The Film Panel Notetaker

DocuClubThe Hand of FatimaNew York, NYJanuary 28, 2008
Wednesday night I attended my first ever DocuClub screening, thanks to Pamela Cohn’s post on her blog, Still in Motion. Pamela moderated a discussion after Wednesday’s work-in-progress film, The Hand of Fatima by Augusta Palmer. DocuClub, a screening series of works-in-progress documentaries, is run by the non-profit [...]

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Stranger Than FictionThe Education of Shelby KnoxQ&A with Marion Lipschutz, Rose Rosenblatt and Shelby KnoxIFC CenterNew York, NYJanuary 20, 2008

(L to R: Hugo Perez, Marion Lipschutz, Shelby Knox, and Rose Rosenblatt. Photo by Brian Geldin.)
Marion Lipschutz’ and Rose Rosenblatt’s 2005 documentary, The Education of Shelby Knox, that centers on then teen Shelby Knox’s advocacy for [...]

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At Sundance yesterday, nominees for the 2nd annual Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking were announced. The Film Panel Notetaker will bring you coverage of the ceremony taking place March 29 in New York. In the mean time, here’s various reportage from Stranger Than Fiction blog, All These Wonderful Things and indieWIRE from the nominations [...]

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While The Film Panel Notetaker did not make it out to Sundance, we’ve gathered a menagerie of links to other people’s coverage of the panels taking place there. Hope everyone enjoyed the inauguration today, and see you tonight in New York at Stranger Than Fiction for The Education of Shelby Knox.
indieWIRE:Responding To Prop 8: Cooper, [...]

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Stranger Than FictionUpstream BattleQ&A with director Ben KempasIFC CenterNew York, NYJanuary 13, 2008

(Upstream Battle director Ben Kampas and STF’s Thom Powers)
Tuesday night was the first screening of 2009 and new season of Stranger Than Fiction at the IFC Center. It’s been since last spring that I last reported from STF. Upstream Battle is story of [...]

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