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Legendary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman will pitch his new film Jackson Heights at Hot Docs Forum.

In the latest episode of TFI Live, POV Digital Executive Producer Adnaan Wasey offers tips for networking like a pro.

POV's Story Doctor Fernanda Rossi has been probing successful filmmakers about their budgets for the last few months. Here's what she's learned...

Paul Pauwels offers some advice for when you are actually in front of a funder giving your documentary pitch.

Paul Pauwels, from the Belgian production company Congoo, shares 7 "W"s that help build a successful pitch.

In this first part of a series on pitching, Paul Pauwels offers some overarching advice for preparing your pitch and what to put into writing.

When pitching to a potential funder there are a lot of common traps that filmmakers fall into. Here is a list of 9 practical tips that every filmmaker should consider when preparing to pitch.

In the wake of America's credit rating downgrade and a day after a 600-plus-point drop in the Dow, Edward J. Delaney of DocumentaryTech looks at how the documentary-film economy is changing rapidly.

Chris White is POV’s director of programming & production. He spent two days at the Realscreen Summit in Washington, D.C. last week, hearing producers pitch their films at a speed pitching session. Here’s the inside scoop from a programmer’s perspective, and some tips on how to craft a successful speed pitch. As a select group […]