Documentary Film Venues
Documentary film represents a special niche in filmdom, and although that niche is becoming more popular and powerful, some documentary films are hard to find. Blockbusters like Sicko and Oscar winners like An Inconvenient Truth are screened in multiplexes. But it may take some effort to find more obscure--but equally worthwhile--documentary films. What are the best, most likely venues for finding the widest variety of documentaries? Read on.
Form A Documentaries Club
Form a documentaries viewing club to share the work and pleasures of tracking down the docs you want to watch. It's a great way to avoid the frustrations of waiting to watch documentaries that may not make it to your local theaters.
Form a documentaries viewing club to share the work and pleasures of tracking down the docs you want to watch. It's a great way to avoid the frustrations of waiting to watch documentaries that may not make it to your local theaters.
Tips for Documentaries Club
Here's an opportunity for you to share your experiences with forming a group or club for watching documentaries and discussing them on a regular basis. Do you have any tips for others?
Here's an opportunity for you to share your experiences with forming a group or club for watching documentaries and discussing them on a regular basis. Do you have any tips for others?
Grass Roots Support for Documentaries - Form A Documentaries Club
Try the grass roots approach to making documentary films more accessible for viewing. Lobby local cinema managers, community arts groups and doc distributors. Most importantly, form a documentaries viewing club to share the work and pleasures of tracking down the docs you want to watch.
Try the grass roots approach to making documentary films more accessible for viewing. Lobby local cinema managers, community arts groups and doc distributors. Most importantly, form a documentaries viewing club to share the work and pleasures of tracking down the docs you want to watch.
Where You Can See Documentary Films
The various venues where you can find and watch documentary films range from local theaters, museums and universities to at home on TV and DVD. Here, you can find out more about documentary film venues.
The various venues where you can find and watch documentary films range from local theaters, museums and universities to at home on TV and DVD. Here, you can find out more about documentary film venues.
Travelling for Docs Watching
Want to attend a doc film festival? Making travel plans, finding accommodation and getting tickets can be daunting. This source for travel packages to upcoming film festivals can be a big help--even if you don't book a featured trip, you'll get a good idea and some tips about what's entailed in successfully planning your trip.
Want to attend a doc film festival? Making travel plans, finding accommodation and getting tickets can be daunting. This source for travel packages to upcoming film festivals can be a big help--even if you don't book a featured trip, you'll get a good idea and some tips about what's entailed in successfully planning your trip.
Networking Opportunities
The online community of documentary filmmakers and dedicated doc viewers is an excellent source of information about specific films, venues, festivals, screenings series and other subjects of interest. Begin your networking through the portal of Documentary Films.net's online forum.
The online community of documentary filmmakers and dedicated doc viewers is an excellent source of information about specific films, venues, festivals, screenings series and other subjects of interest. Begin your networking through the portal of Documentary Films.net's online forum.
Locating Hard-To-Find Docs
If you want to see a film that is not being shown in your local theater and/or screening series, you may have to contact the film's distributor for information about where you can find it. This documentary film finder will help you locate hard-to-find films.
If you want to see a film that is not being shown in your local theater and/or screening series, you may have to contact the film's distributor for information about where you can find it. This documentary film finder will help you locate hard-to-find films.
Docs on the Internet
Freedocumentaries.org offers free downloads of a wide variety of documentary films and film trailers. Films are arranged by category. A donation is requested, but not required.
Freedocumentaries.org offers free downloads of a wide variety of documentary films and film trailers. Films are arranged by category. A donation is requested, but not required.