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  • 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: 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
  • 2012: A Documentary Year in Review
    Twelve stories from 2012 that inspired, thrilled and surprised us. A recap of the year in documentary news.
    POV Staff 13 min read December 18, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • Toward a Cultural Institution Dedicated to Documentary
    Heather McIntosh provides a survey of organizations whose relationship to the documentary form, or dedication to the form have helped shape and promote the genre.
    Heather McIntosh 6 min read January 31, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • With New Documentary Requirements, Oscar Is Just Being Oscar
    Heather McIntosh talks with Michael Moore about the new process for documentary Oscar eligibility, and rounds up the flurry of commentary about the changes in the film press.
    Heather McIntosh 7 min read January 11, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • New Oscar Eligibility Rules Could Shut Out Great Documentaries
    Media reports suggest that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences will be announcing new rules connected to the documentary Oscars this week, including the use of The New York Times and Los Angeles Times as eligibility sieves. Guest blogger Edward J. Delaney considers the impact of the move.
    Edward J. Delaney 4 min read January 9, 2012 Documentary News Comments