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Talking Shop at Sundance: Docs of the Future

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Channel: Kickstarter · 2016 · Entertainment

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Opportunities are booming for online short documentaries, with The Intercept's new Field of Vision project joining The Guardian Documentary, New York Times' OpDocs, and other players as exciting opportunities for international filmmakers to reach large audiences with stories that can be told in short form. Is this a challenge or a complement to traditional exhibitors such as broadcasters? How do the platforms differ, and what new things can they offer the industry? These platforms all have their roots in news, investigation, and journalism — does that influence the films they want? And how does it all work with finance and rights? Watch representatives from three online doc platforms plus filmmakers who've worked with them, and find out whether this could be the future of documentaries. 

Panelists:
Charlotte Cook (Field of Vision)
Kathleen Lingo (New York Times OpDocs)
Charlie Phillips (The Guardian)
Elaine Sheldon (Filmmaker)
Mike Palmieri (Filmmaker)
Donal Mosher (Filmmaker)
Nanfu Wang (Filmmaker)

Moderator:
Ingrid Kopp, Senior Consultant at the Tribeca Film Institute


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