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Sheila Nevins on Networking

by Dan Schoenbrun on October 28, 2010

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Sheila Nevins, President of Documentary and Family Programming at HBO and Cinemax, on how she was able to network in the film industry without compromising her values.

From the 2010 Independent Filmmaker Conference.

Sheila Nevins on Making Innovative Documentaries

by Dan Schoenbrun on October 28, 2010

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Sheila Nevins, President of Documentary and Family Programming at HBO and Cinemax, on conceiving of new documentary projects, and what fuels the creative process.

From the 2010 Independent Filmmaker Conference.

Sheila Nevins on HBO Documentaries

by Dan Schoenbrun on October 28, 2010

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Sheila Nevins, President of Documentary and Family Programming at HBO and Cinemax, gives a brief overview of HBO’s yearly documentary output, and where each film originates from.

From the 2010 Independent Filmmaker Conference.

Sheila Nevins on Documentaries on TV

by Dan Schoenbrun on October 28, 2010

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Sheila Nevins, President of Documentary and Family Programming at HBO and Cinemax, discusses the difficulties of getting the public to engage in a documentary that airs on television.

From the 2010 Independent Filmmaker Conference.

Sheila Nevins on Character Driven Documentaries

by Dan Schoenbrun on October 28, 2010

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Sheila Nevins, President of Documentary and Family Programming at HBO and Cinemax, on why she prefers to produce documentaries that are driven by characters rather than ideas.

From the 2010 Independent Filmmaker Conference.

Sheila Nevins on Television vs. Theatrical Docs

by Dan Schoenbrun on October 28, 2010

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Sheila Nevins, President of Documentary and Family Programming at HBO and Cinemax, on what she finds exciting about producing documentaries for television.

From the 2010 Independent Filmmaker Conference.

Sheila Nevins on Receiving Submissions

by Dan Schoenbrun on October 28, 2010

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Sheila Nevins, President of Documentary and Family Programming at HBO and Cinemax, discusses the rigors of her selection process, and what she looks for in a documentary pitch.

From the 2010 Independent Filmmaker Conference.

Case Study: Daniel Battsek on Restrepo

by Dan Schoenbrun on October 27, 2010

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Daniel Battsek, National Geographic Films, discusses the apolitical message of Restrepo.

From the 2010 Independent Filmmaker Conference.

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