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Joe Berlinger & Michael Moore on the changing market for documentary Two topical posts in quick succession: first Michael Moore’s 13 Rules for Making Documentary Films issued at the Toronto International Film Festival’s sixth annual Doc Conference in September 2014, followed by … Continue reading →

For those interested in the history of documentary in GEECT / CILECT we have updated the Themes section to include Chap Freeman’s history of the VISIONS project since 1993, as well as texts on documentary by Rolf Orthel and Colin Young. … Continue reading →

  Most readers of this blog will have seen the recent poll by the British Film Institute which can be accessed variously as the Critics’ 50 Greatest Documentaries of All Time, the Filmmakers’ Greatest Documentaries of All Time or the interactive combined poll of both.  Many familiar titles, … Continue reading →

Five books to add to your reading list: three explicitly on the subject of teaching documentary, and one  – the most recent – on the history of the film school. The two oldest titles are out of print, but you … Continue reading →

Doc Alliance is a creative partnership of 7 key European documentary film festivals: CPH:DOX Copenhagen, DOK Leipzig, FID Marseille, Jihlava IDFF, Planete Doc Film Festival, Visions du Réel Nyon & Doclisboa. The online portal DAFilms.com is an online distribution platform for documentary and experimental films focused on European cinema. For … Continue reading →

We’re delighted to report that the National Association for the Moving Image in Higher Education (NAHEMI) has just come on board with financial support for the symposium. NAHEMI connects UK courses which focus on creative practice and  “…acts as a … Continue reading →

At long last the revised programme for November is available as a PDF to download. Registration details to follow shortly on this website. Teaching Docs July Update PDF Don’t forget to send us proposals for the two vacant sessions as well … Continue reading →

Finally, after much negotiation, we can confirm the new dates for the Symposium this Autumn: Wednesday 5th – Thursday 6th – Friday 7th November. The venue is still Cardiff and we will shortly issue an update with a call for … Continue reading →

Most of you who signed up for the symposium will already know the latest developments as we have contacted you by email, but the news is that circumstances beyond our control have meant that we have had to postpone the … Continue reading →

Just a quick message to say that although there hasn’t been much happening on this blog, we hope to issue an update soon – so watch this space. In the meantime, check out Thom Power’s response to Manohla Dargis on … Continue reading →