The Future of Documentaries and How They Are Created. IDFA Industry Talk 21 November 2016

The ways in which documentaries are commissioned are changing: in
an evolving media landscape and a globalizing world, good stories
can come from anywhere. But how to develop documentaries out of
these stories, is another thing. In this talk, Nick Fraser will
introduce his new online documentary platform Yaddo, a
subscription-based streaming service that will co-finance films as
well as show them. Unlike its big VOD brothers Amazon and Netflix,
who are increasingly active in the documentary market, Yaddo is
also a pitching platform for short films. Filmmakers can pitch
their stories online even by Twitter or email and attract investors
to fully commission their ideas. In what sense do VOD-services, big
and small, open up opportunities and access for filmmakers who want
to tell their stories? Will online pitching platforms change the
future of documentaries and how they are created? Nick Fraser will
tell you all about Yaddo and what it can mean for developing
filmmakers' stories.