The festival’s two feature competition sections return for 2019: Viewfinders Seven films appear under the Viewfinders strand for distinct directorial visions. They include US premieres of the latest films by Weijun Chen (Please Vote for Me), City Dream, in which a cantankerous street vendor faces off against a city redevelopment agency; and Thomas Balmès’ (Babies), Sing Me […]
This year DOC NYC is proud to be screening 28 World premieres at the festival. These include Joe Berlinger’s The Longest Wave, about world champion windsurfer Robby Naish; Ngawang Choephel’s Ganden: A Joyful Land, on Tibetan Buddhism’s most important monastery; Geeta Gandbhir’s Hungry to Learn, which explores food insecurity among college students; Keith Fulton and Lou […]
DOC NYC is excited to announce this years Special Events! The 2019 Opening Night Film is Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band, by Daniel Roher US PREMIERE: The Band got started as a group of musicians backing up Bob Dylan on tour, but grew into a legend in their own right, starting with the 1968 […]
DOC NYC is excited to announce the lineup for its eight-day DOC NYC PRO conference, running November 7-14 concurrent with the festival’s public film screenings. The PRO lineup features over 180 speakers including notable filmmakers Feras Fayyad, Lauren Greenfield, Asif Kapadia, Rachel Lears, Jehane Noujaim, Steven Bognar and Roger Ross Williams, who will all appear on panels for the festival’s popular Short […]
A DOC NYC PRO Multi-Pass Pack is the best way to maximize your 2019 PRO experience! It’s easy to buy and to use. First, you purchase a DOC NYC PRO Multi-Pass Pack. Then, you select which PRO programming tracks – each track being a day-long series of panels focusing on one particular topic – that […]
After you’ve made your film, it’s time to begin the important step of getting it seen. What does it take to get your film in front of audiences? From getting into festivals, to securing an agent, to publicity and marketing, this daylong boot camp at the IFC Center, co-presented by Impact Partners, will cover it […]
Click here to get a discounted ticket to both “Funding Your Doc” on April 30 and “Launching Your Doc into the World” on May 13. Save 25% off individual tickets— $150 for both events, or only $120 for IFC Center members. You have your documentary idea ready to go – and now the biggest question […]
In recent years, podcasting has grown from a niche subculture into a full-blown phenomenon. But how you turn your idea for a podcast into a successful reality? Audio storytelling has been around for longer than visual media and is experiencing a resurgence – learn from the pros what makes a good podcast and how […]
Documentary cinematographers shape the style and tone of a film; they know how to adapt at a moment’s notice, and how to incorporate the latest technological developments into their production. In this day-long boot camp from IFC Center and DOC NYC PRO, we’ll hear from five documentary cinematographers one-on-one with a moderator, sharing best practices, […]
In this day-long boot camp from IFC Center and DOC NYC, we’ll hear from five documentary editors one-on-one with a moderator, sharing stories, clips, and examples from films they’ve worked on. Ticket price also includes admission to and a free drink at a post-workshop happy hour networking session! The boot camp will take place on Tuesday, February 26th at the IFC Center from 10am – 5pm.