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FUNDRAISING FOR DOC FILMS ON iTUNES UNIVERSITY AND SELLING DOCUMENTARIES ON iTUNES TV STORE

At our next CONNECT THE DOCS meeting, we are fortunate to have Cynthia Close, Executive Director of DOCUMENTARY EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, (and Connect the Docs major sponsor), give a workshop on Fundraising for Documentaries on I-Tunes University and Selling Documentaries on I-Tunes TV Store. (http://www.connectthedocsboston.org; http://www.der.org) DER is on the cutting edge of fundraising and distribution and is our country's first fiscal sponsor to have a presence on I-Tunes. Find out what a… Continue

Added by rhonda moskowitz on September 26, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

Congratulations to Melanie Perkins For Her Film's Emmy Win!

Just read that Melanie's film, "Have You Seen Andy?" won the award in the Investigative Journalism category. Fantastic! I saw the rough cut at Filmmakers Workshop a few years ago and really liked it. A terrific personal doc. Continue

Added by rhonda moskowitz on September 24, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments

ANDREW BERENDS HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM NIGERIA, BUT THE TWO PEOPLE WHO HELPED HIM ARE STILL BEING HELD UNDER FALSE ARREST!

DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER ANDREW BERENDS, (BLOOD OF MY BROTHER, WHEN ADNAN COMES HOME) HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM BEING DETAINED IN NIGERIA ON FALSE SPYING CHARGES AND IS ON HIS WAY BACK TO THE U.S. THE INCREDIBLE WORLD WIDE EFFORT TO PUT PRESSURE ON NIGERIAN OFFICIALS HAS SUCCEEDED IN SECURING HIS RELEASE. HOWEVER, SADLY, ANDY'S TRANSLATOR, SAMUEL GEORGE AND ANOTHER PERSON WHO HELPED ANDY, (Andy requested the 2nd person's name to be withheld), ARE STILL BEING DETAINED AND THEY STILL NEED OUR HELP. P… Continue

Added by rhonda moskowitz on September 10, 2008 at 9:30am — No Comments

CALL FOR ACTION! YOU CAN HELP WITH LITTLE EFFORT! ANDREW BERENDS AND HIS TRANSLATOR STILL DETAINED IN NIGERIA!

Dear Filmmaker Friends, I urge you to call your local Congressional Representative and John Kerry & Ted Kennedy's office (Ted is probably out of commission, though, but maybe a high level staff person will be responsive), to urge them to put pressure on our State Dept. and on the Nigerian Gov't. to immediately release documentary filmmaker, Andrew Berends and his translator, George Samuels. They are still falsely being charged with espionage and are experiencing harsh conditions while b… Continue

Added by rhonda moskowitz on September 8, 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments

DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER DETAINED IN NIGERIA- PLEASE HELP

Documentary Filmmaker, Andrew Berands, (Blood of My Brother, When Adnan Came Home), has been detained in Nigeria on spying charges, along with his translator. Andrew was released, but was ordered to report back to officials. Here's TIFF Doc Programmer, Thom Powers post: http://tiff08.ca/blogs/blog/default.aspx?blg=1&id=666&t=Filmmaker-detained-in-Nigeria. Here's a special blog set up with press reports and more info: http://helpandy.wordpress.com/. Please spread the word and also c… Continue

Added by rhonda moskowitz on September 2, 2008 at 10:49am — No Comments

CONNECT THE DOCS MEETING, SUNDAY, SEPT. 7TH - FOCUS ON 3 FILMS BY MEMBERS ACCEPTED INTO IFP'S INDEPENDENT FILM WEEK

Dear Filmmaker Friends, Hard to believe the summer is almost over. Our first Connect the Docs meeting after the summer break is coming up soon. We will first connect or reconnect with one another about our different projects and their status. We have members that are making really interesting films, and new members will be attending to add to the mix. Next, we will see the sample reels and look at the written submissions of the three Connect the Docs members films that were accepted into… Continue

Added by rhonda moskowitz on August 30, 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments

TWO FESTIVALS OPENING THIS WEEK, PLUS INTERESTING DOCS IN THEATERS!

THE WOODS HOLE FILM FESTIVAL opens 7/26 and the ROXBURY FILM FESTIVAL opens 7/28. Also, screening in theaters this week are some worthwhile docs-- Roman Polanski doc, Hunter Thompson doc, Phillip Glass doc, and others. On the CONNECT THE DOCS WEB SITE, http://www.connectthedocsboston.org, I created a FESTIVALS page where I've uploaded festivals logos with embedded links. I'm also updating every week the DOC SCREENINGS AND EVENTS AROUND TOWN page with a link to every film and every venue. In a… Continue

Added by rhonda moskowitz on July 25, 2008 at 12:00am — No Comments

ELEVEN DOCS SCREENING IN 4 THEATERS THIS WEEK! WOW!

If you're around, hope you can go and support some of these wonderful films and also the theaters. There would be a big void in the Boston film going experience without them. There are links to the theaters and films on the Connect the Docs 'Doc Screenings and Events Around Town' page: http://www.connectthedocsboston.org. Happy 4th and happy movie-going! Continue

Added by rhonda moskowitz on July 3, 2008 at 4:30pm — No Comments

GREAT ANECDOTES TO SUMMER BLOCKBUSTERS!

Hi Filmmaker Friends, Some terrific doc films screening at The Coolidge, the MFA, the Harvard Film Archive and the West Newton Cinema this week. Some screenings have filmmakers present. Check out the CONNECT THE DOCS 'SCREENINGS AND EVENTS AROUND TOWN PAGE' for links to films and venues: http://www.connectthedocsboston.org. Happy movie-going! Continue

Added by rhonda moskowitz on June 26, 2008 at 10:00pm — No Comments

THANK YOU SUSI WALSH AND SANDRA SCHULBERG FOR AN INFORMATIVE TWO NIGHTS!

I just want to thank Susi Walsh and Sandra Schulberg for the amazing two night workshop on global non profit and for profit film financing for indie filmmakers. The workshop was packed with information and really expanded my thinking about financing indie films. Thank you Susi and those who helped you for making this affordable workshop happen (and also the wonderful food!) and thank you Sandra for being so generous with your information and thinking so creatively and out of the box. It's intere… Continue

Added by rhonda moskowitz on June 20, 2008 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

GREAT DOC SCREENINGS AND EVENTS AROUND TOWN THIS WEEK AND NEXT!

DHAMMA BROTHERS IS OPENING AT THE COOLIDGE, DOC FILM ABOUT ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE SCREENS AT THE MFA, FREE SCREENING OF S.O.P. AT HARVARD FILM ARCHIVE AND MORE! GO TO THE CONNECT THE DOCS WEB SITE: http://www.connectthedocsboston.org AND CLICK ON THE 'DOC SCREENINGS AND EVENTS AROUND TOWN' PAGE TO SEE MORE. Continue

Added by rhonda moskowitz on May 15, 2008 at 1:03pm — No Comments

CONNECT THE DOCS MEETING, SUN. MAY 11TH -- EXCITING ROUGH CUT SCREENING!

Dear Filmmaker Friends, Just to let you know this Sunday, May 11th, is our last meeting before our annual dinner out in June and then we break for the summer. It is my pleasure to screen member, Sieh (C-ya) Samurah's 80 minute rough cut of SWEET SALONE about the music scene in Sierra Leone, http://www.sweetsalonefilm.info/. I'm really excited to see his rough cut. C-ya fought in combat in the Iraqi war and is a new Connect the Docs member. It's great that we can offer him our feedback and… Continue

Added by rhonda moskowitz on May 6, 2008 at 9:30am — No Comments

IFF BOSTON FILMS CONTINUE TO SHINE! GO PUT YOUR ASSES IN THE SEATS! YOU'LL GAIN A LOT!

Saw Jessica Yu's first narrative feature, "PING PONG PLAYA." I hadn't read the festival's description carefully, so I thought I was going to see a drama. (The description said something about a basketball player making the switch to playing ping pong as a result of an injury.) Much to my surprise, it is a smart, funny , well-made comedy, which is a shock after seeing Yu's doc, "Protagonist" at IFF, Boston 2007. This delightful film is about a Chinese American slacker who, when his mother is m… Continue

Added by rhonda moskowitz on April 27, 2008 at 2:00pm — No Comments

MORE NOTES FROM IFF, BOSTON

More packed screening houses last night. Saw the doc shorts and surprisingly, without exception, they were all excellent. "La Corona," Amanda Micheli's Oscar nominated film about a beauty pageant in a woman's maximum security prison in Colombia, is remarkable. "If a Body Meets a Body" is a fascinating look at the daily routine of workers from the Los Angeles Coroner's office who pick up and process dead bodies and how the workers handle being relentlessly faced with death. Film is both visual… Continue

Added by rhonda moskowitz on April 26, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

IFF, BOSTON HAS DONE IT AGAIN! GREAT PROGRAMMING!

Audiences packed the theater last night at "Second Skin," which is screening again tonight. Film started off a bit shaky,, but if you stick with it, it's definitely worthwhile seeing. Interesting and varied stories of people who play MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games) such as Second Life and World of Warcraft. The numbers of people who play these video games are in the staggering tens, even hundreds of millions. There was also a sold-out screening of the narrative featu… Continue

Added by rhonda moskowitz on April 25, 2008 at 10:00am — No Comments

CAN'T WAIT TO GORGE MYSELF ON THIS YEAR'S IFF, BOSTON'S DOCS!

IFF, Boston is screening some incredible docs this year. (http://www.iffboston.org) "Wild Blue Yonder", Celia Maysles controversial personaldoc about her father, David ,is at the top of my list, since I filmed with Albert Maysles on and off for two years in Sing Sing. Talented doc film director, Steve James has a new prison doc, "At the Death House Door," which looks great as does the Oscar-nominated short "La Corona" by Amanda Micheli. There seems to be several docs about a poignantly quirky si… Continue

Added by rhonda moskowitz on April 23, 2008 at 11:00pm — No Comments

CONNECT THE DOCS MEETING SUNDAY APRIL 13TH AT THE COOLIDGE

Dear Filmmaker Friends, Just a reminder that Connect the Docs meets this Sunday at 7:00 pm in the MiniMax Room at the Coolidge. Please RSVP if you haven't done so. A $7 donation is requested. Light refreshments will be served. We will screen two rough cut demo reels for submission to the IFP Market-- Aron Gaudet and Gita Pulapilly's film, "The Way We Get By" (www.dungbyproductions.com), and Joel Gardner's film, "Sunshine Man" (http://web.mac.com/joelgardner/Site/Camp_Gardner_Home.html). Both r… Continue

Added by rhonda moskowitz on April 10, 2008 at 9:30pm — 2 Comments

IFF BOSTON, GREAT LINE-UP, DISCOUNT PASSES AND CONGRATS TO SUSI WALSH ET AL....

Dear Filmaker Friends, First I want to again congratulate Susi Walsh, Jocelyn Glatzer, Joyce Kulhawick and posthumously Natatcha Estenabez for their upcoming WIFV/NE IMAGE AWARDS this Saturday! Well deserved honors for these amazing women! IFF, Boston has posted their line-up of indie films on their web site: www.iffboston.org. The line-up looks sensational! Ty Burr has written that IFF, Boston is Boston's best festival, and I heartily agree! (April 23rd thru April 29th) Discount passes are a… Continue

Added by rhonda moskowitz on March 27, 2008 at 4:30pm — No Comments

BRAND NEW DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL!

First, I want to congratulate Susi on her upcoming IMAGE Award from WIFV/NE! Well-deserved, Susi! There's a brand new documentary film festival that starts today in Salem, MA: SALEM FILM FESTIVAL, (http://www.salemfilmfest.com). It's about time Boston had a documentary film festival! The line-up of films looks great! There will be a panel on Saturday, March 1st at 5:15 pm on Making Documentaries, with some CONNECT THE DOCS members, along with some of the filmmakers who have films screening at… Continue

Added by rhonda moskowitz on February 28, 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments

THERE ARE GREAT DOC SCREENINGS WEEK OF FEB. 8TH, MANY WITH FILMMAKERS PRESENT!

Hi Filmmaker Friends,

Boston is rich with wonderful doc screenings & events this week.

They're posted on the Connect the Docs "...Around Town" page: http://mysite.verizon.net/vzevufob/connectthedocs/id12.html.

Also some great screenings coming up over the next few weeks.

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Added by rhonda moskowitz on February 9, 2008 at 10:47am — No Comments

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