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- March 2024
The DISCO network (Ambulante, AFLAMUNA, DocsMX, Doc Society, DocSP, Docubox, and In-Docs) launched the Independence Project to articulate the unique importance of independent documentaries to culture, society, and democracy.
- March 7, 2024
Color Congress released a report in March 2024, detailing their findings from the first two years of collaborating with member organizations, shedding light on their network of documentary film organizations led by people of color and their ideas for helping to diversify the types of stories reaching audiences.
- March 16, 2023
Independent film veterans Naomi McDougall Jones and Liz Manashil analyzed the revenue information from 104 independent films, revealing profitability trends in films released since 2018, and finding that low-budget films with extremely famous, or unknown actors, opting for self-distribution have a higher chance of financial success.
- December 2022
A study by the Center for Media and Social Impact (CMSI) exposes a lack of diversity among documentary filmmakers, emphasizing the dominance of white men and revealing disparities in acknowledging racism, particularly in the representation of BIPOC and women of color across major platforms, including streamers, cable, and public television.
- September 27, 2022
Distribution Advocates' slideshow explores the link between film festivals and documentary distribution, featuring visuals on acceptance rates, director demographics, funding, and retained rights.
- December 2020
A three-year study of the UK feature-length documentary film industry, the UK Feature Docs project disseminated findings through conferences, events, and publications, including "Keeping It Real: Towards a Documentary Film Policy for the UK" and "Making It Real: A Policy Programme for UK Documentary Film"—as well as the formation of the Documentary Film Council (DFC).
