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Doc Society launches Climate Story Fund for environment focused impact
Doc Society is on the lookout for creative non-fiction projects that can complete production in 2021 with support from the Climate Story Fund. In this initial round, the Climate Story Fund will support 6-8 projects with grants ranging between $20,000 to $100,000 per project and can include long form non-fiction, shorts, and episodic documentaries, as…
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Ex Oriente Film announces 3rd session guest tutors
Ex Oriente Film workshop’s third session will take place online during the East Doc Platform with lead tutors Mikael Opstrup, Iikka Vehkalahti, Ivana Pauerová Miloševič, and Filip Remunda. Now, Ex Oriente Film has announced the roster of guest tutors for this third session. Ex Oriente Film Guest Tutors – 3rd Session Alexander Nanau Romanian Director…
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DAFilms expands with new Asian domain; Soda retrospective
Following its Americas launch in early 2020, DAFilms now launches a bespoke platform in Asia. For $6.99 (monthly)/$4.99 (annual), documentary and festival enthusiasts on the continent can explore Asian cinema all year round. Alongside this launch will be a major online retrospective of Japanese independent filmmaker #Kazuhiro Soda# (Inland Sea, Oyster Factory), whose «Ten Commandments»…
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Thessaloniki Documentary Festival sets globetrotting 2021 tribute programme
The 23rd Thessaloniki Documentary Festival has set the exciting tribute, titled «Destination: Journey», which aims to answer the questions: Why do we travel? What are we looking for in our journeys? The films of the tribute will be screened 4 – 14 March, 2021 on the Festival’s online platform for viewers in Greece. Through 19…
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The documentaries of Berlinale 2021
The 71st #Berlinale will take place across two sessions in the still pandemic hit year of 2021. First, from 1 to 5 March, the industry portion will take place. Then, from 9 to 20 June, a wider public programme will be presented. Across this week, Berlinale has been gradually announcing its selected titles and with…
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dok.incubator announces 8 selected projects for 2020 edition
Yesterday, Tuesday 9 February, dok.incubator announced the 8 selected projects for its 2020 edition. For this, its 10th anniversary, the film teams will receive six-months of tutoring from top-notch editors, producers, and distributors. During the programme, final cuts will be sharpened and strategies of all descriptions put into place. Representatives from Toronto, #Berlinale, Karlovy Vary,…
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Cinéma du réel announces international & French competition titles for 43rd edition
For 2021, Cinéma du réel is proposing a singular, unifying, and enhanced form for this year’s one festival: CANALRÉEL. The festival will hold its 43rd edition from 12 to 21 March 2021. Now, its International and French competitions have announced their selections, including over 20 combined world premieres. International Selection A River Runs, Turns, Erases,…
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One World Prague reschedules 23rd edition; adjusts format
The International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival #One World# has changed its 23rd edition dates. Now, the festival will run 10 – 28 May 2021. These new dates also reflect a modified format for the #Prague based documentary festival. The changes come as its final 22nd edition traveling dates last week were forced closed due…
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Documentary Campus selects 2021 Masterschool projects
15 European non-fiction projects have been selected to take part in the 2021 #Documentary Campus# Masterschool. Over the course of 10 months, each’s team will be assisted by industry experts in developing their documentaries for the international market. The projects will then be pitching to buyers during the Leipzig Networking Days in October 2021. Below…