What will we do when we get there? Anticipating Digital Broadcast Archives

Guest post from Joe Smith, Kim Hammond and George Revill , The Open University The Earth in Vision project is exploring the potential and significance of digital broadcast archives (DBAs), looking at environment related media as a case study. We are working specifically with fifty hours of BBC broadcast archive of environmental programmes from the late 1950s onwards. In addition to …

i-docs opportunities: funding, pitching & workshops

There have been a few opportunities for interactive documentary makers over the last month, so incase you missed them, here’s a quick rundown. Most of the calls have already been posted on either our Facebook group or through Twitter – so make sure you’re following us! Future of Storytelling prize: The FoST Prize will be awarded to the most exceptional …

The Awra Amba Experience: collaboration, crowd-funding and community

The Awra Amba Experience is an incredible project which I first encountered at i-Docs 2012, where Paulina Tervo (project producer/director/lead) presented the initial stages of the interactive documentary and introduced us to this inspiring community. Two years on and the project is nearing the end of a crowd-funding campaign that aims to get the interactive documentary finished and online. I …

i-Docs & beyond: 5 things to consider

At the end of March, i-Docs 2014 took place and although I documented the event through Storify, it’s been a struggle to pull together my key takeaways as Hot Docs, Webdox, i_doc Workshop and TFI Interactive seemed to continue so many of the themes and expand upon them in interesting ways. So this has now become a much longer, two-part …

Interview | Crowdfunding Fearless: An interactive documentary on sexual harassment

With nearly 800 film & video projects currently looking for funding on Kickstarter, getting yours noticed can be tough. However this interactive documentary by Avni Nijhawan really caught my eye. Focusing on daily sexual harassment in India, Fearless looks to go beyond the headlines to really show what it’s like to be a young women in urban India. The idea for …

Doc Hothouse: Innovating web documentaries

Do you have a great idea for an interactive webdocumentary? Are you looking for the expertise to develop your project to a successful webdoc? Do you wonder how you can put your project on the market? Are you looking for funding? During WEBDOX – Doc Hothouse you will discover how to successfully blast your interactive documentary idea into the market …

An interview with Tim Hawkins, director of Invisible Picture Show

The Invisible Picture Show is a relatively low budget project that wants to raise awareness about children in immigration detention centers. I like this project because it demonstrates well the possibilities that  cross-media campaigns offer to activist causes: it is about immersion linked to a clear call to action. I asked director Tim Hawkins to tell us more about The Invisible Picture …

NFB announce brand new international documentary initiative!

Great news from the NFB yesterday as they announce their new documentary initiative! The new multi-platform and eventually multi-lingual destination will house some of the world’s best documentaries and interactive experiences. Government Film Commissioner and Chairperson of the NFB, Tom Perlmutter commented: “As one of the most important world centres for documentary, we have a responsibility to audiences here and around the world, …

“94 Elements” needs your help! – an interview with Mike Paterson

Mike Paterson, from PFILM, is just back from SXSW, where he presented his later venture: 94 Elements. As far as I know 94 Elements was the only UK i-doc presented within SXSW’s “digital domain” strand, so… hat’s off to Mike and all his team! Now… 94 Elements is a very interesting project indeed: 1.It uses a scientific metaphor (the table …

Adventures in storytelling, technology & social change: TFI launches Sandbox

The Tribeca Film Institute have announced their newest venture, the TFI Sandbox. The brand new site focuses on all the TFI digital initiatives including Tribeca Hacks and TFI interactive. Through the sandbox, users can get insights into new projects as well as an amazing resources section. Some projects which have already benefited from funding through  include Elaine Mcmillion’s Hollow, Jigar …

THE PIXEL LAB 2012: Last call for applications!

Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity, apply now for Power to the Pixel’s leading cross-media course – The Pixel Lab – beginning in July, just outside Berlin. The Pixel Lab is a unique, project-focused business development course open to European media professionals, with teaching from the top international practitioners and innovators working in the cross-media space. Learn how to create, finance …

Get ready to submit your projects to TFI – January 2012

The Tribeca New Media Fund will re-accept submissions in January 2012. This is what you need to know about them (from tehir website): ABOUT The TFI New Media Fund provides funding and support to non-fiction, social issue media projects which go beyond traditional screens – integrating film with content across media platforms, from video games and mobile apps to social …