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CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator now accepting submissions
CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator, the exclusive training program for female-identifying documentary filmmakers, has opened its 2021 call for submissions. Seeking up to 12 women filmmakers (directors or producers) with strong creative documentary project in any stage of production who are seeking further support to upgrade their professional skills, develop their films with leading experts and…
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Ibizacinefest brings 30+ documentaries to 5th edition
The fifth edition of #Ibizacinefest has published its 2021 programme featuring some 30+ documentaries across several sections (Panorama, Humans in Focus, Short Film, Fem-Cine, Paral.lels, Pitch). From 26 February to 7 March, the hybrid festival will feature most films for Spanish audiences via FILMIN, as well as the auditoriums of Can Jeroni, Teatro España, and…
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Sunny Side of the Doc announces winner of 2021 Global Pitch
After over 320 professionals representing 52 countries engaged with 12 investigative documentary projects, Sunny Side of the Doc’s Global Pitch Award was given to The Hungarian Playbook (dir. Bence Máté; prod. Florian Schewe, Film Five). The film will receive € 3,000 from Real Stories and Off the Fence plus 2 full passes for Sunny Side…
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Sundance 2021: The complete documentary winners
Yesterday, the #Sundance Film Festival announced its 2021 winners with narrative film CODA (dir. Siân Heder) the first in its history to win the Grand Jury Prize, Directing Award, and the Audience Award in the U.S. Dramatic category. The World Cinema Dramatic category also featured a multi-award winner, Hive (dir. Blerta Basholli), which grabbed the…
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The cameras of the 2021 Sundance documentaries
Indiewire conducted a survey of filmmakers with projects screening at the 2021 #Sundance Film Festival to better understand the tech this year’s crop used. Of them, non-fiction films from the U.S. Documentary Competition, World Documentary Competition, and selection of Premieres, explained their camera and lenses of choice with Canon reigning. Below are the documentaries with…
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Doclisboa launches online programme as Portugal continues lockdown
Previously scheduled from 4 -10 February, #doclisboa will postpone its fifth session following the renewal of Portugal’s current lockdown. Despite the physical postponement, the festival will launch an online cycle of films and conversations from its previous sessions. From 18 February to 3 March, this programme will be available to the public in Portugal through…
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Thessaloniki Documentary Festival announces 2021 Agora Docs activities & deadlines
An inseparable and invaluable part of the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, #Agora Docs# will take place from June 25 to July 4, 2021. Documentary filmmakers are now invited to submit their films to the Agora Doc Market, the Docs in Progress, and the Thessaloniki Pitching Forum sections. For filmmakers with a documentary in post-production and seek…
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DocPoint Helsinki celebrates 20th anniversary with 70+ films; new competition sections
Celebrating its 20th anniversary between 29 January and 7 February 2021, #DocPoint – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival will showcase over 70 films representing 38 different countries. This year, the formerly non-competitive festival launches two new competition series: national (DocPoint-Yle Award for Best Finnish Documentary Film) and international (The DocPoint-Yle Award for Best International Documentary Film),…
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Thessaloniki Documentary Festival spotlights podcasts with new festival section
Following the likes of #Tribeca and #SXSW, the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival is one of the first to explore the world of podcasts in a new festival section. In choosing from thousands, the festival aims to discover those that challenge the limits of art and that follow the tempo of cinema. The new podcast focus from…