The traditional film festival has morphed into a multitude of events beyond film screenings as programmers capitalize on the media expertise that gathers in unexpected places like Columbia, Missouri, Durham, North Carolina, Austin, Texas or Washington, D.C. Taking advantage of the wealth of talent, aspiring independent documentary filmmakers can (and should) jump on the opportunity to attend festivals and learn from industry leaders.Read more...
Webisodes, defined as media series with online distribution sharing methods, are expanding beyond internet television and proving to be a valuable accompaniment to feature length documentary films. Whether webisodes are released before a film, as follow up to a finished film, or as a standalone project, they are becoming a viable way of starting and continuing public discourse.
We are all looking forward to the AFI DOCS Film Festival (formerly SILVERDOCS International Documentary Film Festival). The 
The heart of socially engaged media making is ensuring an informed citizenry, and this includes making media accessible to the widest range of audiences. Documentary filmmakers usually think of this as a question about distribution, but they may be overlooking something essential: closed captioning. With recent compliance agreements to provide closed captioning from players such as YouTube, Netflix and Amazon, filmmakers should take note of regulations soon than later in post-production. 
“Story drives everything,” says Felicia Pride, accomplished author turned transmedia extraordinaire. The Center enthusiastically welcomes Pride on board as a Media Fellow, bringing a wealth of experience in media storytelling starting with her days as publicist and author in New York to her most recent venture, 