Viva Doc

Viva Doc is …

deborah — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:36:02 +0000

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ … a student org focusing on documentary filmmaking! … students from all majors! … community and support! … networking! … collaborating on projects! … film events! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When: we meet every Tuesday @ 5:30pm Where: the Doc Center.. 4th floor of 1104 S. Wabash Who: all students are welcome! Mission: fostering collaboration and mentorship between Viva Doc and the greater Chicago documentary community. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Don’t miss [...]

ESPN’s 30 for 30

patrick — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:59:02 +0000

By R. Patrick Lile For years, ESPN had been relatively absent from the sports-doc scene, but after the 2008 release of Dan Klores’s Black Magic, ESPN saw an opportunity to make a statement. Black Magic examined the struggle for civil rights told through the eyes of basketball players at Historical Black Colleges and Universities. This four-hour documentary [...]

Viva Doc Gears Up For Convocation

Naomi Kothbauer — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:43:58 +0000

Every year, Columbia College Chicago hosts Convocation, a welcoming event for new students. At Convocation students have the opportunity to learn more about various student organizations and academic departments, while enjoying free food and live entertainment. Viva Doc will be present at Convocation, and looks forward to recruiting new students from various majors, concentrations, and [...]

Decision Forces Filmmaker to Turn Over 600 Hours of Footage to Chevron

Kevin Gosztola — Mon, 10 May 2010 15:33:33 +0000

Read what Gordon Quinn of Kartemquin Films, Jeff Spitz, the filmmaker behind "The Return of Navajo Boy," and Russell Porter, Associate Professor at Columbia College Chicago with forty years of documentary experience, have to say about this decision to force Joseph Berlinger, the filmmaker behind "Crude," to turn over his unused footage.

Greenwald Provides Students Insight into Documentary Filmmaking

Kevin Gosztola — Fri, 07 May 2010 21:02:10 +0000

In the Ferguson Theater at Columbia College Chicago on May 6th, documentary filmmaker and founder of Brave New Films, Robert Greenwald, participated in a live streaming discussion following a screening of "Rethink Afghanistan."

Fundraiser for ISDC at Viaduct Theater a Success

Kevin Gosztola — Fri, 07 May 2010 17:32:19 +0000

Last Sunday, May 2nd, Viva Doc and a Documentary Post-Production Team class at Columbia College Chicago held a fundraiser at the Viaduct Theater for the International Student Documentary Competition (ISDC), which will be held in October of this year.

Submit Your Film to the ISDC!

Viva Doc Staff — Fri, 07 May 2010 17:18:52 +0000

The International Student Documentary Competition (ISDC) is currently accepting student documentary submissions from all over the world.

Robert Greenwald Live Streaming Event at Columbia

Viva Doc Staff — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:19:29 +0000

Viva Docsters in Link TV “One Chicago, One Nation” Contest

Viva Doc Staff — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:57:12 +0000

Support Viva Docsters with videos in the Link TV "One Chicago, One Nation" Online Video Contest. Create a username, login, watch, rate and comment. Thank you.

New Documentary Explores Coca-Cola’s Assassination of Colombian Union Leaders

Kevin Gosztola — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:34:19 +0000

A post on AlterNet.org details the new documentary, "The Coca-Cola Case," which "chronicles the relentless efforts of American lawyers trying to take the soft drink giant to court over the killings of 10 union leaders, who represented workers at Coke bottling plants in Colombia."