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  • American Documentary Announces $100,000 Knight-AmDoc Kickstarter Patron Fund supported by Knight Foundation
    The $100,000 program, supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, will use Kickstarter to advance nonfiction film and media projects and help filmmakers promote their work in the 26 cities where Knight invests.
    POV Pressroom 3 min read March 8, 2018 Press Room Comments
  • Sam Green on Crowdfunding A Live Documentary with the Kronos Quartet
    Filmmaker Sam Green on crowdfunding A Thousand Thoughts, a "live documentary" in which he will appear alongside the Kronos Quartet.
    Tom Roston 6 min read June 24, 2017 Doc Soup Comments
  • Dispatches from IDFA: All the Young Dudes
    Kel O'Neill discusses the lack of diversity at the IDFA DocLab conference, and the effect of its absence.
    Kel O'Neill 6 min read November 26, 2014 Documentary News Comments
  • “Tell Me Something” Features Advice From Fifty of the World's Best Documentary Filmmakers
    Doc Soup Man interviews Jessica Edwards, editor of "Tell me Something," an in-progress photography and creative advice book from fifty of the world's best documentary filmmakers.
    Tom Roston 5 min read March 18, 2013 Doc Soup Comments
  • My Brooklyn: Replicating Their Model in Your Community
    Kelly Anderson, Director of "My Brooklyn", sheds insight into her successful community engagement strategy.
    POV Staff 7 min read January 24, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Kickstarter: Tips from Three Successful 2012 Doc Campaigns
    If you're thinking about fundraising for your documentary on Kickstarter, here are some words of wisdom from three successful campaigns in 2012.
    Emma Dessau 5 min read January 22, 2013 Documentary News Comments
  • Years After a Festival Run, 'U.N. Me' Filmmakers Take a DIY Path to a Theatrical Release
    U.N. Me, the first film from director/producers Ami Horowitz and Matt Groff, had a modest festival run starting in 2009. Now, almost three years later, they've raised the money to release the film themselves.
    Tom Roston 5 min read May 31, 2012 Doc Soup Comments
  • Why Ewing & Grady Are Choosing to Self-Distribute 'Detropia'
    The filmmaking team behind The Boys of Baraka, Jesus Camp and 12th & Delaware tells Doc Soup Man why they're self-distributing their new documentary, the lyrical Detropia.
    Tom Roston 8 min read May 30, 2012 Doc Soup Comments
  • 6 Golden Rules for Filmmakers on Social Media
    What's the best way to ensure success online? Read six tips for engaging your audience from Elisabeth Holm (Kickstarter), Gary Hustwit (Helvetica), Julie La'Bassiere (FilmBuff) and Mike Knowlton (StoryCode, Murmur).
    Sean Holmquest 6 min read April 27, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • Introducing the Digital Bolex
    The Digital Bolex, a 2K camera that shoots 24p and costs around $3,000, is set to be introduced later this year.
    Edward J. Delaney 4 min read March 22, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • Celebrating World Happy Day with Roko Belic's 'Happy'
    Did you know that February 11 was World Happy Day? That's because Roko Belic made it up for his documentary Happy.
    Edward J. Delaney 2 min read February 13, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • The Iran Job & Tips for Managing a Viral Fundraising Campaign
    On Monday, a documentary about an American basketball player in Iran ended a 50-day campaign that generated $100,000 in donations at the buzzer on Kickstarter after major media hits with CNN, The Huffington Post and The Wall Street Journal. The Iran Job's Till Schauder tells Adam Schartoff how his team managed the campaign.
    Adam Schartoff 10 min read January 10, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • Kickstarter Campaign Secrets from Record-Breaking Documentary Director Jennifer Fox
    Jennifer Fox raised a record-breaking $150,000 on Kickstarter - the most raised for a finished film and the most per donor. Watch the interview with Fox to find out how she did it.
    POV Staff 1 min read January 5, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Documentary Year in Review Countdown #7: 'My Reincarnation' Breaks Records on Kickstarter
    POV is counting down the top documentary stories of 2011 on New Year's Eve 2012.
    Emily Thomas 1 min read December 31, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • Holiday Crowd-Fundraising Tips from 7 Documentary Insiders
    The holiday season is no holiday for documentary producers looking to raise funds, but some documentarians say it's as good a time as any.
    Adam Schartoff 6 min read December 20, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • A Holiday Gift Guide for Documentary Fans and Documentarians
    Watch, Make, Learn! This year give the gift of documentaries. For once, we mean it literally!
    POV Staff 10 min read December 9, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • 'Indie Game: The Movie' Rides $100,000 in Kickstarter Donations to Sundance 2012 Premiere
    With Sundance's 2012 lineup announced, guest blogger Edward J. Delaney highlights the unconventional approach of one of the selected docs and its filmmakers, Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky.
    Edward J. Delaney 4 min read December 2, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • 'Granito' Filmmakers Make a Run for 2012 Oscar Consideration with Kickstarter Campaign
    Veteran POV filmmakers Pamela Yates and Paco de Onís (The Reckoning, POV 2009) have launched a unique campaign on Kickstarter, the site that utilizes the power of crowds to get filmmakers, musicians, writers, designers and other artists the money they need to make a creative project happen. Since launching in 2009, the community crowdfunding site […]
    theresa 4 min read March 4, 2011 Documentary News Comments