In The News
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Domestic Press
- John Anderson, The State Department's Documentary Diplomacy, The New York Times, January 14, 2011
- Kevin Cassidy, SXSW Q&A: John Mellencamp Doc Director Kurt Markus, The Hollywood Reporter, Mar 13, 2011
- Staff Reports, UNT faculty members to premiere film on sustainable ranching, Lewisville Leader, March 11, 2011
- Bob Fisher, Documentary Diplomacy: American Showcase Launches Third Year, Documentary Magazine, Feb 2011
- Bob Fisher, Building a Bridge to Russia and Mongolia, P3 Update, Feb 2011
- Larry Hott, Hecho en Socialismo: Made in Socialism, The Valley Advocate, Jan 24, 2011
- Matthew Lee, Anti Wikileaks government praises Ellsberg, Salon.com, Jan 15, 2011
- Dave Bakke, Inspiring story makes it to Uzbekistan, The State Journal-Register, Dec 28, 2010
- Minjae Ormes, A Conversation with Gucci Grantee, Kim Snyder, Tribeca Film Institute, Oct 8, 2010
- Kauthar Umar and Hana Siddiqi, New Muslim Cool Producers Speak at U.S. State Department, POV: Documentaries with a point of view, Sep 17, 2010
- American Documentaries Featured in Film Festivals in Russia, Digital Cinema Report, Sep 2010
- Andreas Fuchs, Cineworld circuit reports steady growth, Film Journal International, Sep 8, 2010
- Evan Johnson, Professor’s political short chosen for showcase, The Ithacan, Aug 26, 2010
- Simpson, AMDOCs Selects 60 Films for Global Tour, The Briefing Room: A Virtual Press Conference, Aug 26, 2010
- Scott O'Connell, FSC professor, filmmaker to visit Rwanda, MetroWest Daily News, Jul 13, 2010
- Bob Fisher, Chressanthis headed to Russia and Mongolia, Hollywood News.com, June 25, 2010
- ‘Through Deaf Eyes’ reaches international audiences, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC, Dec 14, 2009
- U.S. Department of State to Present American Documentary Showcase with Public Screening at National Geographic Society, Bureau of Public Affairs, Washington, DC, June 19, 2009
- State Department Launches American Documentary Showcase to Promote Contemporary U.S. Documentaries and Filmmakers Overseas, Bureau of Public Affairs, Washington, DC, May 6, 2009
- Filmmakers Take "Project Kashmir" to Belarus and Turkey, U.S. Department of State
- American Documentary Showcase, U.S. Department of State
International Press
- Algeria: Adel Mehdi, Une expertise pour créer un Hollywood algérien, L'Expression, Jan 7, 2012 [translate]
- Ecuador: Un Zoom a la Mirada Crítica de María Bozzi, El Comercio – Familia, Dec 18, 2011
- Ecuador: Stanley Nelson y su visión crítica del mundo, El Comercio – Familia, Nov 17, 2011
- Belarus: The American Documentary Showcase Comes Back to Belarus, Nov 2011
- Malawi: Charles Mkula, American filmmaker to invest in Malawian documentary, Daily Bread, Newstime Africa, Sep 27, 2011
- United Arab Emirates: Emily Shardlow, Free documentaries ahead of film festivals, The National, Sep 25, 2011
- United Arab Emirates: U.S. Embassy Hosts the American Documentary Film Showcase and Film Experts, AmmonNews, Sep 25, 2011
- United Arab Emirates: DIFF partners with American Mission to UAE to present eight documentaries from American Documentary Showcase, AMEinfo.com, Sep 25, 2011
- United Arab Emirates: DIFF to screen free American documentaries, alrroya.com, Sep 25, 2011
- United Arab Emirates: Diff to screen best of US documentaries, TradeArabia, Sep 24, 2011
- United Arab Emirates: Free screenings, university workshops from Sept 30 in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Sharjah, Dubai, Dubai Chronicle, Sep 24, 2011
- India: Filmmakers use documentaries as tools for social change, The Times of India, Apr 8, 2011
- Greece: ill Gkoutentagk: "Every generation finds its voice", Agelioforos, Mar 4, 2011
- China: Martha Foster, Executive Director of LETV, CRI, Dec 12, 2010
- China: Documentary Director David Novack: Director should be a curious observer, Time Weekly, Dec 9, 2010
- China: Zhou Zhiyi, U.S. Documentary experts visit for exchanges, Website of South China Agriculture University, Dec 8, 2010
- China: Overseas Education, Internationally renowned filmmaker David Novack steps into the classroom, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Dec 8, 2010
- China: Xi Lin, US experts: Documentaries reveal common and true human experiences in the world, China News Service, Dec 6, 2010
- China: "Guangzhou New TV Tower" premiere at China (Guangzhou) International Documentary Film Festival 2010, Website of Guangzhou Administration of Culture and Broadcast , Dec 5, 2010
- Angola: Alexa Sonhi, Cineasta defende combate ao preconceito, Jornal de Angola, Nov 24, 2010
- Angola: Filme "New Muslim Cool" representa Estados Unidos
, Jornal de Angola, Nov 24, 2010 - Venezuela: Ángel Ricardo Gómez, Documentales de EEUU desarman la realidad, El Universal, Nov 16, 2010
- Venezuela: Interview with Larry Hott & Aaron Wolf, Globovisión news channel, Nov 13, 2010
- Burma: Two documentaries that shed light on the problems of health , Health Journal, Nov 10, 2010
- Vietnam: US, VN filmmakers share experiences, Việt Nam News, Nov 6, 2010
- Turkey: American Documentary Showcase Delegation visited Adana and Hatay, US Consulate, Turkey, Nov 6-8, 2010
- Morocco: Al aoula 04 Nov: American Documentary Showcase in Morocco, Dar America Casablanca, Nov 4, 2010
- Russia:Olga Klyachina, Show US: American Documentary Filmmaking in Moscow, Radio Liberty, Russian Service, Oct 8, 2010
- Egypt: Chitra Kalyani, The reel life, thedailynewsegypt.com, Sep 28, 2010
- Russia: Mikael Bernstein, Film Festival Looks at U.S. Social Problems, The Moscow Times, Sep 16, 2010
- Russia: American Documentaries at Vladivostok Film Fest, Consulate General of the United States, Sep 2010
- Poland: Piotr Rąpalski, Dzięki dokumentom pokazujemy prawdziwe Stany, Gazeta Krakowska, Aug 18, 2010
- Poland: Piotr Rąpalski, Dokument prosto z USA w Międzynarodowym Centrum Kultury w Krakowie, Gazeta Krakowska, Aug 17, 2010
- Poland: Maciej Badura, Kilka prawd o amerykańskim filmie dokumentalnym, Internet Portal SPLOT, Sep 11, 2010
- Poland: Grzegorz Jasinski, Interview & Interview2, RMF FM, Aug 2010
- Zimbabwe: Otoo-empowering young Zim women through film, News Day: Everyday News for Everyday People, Sep 1, 2010
- Zimbabwe: Interview with MK Asante, Good Morning Zimbabwe, Aug 2010
- Zimbabwe: African-American princess, Rocky, discusses documentary, Zimbabwe Guardian, Aug 27, 2010
- Zimbabwe: U.S., partners showcase documentaries in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Telegraph, Aug 20, 2010
- Nigeria:Jayne Usen, On the power of documentary films, NEXT, Timbuktu Media Group, Aug 14, 2010
- Nigeria:Tunji Ajibade, When the US Mission Brought 'Everyday Americans' to Nigeria, The Will, Aug 14, 2010
- Singapore: Interview with Anayansi Prado, Passion People, Oct 19, 2009
- India: Documenting Global View, interview with Sandra J. Ruch, The Hindu: India's National Newspaper, Aug 19, 2009
- Israel: Out and About with Marshall Curry & Tom White, Israeli Embassy, June 2, 2009
- Kazakhstan: The U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan Launches American Documentary Showcase from
May 16 – 23 (PDF), U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan, May 13, 2009 - Poland: American Documentary Showcase in Warsaw, U.S. Embassy in Poland, April 24, 2009
- Kenya: Trailer for Togetherness Extreme, made at the Hot Sun Foundation, which the Showcase visited on the 2009 delegation to Kenya