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Where is Cannes' Nonfiction Cinema?
After over a decade of the Festival's L’Œil d’or, docs are still second class on the Croisette
 • Anthony Kaufman
Where are the Repertory Documentary Screenings?
And other takeaways on doc exhibition from the Doc10 film fest
 • Anthony Kaufman
Can Indie Film Trust Rich People?
High net-worth individuals and philanthropists are often Golden Mushrooms, until they're Fire Snakes
 • Anthony Kaufman
Film Festivals Get Rejected, Too
Dear filmmakers, it's not just you.
 • Anthony Kaufman
Notes from the Sundance Bubble
Looking for Movies that Speak to the Moment
 • Anthony Kaufman
The Importance of Bearing Witness (and Short Content)
With Sundance days away, the industry's eyes will be on feature films, but short-form content may be the last bulwark against America's descent into…
 • Anthony Kaufman
Where are Sundance 2026's Black U.S. Independent Films?
(There's only one fiction title.)
 • Anthony Kaufman
Was 2025 the Year Indie Film Acquisitions Broke?
With Sundance 2026 on the horizon, the odds are stacked against indie films.
 • Anthony Kaufman
Sundance Isn't the Problem, We Are
For decades, Sundance has supposedly lost its relevance, but the problems are much larger; plus a new chart!
 • Anthony Kaufman
The People Want Political Films
And other signs of life for the distribution of radical media.
 • Anthony Kaufman
"Narrative Struggle" - Fighting Back Through Films and Film Festivals
We are on the frontlines.
 • Anthony Kaufman
Let's Not Forget Sundance Took Place During Trump's First Week in Office
This year's festival wasn't a dud; the country is.
 • Anthony Kaufman
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