german documentaries 2011
german documentaries 2011
german documentaries 2011
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The German Documentary Association / AG DOK …<br />
is the largest professional association of independent producers in Germany, numbering more than 860 members.<br />
It is first and foremost a film and media lobbyist for the documentary genre, but is open to representatives from all<br />
film genres.<br />
a… fights to prevent <strong>documentaries</strong> from vanishing<br />
from television screens and movie theatres.<br />
b… is developing new strategies to counter<br />
broadcasters’ demands for more rights from independent<br />
producers for dwindling licensing fees.<br />
c… becomes involved wherever and whenever film<br />
politics are debated in Germany.<br />
d… commissions studies and legal reports relating to<br />
independent film production in order to provide solid<br />
arguments in film political debates.<br />
e… provides its members with legal consultation and, in<br />
some cases, assistance in lawsuits.<br />
f… provides free legal consultation with established<br />
media lawyers for every contract.<br />
g… is constructing a platform for efficient foreign sales<br />
of German <strong>documentaries</strong> through the initiative „German<br />
Documentaries“ in cooperation with „German Films.“<br />
AG DOK – Arbeitsgemeinschaft Dokumentarfilm<br />
Schweizer Strasse 6 • D-60594 Frankfurt am Main • GERMANY<br />
tel +49 69 62 37 00 • fax +49 6142 96 64 24<br />
agdok@agdok.de • www.agdok.de<br />
h… organizes presentations of German <strong>documentaries</strong><br />
at foreign festivals, and meetings with colleagues from<br />
other countries in cooperation with „German Films.“<br />
i… furthers discussions about the documentary genre at<br />
meetings and conferences.<br />
j… offers filmmakers and producers opportunities to<br />
exchange views and information on a local level.<br />
k… offers its members copies of the film newsletter<br />
“black box,“ the association’s own newsletter, and other<br />
relevant information from the film industry.<br />
l… offers its members discounted memberships to the<br />
European Documentary Network EDN.<br />
m… represents the interests of documentary filmmakers<br />
in the governing boards of the Copyright Association of<br />
German Artists, Photographers and Filmmakers (VG Bild-<br />
Kunst) and the German Federal Film Board (FFA).<br />
n… commissions studies of broadcast slots and license fees.<br />
… cordially welcomes each and every new member.
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