All in all, 2014 was a great year for documentary filmmaking with some brilliant work having been released by both returning professionals and new talent fresh out of documentary filmmaking…
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The Documentary Short category often gets overlooked during the hype and blitz of the Academy Awards, but the films nominated for the Oscar are almost always powerful and important. Because…
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This year’s Oscar nominees in the Best Documentary Feature are an eclectic group—producers and directors of varying levels of experience. Their films are just as diverse, although all share a…
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NYFA: Hi Jon, would you mind giving us a bit about your background and what drew you to NYFA’s screenwriting program? Jon Mann: Hi! Thanks for having me. I’m from…
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Patrick Creadon is an American documentary filmmaker, well-known for his movies on puzzles, education, and the economy. Born in 1967, Creadon started out as a child actor in Chicago, a career…
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Errol Morris is an Oscar winning filmmaker who has been making documentaries for over thirty-five years, and is one of the few documentarian directors that casual moviegoers can name. Born…
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It seems like every week another story makes the news about hacker groups and skirmishes in a worldwide cyber war. These stories and acts of digital sabotage have a wide…
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Think your options for streaming original and compelling documentaries begins and ends with Netflix? Think again. Online streaming is a rapidly evolving medium, and for documentary filmmakers looking to get…
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Netflix is constantly adding new titles to its vast library of movies and television shows. If you find yourself in a nonfiction mood this November, there’s no short supply of…
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