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  • Vote for POV and Food, Inc.
    We just applied for a Youtopia Grant, which is a grant that is open to both socially-responsible business and non-profit organizations, providing up to $30,000 worth of Free Range’s design and/or strategic services. The twist? Unlike most grants, this one is being crowd sourced! Votes decide the top 50 finalists, and then Free Range picks […]
    Ruiyan Xu 1 min read November 20, 2009 Documentary News Comments
  • Conversations About War
    Veterans Day may only happen one day out of the year, but veterans — and their loved ones — live with the after effects of war everyday. They also deserve our thanks, attention and appreciation everyday. Last week, POV launched a new project: Regarding War. Conceived as a place for citizens and soldiers to share […]
    Ruiyan Xu 3 min read November 18, 2009 Documentary News Comments
  • Outside the Frame: Results: Documentary Website Cost Survey
    Freelance writer Amanda Hirsch, former editorial director of PBS Interactive, blogs about documentaries and the Web in her column, Outside the Frame. This is part 3 of my series on producing great documentary websites. Read part one and part two. The results are in! 24 filmmakers responded to our survey, “How Much Does It Cost […]
    Amanda Hirsch 3 min read October 14, 2009 Documentary News Comments
  • Reminder: Website Cost Survey
    Our own Amanda Hirsch, who writes the Outside the Frame column here on the POV Blog, has been exploring great documentary film websites (read Part I and Part II of her analysis). She’s also interested in how much it costs to make a website for a documentary film, and we wanted to remind you that […]
    Ruiyan Xu 1 min read September 30, 2009 Documentary News Comments
  • Outside the Frame: How Much Does It Cost to Produce a Documentary Website?
    Freelance writer Amanda Hirsch, former editorial director of PBS Interactive, blogs about documentaries and the Web in her column, Outside the Frame. Following up on my series exploring great documentary websites (read part one and part two), I promised to explore the cost of producing a documentary site (great or otherwise — they all cost […]
    Amanda Hirsch 1 min read September 17, 2009 Documentary News Comments
  • Outside the Frame: Great Documentary Websites: Part Two
    Freelance writer Amanda Hirsch, former editorial director of PBS Interactive, blogs about documentaries and the Web in her column, Outside the Frame. This is the second installment in a series exploring great documentary websites. Read part one. Over the past week, I invited filmmakers, academics, web producers, awards organizers and documentary film fans to nominate […]
    Amanda Hirsch 6 min read September 3, 2009 Documentary News Comments
  • Outside the Frame: Great Documentary Websites
    Freelance writer Amanda Hirsch, former editorial director of PBS Interactive, blogs about documentaries and the Web in her column, Outside the Frame. You fundraise, you shoot, and you fundraise some more. Years pass, and still, you toil. Finally: a finished film. And then, the question: “What about a website?” You aren’t a website producer — […]
    Amanda Hirsch 4 min read August 19, 2009 Documentary News Comments