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** IN THE FIELD:
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** YOUR GUIDE TO AMDOC
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** EVENTS & APPEARANCES
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Happy New Year!
After a restorative holiday break, this month AmDoc staff is back on the road to represent our organization at film festivals where they’ll experience documentary debuts, pitch sessions, activities and industry convenings. Staff will be at events in Europe and stateside to kick off the festival season.
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** Sundance Film Festival ([link removed])
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January 21-28 | Park City, Utah
Erika Dilday, Opal H. Bennett, Cecilia R. Mejia, Asad Muhammad and Chris White are heading to the wintry lands of the Sundance Film Festival for the festival’s last hurrah in their storied Park City location before moving on to their new homebase. The AmDoc team will be tracking down the latest documentary films from emerging and established filmmakers across the globe, attending and participating in events to connect with industry peers, POV fans, friends and alumni filmmakers. We can’t wait to hear about all the films they took in!
On Friday January 23rd at 2:30pm, Erika Dilday will be included in a panel discussing public media, documentary storytelling, and collective visions for a possible future at the Impact Lounge. Event tickets available here. ([link removed])
Erika Dilday (Executive Director, American Documentary & Executive Producer, POV, POV Shorts, America ReFramed)
Chris White (Vice President, Programming & Production, Executive Producer, POV, POV Shorts, America ReFramed)
Opal H. Bennett (Executive Producer, POV Shorts; Senior Producer, POV)
Asad Muhammad (Vice President of Impact and Engagement Strategy)
Cecilia R. Mejia (VP, External Affairs)
When East Meets West ([link removed])
January 18-20 | Trieste, Italy
Carmen Vincencio will be voyaging to northeastern Italy to attend the 16th edition of When East Meets West, an industry-centric festival dedicated to exploring news formats, offering pitch sessions, works in progress events, screenings and opportunities to connect industry professionals with new markets.
Carmen Vincencio (Supervising Producer, America ReFramed)
FIPADOC ([link removed])
January 28-29 | Biarritz, France
Robert Chang will be en route to southwestern France to attend the 8th edition of FIPADOC, an annual showcase of international documentary film. Held over six days, it brings members of the public and professionals together for screenings of a curated selection of documentary films. Considered by its organizers as a “citizen’s festival’ FIPADOC hosts a wide range of meet-and-greet events, premieres new projects and highlights impact, innovation, education appreciation, and fostering new talent.
Robert Chang (Co-producer, POV and POV Shorts)
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