The renowned Paley Center for Media will hold its 10th Art of the Documentary Pitch Workshop in New York on Saturday, November 16th, 2013. The event aims to connect a group of several producers and executives with five preselected up-and-coming participants in an effort to discuss the process of developing a documentary and making it a reality. The panel will also evaluate the new talent's pitches and select one of them to be awarded a $5,000 grant to be used towards the completion of the winning project.
Some of the winners from past editions include: Eleven directed by Laura Paglin and Kahlil Pedizisai, The View from Bellas Luces directed by Christa Boarini; Charge by Mike Plunkett; The Iran Job by Till Schauder; Circo by Aaron Schock; Herman's House by Angad Bhalla; Whatever it Takes by Christopher Wong; and Asparagus! (A Stalk-umentary) by Anne de Mare and Kirsten Kelly.
Entries to be part of the exclusive group of five contestants at the workshops are now being accepted. The regular deadline is September 18th, 2013 (at $35 per entry), there is also a special extended deadline on October, 2, 2013 (at $45 or $35 for Withoutabox members) and a Withoutabox extended deadline on October 9,2013 ($55 or $45 for Withoutabox members).
To read a complete list of submission guidelines click Here
To submit your entry electronically on Withoutabox click Here
To learn more about the Paley Center for Media and their support of the creative community click Here...
Some of the winners from past editions include: Eleven directed by Laura Paglin and Kahlil Pedizisai, The View from Bellas Luces directed by Christa Boarini; Charge by Mike Plunkett; The Iran Job by Till Schauder; Circo by Aaron Schock; Herman's House by Angad Bhalla; Whatever it Takes by Christopher Wong; and Asparagus! (A Stalk-umentary) by Anne de Mare and Kirsten Kelly.
Entries to be part of the exclusive group of five contestants at the workshops are now being accepted. The regular deadline is September 18th, 2013 (at $35 per entry), there is also a special extended deadline on October, 2, 2013 (at $45 or $35 for Withoutabox members) and a Withoutabox extended deadline on October 9,2013 ($55 or $45 for Withoutabox members).
To read a complete list of submission guidelines click Here
To submit your entry electronically on Withoutabox click Here
To learn more about the Paley Center for Media and their support of the creative community click Here...
- 9/12/2013
- by Carlos Aguilar
- Sydney's Buzz
Now in its 26th season, a new year of PBS' Pov documentary film series kicked off on Monday, June 24, with a slate of films that explores a range of stories from African American funeral traditions, international immigration, solitary confinement, love and adolescence in today's America and more. Airing on PBS with a move to Monday nights at 10 p.m. (check local listings), the new season runs through October 14, and will conclude with winter specials. Airing next Monday, on July 8, is director Angad Bhalla's feature-length documentary Herman's House. The short story goes... Once a slave estate and now known as the Alcatraz of...
- 7/2/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Now in its 26th season, a new year of PBS' Pov documentary film series kicks off on Monday, June 24, with a slate of films that explores a range of stories from African American funeral traditions, international immigration, solitary confinement, love and adolescence in today's America and more. Airing on PBS with a move to Monday nights at 10 p.m. (check local listings), the new season runs through October 14, and will conclude with winter specials. Airing on July 8 is director Angad Bhalla's feature-length documentary Herman's House. The short story goes... Once a slave estate and now known as the Alcatraz of the South,...
- 5/30/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Written and directed by Angad Bhalla, and produced by Lisa Valencia-Svensson and Bhalla, First Run Features will release the feature-length documentary Herman's House, in NYC's Cinema Village, 22 East 12th Street, in Manhattan. The short story goes... Once a slave-breeding estate and now known as the Alcatraz of the South, Angola prison sprawls over 18,000 Louisiana acres and houses over 5,000 prisoners. For almost 40 years Herman Wallace, a Black Panther member falsely convicted of murdering a prison guard, has been kept in a tiny cell in solitary confinement. In 2001, when young artist and political activist Jackie Sumell asked him to collaborate on an art project by...
- 4/18/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
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