Connect the Docs offers unique online tools for documentary filmmakers

by Luigi Benetton The Victoria documentary film community gathered on Wednesday, January 28 to discuss and watch clips from the upcoming doc Election Day in Canada. The screening happened in other locations simultaneously thanks to everyday tools – streaming video, social networks and the Open Cinema site – that helped remote viewers participate in this […]

Posted on March 11, 2015 at 9:00 am by editor · 2 Comments · Tagged with: , ,

Open Cinema “connects the docs” with online technology

by Luigi Benetton   Want to check out what might turn into the Netflix of documentary filmmaking? “It’s closer to Netflix plus live engagement options,” Mandy Leith explains. Leith, the Victoria, B.C.-based founder and director of Open Cinema, has been leading the effort to assemble a combination of online technologies to help documentary filmmakers share […]

Posted on January 27, 2015 at 2:03 pm by editor · LEAVE A COMMENT · Tagged with: , ,