Genevieve Jolliffe and Andrew Zinnes

Featuring all new case studies: in-depth interviews with the directors of new and acclaimed documentaries

1. Training: American University - Pat Aufderhiede; Berkeley School of Journalism & documentary - Jon Else; Documentary Center - Nina Seavey; Sundance Labs - Cara Mertes 2. Legal: Setting Up A Company - Stephen Sheppard; Fair Use - Michael Donaldson; Music Rights - Brooke Wentz; The Pocket Lawyer for Filmmakers - Thomas A. Crowell  3. Research & Development: The Documentary Doctor - Fernanda Rossi; Finding Your Subject - Mark Harris, Kees Bakker; Ethics Researcher - Rosemary Rotondi; Archives - Nancy Cole;  Proposals - Morrie Warshawski; Open Pitching - Michellea McClean; Fundraising - Carol Dean 4. Organizations: IDA - Michael Lumpkin; IFP-NY - Milton Tabbot; Docuclub - Susan Kaplan & Mary Kerr; San Francisco Film Society; Women Make Movies - Debbie Zimmerman; DOCULINK, The D Word, Documentaryfilms.net 5. Doc Writing:  Storytelling - Andrew Zinnes; Documentary Storytelling - Sheila Curran Bernard; Writing a treatment;Writing narration 6. Funding Bodies: Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund; Paul Robeson Fund - Ron Hanfd; ITVS - Claire Aguilar; NY State Council for the Arts - Karen Helmerson; California Documentary Project - Susana Loza; NEH - Michael Shirley; NEA - Ted Libbey; Niche Funding bodies - Hartley Film FoundationBell Broadcast and New Media Fund; Chicken and Egg Productions 7. Broadcasters:  WGBH - Denise Diianni; HBO - Nancy Abraham; Discovery Networks - Kevin Bennett; PBS - Paula Kerger; The Documentary Channel - National Geographic Channel - Heather Moran/Juliet Blake; MTV - Lisa Hackett; Sundance Channel - Christian Vesper;CBC Documentary Unit/TransCanada Development Fund- Jerry McIntosh; The Documentary Channel - Michael Burns 8. Production Companies: National Geographic Feature Films - David Beal; POV - Simon Kilmurry; Independent Lens - Lois Vossen; Cactus 3 - Julie Goldman, Krysanne Katsoolis, Caroline Stevens; NFL Films/ NFL network - Steve Sabol; Areitis/ Reality TV - Paco Aguilar 9. Global Perspective: EDN - Cecilia Lidin; Channel 4 - Simon Dickson; The Channel Four BritDoc Foundation - Maxyne Franklin; Shooting People - Jess Search; BBC Storyville - Jo Lapping; ARTE; TV-2 - Mette Hoffmann Meyer; Finnish Film Foundation - Miia Haavisto; Israel & Palestine - Philippa Kowarsky; Thailand - Thunska Pansittivorakul; Mexico - Elena Fuentes; South America - Amir Lubacki; Australia - Wendy Halloway; Egypt - Tahani Rached; Saudi Arabia - Danya Alhamiani, Dania Nassiet; Eggdancer Productions; Nordic - Tobia Janson, Hanna Bjork Valsdotter; Italy - Raffaele Brunetti/ Italian Doc Screenings 10. Production & Post: Producer - Agi Orsi; Insurance - Kent Hamilton; Animation/CGI documentary; Producing the Non Profit Doc - Becky Rolnick; HD Camera Equipment - Cortney Webb/ Image Craft; DSLRS - Vincent Lafloret; DP - Joan Churchill; IMAX DP - Greg MacGillvray; Production Sound - Alan Barker; The Travel Doc Host - Ian Wright; The Lab - Russ Suniewyk; The Digital Lab - Larry Schmitt; The Editor - Paul Crowder; The Composer - Miriam Cutler; The Sound Mixer - Mark Rozett 11. Film Festivals & Marketing: Full Frame Film Festival; Silverdocs - Patricia Finnernan; Sundance - Caroline Libresco; HotDocs - Stephanie McArthur; Sheffield Documentary Film Festival - Charlie Philips; Film Festival World/documentary; IDFA - David Tiegler; The Producer's Rep - Josh Braun; The Publicist - David Magdael ; Marketing - Sheri Candler; Designing Your Website 12. Sales & Distribution: The Sales Rep - Jan Rofekamp/Film Transit; The Distributor - Zeitgeist Films; DVD Distribution - Ellen Capon; Education Distribution - Cynthia Close, DER; Boutique Distribution - BuzzTaxi Communications Natalie Vinet; Indie Theater - John Vanco ; Museum Distribution - Bo SmithVIMEO; Brave New Films - Robert Greenwald; DIY Distribution - Peter Broderick; Mediarights.org - Katy Chevigny; Distribution Models - Jon Reiss; Blogging - Around The Block  (Doug Block); IndieFlix, FilmBuff, Alive Mind, KinoSmith, SnagFilms 13. The Long View: The Detective - Nick Broomfield; Listen Up! - Michael Apted; Queen Of The Doc - Barbara Kopple; Seek The Truth - St. Clair Bourne; Actual Reality - R.J. Culter; 14. Case Studies: Monica and David; The Cove; Paper Promises; Bad Writing; Babies; At the Edge of the World; BBC Earth; Hard Knocks; Marwencol ; For Once in My Life ; Last Train Home; 12th & Delaware ; Diary of a Times Square Thief;; The Kids Grow Up; Short Documentary - Bout; Short Documentaries - Eva Webber; Sean McAllister - Japan; A story of Love and Hate

A comprehensive, advice-packed handbook to the world of low-budget, DIY documentary filmmaking, filled with interviews and case studies.