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Ben Wigley is an independent filmmaker, shooting producer/director, animator and editor. He runs a production company called artdocs, which specializes in documentary films about artist’s work, whilst also having an artistic approach to the filmmaking process.

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DCM: Day 5

How to: Write Treatments | How to: Titles, Tag-lines and the Elevator Pitch with Mark Atkin Following last night’s tour of Bavarian drinking culture,

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DCM: Day 4

The “Pre-roll”, with Roger Graef Last night finished with a screening of a fantastic film called Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go, shot and directed by Kim

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DCM: Day 3

Workshop with Tom Roberts Today was our final day of group workshops and today it was Tom Roberts we had to impress. In only three days the progression of all

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DCM: Day 2

After yesterday’s jam packed and very insightful sessions I awoke slightly jaded and had to energise myself with less chocolate and more fruit for breakfast.

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DCM: Day 1

An Introduction to the Campus with Mark Atkin & Manuela Winkler We started the day with a bizarre breakfast of chocolate muesli and boiled eggs then made

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DCM: Meet ‘n’ Greet

This is the first in a series of posts from Benjamin Wigley & Anna Griffin as they attend the Documentary Campus Masterschool to develop the feature

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Hot Docs 2011: Day 4

The day began with the summit talk where top commissioners and broadcasters discussed the ways in which they open up funding opportunities and slots in support

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Hot Docs 2011: Day 3

After a late night hanging out with the SDI, I went up to the Rogers industry centre to listen to a talk from some of the filmmakers who have feature docs in

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Hot Docs 2011: Day 2

My day started with a forum discussion with some documentary broadcasters from True Stories, Discovery, POV and High Fidelity HD. It was interesting to hear

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Hot Docs 2011: Day 1

This year my film PS Your Mystery Sender has been selected for the Hot Docs Film Festival in Toronto. Fortunately, they also invited me here to support it. As

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Doc/Fest 2010: Saturday

Saturday began with the excellent Russian film My Perestroika. The film explores the political situation in Russia through the stories of two history teachers

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Doc/Fest 2010: Friday

Friday began with a talk on Arts Docs, with an illustrious panel including Tabitha Jackson (C4), Kate Vogel (the Tate), James Hunt (Sky Arts & BBC) and

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