TFC March 2019 Newsletter

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	TFC March 2019 Newsletter

	Sundance 2019 A big shout-out to those of you who made it to our doc party at Sundance, which we couldn’t have done without our wonderful co-sponosors IDA, ro*co, Donaldson+Callif, and Doha Debates.


	New Blog Posts In cased you missed Orly Ravid’s excellent article on VOD Distribution in India (including a new blockchain distribution platform/service), you can catch up here. Also, guest contributer Dan Habib, director and producer of Intelligent Lives, lays out how he launched a Theatrical On Demand Campaign for this title.


	“Community Conversations” Film Series — new touring program for 2019 The Film Collaborative is pleased to announce the Community Conversations Film Series, a touring program for filmmakers in response to the NEA published report "State of the Field: A Report from the Documentary Sustainability Summit.” This program is being supported by a $20,000 grant from the NEA. The series will bring filmmakers, local communities, colleges and universities together to view films from a selection of curated works and participate in facilitated group discussions. The Film Collaborative will run the Community Conversations program with curation consulting provided by New Day Films. Projects by filmmakers from diverse backgrounds, cultures and political perspectives will be selected and the filmmakers will travel to schools and other program partners in Ohio, Wisconsin and Texas during the 2019-2020 school year.


			TFC’s Festival Distribuiton program is proud to have four films this year in SXSW: The Garden Left Behind Vision Portraits The River and the Wall Strange Negotiations. Also, see Orly Ravid’s SXSW Mentor Session panel below.


	Hollywood Foreign Press Association Restoration Summit If you (and a guest) would like to attend The Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Film Restoration Summit: The Global Effort to Preserve Our Heritage on Sat. Mar. 9 at 4pm at the Ace Hotel in L.A., please RVSP here. The Panel includes Jane Fonda, Thierry Frémaux, Alexander Payne, Jan-Christopher Horak and Grover Crisp, and is moderated by Sandra Schulberg. Update: this event is currently at capacity.


	POC2 (Programmers of Colour Collective) In case you missed it, an Inclusive Film Festival Programming Initiative to stimulate conversation around the underrepresentation of people of color in film programming launched at Sundance this year. Founding members include Paul Struthers (Director of Exhibition & Programming at Frameline), Hussain Currimbhoy (Programmer, Sundance) Lucy Mukerjee (Senior Programmer, Tribeca), and Themba Bhebhe (EFM Diversity & Inclusion).

Orly Ravid will participate in the SXSW Mentor Session “Sales, Acquisitions, and Distribution” on Sunday, March 10th at 3:30 - 4:45pm in the Stephen F. Austin Ballroom A, 701 Congress Ave. (Note: Platinum Badge or Film Badge is required, and one must book one’s slot in advance)
In early February, Orly Ravid was a marketing panelist at a PGA workshop entitled “Introduction to Social Impact Entertainment,” presented by the Social Impact Entertainment Task Force and PGA West Education Committee.


	DPA Crediting Guidelines New from the Documentary Producers Alliance: Best Practices in Documentary Crediting is the first set of industry recommendations on equitable crediting for filmmakers and their financial partners. Read about DPA’s history and the full guide here. Their Facebook page is here.

Agility: A Portrait of Esther Newton (Directed by Jean Carlomusto, Produced by Shanti Avirgan, Jean Carlomusto)
Ahead of the Curve (Directed by Jen Rainin, Produced by Rivkah Beth Medow)
The Burning Field (Director Justin Weinrich, Produced by Anita Afonu)
De-Escalation (Produced and directed by Lillian Glass)
In the Shadow of the Flag (Directed by Adam Matalon, Produced by Adam Matalon, Clare Baren, Jacques Heim)
Inner U Diagnosed (Directed by Kathryn Shasha, Produced by Jen Lyon, Kathryn Shasha)
Knots: A Forced Marriage Story (Directed by Kate Ryan Brewer, Produced by Kate Ryan Brewer, Paige Livingston)
Of Fathers and Sons (Directed by Talal Derki, Produced by Ansgar Frerich, Eva Kemme, Tobias N. Siebert, Hans Robert Eisenhauer)
Pat y Paco (Produced and directed by John Friesen)
Take Me to Tarzana (Directed by Maceo Greenberg, Produced by Kevin Harding, Clayton Van Nortwick, Desiree Staples, Maceo Greenberg)
The Trini Lopez Documentary (Produced and directed by P David Ebersole, Todd Hughes)
Who’s on Top? (Produced and directed by Devin Tau)

It’s a golden era for documentaries, as studio-backed subscription streaming services are seeking out these films in the next year or two in order to fill a need for more product.
Screen Daily magazine looked back at the festival debuts for each Oscar®-nominated film over the last 10 years in order to see which fests are good launching pads for films seeking a nomination.
Filmmaker Chris Osborn questions the sustainability of the DIY filmmaking ethos and what the filmmaking community could do to reimagine how films are funded, operated, and owned.