Quick Takes
Field of Vision launches as new online home for documentary films
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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
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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’
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Plus a video to give you vertigo.
"The Pub" Podcast
The Pub #13: WNET stands by documentary rescheduling; why public media unions are spreading
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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
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Foundation funders have plenty at stake in PBS’s pending decisions about scheduling and promoting independent films.