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Sunnyside of the Doc Takeaways: Giant Screen Doc Grosses $126 million, China Local TV Explosion, Smithsonian Channel Presents, ‘SongbirdSOS’ Takes Prize!

2012 July 16 / China, Commissioning Process, Documentary Production, Foundation Funding, Funding a Documentary, Producers' Tool Kit

Sunnyside of the Doc keeps a steady focus on the global documentary market. This year, 1,600+ delegates packed a thriving conference center. There were lots of really valuable workshops and pitch sessions. And La Rochelle is a very compatible location for conversation, relaxed access to decision-makers, and deal-making. Here are my Takeaways from SSD 2012. …

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Success Frameworks for China’s Factual Market: # 1, The Four Primary Filters for a Reality TV Concept

2012 June 21 / China, Commissioning Process, Foundation Funding, Funding a Documentary, Ratings

Welcome to ‘DocumentaryTelevision.com/Chinese‘. Why ‘…/Chinese’? Consider this chart: Sources: CCTV, Nielsen, BARB China’s huge scale and rapid economic growth have propelled its television industry light years beyond Mao’s ‘People’s Daily’. Documentary channels are flourishing in the regions as well as the national – CCTV – level. They are hungry for content-driven story-telling that seems quaint …

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Documentary Film Funds: Their Missions. How to Find Them! (Part 2 of 2) Outside North America

2012 May 3 / Commissioning Process, Documentary Production, Foundation Funding, Funding a Documentary, Producers' Tool Kit

We continue our analysis by the Sundance Institute‘s Senior Consultant for its Documentary Program, Bruni Burres, of the opportunities to secure funding from foundations and film initiatives. This week: Sources outside North America By Bruni Burres Select International Documentary Funds Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation To date, Britdoc grants have enabled over 60 influential documentary films …

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Documentary Film Funds: Their Missions. The Filters. How to Find Them! (Part 1 of 2) North America

2012 April 30 / Commissioning Process, Documentary Production, Foundation Funding, Funding a Documentary, Producers' Tool Kit

The Sundance Institute‘s Senior Consultant for its Documentary Program, Bruni Burres, analyzed the opportunities to secure funding from a number of foundations and film initiatives on a panel that we shared at the 2012 Asia Side of the Doc in Tokyo. This week: North America. By Bruni Burres North American Documentary Film Funds Cinereach Cinereach …

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