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‘Philly D.A.’: TV Review | Sundance 2021 Daniel Fienberg Philly D.A. It’s the most common question whenever an outsider — be it Ross Perot or Bernie Sanders or Donald Trump — runs for a position of power in an entrenched political system: Having big ideas or exciting the electorate is one thing, but when you challenge the political orthodoxy, how do you actually govern if you happen to win? This is the backdrop of Ted Passon, Yoni Brook and Nicole Salazar’s eight-part Independent Lens docuseries Philly D.A., which is premiering its first two hours as part of the...

How I Shot That: The Cameras and Cinematography Behind Sundance’s Documentary Films IndieWire 2/1/2021 When choosing cameras and lenses, nonfiction filmmakers are not only guided by the look, feel, and cinematic language they want to employ, but also by what their production demands and resources allow. Which is why in answering the question of why they picked the gear they used to shoot their Sundance nonfiction feature premieres, this year’s crop of cinematographers and directors also tell us how they shot their movies — the challenges and choices, as well as their cinematic styles....

'St. Louis Superman' Producer Poh Si Teng Joins International Documentary Association as Funds Director (EXCLUSIVE) Naman Ramachandran, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Poh Si Teng, producer of Oscar-nominated documentary short “St. Louis Superman,” has joined the International Documentary Association (IDA) as the new director of the IDA Funds and Enterprise program. Poh will oversee and build IDA’s grants portfolio and serve as a key liaison with the documentary field in the U.S. and globally, working with IDA’s program officer Dana Merwin. More from Variety Poh succeeds Carrie Loza...

G. Allen Johnson January 27, 2021Updated: January 28, 2021, 6:21 pm Anne Lai, a former Sundance Institute executive, became the executive director of SFFilm on March 11. Photo: Pamela Gentile, SFFilm Last year, Anne Lai left Utah’s Sundance Institute and moved to the Bay Area to lead SFFilm. She never dreamed that when the Sundance Film Festival returned on Thursday, Jan. 28, it would be screening films near her new home in San Mateo and not in its base in Park City, Utah. That’s because the first major film festival of 2021 is mostly virtual, with select in-person events hap...

Gabriel Goity in 'Amongst Men' Davies' drama 'It's a Sin'; the documentary series 'Philly D.A.'; and new international dramas from HBO Max and Sky are on the slate for the 2021 TV industry event. Berlinale Series, the television industry event that runs alongside Berlin's International Film Festival, has unveiled its 2021 lineup, highlighting some of the world's best new small-screen drama.  The six titles picked for Berlinale Series 2021 include new work from Doctor Who and Years and Years writer Russell T Davies, a brutal Argentinian drama set among the gangs and corrupt police of Buenos...