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Congratulations to member, Chico David Colvard!  His amazing doc film, FAMILY AFFAIR, is an official selection of Sundance 2010!  http://www.c-linefilms.com
 
Human Rights Watch Int'l. Film Festival at the MFA, Jan. 20th thru Jan. 23rd. Click on logo below for information.

Sundance 2010
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Congratulations to Chico Colvard!

Human Rights Watch Int'l Film Festival
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At the MFA, 1/20 thru 1/23

NEXT MEETING, JAN. 4th: Private screening of SHOOTING BEAUTY, with director, George Kachedorian & producer/cinematographer, Courtney Bent present. They'll discuss distribution options, maximizing festival screenings & answer questions. SHOOTING BEAUTY premiered at Full Frame 2009, won six Audience Awards, including IFF, Boston, and ten (+) awards at festivals. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=71146290201

 
 
Member George Kachadorian's film, Shooting Beauty, now rocking the festival circuit! Click on link to find a screening near you! http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=71146290201&ref=ts

SHOOTING BEAUTY trailer from George Kachadorian on Vimeo.

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WHAT GOES ON AT OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS?

  • Mini-Workshops
  • Screenings
  • Problem Solving/Brainstorming Sessions   

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE TOPICS WE ADDRESS?

  • Funding/Fundraising
  • Distribution 
  • Festivals 
  • Demo Reels/Trailers
  • Web Sites
  • Use of Archival Footage
  • Problem Solving Each Others Projects
  • IFP Market

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONNECT THE DOCS is...

 "...    a documentary filmmaker professional's networking dream!"  NEWENGLANDFILM.COM

Read what else NEWENGLANDFILM.COM has to say about us! http://www.newenglandfilm.com

Celebrating Our 5th Anniversary!!

NEXT MEETING- FEB 7th

Click on 'CONTACT' at top of page to join us...

WHO IN HELL ARE WE?

We are a group of Boston doc filmmakers who come together every month to make meaningful connections, share news, resources and information and to exchange ideas.
 
 
A FEW OF OUR PAST PRESENTERS:
 
Jason Redmond, Executive Director, Independent Film Festival of Boston, http://www.iffboston.org, on entering your film into film festivals, from the festival's POV, and how to make the most of your festival screenings.

Charles Schuerhoff, Director of Acquisitions, WGBH, International, http://www.wgbhinternational.org, on the international broadcast market--- what kind of doc films sell & who is buying them.

Steve Alves of archival footage company, Footage Farm, http://www.footagefarm.com on the use of low cost archival footage in doc films.

Jean-Phillipe Boucicaut, Editor of Citizen King, http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/mlk/ and American Blackout, http://www.americanblackout.com/. 

Gary Roma/Henry Bass, Filmmakers,  on successful self-distribution, http://www.ironfrog.com; http://merrimack-films.com

Liz Canner, Filmmaker, "Orgasm, Inc." How helpful is the IFP Market?  Thirty meetings with industry heavyweights, one year later...

Cynthia Close, Executive Director, Documentary Educational Resources, on fundraising and gaining exposure for your films on I-Tunes University... http://www.der.org

Ross McElwee, Documentary Filmmaking Pioneer, "Making the Personal Documentary" http://www.rossmcelwee.com

Sctott Kirsner, Author of "Friends, Fans & Followers:  Building an Audience & Creative Career in the Digital Age" http://www.scottkirsner.com/fff ; http://cinematech.blogspot.com/

 

 

 

 

Scott Kirsner's Book is a Must Read!!
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New members are welcome. CONTACT FOUNDING MEMBER, RHONDA MOSKOWITZ. Please include a little info about your interest and experience in documentary filmmaking.