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Ask What IP Policy Can Do for You

The second annual Innovate/Activate conference kicked off with great enthusiasm in Berkeley this April. I/A is about IP policy that is in the public interest. Were you part of the battle to take down SOPA and PIPA? Then this community is for you. According to co-founder and organizer Chris Wong, "for many of us the Innovate/ActivateIP system is broken, but we can rebuild it." Legal scholars and activists gathered to set the rebuild agenda. Read more...

Free Speech at Full Frame

Full FrameDocumentary has always been an exercise in freedom of expression. This year's Full Frame Documentary Festival put the spotlight on free speech and the filmmakers who are taking risks to showcase our first amendment rights. Read more...

Environmental Film in the District

My Village, My LobsterWe're about mid-way through the 20th annual DC Environmental Film Festival, which features an astounding 180 films, and not just documentary -- narrative, animated, experimental and more. What's impressive is not just the breadth of films involved, but that this festival takes advantage of the kind of experiences unique to our nation's capital. Read more...

Living Docs: Filmmakers are Makers

Announcing the launch of Living Docs!

Living DocsThe partners in the Living Docs Project believe that the ethos of the web – collaboration, constant learning, and iteration — offers a fundamentally new way of producing documentary. We hold events, celebrate projects and share code to explore the unique possibilities that the web offers to documentary creators.Read more...

Changing More Than Change

Egyptian TheatreDocumentaries may not be changing change, but they're changing just about everything else.Read more...