Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Announces 2008 Panels and Workshops

The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival (www.fullframefest.org), has announced the line-up of Panels and Workshops for the 11th annual Festival April 3-6 in downtown Durham.

Durham, NC, March 28, 2008 --(PR.com)-- The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival (www.fullframefest.org), has announced the line-up of Panels and Workshops for the 11th annual Festival April 3-6 in downtown Durham. The programming will include seven panels and workshops. Topics will range from the current state of the documentary film business, to outreach about the Iraq war and an extension of the “Migrations” curated series. A complete list of panels, workshops and programs is below.

• Crisis Fatigue: Outreach on the Iraq War
Friday, April 4, 1:30 p.m., Durham Arts Council – PSI Theater
Sponsored by The Fledgling Fund.

• Digital to Film: Alpha Cine Demo
Saturday, April 5, 1 p.m., Carolina Theatre – Cinema Two
Hosted by Alpha Cine Labs, Seattle.

• “Migrations” Panel
Saturday, April 5, 11 a.m., Durham Arts Center – PSI Theater

• State of the Doc
Saturday, April 5, 1:30 p.m., Durham Arts Center – PSI Theater

• Video Op-Ed – A Brainstorming Session with The New York Times
Friday, April 4, 11 a.m., Durham Arts Center – PSI Theater

• Garrett Scott Documentary Development Grant
Saturday, April 5, 11:15 a.m., Carolina Theatre – Cinema Two

• In-the-Works
Sunday, April 6, 3:45 p.m., Durham Arts Center – PSI Theater

The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival will be held April 3-6 in downtown Durham. Recognized as the premier documentary film festival in the United States by both The New York Times and indieWIRE, Full Frame is an arena for documentary filmmakers to showcase their work theatrically in an environment that stimulates conversation and community between filmmakers, industry executives and the general public. For more information on attending the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, visit www.fullframefest.org.

"As in years past, our panels and workshops will provide an opportunity for Full Frame audiences and filmmakers to connect with each other in lively discussions of the questions and issues most relevant to documentary film," said Sadie Tillery Manager of Programming & Special Guests for Full Frame.

About The Southern Documentary Fund:
Celebrating its sixth anniversary, The Southern Documentary Fund is a collective of North Carolina-based media artists dedicated to the production of documentary films in or about the American South. Since 2002, more than 50 projects have received fiscal sponsorship through SDF.

About Full Frame:
Founded in 1998, the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival celebrates the power and artistry of documentary film. Its mission is to provide documentary filmmakers with opportunities to showcase their work theatrically, stimulating conversation and community between filmmakers, industry executives and the general public. Full Frame is recognized as the premier documentary film festival in the United States by both The New York Times and indieWIRE and is well-known for its southern hospitality, relaxed atmosphere and walkable venue layout. During the past decade Full Frame has welcomed both first time and celebrated filmmakers including Martin Scorsese, Abbas Kiarostami, Michael Moore, Syndey Pollack, Errol Morris, Barbara Kopple, Ken Burns, Ric Burns, Charles Burnett, Mira Nair and Jonathan Demme.

The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is produced by Doc Arts, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Its presenting sponsors are The New York Times and Duke University. For more information and up-to-date Festival announcements, please visit www.fullframefest.org.

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