From ‘Modern Witch Hunt’ to ‘Killing in the Family’: This week Eli Brown covers 11 more pitches – and the commissioners’ responses – at IDFA Forum. Read on below to discover which film wins ‘Best Pitch at IDFA’ … and what happens when commissioners put themselves on the line and pitch their own documentary concept. ———————– The Reality …
We continue DocumentaryTelevision.com’s coverage of the deep dynamics of the great pitch sessions with a report on the recent IDFA Forum by New York-based documentary filmmaker Eli Brown. By Eli Brown What’s the vibe of one of the documentary sector’s great, global pitch sessions? The IDFA Forum is a dramatic, three-day event held in Amsterdam …
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A production company took off after making a pitch from the back of a New York City cab. The show? Bio’s hit series Celebrity Ghost Stories. The pitchers were Seth Jarrett & his partner Julie Insogna Jarrett. Five years ago, Jarrett Creative delivered 2 hours. In 2012: 85 hours! This week’s Case Study: The rise …
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