Spring 2009

Facing Reality in Reeling Times Spring 2009

In this strange hybrid of hope and angst that informs this Web 2.0 world, we take stock of where we are and what we're doing to stay afloat and move forward.

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Features

Merger Mania Strikes Nonprofits Too

Looking at the nonprofit media arts landscape in...

By Agnes Varnum

Capturing that Elusive Theatrical Screening: Three Films Rise to the Challenge

New models for reaching big screen audiences.

By Miri Hess

Nouveau Niche Demographics: Unique Funding Models Supercede Mainstream Methods

Chicken & Egg Pictures and Cinereach emphasize...

By Miri Hess

Weaving a Web of Distribution

Looking at the economics of a 2.0 world.

By Elisabeth Greenbaum Kasson

Funds from the Madding Crowd: Raising Money through the Internet

Filmmaker Paul Devlin hates fundraising. He would...

By Tom Isler

RiP: A Remix Manifesto, the controversial new doc...

By Marc Glassman

Clip Show: A Practical Guide to Fair Use

Filmmaking is a constant struggle between creative...

By Tamsin Rawady

When Documentaries Get Graphic: Animation Meets Actuality

A growing sub-genre of documentary film, the...

By Beige Adams

'Made in L.A.,' Funded from All Over

Towards a Sustainable Model for Social Issue...

By Robert Bahar

Columns

Notes from the Reel World: The Board President's Column, Spring 2009

By Rachel Kamerman

Fast Foreword: The Editor's Column, Spring 2009

By Tom White

To Hell with Poverty: Advancing the Redistribution of Wealth

By Kathleen Fairweather

Re-examining Native American History Through an Interpretive Lens

By David Heuring

Love 2.0: YouTube Romance Inspires Feature Doc

By Tamara Krinsky

Joel Demott and Jeff Kreines' 'Seventeen'

By Amanda Micheli

A New Day for Docs: Michael Lumpkin Steps in as IDA's Executive Director

By Tamara Krinsky

30 Years On, Landmark 'Word is Out' Documentary Remains Timely

By Cathleen Rountree