SHOOT’s New Directors Showcase (NDS) Event provided varied industry perspectives during a trio of afternoon sessions, and then an evening display of up-and-coming filmmaking talent with the debut screening of the 2024 Showcase Reel followed by a Meet the New Directors panel discussion, all held at the DGA Theatre in NYC last month (12/9). Capping the evening was the NDS Event After-party, hosted by The-Artery and Final Cut at the latter’s facility in Chelsea. In The Director’s Chair With Dawn Porter Kicking off the proceedings was the annual In The Director’s Chair session, this time featuring Dawn Porter just a week after she received the International Documentary Association’s Career Achievement Award, an honor presented annually to an individual film or video maker who, through a body of work, has made a major and lasting contribution to the documentary form. That body of work continues to grow and evolve--as evidenced at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival where she had two feature documentaries: Luther: Never Too Much and Power of the Dream. Luther: Never Too Much, an intimate portrayal of Grammy-winning artist Luther Vandross, was recently released in theaters and will premiere on CNN/MAX on January 1. Also 2024 brought us Porter’s MSNBC Series,... Read More