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> FAIR USE

Sunny Side supports the initiative on freedom of expression and information in documentaries resolution

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> Where is my Vote

Sunny Side supports  the WIMV, in solidarity with the people of Iran and their true vote
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> DocAgora

DocAgora is an open space to consider new forms, new platforms, new tools, and new ways of financing creative and socially engaged documentary media - what we call docmedia.  We believe that documentary is the hot now media. Documentary makers are adapting to a rapidly changing mediascape shifting beneath their reality-based feet.
Since DocAgora’s launch in November, 2006 at IDFA, we've been talking about the profound changes transforming the creation and distribution of classic theatrical, educational and broadcast documentary. We are also showcasing and celebrating trans-platform digital documentary in all of its incarnations : cyberdocs, netcasting, interactive docs, mobi-docs, docu-apps, and alternate reality games.

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> reelisor

Reelisor is the new online cooperation platform for the entire European documentary film business. As a navigator for existing platforms and websites, reelisor offers guidance and information throughout the whole year. Its mission is to encourage training, education and the exchange of knowledge within the international documentary film market and its related fields. Reelisor is a freely accessible tool for networking. It connects documentary film professionals, commissioning editors, festivals, markets and other initiatives active in the industry. With its European focus, reelisor grants insights into current productions and topics

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> Sheffield Doc festival

Sheffield Doc/Fest brings the international documentary family together to celebrate the art and business of documentary making for five intense days in November. Doc/Fest is a film festival, industry session programme and market place, offering pitching opportunities, controversial discussion panels and in-depth filmmaker masterclasses, as well as a wealth of inspirational documentary films from across the globe.

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> hot docs

Hot Docs is the ideal North American market and meeting place for the documentary industry. Last year, festival presented a selection of more than 100 cutting-edge documentaries from Canada and around the globe and attracted over 1800 delegates, including documentary filmmakers, buyers, programmers, distributors and commissioning editors from around the world.

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> World congress of science and factual producers

This year's WCSFP will take place December 1-4 in Florence, Italy.
Online registration opens June 9th.
Save the dates and plan to join your colleagues and friends in one of the world's most beautiful and historic cities!

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> History makers

History Makers International Summit of History and Current Affairs Producers reveals current thinking and trends which inspire the world’s best programs and program creators.

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> RIDM / Doc Circuit Mtl

Join us at the RIDM (Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal) from November 10th to the 21st, 2010 to discover the best in documentary films. Ten days of film presentations, workshops, debates and master classes that will propel you straight to the heart of the most pressing global issues. Also, don’t miss your chance to participate in Doc Circuit Montréal, Quebec’s foremost documentary film industry event that, for 3 days, brings together the most influential professionals and decision-makers from the world of documentary film creation for a gathering that is unique in North America – bilingual: French and English.

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> DOK Leipzig – The HeArt of Documentary

DOK Leipzig, the International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, was founded in 1955 and is the biggest German and one of the leading international documentary film festivals. The best new artistic, creative and author-driven documentaries and animated films that explore the whole variety of the genres are presented in four competitive sections and a rich international programme. In addition, DOK Leipzig offers an annual retrospective, attractive special programmes, homages, workshops and master classes with famous film-makers.

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> FIFA

The International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA) invites you to its 28th edition for a captivating voyage to the heart of artistic creation from here and abroad, from March 18 to 28, 2010. Exceptional cinematographic works will follow one another in a steady rhythm during 10 days, as various disciplines like music, painting, architecture, contemporary art, dance, literature, photography and animation. The 28th FIFA will celebrate in style the creativity, the innovation and the performance of artists on the big screen. More than ever, cinema is proving to be a medium of choice to showcase the multiple forms of artistic expression. The FIFA is the most important annual event in its kind in the world: Our richest window.

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> European documentary network (EDN)

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> EBU - UER

The European Broadcasting Union is the largest association of national broadcasters in the world. We promote cooperation between broadcasters and facilitate the exchange of audiovisual content. The EBU works to ensure that  the crucial role of public service broadcasters is recognised and taken into consideration by decision-makers.

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> INstitute of documentary film

THE INSTITUTE OF DOCUMENTARY FILM [IDF] is a non-profit training, promotion and networking centre based in Prague, Czech Republic, focused on the support of the EAST EUROPEAN creative documentary film and its wider promotion. The IDF programme is intended for filmmakers, independent producers and representatives of East and Central European televisions, as well as for festival selectors, journalists and the general public.

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> International documentary association

> ICONOVAL

Iconoval is the regional agency in Alsace (France) for economic development dedicated to image technologies and their applications. iconoval works to increase the linkage between players in the sector, encourage the development of research and the technology transfer, assist in the development of start-up and established companies in the field, disseminate image technologies among regional industrial companies and enhance the know-how of image professionals and their ability to anticipate changing market trends: economical and technological watch, foresight studies and training sessions. At the crossroad of business, research and training, iconoval mobilises and represents an outstanding network of players in the image economical sector.

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> Input

INPUT is a global, voluntary organisation set up by television professionals for television professionals - centered around the yearly screening conference.
The aim is to showcase, inspire and lead television programmes in the public service.

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> Balkan documentary center

The Balkan Documentary Center (BDC) is a mediator in the creation and distribution of critical minded documentaries and social campaigns in the Balkan region. The BDC will consolidate the creative potential of filmmakers, journalists and media professionals, connect them with institutions promoting human rights and civil society, and bring the development of documentary films and campaigns to international standards. The venue of the BDC is a historic building in the center of Sofia, which is curently being completely renovated.The BDC will provide educational and institutional support through trainings and calls for proposals, promote docu debate, increase awareness of Balkan films, and foster networking and international collaboration.

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> Bulldoc

BulDoc is a platform for innovative guerilla Bulgarian films in documentary style (from actual documentaries to web documentaries, mockumentary, dogmamentary or cinéma verité). It will be a medium for targeted promotional and audience strategy, as well as a label of quality and originality, backing Bulgarian productions on the world scene.

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> CNEX

CNEX is the short form of “Chinese Next”. CNEX is a non-profit organization founded by a group of professionals, from Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, who are passionate about Chinese culture. It is devoted to the production and promotion of documentaries related to the Chinese people.

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> Discovery Campus becomes documentary campus

Discovery Campus e.V., one of the most renowned documentary training initiatives in Europe, sets out to new horizons and operates from now on under its new name Documentary Campus. With its new name and new distinctive design, Documentary Campus presents itself in a modern, much younger and future-oriented look.

Documentary Campus masterschool is a major training initiative in Europe dedicated to international coproductions of high-quality documentaries for a large audience. It offers professionals and talented up-and-coming filmmakers a unique opportunity to find their way into the international non-fiction market. Sunny Side of the Doc and Documentary Campus are associated on an upcoming project called Docu-link: a new cooperation platform for the entire European documentary film business!

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> Eurodoc

Eurodoc is a training programme designed towards European professionals of the documentary field developing a specific project. After 9 years Eurodoc is also a strong, influent and united network. This has certainly been indispensable in enabling it to cope with rapid changes in the documentary sector.173 producers, 45 commissioning executives, 50 creatives, 180 experts, more than 450 professionals from 36 European & Mediterranean countries.

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> European TElEvision Managment Academy (ETMA)

For those setting out on a career in digital media management, for those on the lookout for that extra qualification for success, for media managers seeking new competences and developing specialised skills... ETMA will train the television and digital media managers of tomorrow.

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> AthenaWeb

Launched in the spring of 2005, athenaweb is a video portal and workspace for European audiovisual communication professionals in the areas of science and scientific information. Contributors and users of the service include institutions, universities, labs, corporations, not-for-profit organisations, and of course the television and film industry (broadcasters, journalists, documentary makers, producers, people who commission TV programming...).

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> Miracle screnings

Miracle Screenings is international magazine covering the business of television and film.
Miracle Screenings issues are delivered during biggest audiovisual events in Europe, USA and Asia including MIPTV, MIPCOM, Cannes Market of Cannes Film Festival, American Film Market, Asia Television Forum. Miracle Screenings is working with research companies, audience measurement agencies and professional associations in different countries. Editorial content includes hundreds interviews about acquisition and sales strategies with executives from TV Channels and distribution companies, World TV Markets reviews (TOP 10 programs, TV Channels shares), informative overviews about audiovisual industry in different countries, strong market analysis about coming trends in production, distribution and broadcasting.  
Miracle Screenings is 7 years old in 2009!

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