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DAE Insights DAE Video Interviews Field Notes General

DAE Video Interviews 2: Filmmakers of CLOSURE – Director Michał Marczak and Producers Monika Braid and Remi Grellety

by Charlie Phillips

I was so happy to chat with the makers of this absolutely gorgeous and quietly devastating documentary about a Father […]

DAE Insights DAE Video Interviews Field Notes General

DAE Video Interviews 1: Co-Directors of TO HOLD A MOUNTAIN, Biljana Tutorov and Petar Glomazić

by Charlie Phillips

We’re excited to be kicking off a new series of video interviews with the makers of some of the documentaries […]

Field Notes Financing Companion

Field Notes: My Stolen Planet by Farahnaz Sharifi

by Brigid O’Shea

Sorry, this content is available to active DAE members only. Please re-register or sign up here. Username or Email address […]

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Fields Notes


The field notes provide practical tips as a supplement to the data from our financing companion. Find out more about co-production case studies from a producer's point of view and enjoy the reading.

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