documentary

DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER LEE STOREY VICTORIOUS IN US TAX COURT

The International Documentary Association (IDA), along with Film Independent (FIND), National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP), Women Make Movies, National Alliance for Media Art and Culture (NAMAC) and the University Film and Video Association (UFVA), claimed victory after lending their names to an amicus brief filed last year on their behalf on a pro bono basis by entertainment attorney Michael C. Donaldson in support of the documentary film community in which it urged the United States Tax Court to recognize that documentary films are overwhelmingly undertaken in pursuit of profit.

When Strangers Click: from The Annals of Online Dating

Author: 
Arlene Goldbard

"Surveys show that in the online dating world, women are afraid of meeting a serial killer. Men are afraid of meeting someone fat."

That's a quote from When Strangers Click: Five Stories from The Internet, a new non-fiction film premiering on HBO on Valentine's Day.

NAMAC Update on Orphan Works Legislation

Author: 
David Schwartz and David Lydon
Orphan works is a copyright issue that affects a large number of filmmakers and artists today. Learn more here.