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Quick Takes

Field of Vision launches as new online home for documentary films

By | October 2, 2015

Field of Vision plans to commission as many as 50 short nonfiction documentaries per year on its website, which launched Tuesday.

Documentaries on PBS

Makers, subjects of PBS’s indie docs bring diversity to public TV, study finds

By Henry Schneider, Contributing Editor | August 12, 2015

The study’s authors argued that films such as God Loves Uganda are central to public TV’s mission.

People

Kartemquin’s Justine Nagan to lead PBS’s ‘POV’

By Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | August 11, 2015

Nagan succeeds Simon Kilmurry, who left July 6 to head the International Documentary Association.

Programs/Content

PBS appeals to indie filmmakers with bigger marketing budget, multiplatform strategy

By Luis Gomez | August 5, 2015

An arts festival will promote a documentary about Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, among other films.

Documentaries

At Hot Docs, filmmakers make pitches and face brutal feedback

By John Anderson | May 7, 2015

At the Circus Maximus of the nonfiction film world, a nod from a commissioning editor can mean financial life or death.

Programs/Content

WNET keeps indie docs on Monday nights, while PBS plans to boost promotion

By Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | April 23, 2015

PBS will also reach out directly to public TV stations that don’t air independent film showcases at feed time.

Quick Takes

Weekly roundup: Norman Lear vs. PBS, funding strategies and more

By Mike Janssen, Digital Editor | April 10, 2015

Plus a video to give you vertigo.

"The Pub" Podcast

The Pub #13: WNET stands by documentary rescheduling; why public media unions are spreading

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | April 9, 2015

WNET and PBS officials recently concluded a “listening tour” to hear the concerns of documentarians. Did it change their outlook?

Documentaries

For doc funders, broadcast on public TV remains key

By Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | April 6, 2015

Foundation funders have plenty at stake in PBS’s pending decisions about scheduling and promoting independent films.

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