Documentary festival reaches own crowdfunding target
It was a close call but documentary lovers did come together in the end to support the biggest documentary festival in the UK, Sheffield Doc/Fest, to hit, and actually exceed, their crowdfunding target...
View ArticleDG Approved: Dream Soldier
A new feature length action documentary is coming to the stage, that is, if we help it get there. Our opinion is we should! Here you can find out why… If you’ve read the intro you might find I am...
View ArticleFilmmaker’s nephew crowdfunds restoration of Burroughs documentary
A famous cult documentary made with the help of the BBC, which was shot over a five year period to be completed in 1983, is now being restored by the filmmaker’s nephew, who is also making his own...
View ArticleSundance London – an overview of industry events
Kicking off this Thursday is the second edition of Sundance London. Aside from some top documentary premieres there will be the possibility to attend panel discussions, filmmaker Q&As and handy...
View Article4 documentary workshops at the Frontline Club
Aside from the great documentary screenings it hosts, London’s Frontline Club also organise workshops for filmmakers and journalists on a regular basis. Here are four events we think you’ll like. From...
View ArticleThe Moo Man: Sundance opened doors, now we want the big screen
Filmmakers Andy Heathcote and Heike Bachelier, creators of the fabulous documentary The Moo Man, describe their experience of having a film enter the Sundance Film Festival and how they are now looking...
View ArticleNo Fire Zone: The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka
Two years ago Channel 4 aired a shocking documentary. The film, directed by Callum Macrae, was almost made entirely out of extremely distressing amateur videos depicting the gruesome horrors of the Sri...
View ArticleDG Approved: Chessboxing, The King’s Discipline
Chessboxing. Yes – you did just read it correctly, and it’s a very real phenomenon. And indeed, it is exactly what it says on the tin; a hybrid sport combining chess and boxing. While the two could...
View ArticleDo continue to Follow The Money
Earlier today we received some good news at DocGeeks: one of the projects we have been supporting, Follow The Money, has reached its intended minimum target on Kickstarter. For thirty days and thirty...
View ArticleProducer of A Syrian Love Story in crowdfunding bid for Even When I Fall
Elhum Shakerifar, the producer of Sean McAllister’s A Syrian Love Story, which was recently nominated for a BAFTA, is seeking help in a crowdfunding bid for a new documentary film project entitled Even...
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