This year, True/False is partnering with the University of Missouri to host the Based on a True Story Conference (affectionately known as “BOATS”), which will take place from February 29–March 2 at the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) on the MU campus. The conference is bringing an impressive group of documentary filmmakers, critics, and scholars to … Continued
The March March is the annual, (almost)-anything-goes parade that kicks off the True False Film Festival. At 5:30 p.m. on Friday, March 2, 2012, beginning at the Boone County Courthouse Square, the parade will rumble, trumpet, and clang down Ninth Street toward its terminus at the Missouri Theatre. The parade is free to join: anyone … Continued
Victor Kossakovsky, the recipient of the 2012 True Vision Award, presented his “Ten Rules for Documentary Filmmaking” at the 2006 International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam (IDFA) when he was teaching the festival’s annual master class. The rules have appeared in various guises around the web; in eager anticipation of Kossakovsky’s appearance in fewer than … Continued
Regular correspondent for truefalse.org and all-around Internet wizard Zac Early has put together a YouTube playlist of nearly thirty trailers for the 2012 T/F film lineup. If one of this year’s films has something on YouTube, Zac found it: We’ll be working our way through the trailers on the T/F Videos Page over the next … Continued
A luscious PDF version of the 2012 grid is now available for download. Click on it with gusto!
Bicycles are the easiest, healthiest, most fun, most life-affirming, and least-heinous way to get around True/False. To wit: the good people of PedNet Coalition have teamed up with the T/F to offer three tremendous bike-related services: Bike Valet at the Missouri Theatre on Saturday and Sunday:Â free, secure, covered parking for your wheels. Bike Spa: mini … Continued
Late-breaking announcement: The Fifth Annual Purple Cow Lip-Synching Competition—a fundraiser for the True Life Fund— will take place tonight, Thursday, February 9, at Hickman High School (1104 N. Providence Rd., Columbia, MO 65203) from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Students will compete against teachers in an evening of unforgettable performances. In the rich and varied history of … Continued
The 2012 True/False Film Fest program is now online! Behold the giant grid of films! Savor the detailed schedule of screenings! Easily print out all the film descriptions! Start planning your weekend! Freak out completely!!!
The full schedule and program for the 2012 True/False Film Festival will be posted tonight (Tuesday 2/8) at 8 p.m. In the meantime, for slavering T/F addicts who simply cannot wait that long, keep an eye on the T/F Facebook and Twitter feeds for the rest of the day to catch a series of countdown … Continued
Each year the True/False Film Fest gives the True Vision Award—its only prize—to a director whose work has creatively advanced the field of nonfiction filmmaking. This mid-career award recognizes a director’s creativity and commitment to the art and craft of documentary film. This year’s True Vision recipient, Victor Kossakovsky, is a master of his craft. … Continued
