The European Documentary Network (EDN) has released the 2010 edition of their essential documentary financing tool, The EDN Financing Guide. It provides documentary professionals with the detailed information needed to navigate the evolving global landscape of documentary production. EDN has expanded the new edition with a global perspective, making it more relevant then ever for documentary professionals looking for funding. Divided into five main sections (International Broadcasters,...

It was a positive year for Docs for Sale, the market of the IDFA - International Documentary Film Festival of Amsterdam. Held parallel to IDFA, the numbers of the ten-day event remained more or less the same as in 2008 – with 460 films, 65 distributors, almost 100 buyers and 78 festival directors from around the globe – and dispelled initial fears of a drop in participants and deals due to the global economic crisis. "The impact of the crisis will be felt in a year or...

Report of a Dutch Cineaste who talks about experience in searching funds from the Dutch Film Fund.

Interview with Melissa Suarez del Real, director of Furniture

Financing possibilities for documentaries in Belgium

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...

The European documentary market: the main actors, historical analysis and future perspectives

International sales policy: the distribution of European documentaries

The role of ARTE in the financing of documentaries in Europe. Panorama of the financing possibilities in Germany

Editorial and co-production policy. Financing possibilities for documentaries in France

Financing possibilities for documentaries in The Netherlands

The editorial policy of a small French production company: number od films produced, co-production policy, source of finance for documentaries in France

Production and co-production of international documentaries from the point of view of a small production company

The production and co-production policy of National Geographic Television: films produced a year, annual budget

The production of European documentaries: the most relevant funding sources for documentary in France

The financing possibilities for documentaries in America and the editorial policy of PBS

The production and co-production policy of the A&E TV Network: films produced and annual budget

Training Programmes for Documentary Professionals in Europe

The self-production of an independent documentary

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 (TPFF), supported by retail chain The Co-operative, will follow the model of “crowd funding”, where independent filmmakers can tap into their networks for funding and extend it by canvassing independent film-goers and online social networks and garner monies through a mixture of regular and on-off donations and some major donors....