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  • POV to broadcast Sundance Favorites '306 Hollywood' and 'Minding the Gap' for 31st Season
    "The films we are planning to finish out our 31st season with are powerful examples of how documentary can reexamine and reanimate lives past and present."
    POV Pressroom 3 min read June 20, 2018 Press Room Comments
  • The Intimacy and Intersectionality of 'Memories of a Penitent Heart'
    Cecilia Aldarondo talks about the importance of intimacy when telling a story, especially in a way that embraces what intersectionality should look like on screen.
    POV Guest Blogger 5 min read July 20, 2017 Documentary News Comments
  • POV's 2018 Call for Entries Is Now Open!
    Films submitted to this open call will be considered for the 2018 broadcast season and beyond. The deadline for submission is Friday, June 23, 2016.
    POV Staff 2 min read May 10, 2017 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Filmmaker Dawn Porter Is No Longer Worried About Alienating an Audience
    Why Dawn Porter doesn't believe the documentary community is guilty of identity politics.
    Tom Roston 5 min read March 22, 2017 Doc Soup Comments
  • Fellowship, Residency or Lab – Which Is Best for Your Project?
    For both established and emerging mediamakers, fellowships, residencies and labs provide various types of support for the development and completion of your project.
    POV Guest Blogger 5 min read March 7, 2017 Documentary News Comments
  • Felicia Pride on How to Make Space for Creativity
    The challenges and joys that stem from the business of creating.
    POV Staff 5 min read February 9, 2017 Documentary News Comments
  • The Nostalgic, Intimate Reveal of 'Uncle Howard'
    New documentary explores the life of a beloved relative involved in the 70s and 80s filmmaking scene in New York City.
    Tom Roston 4 min read November 17, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • Doc Memo: Karlovy Vary Blurs Nonfiction, Black Films Spotlighted at Siskel
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 2 min read August 5, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Memo: New PBS Doc Explains Spread of Zika Virus, TIFF Adds More Canadian Titles
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 2 min read August 3, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Memo: Olympic Documentaries to Watch on the #RoadToRio
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 3 min read August 2, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Memo: Mexico's Revolutionary Female Filmmakers, VHS VCR Production to Cease
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 3 min read July 22, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Memo: 2017 Oscars Contenders, The Real Price of Doc Filmmaking
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 2 min read July 8, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Memo: New Doc Subverts North Korean Censors, Guardian Project on People Killed by Police
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 2 min read July 6, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Memo: How Film Festivals Select Films, Spain's Booming Doc Scene
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 2 min read July 1, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Memo: New Brian De Palma Doc, Filmmakers on Making an Impact
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 3 min read June 13, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Memo: Alternate Realities at Sheffield, 7 Facts to Preview New O.J. Simpson Doc
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 3 min read June 10, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Memo: Trans Film at Human Rights Watch Fest, Successful Syrian Teen Filmmaker
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 3 min read June 7, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Memo: Six Decades of Filmmaking with Legendary Director Pennebaker, Europe's Strict Rules on Streaming
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 3 min read May 27, 2016 Documentary News Comments

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