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  • Who Watches Documentaries? Who Doesn't? Festival Directors Evaluate Their Audience in the Trump Era
    Within the issues, festival directors see an opportunity.
    Tom Roston 7 min read March 21, 2017 Doc Soup Comments
  • The International Film Festivals to Submit Virtual Reality Movies in 2016
    If you produce VR films or 360 videos, make sure to submit to these international film festivals and get your name out there.
    Deniz Ergurel 3 min read August 22, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Memo: NYC Summer Film Festival Guide, How to Shoot Documentary Abroad
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 2 min read May 17, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Memo: Top Pitches from Hot Docs, Human Rights Watch Film Festival Lineup
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 3 min read May 11, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Memo: Longer Content Exclusively on VR, 11 Films That Should Be at Cannes
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 2 min read May 10, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Memo: New Female Filmmakers, Media Entrepreneurship in Latin America
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 2 min read May 5, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Memo: Female Filmmakers to Know, Create Music with VR
    POV’s daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 3 min read April 28, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • How to Program the Largest Documentary Festival in North America
    For Hot Docs Director of Programming Shane Smith, putting together an engaging, diverse film festival is no easy task, and he wouldn't want it any other way.
    Tom Roston 5 min read April 26, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • The Real Subjects, Real People, Real Experiences at Full Frame 2016
    Doc Soup Man's biggest takeaway from Full Frame? Documentary honesty.
    Tom Roston 3 min read April 11, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • The Urgent, Enriching, and Harrowing Documentaries at Full Frame
    The documentaries you'll regret missing at Full Frame 2016.
    Tom Roston 5 min read April 5, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • New Documentary Chooses Anecdotal Evidence Over Scientific Credibility
    Doc Soup Man reports from the New York City premiere of Andrew Wakefield's 'Vaxxed: From Cover Up to Catastrophe.'
    Tom Roston 6 min read April 3, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • Why We Hold Film Festivals to High Ethical Standards
    The Tribeca Film Festival extinguishes the fire it lit with controversial documentary Vaxxed.
    Tom Roston 5 min read March 27, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • The Ridiculously Diverse Selection of Top Notch Material at SXSW 2016
    From web series to documentaries, see what impressed Tom Roston at SXSW 2016.
    Tom Roston 3 min read March 18, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • Top 10 Documentaries to Watch at SXSW 2016
    The 10 documentaries Doc Soup's Tom Roston is looking forward to at SXSW 2016.
    Tom Roston 5 min read March 10, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • Reel Talk: The Panels to Look Out For at SXSW
    A look into the cool panels at SXSW this year.
    Tom Roston 3 min read March 9, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • Featured Event: Portland Community College's Cascade Festival of African Films Presents 'Beats of the Antonov'
    Join Portland Community College at their 25th annual Cascade Festival of African Films for a screening of 'Beats of the Antonov.'
    POV Staff 1 min read February 5, 2016 POV Films Blog Comments
  • The Breakdown of Sundance Documentary Deals
    What goes into a documentary distribution deal during a major film festival?
    Tom Roston 4 min read February 2, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • TIFF Docs: A Look at What's Coming to Toronto International Film Festival in 2015
    The Toronto International Film Festival lineup is out, and Tom Roston talks to programmer Thom Powers about music docs, Michael Moore, and what festival goers can look forward to this year September.
    Tom Roston 3 min read August 11, 2015 Doc Soup Comments

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