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  • Life on the Streets of Palestine Captured in 'Points Of View'
    An interactive web documentary aims to help Palestinians present the anger, pain, joy and hope of their daily lives to both Israelis and the international public.
    Shako Liu 2 min read November 17, 2014 Documentary News Comments
  • And the POV Hackathon 7 Participants' Choice Winner is…
    Congrats to The Dandelion King, POV Hackathon 7 Participants' Choice Award Winner!
    POV Staff 1 min read November 9, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Getting Ready for a Year of Experimentation (“No Predictions” Edition)
    New capabilities demand new conventions for communicating with viewers as well as new processes for authors.
    Brian Chirls 2 min read July 14, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Announcing the POV Hackathon 6 Participants' Choice Winner…
    Congrats to The World In Ten Blocks, POV Hackathon 6 Participants' Choice Award Winner!
    POV Staff 1 min read May 19, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • #docchat: Web Documentaries – Join POV's Open Twitter Chat on December 3
    Join us on Twitter for a #docchat about Web Documentaries on Tuesday, December 3 from 12:30PM-2:30PM ET (9:30AM-11:30AM PT).
    POV Staff 11 min read November 26, 2013 Documentary News Comments
  • Quebec's Digital Storytelling Manifesto
    At IDFA 2013, digital storytellers from Quebec released a 10-point manifesto to both define "les nouvelles écritures" as an art form and to serve as a call for support from policymakers.
    POV Staff 4 min read November 26, 2013 Documentary News Comments
  • Interact with Web Documentary Prototypes from DocMontevideo Hackathon
    DocMontevideo held their first Hackathon in Montevideo, Uruguay in July 2013. Interact with the web documentary prototypes made by three teams of filmmakers and technologists from Argentina, Uruguay and Chile.
    POV Blogger 3 min read September 19, 2013 Documentary News Comments
  • Ten Questions for Eline Jongsma & Kel O'Neill of Empire
    Eline Jongsma and Kel O'Neill answer questions about creating the interactive documentary Empire. The Project will have its US Premiere at the New York Film Festival’s Convergence program in September 2013.
    POV Guest Blogger 11 min read September 18, 2013 Documentary News Comments
  • Hollow: An Interactive Documentary Made While In School, But It's No Student Film
    How do you balance grad school with production of your documentary? Elaine McMillion takes POV inside the creation of Hollow and offers lessons for students.
    POV Blogger 9 min read September 6, 2013 Documentary News Comments
  • POV Hackathon 4: Explore the Prototypes and the Technology
    Five teams "re-invented the documentary" at POV's latest weekend laboratory of nonfiction storytelling and technology.
    POV Staff 17 min read July 30, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • POV Hackathon 4: A Recap of Day Two
    Social media captured the last-day inspiration, panic and sleep deprivation at POV's meeting of nonfiction storytelling and technology minds.
    POV Staff 1 min read July 29, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • POV Hackathon 4: A Recap of Day One
    A recap of the first day of this weekend's POV Hackathon 4 (July 27-28, 2013).
    POV Staff 1 min read July 27, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • POV Hackathon 4: How to Become a Last-Minute Participant and How to Attend the Final Screening
    This weekend's POV Hackathon (July 27-28, 2013) has slots open for a developer and designer. And don't wait to RSVP for tickets!
    POV Staff 1 min read July 26, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • POV Hackathon 4: The Projects!
    For POV Hackathon 4, teams of filmmakers and developers will be challenged to create web documentary prototypes in a single weekend. Here's more about the five selected projects and their teams.
    POV Staff 2 min read July 8, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • For Filmmakers: Documentary Filmmaking Resources from POV
    Check out our new resource for documentary filmmakers that covers everything from funding opportunities to online video platforms to "engagement" strategists you can hire for your film.
    POV Staff 2 min read May 17, 2013 Documentary News Comments
  • Ten Questions for Loc Dao and Hugues Sweeney of the NFB
    Executive producers from the National Film Board of Canada's interactive division give Murmur's Hal Seigel an in-depth look into the process behind recent projects A Journal of Insomnia and Bear 71.
    POV Guest Blogger 17 min read May 8, 2013 Documentary News Comments
  • Five Questions with Hugues Sweeney of The National Film Board of Canada
    NFB producer Hugues Sweeney tells Liz Nord about Journal of Insomnia, an installation and web documentary featured at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival's Storyscapes exhibit in New York City this weekend.
    Liz Nord 3 min read April 19, 2013 Documentary News Comments
  • POV Hackathon 3: A Recap
    In April 2013, POV Hackathon 3 challenged five teams of filmmakers, developers and designers to "hack" nonfiction media, create working digital prototypes and pitch them to an audience. Here's what you missed...
    POV Staff 0 min read April 19, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments

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