纪录片制片人,这个在国外纪录片工业中举足轻重的角色,却在中国的纪录片市场中定位混乱,甚至功能缺失。投资人、导演、媒体管理者,甚至政府官员,在纪录片中都可能被冠以“制片人”。当一个职业逐渐演变成为一种头衔和称谓时,从业者不免发出感慨,“中国不缺少好的纪录片导演,却缺少好的纪录片制片人”1。制片人缺失的微观现象,其实反映了中国纪录片市场中的深层问题。本文以此为切口,研 Documentary producer, an important player in the documentary industry abroad, has been confused and even missing in China’s documentary market. Investors, directors, media executives and even government officials may be labeled “producers” in documentaries. When a profession gradually evolves into a title and appellation, practitioners can not help feeling that “there is no lack of good documentary directors in China but a lack of good documentary filmmakers.” The lack of producer micro-phenomenon, in fact, reflects the depth of the Chinese documentary market. This article as an incision, research