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Agnes Varnum is a freelance writer, film programmer and communications manager for the Austin Film Society. She is the primary contributor to doc it out and Tribeca Film Institute's Resources.

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iW: To Oscar or Not to Oscar

July 25th, 2007 • Related Posts • Tags

Academy Award. The Oscar. A golden knight holding a broad sword, perched on a reel of film with five spokes that signify the original branches of the Academy: actors, writers, directors, producers and technicians; no wings to represent the soaring of art, or perhaps abstract sculpture to represent the possibility of the unformed. It is a stern representation of accomplishment, phallic and powerful, and to win this particular prize in filmmaking is the penultimate. And these days, Oscar is on the mind of more and more independent documentary filmmakers. Read the entire article>>

Also, a bit of prognosticating over at Awards Daily about the doc category>>

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