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Case Study: Restrepo

by Dan Schoenbrun on October 29, 2010

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Learn from veteran filmmakers and rising stars as we delve in depth into their recent success stories. Join Director/Producer/Cinematographer Tim Hetherington and National Geographic Films’ Daniel Battsek for a discussion of RESTREPO, chronicling the one-year deployment of a platoon of American soldiers at one …

Case Study: Tim Hethrington on the Apolitical Nature of Restrepo

by Dan Schoenbrun on October 28, 2010

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Tim Hethrington (director, producer, editor) discusses the difficulty of remaining apolitical while conceiving Restrepo, and expectations for the project from the Left.

From the 2010 Independent Filmmaker Conference.

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.

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