Industry Report: Documentary
- Section dedicated to the European Documentary Industry
Sunny Side participants try to balance historic fact and emotional impact in documentary film
Filmmakers describe creative opportunities and challenges of non-fiction projects
Sunny Side sheds light on ways to inspire viewers
Industry professionals explain the importance of effective storytelling
Day 1 of Sunny Side emphasises co-production and engagement with young audiences
Industry professionals share their opinions on how to encourage documentary production
IDFA Bertha Fund introduces European program
The new program will support the production and distribution of documentaries realized through co-productions between European producers and producers from developing countries.
Interview of Susanna Lotz, mentor and coordinator of the “Web Lab”
Susanna Lotz, mentor and coordinator of the “Web Lab” at the “i_doc workshop”, and online editor for the web department of “Arte”, helps us to better understand what the new challenges and opportunities of digital storytelling are.
Interview with David Dufresne, mentor of the "Web Lab"
David Dufresne, mentor of the "Web Lab" at the "I_doc workshop", writer and independent filmmaker, talks to us about his latest documentary/interactive game Fort McMoney and his thoughts on web documentaries
“i_doc workshop: a project development program for expanded documentaries"
“i_doc workshop: a project development programme for expanded documentaries”, a collaboration between the Laboratory of Visual Culture of SUPSI and the Visions du réel International Film Festival of Nyon (27 April – 1 May 2014)
The golden age of documentaries never existed
How and why produce a documentary film? Serge Lalou, producer of documentaries for 26 years,describes the evolution of television and programming
Sunny Side: Doc's way
Yves Jeanneau tells about the Sunny Side adventure that made him cross the world in the past 25 years, and about the links bounding one continent to the other, the exchanges, the dialogues that this very special market has created for the professionals of the sector
Financing a film genre difficult to define
Everyday a new french documentary is released in cinemas, even if their circulation is mainly on TV. Besides the author's talent, the reason of this great circulation is that the channels and support mechanisms have increased enormously. Which are the complex mechanisms that drive the founding of this production, yet so difficult to define?
Producers of audio-visual documentaries: a varied environment
Entreprises producing documentaries are the most numerous among the audio-visual production companies. This profusion of small companies can be explained by the fact that documentaries are particularly demanded by TV channels, as they are generally cheap and adaptable to their needs. Benoît Danard analyses the sector functioning.
Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries 2013
The Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries is a pitching session and workshop combined with film screenings that took place in Riga, Latvia, from 4 to 8 September 2013
Sunny Side of the Doc 2013
More than 2000 international professionals linked to documentary film making, production, and exhibition gathered in La Rochelle for the 24th edition of the coproduction market
Transmedia Documentaries are Sexy, But Who's Watching?
This past April, several new media pioneers issued "The Web Documentary Manifesto," which, inspired from Soviet filmmaker Dziga Vertov's early writings, called for "a revolution" in storytelling.
Do Documentary Filmmakers Actually Get Paid in the US and Europe?
One of the most interesting filmmaking panels at the Sheffield Doc/Fest this past weekend asked a very popular question amongst filmmakers, aspiring and new: "How Do Filmmakers Get Paid?"
Guide to additional funding for documentaries
Finding financing options alternative or additional to public funding or coming from tele-broadcasters is a major concern for documentary directors and producers.
Making documentaries for the big screen
A guide to our resources (Screen Australia) for documentary filmmakers including funding, marketing and publications.
Good Pitch Europe 2012
8 documentary filmmaking teams gathered in London to pitch their projects to NGOs and potential partners for funding and distribution support...
Sunny Side of the Doc 2012
The 23rd edition of Sunny Side of the Doc: the documentary co-production market opened in La Rochelle (France). Cineuropa is live tweeting the event with comments, quotes and interviews of the documentary sector's professionals...
Creating online strategies for documentaries
Documentaries can benefit from Internet to raise money or get support for social change
Pitching a documentary project
Pitching is one of the ways a filmmaker creates interest in a project
The Fate of Documentary Film - The precarious position of documentarians
The earliest films were all documentaries. Symply by pointing a camera at it, these moving pictures made everyday life seem incredible. Then, documentaries were relegated to wartime newsreels and exotic travelogues. It took the creation of reality television programing to revitalize the genre.
Documentary Campus Interviews
Six interviews with six experts in documentary film were conducted during the Documentary Campus Training in Krakow
New version of EDN Financing Guide
The European Documetary Network has released its 2010 edition of this essential documentary financial tool, which provides professionals looking for funding with relevant and detailed information.
Successful Docs for Sale at IDFA overcomes crisis
Despite the fears of a drop in participation because of the crisis, the numbers of the ten-day Docs for Sale at IDFA remained the same as in 2008 – with 460 films, 65 distributors, almost 100 buyers and 78 festival directors from around the globe.
Finding the FUN in FUNding
Report of a Dutch Cineaste who talks about experience in searching funds from the Dutch Film Fund.
Short Film Odyssey
Interview with Melissa Suarez del Real, director of Furniture
Wilbur Leguebe • Commissioning Editor Documentaries, RTBF, Belgium
Tue Steen Müller, International consultant on Documentary
NOW is the Golden Age of Documentaries. This is my answer when I take part in workshops and festivals around Europe. The answer to the big question about the state of the art: the European documentary...
Jacques Bidou • Producer, JBA Production, Paris, France
The European documentary market: the main actors, historical analysis and future perspectives
Esther van Messel and Gitte Hansen • First Hand Films International Sales
International sales policy: the distribution of European documentaries
Annette Scheurich • Executive Producer and Author, Marco Polo Film, Heidelberg, Germany
The role of ARTE in the financing of documentaries in Europe. Panorama of the financing possibilities in Germany
Olaf Grunert • Head of Unité THEMA, ARTE G.E.I.E., Strasbourg, France
Editorial and co-production policy. Financing possibilities for documentaries in France
Barbara Truyen • Commissioning Editor Documentaries, VPRO TV, Hilversum, The Netherlands
Financing possibilities for documentaries in The Netherlands
Charlotte Uzu • Head of International Development, Les Films D’Ici, Paris, France
The editorial policy of a small French production company: number od films produced, co-production policy, source of finance for documentaries in France
Vardan Hovhannisyan • Producer/Director & President, Bars Media, Yerevan, Armenia
Production and co-production of international documentaries from the point of view of a small production company
Mark Wild • National Geographic Television
The production and co-production policy of National Geographic Television: films produced a year, annual budget
Bruno Nahon • Producer, Zadig Productions, Paris, France
The production of European documentaries: the most relevant funding sources for documentary in France
Tom Koch • Vice President, PBS Distribution, PBS International, Boston, USA
The financing possibilities for documentaries in America and the editorial policy of PBS
Laura Fleury • A&E TV network
The production and co-production policy of the A&E TV Network: films produced and annual budget
Peter Symes • Head of Studies at the Documentary Masterschool
Gregorio Paonessa • Produttore, Vivofilm, Roma
Documentary funding reaches Tipping Point
A unique funding scheme to enable the making of documentary films with a social conscience has been launched in the UK: the Tipping Point Film Fund, following the model of “crowd funding”…
Thomas Wartmann, director/producer Filmquadrat.dok (DE)
The German producer talks about his latest production and his future projects
Lynne Polak, Project Manager EBU, Switzerland
Interview with the project manager of EBU (European Broadcasting Union), focusing on documentary series
Richard Bradley, Managing Director & Vice President Lion TV, UK
Interview with the Managing Director of Lion Tv, who explains the scene of documentary series in the UK
