Links

For Producers and Professionals

AFCI Database
For funding incentives by region.

All these wonderful things
Blog by AJ Schnack with festival reviews etc. Excellent list of Top 25 film fests.

Center for Social Media
Their statement of Best Practices in Fair Use is well, useful.

Cinema Tech
For distribution, marketing, etc. information.

The D-Word
Very nice documentary forum with all kinds of topics and knowledge.

Doculink
This group's resources page has some great stuff including a budget template.

EDN
Provides excellent resources and information for the European documentary world.

Festival Focus
Email newsletter for almost all fests (with deadlines).

Filmkommentaren
Tue Steen Müller goes here and there, chronicling all the while.

NFB Blog
Good info for marketing.

reelisor
Europe's social network for documentary professionals (full disclosure: I work here.).

Sheffield Fest Blog
This blog keeps rolling through the year and has some nice observations about the international doc community.

Shooting People
International email list/network for finding crews, assistance, etc.


For Readers

The Documentary Blog
Based in Canada, full page features, and a nice top 25 list. Very webmedia.

Documentary Blog on About.com
Reviews, lists, and news in a timely blog by Jennifer Merin. There's a forum and a few guides too. Note: the formatting doesn't work from my computer.

IFC's Indie Eye
Lots of fresh news and reviews with a bit here and there about docs. Very good.

POV on PBS
Many writers on different topics with show clips and links.


For Watchers

ABC Documentaries

BBC Documentaries

Best Documentaries Online

Best Free Documentaries

Capturing Reality
NFB's interviews with documentary makers

Documentary.org
IDA's trailer collection

Journeyman Pictures
Excellent distributor out of London. One of my favorites to watch.

PBS Frontline



That about does it. Any suggestions?
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