In a world where access to information is becoming more and more immediate and free, how much space is dedicated to investigative journalism? In what way do filmmakers work with journalists, to get to a storyteling that isn’t hasty or abrupt, that follows the breaking news but still gives itself the same time and attention as big movies able to reach theaters, win Festivals and change the public’s perception?
How and why investigative documentaries are commissioned and produced by the best international decision makers is the topic that will be addressed by MIA | DOC during a series of meetings on Friday 20th October introduced by a conversation with Sundance Film Festival winner Eugene Jarecki, whose creative and inquisitive documentaries have helped shape the political dialogue in the United States over the last few years. Eugene’s works include: “The House I Live In”, “Why We Fight”, “The Trials of Henry Kissinger”, “Reagan”, “Freakonomics”, and “Promised Land”.
This conversation will be followed by a session in which questions will be raised on the role of broadcasters in investigative documentaries, between the need for rigorous journalism and the ever growing difficulty of finding the resources needed to grant its quality?
The session that will take place the 20th of October at the Hotel Bernini will be produced and moderated by Catherine Olsen, International Documentary Consultant & Executive Producer for Passionate 4 Docs, Canada.
The panel speakers will be:
Jason Mojica – Executive Producer – VICE Documentary Films – USA
Marie Nelson – Vice President, News & Public Affairs – PBS – USA – confirmed
Lars Safstrom – Commissioning Editor, current affairs – SVT – Sweden – confirmed
Claudia Bucher – Head of THEMA and Geopolitics – ARTE – France
Yoko Imai – Senior Producer/International Co-production and Acquisitions – NHK – Japan – confirmed
