Hi cinematographers!
FYI:
DOCFEST07 Paley Center for Media, NYC
24 October - 1 November 2007
http://www.paleycenter.org/events/ss-07fall/ny-docfest.htm
The Paley Center for Media (formerly The Museum of Television & Radio) will be holding its eighth annual documentary festival, DocFest07, in New York from October 24 to November 1, 2007.
Following each screening, the documentary filmmakers and special guests will take part in the lively Q&A discussions that have become a hallmark of the festival.
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
more at http://www.paleycenter.org/events/ss-07fall/ny-docfest.htm
Opening Night?New York Premiere
TO DIE IN JERUSALEM
Wednesday, October 24; 7:00 pm
After her daughter is killed by a suicide bomber, an Israeli mother seeks out the mother of the killer, a schoolgirl from a Palestinian refugee camp who looked remarkably like her victim.
Q&A: Filmmaker Hilla Medalia; Ambassador Dennis Ross
New York Premiere
LARRY FLYNT: THE RIGHT TO BE LEFT ALONE
Friday, October 26; 7:00 pm
In this brisk profile we learn how the provocative pornographer parlayed a chain of go-go clubs into a multimedia empire?and became one of the unlikeliest defenders of American civil liberties.
Q&A: Filmmaker Joan Brooker-Marks; Paul Cambria, First Amendment Attorney; Larry Flynt, Publisher, Hustler magazine; Walter Marks, Producer
THE ART OF THE DOCUMENTARY PITCH
Cosponsored by the International Documentary Association (IDA)
Saturday, October 27; 2:00 pm
A workshop-competition in which five emerging documentary filmmakers pitch their ideas to a panel of distinguished producers. The winner will receive a $5000 grant.
Panel: Diana Holtzberg, Films Transit International; Lauren Lazin, MTV Networks; Cynthia Lopez, P.O.V.; Molly Thompson, A&E IndieFilms; Susan Werbe, The History Channel
20 YEARS OF P.O.V.: THE ART OF PERSONAL STORYTELLING
Monday, October 29; 7:00 pm
Filmmakers Ralph Arlyck (Following Sean) and Alan Berliner (Intimate Stranger) join P.O.V. Exec. Dir. Simon Kilmurry and series founder Marc Weiss for a discussion on how the independent documentary has evolved over the past two decades.
U.S. Premiere
AMAZING JOURNEY: THE STORY OF THE WHO
Tuesday, October 30; 7:00 pm
The definitive documentary of one of the greatest rock bands in the world. Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend scheduled to attend.
New York Premiere
DARFUR NOW
Wednesday, October 31; 7:00 pm
Darfur Now profiles the struggles and achievements of six very different individuals, including actor-activist Don Cheadle, with one common goal: ending the genocide in Darfur.
Q&A: Filmmaker Ted Braun
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To RSVP and buy tickets online, go to http://www.paleycenter.org/events/ss-07fall/ny-docfest.htm
or call 212 621 6699
10-16-2007 10:38 AM
