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PBS, Independent Lens launch doc-driven web channel
PBS’s long-running doc strand ‘Independent Lens’ has partnered with PBS Digital Studios to launch a free subscription-based documentary-driven YouTube channel. Developed by ITVS, Indie Lens Storycast...
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Vossen, Ahmad talk Indie Lens Storycast
Last week, PBS’s long-running doc strand ‘Independent Lens’ announced it had partnered with PBS Digital Studios to launch a free YouTube channel set to showcase independent filmmakers in the...
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Science Channel preps “Super Hurricanes”
In the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma and Harvey, ITN Productions has a produced a special that will explore the science behind these natural disasters. Super Hurricanes: Inside...
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Extra: C4 orders “Barbie” doc; BBC Cymru Wales supports aspiring doc makers
C4 commissions “Barbie: The Most Famous Doll in the World” UK pubcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a one-off doc investigating the world’s fascination with Barbie. In Barbie: The Most Famous Doll in...
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“Tempestad,”“Taskmaster” among Int’l Emmy noms
Mexican documentary Tempestad and UK non-scripted program Taskmaster are among the projects with nominations at this year’s International Emmy Awards. The 44 nominees, unveiled today (Sept. 27), span...
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The MIPCOM 2017 Shopper’s Guide, part two
A plethora of non-fiction content will land Cannes during the 33rd annual MIPCOM market, running Oct. 16-19. Ahead of the excitement, realscreen presents part two of our round-up of titles heading to...
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Rory Kennedy, Discovery go “Above & Beyond” for NASA
Rory Kennedy is no stranger to retrospectives. Her Academy Award-nominated doc, Last Days of Vietnam explored the chaotic final weeks of the Vietnam War, while Ethel provided an insider’s perspective...
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IDA unveils recipients of inaugural Enterprise Doc Fund
The International Documentary Association (IDA) has unveiled the 11 docs that have been selected as part of the inaugural production grantees of the IDA Enterprise Documentary Fund. The fund, with...
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“My Dementia Choir,”“My Deep South Road Trip” among BBC commissions
UK pubcaster BBC has commissioned a string of factual titles to air across its BBC1, BBC2 and BBC4 channels. Vicky McClure: My Dementia Choir (w/t) is the first of three titles ...Read More
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PBS, BBC look at the big picture in “Earth from Space”
Earth from Space does not deal in self-contained worlds. In natural history doc parlance, this means no storylines with too narrow a focus. The lifespan of a spider will not ...Read More
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Darren Aronofsky, Nutopia explore “One Strange Rock” for Nat Geo
In documentary filmmaking, tackling a mind boggling subject usually requires mind boggling amounts of work. Take National Geographic’s upcoming tentpole series One Strange Rock. Combining big science...
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Nat Geo greenlights Silicon Valley scripted/doc hybrid series
National Geographic has greenlit a six-part scripted and documentary hybrid limited event series from STXtv and executive producer Arianna Huffington. Produced by STXtv, STX Entertainment’s television...
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Exclusive: James Redford and HBO’s “Happening” trailer
Jamie Redford’s feature-length documentary Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution will receive its television debut when it airs across premium cable network HBO on Dec. 11 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The 71-minute...
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Extra: “Room for a Man,”“Taste of Cement” win at RIDM; Thomas Ebeling to...
Montreal International Documentary Festival award winners announced Anthony Chidiac’s Room for a Man (pictured) won the best international feature prize at the Montreal International Documentary...
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Extra: Trace takes “Fashion Hero”; TV2 Denmark adapts “Taskmaster”
Trace acquires The Fashion Hero Quebec-based prodco Beauty World Search has licensed the streaming rights for its English-language reality series The Fashion Hero (8 x 60) to New York media network...
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IDFA ’17: The complete Forum report, part three
Realscreen concludes its coverage of the 2017 IDFA Forum with the third installment of our full report. In this final batch, we bring you the last four presentations from day two ...Read More
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BBC orders RDF’s robotics social experiment docuseries
British pubcaster BBC2 has commissioned a two-part social experiment docuseries set to explore the latest innovations in robotics from Banijay-owned prodco RDF Television. The tentatively titled 6...
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Ten doc shorts make Oscars shortlist
Elaine McMillion Sheldon’s Netflix original Heroin(e) (pictured) and Garret Bradley’s Alone are among the 10 docs named to the Oscars Best Documentary Short Subject shortlist. The shortlisted films...
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“Dina,”“Edith+Eddie” take IDA Doc Awards
Don Sickles and Antonio Santini’s Dina and Laura Checkoway’s Edith+Eddie took home top honors at the 33rd annual IDA Documentary Awards. Dina (pictured), which follows a Philadelphia-based autistic...
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Vice Canada teams with CTV on opioid crisis docs
Vice deepens its relationship with Bell Media as industry watchers wait for news on Viceland's fate.Read More
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