Three teams at this weekend’s POV Hackathon 2 walked away with awards for Participants’ Choice, Best Prototype and Best Pitch.
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Documentary News
Facebook? Twitter? Help! – Tips and Tricks for Filmmakers on Social Media
It’s a new year. Festivals are gearing up again. And you think, how do I market my film on social media? Here is a list of some evergreen tips to get the ball rolling.
Continue reading this entry »How They Made “The Aatsinki Season”
We asked filmmaker Jessica Oreck and interactive developers Mike Knowlton and Hal Seigel how they generated the ideas that became the interactive project and how they managed their collaboration.
Continue reading this entry »2012: A Documentary Year in Review
Twelve stories from 2012 that inspired, thrilled and surprised us. A recap of the year in documentary news.
Continue reading this entry »“Blacklisting,” Free Speech, and, Well, Huh
In a online video, Caveh Zahedi (The Sheik & I) claims he was “blacklisted” by festival programmer Thom Powers, who responded saying the filmmaker “can’t seem to accept that he’s made a film with a mixed response.”
Continue reading this entry »Practical Tips for Pitching to a Funder
When pitching to a potential funder there are a lot of common traps that filmmakers fall into. Here is a list of 9 practical tips that every filmmaker should consider when preparing to pitch.
Continue reading this entry »A Message from Albert Maysles on the “Greatest” Documentary, “Grey Gardens”
“I’m honored, and Big Edie and Little Edie would be too, that the public is so fond of them. Thank you POV fans for the appreciation.”
Continue reading this entry »The 25 “Greatest” Documentaries of All Time
We asked fans of POV to help us find the “greatest” documentaries of all time, and this is what we found…
Continue reading this entry »The 2012 Holiday Gift Guide
It’s that time of year… Explore POV’s gift guide and find the perfect stocking stuffers, Blu-rays, gear and more for your favorite documenatary fan or filmmaker.
Continue reading this entry »Seed&Spark: Introducing a New Platform and Ecosystem for Independent Film
This Saturday, December 1, Seed&Spark will roll out its platform, aiming to provide a whole new ecosystem for the funding and distribution of independent films.
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Señorita Extraviada
May 22, 2013
7:00 pm
Irvine, California
Phi Lambda Rho is pleased to host their first annual Semana De La Mujer, a week-long event on the University of California, Irvine campus celebrating the complex and unique identity of Latinas. Through a series of events, including a screening of Señorita Extraviada, they hope to inform students about the issues affecting Latina students on campus, as well as issues affecting the Latina/o community as a whole. For more information, call (323) 246-8437.
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