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August 20, 2012 6:36 pm GMT
The International Documentary Assn. has announced 28 films to be screened at the 16th Annual DocuWeeks Theatrical Documentary Showcase.Selections include 17 features and 11 shorts from 19 different countries. Pics will unspool Aug. 3-23 at Gotham's IFC Center and Aug. 10-30 at L.A.'s Laemmle... Read more...
June 28, 2012 9:35 pm GMT
DocuWeeks, the International Documentary Association’s program to help filmmakers without distribution set up a theatrical run in New York or Los Angeles to qualify for Oscar consideration, is continuing this year despite changes to qualification rules.Running from August 3-23 at New York... Read more...
June 28, 2012 9:32 pm GMT
By MICHAEL CIEPLYLOS ANGELES — While the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science tries out new rules for its documentary Oscars, DocuWeeks — a showcase that helps documentarians without commercial distribution qualify for the awards — is forging ahead. The International Document... Read more...
June 28, 2012 9:26 pm GMT
By Todd KushigemachiThe International Documentary Assn. has announced 28 films to be screened at the 16th Annual DocuWeeks Theatrical Documentary Showcase.Selections include 17 features and 11 shorts from 19 different countries. Pics will unspool Aug. 3-23 at Gotham's IFC Center and Aug. 10-30 a... Read more...
June 1, 2012 6:16 pm GMT
Philadelphia-based advertising and digital media company Lunchbox Communications has launched a documentary division called Lunchbox Dox, which will produce features, docuseries and cross-platform projects.The company is aiming to build on the the success of its feature doc Digital Dharma (pictured... Read more...
March 28, 2012 6:44 pm GMT
The words of the Buddha are the very heart of an ancient tradition that belongs to all of humanity, and merits preservation in that light. While initial support for 84000 has come from within the Buddhist community, this is far more than a Buddhist project. It is an effort to prevent an entire libra... Read more...
March 28, 2012 6:31 pm GMT
2012 is an exciting year.  We have received a generous matching grant from an inspired donor — our Sky Treasures Matching Grant.  Sky Treasure is a translation of the Tibetan word, ནམ་མཁཨའ་མཛོད།, nam mkha’ mdzod — signifying inexhaustible treasure.  With over sixteen... Read more...
March 8, 2012 10:30 pm GMT
Posted by Emma Varvaloucas on 23 Feb 2012 Today's Tricycle Talk is with Dafna Yachin, the producer, writer, and director of Digital Dharma, a documentary chronicling the Tibetan cultural preservation efforts of E. Gene Smith. Smith was no James Bond or Jason Bourne, but his missio... Read more...
March 8, 2012 10:24 pm GMT
 I had the great pleasure of interviewing Dafna Yachin who is the Chief Communications Officer with Lunchbox Communication. She is here to promote their new movie titled, "Digital Dharma" a little bio is below this paragraph. After the Interview, I have attached the Trailer for this f... Read more...
March 8, 2012 3:25 pm GMT
"Digital Dharma," a new documentary that got its "special sneak preview" at the 18th annual Sedona Film Festival in Sedona, Ariz., is about a Mormon from Utah who gave a half-century of his life to save the ancient texts of an endangered culture on the other side of the world.... Read more...