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Loading Docs 2015 - What are we looking for?
With less than two weeks to go until the deadline for proposals for Loading Docs 2015 now is the time to put the finishing touches on your proposal and get it in! If you're wondering what it takes to get to the top of the submission pile, here are some notes on what made the 2014 cohort stand out for us.
Posted 20th Nov in News
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Submit a Proposal
The theme for Loading Docs 2015 is 'connection'. How you interpret this theme is up to you, be it an
Posted 12th Nov in News
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Loading Docs Takes Off!
It's already been two weeks since Loading Docs launched and the response to the films has been amazing...
Posted 6th Jun in News
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Loading Docs 2015 - What are we looking for?
With less than two weeks to go until the deadline for proposals for Loading Docs 2015 now is the time to put the finishing touches on your proposal and get it in! If you're wondering what it takes to get to the top of the submission pile, here are some notes on what made the 2014 cohort stand out for us.
Posted 20th Nov in News
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Submit a Proposal
The theme for Loading Docs 2015 is 'connection'. How you interpret this theme is up to you, be it an
Posted 12th Nov in News
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Loading Docs Takes Off!
It's already been two weeks since Loading Docs launched and the response to the films has been amazing...
Posted 6th Jun in News
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Special Guest Jason Sondhi to attend Loading Docs Launch
Loading Docs is thrilled to announce that filmmaker, writer, and short film expert, Jason Sondhi will be attending the Loading Docs launch on May 27 as our very special guest
Posted 16th May in News
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Loading Docs Launch 27 May 2014
We're counting down to the world premiere screening of all ten Loading Docs films at the Academy Cinemas in Auckland on 27 May at 6.30pm.
Posted 6th May in News
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Behind the Scenes
It's so exciting to see the films coming in, and while we can't give you a sneak preview just yet, we can share some recent 'behind the scenes' images from The Jump, Wayne, Living Like a King and Homing. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter to see more.
Posted 14th Apr in News
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Dans on Radio New Zealand
Joel Kefali appeared as a guest on Radio New Zealand's Standing Room Only show on Sunday 9 February to talk about his animated Loading Docs film, Dans and the crowdfunding process.
Posted 9th Feb in News
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LOADING DOCS LAUNCHPAD LIFTS OFF WITH CROWD FUNDING CAMPAIGN
Get on board and support one or all of these ten unique three-minute documentary shorts. Visit the Loading Docs Collab page on PledgeMe
Posted 3rd Feb in News
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Documentary Q&A Leanne Pooley
Like all art forms the documentary can, when done well, enlighten, inform and most importantly inspire. Perhaps uniquely documentary fills a space where issues are explored and sometimes, change can be achieved.
Posted 20th Jan in Documentary Q&A
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Loading Docs Filmmaker Workshop
We are on a high after an extremely successful weekend with our Loading Docs filmmakers. Over two intense days we were able to get to know each other and each documentary story in more detail while preparing for production and the launch of our PledgeMe crowdfunding campaigns on the first of February.
Posted 14th Jan in News
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Dan Salmon Documentary Q&A
"Documentaries are an incredible accessible way to tell long-form non-fiction stories. We need these stories to help us understand who we are as human beings and communities and why we do what we do. Documentaries take us inside."
Posted 5th Dec in Documentary Q&A
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How will we choose just ten amazing films?
The deadline for submissions has passed and we have been bowled over by the volume and quality of proposals that we have received. Choosing just ten is going to be incredibly hard.
Posted 26th Nov in News
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Why crowdfunding counts
Documentary makers are increasingly having to manage their own marketing and distribution, which is challenging and time consuming and requires an additional set of skills. That's why Loading Docs is not just about producing films, but also about supporting filmmakers to reach and connect with audiences, and crowdfunding is an important part of this strategy.
Posted 15th Nov in News
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'Home' a winner at Show Me Shorts
Congratulations to Thomas Gleeson whose documentary short 'Home' won the SDGNZ Best Editor NZ award and the Film Commission Special Jury Prize at The Show Me Shorts film festival awards.
Posted 6th Nov in News
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Kia ora World
It's hard to believe, but it's already been two weeks since we launched our website and our call for proposals. It's been a long road to get here, so a few thank-you's are in order.
Posted 4th Nov in News