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  • Doc Memo: Addressing Ethical Dilemmas in Filmmaking, 13 Exciting Films at TIFF
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 3 min read September 7, 2016 Documentary News 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: 25 New Faces of Indie Film, 54 Underrated Movies
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 2 min read July 26, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Memo: Academy Embraces Diversity, Media Unites To Highlight Homeless Crisis
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 2 min read June 30, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Memo: Political Scandal in 'Weiner', 2016 Docaviv Festival Winners
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 3 min read May 26, 2016 Documentary News 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
  • POV Digital and Submarine Channel to Preview Kel O'Neill and Eline Jongsma's 'EXIT: A Mobile Guide to the Post Apocalypse' at SXSW
    Interactive Smartphone Documentary Unleashes Emmy-Nominated Filmmakers’ Existential Fears When They Become New Parents
    POV Pressroom 6 min read March 9, 2016 Press Room 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
  • Festival Madness
    Sundance is behind us, SXSW is on now, Tribeca and Full Frame are coming up soon. Doc Soup Man has his picks from the past and future festivals that will set the documentary viewing agenda for the rest of the year.
    Tom Roston 4 min read March 10, 2014 Doc Soup Comments
  • When Will the Women of the Documentary World Get Their Due?
    Of the Oscar-nominated documentaries this year, only one is directed by a woman (Jehane Noujaim, of The Square).
    Tom Roston 5 min read February 4, 2014 Doc Soup Comments
  • Struggles: The Making of 'Only the Young'
    Filmmaker Elizabeth Mims shares advice for first-time directors as she takes POV behind the scenes of Only the Young.
    POV Staff 5 min read July 11, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Maidentrip: A Tale of Two Storytellers
    Tom Roston talks with 'Maidentrip' director Jillian Schlesinger about her unconventional approach to making her film, and the questions that arise around the film's authorship.
    Tom Roston 5 min read March 8, 2013 Doc Soup Comments
  • Vote For These SXSW 2013 Panels About Documentaries, Social Issues and Public Media!
    Have a say in which panels make it to the film/interactive conference at SXSW 2013 in Austin, Texas, next March.
    POV Staff 4 min read September 3, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • SXSW 2012: Beware of Mr. Baker
    Blogger Adam Schartoff talks with Jay Bulger, the director of SXSW's top documentary prize winner, Beware of Mr. Baker.
    Adam Schartoff 5 min read April 4, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • SXSW 2012: Wonder Women: The Untold Story of the American Superheroines
    Kristy Guevara-Flanagan went from volunteering at SXSW to having her new documentary premiere there earlier this month.
    Adam Schartoff 2 min read March 21, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • SXSW 2012: Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters
    Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters had its U.S. premiere at SXSW earlier this month. The documentary follows Crewdson as he creates a series of meticulously staged cinematic frames set in a mysterious American neighborhood.
    Adam Schartoff 2 min read March 21, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • SXSW 2012: Paul Williams Still Alive
    The documentary Paul Williams Still Alive had its U.S. premiere at the 2012 SXSW Film Festival. Blogger Adam Schartoff talked with songwriter-subject Paul Williams about his initial reluctance to share his life story.
    Adam Schartoff 2 min read March 17, 2012 Documentary News Comments

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