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Joss Fong and Adam Cole on Building New Audiences

Four months after launch, VCer Joe Posner checks in with video journalists Joss and Adam on how the 'Howtown' journey is going.
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TV Indigena: Elevating Indigenous Voices Through Digital Media

TV Indigena is reshaping how indigenous stories are told and shared.
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Episode 9: How Mac Premo found his style

Take an immersive look behind the scenes of nonficton storytelling.
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Filming a Documentary on an iPhone

Editor Ann Collins chats with director Sandra Luckow, who shares why she decided to film her latest feature-length documentary on an iPhone.
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Journalism in the Age of Vertical Video

Brandon Graves and Kamaria Roberts—Video Consortium’s Newsroom Collective team—unpack video as a crucial tool for newsrooms.

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TV Indigena: Elevating Indigenous Voices Through Digital Media

TV Indigena is reshaping how indigenous stories are told and shared.
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Witness to War: Yousur Al-Hlou's Insights from Ukraine and Gaza

Exploring the intersection of journalism and documentary filmmaking.
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Kabul to California: A Cinematic Exploration of New Beginnings

Exploring the intersection of journalism and documentary filmmaking.
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Revealing Hidden Worlds: Nadja Drost & Bruno Federico on Immersion Journalism

Exploring the intersection of journalism and documentary filmmaking.
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Challenging Your Comfort Zone: Ed Ou's Approach to Controversial Stories

Exploring the intersection of journalism and documentary filmmaking.
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Making Your First Feature Documentary with Xinyan Yu & Max Duncan

Exploring the intersection of journalism and documentary filmmaking.
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Navigating the Realities of Video Journalism with Emily Rhyne

Exploring the intersection of journalism and documentary filmmaking.

Make It Happen Monday

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Make It Happen Monday

March 2025: Upcoming workshops, fellowships, and opportunities from around the 🌎.
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Make It Happen Monday

February 2025: Upcoming workshops, fellowships, and opportunities from around the 🌎.
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Make It Happen Monday

January 2025: Upcoming workshops, fellowships, and opportunities from around the 🌎.
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Make It Happen Monday

December 2024: Upcoming workshops, fellowships, and opportunities from around the 🌎.
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Make It Happen Monday

November 2024: Upcoming workshops, fellowships, and opportunities from around the 🌎.

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Episode 9: How Mac Premo found his style

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Episode 8: The only night club open during lockdown

Take an immersive look behind the scenes of nonficton storytelling.
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Episode 7: How David Bolen changed the game for documentaries

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Episode 6: How Kamala Harris's video producer got the shot

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IN SYNC

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Episode 10: Joe Posner

A monthly dive into nonfiction video's new frontier.
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Episode 9: Ora DeKornfeld

A monthly dive into nonfiction video's new frontier.
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Episode 8: Cleo Abram

A monthly dive into nonfiction video's new frontier.
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Episode 7: Dolly Li

A monthly dive into nonfiction video's new frontier.

AI Unbiased

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AI Unbiased: Documentary Archival Producers Break Down Why Guidelines Are Necessary For Generative AI

What role does GenAI have in documentaries?
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AI Unbiased: Can Artificial Intelligence Save Bad Audio? Testing AI Speech Enhancement

How does AI audio editing stack up vs. Audacity?
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AI Unbiased: Time Saved at What Cost? When AI Took Over Transcription in Nonfiction Filmmaking

AI is a hot topic in the film creative industry. But beyond the hype and the fear, what's really going on?

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Filming a Documentary on an iPhone

Editor Ann Collins chats with director Sandra Luckow, who shares why she decided to film her latest feature-length documentary on an iPhone.
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Journalism in the Age of Vertical Video

Brandon Graves and Kamaria Roberts—Video Consortium’s Newsroom Collective team—unpack video as a crucial tool for newsrooms.
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The Vital Power of Local Stories

Kevin Merida and Dawn Porter chat about her latest film, the art of using archival footage for compelling narratives, and the vital role of local journalism.
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Cocaine Cowboys and Challenging Industry Expectations

Filmmaker, writer, and VCer Michael Werner talks to Billy Corben and Alfred Spellman, who shook up the documentary landscape with their film Cocaine Cowboys.

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Alex Clark
Alex Clark
Director, Producer, DP
Kate Villevoye
Kate Villevoye
Director / Editor
Michael Werner
Michael Werner
Director, Director of Photography, Writer
Brendan McInerney
Brendan McInerney
Director and cinematographer
Samuel Vladimirsky
Samuel Vladimirsky
Director, editor, marketing
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