Třeštíková goes to Washington

On October 11 at 6:30pm, Czech documentary film icon Helena Třeštíková will show clips from her long and distinguished career as well as her 2008 film René during a free program at the Czech Embassy in Washington DC.

Inside SBS Ben Nguyen 8 Oct 2012

SBS's weekly programmer picks - 8/10

Pick of the Week: Barack Obama: Great Expectations (Wednesdays 9:30pm SBS ONE)

Factual News Kylie Boltin 8 Oct 2012

Ken Burns’ footage subpoenaed

Veteran documentarian Ken Burns is in the news for his latest film, The Central Park Five co-directed by daughter, Sarah and son-in-law, David McMahon. Raw footage from the film, including extensive interviews with the five men convicted (and later exonerated) of rape in 1989, is being subpoenaed by New York City as part of their defence in a federal lawsuit.

Factual News Kylie Boltin 5 Oct 2012

Documentarians among the 2012 MacArthur Fellows and an Emmy for Immortal

Each year the MacArthur Fellows Program awards unrestricted fellowships of $500,000 paid over five years to individuals across a broad range of fields. In 2012, two documentary filmmakers were amongst the 23 Fellows selected for the “no strings attached” stipend, colloquially known as “genius” grants.

Factual News Melanie Garrick 4 Oct 2012

Why not leave a tip?

Ever watched a video for free online and felt you should somehow reward the filmmaker for their efforts?

Factual News Julia Scott-Stevenson 4 Oct 2012

The deep history of webdocs

I tend to judge the age of webdocs in terms of whether they are from the BTB or ATB era (Before or After This Blog). Prison Valley scrapes it into BTB with an early 2010 release date, which in my view makes it a grandaddy of the webdoc form.

Festival Reports Eddie Cockrell 4 Oct 2012

Preview: Cockatoo Island Film Festival

Ten feature-length documentaries will vie for a juried prize as part of the first Cockatoo Island Film Festival, to be held 24-28 October at the Sydney Harbour destination.

Factual News Eddie Cockrell 3 Oct 2012

Italy sends Caesar to Oscars

Italy has announced the prison-set docudrama Caesar Must Die will be their official submission for the Best Foreign Film category at the upcoming 85th annual Academy Awards.

Q&A Kylie Boltin 3 Oct 2012

Q&A: The Savoy King

The Savoy King is a feature-length documentary about the Swing-era drummer/bandleader Chick Webb. Kylie Boltin spoke with director Jeff Kaufman on the eve of the film’s premiere at the New York Film Festival.

Top Ten Eddie Cockrell 2 Oct 2012

Damien Echols releases memoir

Damien Echols, one of the three teenagers known as the West Memphis Three, who was tried and convicted of the brutal murder of three young boys in 1994 and released 17 years later, has released a memoir, Life After Death.

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Q&A Kylie Boltin 1 Oct 2012

Q&A: Decoding Deepak

Gotham Chopra is a journalist and filmmaker. He is also the son of spiritual icon Deepak Chopra. In his new documentary Decoding Deepak, Chopra follows his father over the course of a year to decipher the ‘real’ man behind the public figure who is followed by so many across the globe. The documentary, distributed by Snag Films, opens in select U.S. cinemas on October 5. Gotham spoke to Kylie Boltin on the eve of his film’s release.

Inside SBS Ben Nguyen 1 Oct 2012

SBS's weekly programmer picks - 1/10

Pick of the Week: Living with the Amish (Wednesdays 7:30pm SBS ONE)

Quicklink Eddie Cockrell 28 Sep 2012

The Story of Film at ACMI

A reminder to those in, or within easy hailing distance of Melbourne: beginning September 27 the Australian Centre for the Moving Image presents their First Look program with critic and filmmaker Mark Cousin’s 15-hour series The Story of Film.