Editor's Notes
The view from here
NEWS FEED
Dorothy Crompton joins Eyeworks Distribution - Endemol launches international sets for its formats
- Sparks Network to shop Battle of the Blades globally
- BuzzTaxi's factual entertainment and docs drive sales
- Orbita Max and Explora Films to distribute 'Arabia' internationally
- Windfall Films adds to its development team
- Compact Media Group renews pact with All3Media International's for secondary rights rep
- Filming begins for Discovery's new Bear Grylls series
- ITV Studios NY signs deal with Joseph Livecchi
- Screen Australia's Indigenous Department head leaves
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ON THE WEB
- PBS to launch doc on Facebook
- OWN adds to its executive team
- Passing up cable TV to watch online
- Documentary maker analyses ethics in edit suite
- Actor and 'Two Coreys' star Corey Haim dies
- Mayor of Taiji, Japan protests 'The Cove' Oscar win
- Oscar nod doesn't guarantee increased audiences for docs
- Huffington Post talks Oscar docs
- Founder of Babelgum and Fastweb arrested
- BBC to make major cuts: report
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COMMUNITY
This and That
Random musings on the non-fiction biz
Real Reviews
Our take on current and past film and TV projects
Real Insights
Industry experts offer their take
Features
UKTV's factual checklist, channel by channel
In her role as UKTV's director of factual, lifestyle and new media, Jane Mote steers the editorial direction of six channels: Eden, Blighty, Yesterday, Home, Really and Good Food. Here, Mote takes realscreen through each channel explaining how she sees each brand and what she's looking for in factual. continue
Realscreen on location: Wall to Wall's Alex Graham
Wall to Wall, a Shed Media Group company, has had great success with its genealogy series Who Do You Think You Are in the UK and various other territories. The prodco's CEO, Alex Graham, spoke with realscreen about revamping the series for an American audience and why NBC took a big risk when it greenlit the program. continue
Watching the world in Austin
The SXSW 2010 festival starts tomorrow in Austin, Texas, with its film component featuring a large assortment of doc screenings and panels geared towards non-fiction filmmakers. Conference co-ordinator and SXGlobal programmer Jim Kolmar spoke with realscreen about seeking out docs for the international program and giving audiences the unexpected. continue
NERDs launch new UK indie
Former Tiger Aspect executive producer, Jago Lee, and former Raw Television head of development, John Farrar are teaming up to found a new UK indie prodco, New Entertainment Research and Design (NERD). continue
Hot Docs announces TDF roster
The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival has announced the line-up for this year's Toronto Documentary Forum (TDF), which will take place May 5 and 6. continue
Tribeca unveils doc line-up and new initiatives
The Tribeca Film Festival released its documentary selection yesterday, revealing 12 titles that cover a range of topics from spirituality, through to the Rwandan genocide and falcon smuggling. The news follows Tribeca Enterprises' announcements of its distribution initiative Tribeca Film and a comprehensive online venture, the Tribeca Virtual Film Festival. continue
Distributor Profile: Mongrel Media
Toronto-based film distributor Mongrel Media has been bringing fiction and non-fiction theatrical fare to Canadian audiences for the past 16 years. Tom Alexander, Mongrel's director of theatrical releasing, talks to realscreen about why doc-lovers should make the effort to see non-fiction on the big screen, and what sorts of projects Mongrel is looking to snap up. continue
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