DocFest
Doc/Fest 2010: Saturday
Saturday began with the excellent Russian film My Perestroika. The film explores the political situation in Russia through the stories of two history teachers and some of their classmates who are part of the last generation before the fall of the Soviet Union. We see their lives then and now, changes made to the curriculum [...]
Doc/Fest 2010: Friday
Friday began with a talk on Arts Docs, with an illustrious panel including Tabitha Jackson (C4), Kate Vogel (the Tate), James Hunt (Sky Arts & BBC) and Mark Bell (BBC). This is my arena, or the work that I want to continue to produce anyway, so it was of particularly prescient for me. It was [...]
Doc/Fest 2010: Thursday
Thursday began with an interesting talk about investigative journalism, showing broadcast supported films for the likes of Dispatches, This World and Undercover Britain. Some real old heads of the industry combined with David Bond (Erasing David), and Franny Armstrong who created a real snowball of distribution for her films The Age of Stupid, and Mclibel. [...]
Doc/Fest 2010: Wednesday
I’ve been looking forward to Sheffield Doc/Fest for a while, as I’m showing my short film PS Your Mystery Sender. I’ll be attending many talks and films so have a read of what I get up to… I arrived quite early so went straight to the Chapel where the cross platform discussions were being held. [...]
Fly on the wall? I don’t want to fade into the background
After another late night of dancing to guilty pleasures in the Showroom bar I was grateful this morning for some kind of lie in. My plan was to book time in the videoteque and catch up on all the films I missed. High on my list were The Living Room of the Nation, the new [...]
Stitch, pitch and the a to z of Britdoc
Showroom Cinema. All Tomorrows parties edit masterclass with Nick Fenton. Truly inspiring. All Tomorrows parties New this year, The mighty Britdoc Bar Stitch and pitch with craftivists. I learnt how to knit again, first time in 20 years. I knitted and pitched, a moment of calm in a crazy festival The a to z chatshow [...]
Doc/Fest 09 – Attack of the 50 Foot Reels
In the third installment of our daily Doc/Fest gems, Super 8 legend Norwood Cheek takes us through the Attack of the 50 Foot Reels filmmaking challenge. . A Buzz Films Production
1000 shots of vodka at the bar right now
Yet another late night post. This time because my iPhone died again after only 12 hours of use. As well as having 4 pitch meetings and taking part in 10×10. I still am yet to watch a single film. Today I saw: Art docs at the chapel Sandwich and lack of chair crisis at the [...]
Doc/Fest 09 – The International Pitch
Sheffield Doc/Fest day two sees six filmmakers pitch for a £10k DFID funded opportunity to create a 10 minute short for the Community Channel. Greg Sanderson chairs a panel of judges including Executive Producer Jane Stephenson. . A Buzz Films Production
Doc/Fest 09 – Crossover Summit
The time has come once again when the documentary film community converges on the city of Sheffield for Doc/Fest. With director Frank Boyd as their guide, Buzz Films‘ Jan Bednarz & Simon Wan captured the goings on at the inaugural Crossover Summit event. . A Buzz Films Production
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