Film Funding & Distribution with ‘Big Sonia’ Filmmakers
Film marketing & promotions, crowdfunding, and theatrical distribution are topics that, at some point in time, all independent doc filmmakers will need to know about. So if you’re looking to start arm...
2 Feb 20181h 3min
The Importance of IDA for the Doc Filmmaker with Simon Kilmurry
The International Documentary Association (IDA) has been nurturing, guiding, and contributing to the projects and lives of documentary filmmakers since its inception in 1982. In the organisation’s wor...
26 Jan 201854min
How to Make a Music Documentary with Ian McFarland
How to Make a Music DocumentaryThe music documentary has a long history as well as a special place in my heart when it comes to documentary films. A couple of my favourite docs of the past few years h...
19 Jan 20181h 4min
How to Shoot a MicroDoc with Preeti Mankar Deb
The short form documentary aka micro documentary has been one of the emerging forms of filmmaking over the past decade. The demand and acceptance for this type of content has been so great that even m...
12 Jan 201856min
How to Write Your Documentary Film Grant Proposal with Joanna Rabiger
How to Write Your Documentary Grant ProposalFor the documentary filmmaker, obtaining a grant to do one’s film can sometimes feel akin to the quest for the Holy Grail. And so sitting down to actually c...
5 Jan 20181h 6min
TDL Highlights of 2017
Highlights of 2017As 2017 draws to a close, it feels like a good time to look back in honor and reflection on the year that was here at TDL, and to then look forward to what will be in 2018. As we did...
29 Dec 20171h 1min
5 Advantages to Shooting Solo + Conversation with iPhone Doc Filmmaker, Jack Ballo
5 Advantages to Shooting Solo as a Doc FilmmakerWhether by necessity or aesthetic choice, we doc filmmakers often shoot our projects with minimal crew and gear, sometimes even opting to go entirely so...
22 Dec 20171h 5min
5 Things to Look For in a Fiscal Sponsorship + Conversation with The Film Festival Doctor
5 Things to Look For in a Fiscal SponsorshipThe fiscal sponsorship is one of the more critical aspects of a doc filmmaker’s success when seeking funds for their film. And we take a look at 5 things th...
15 Dec 201755min
