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Festival Director – Open City Documentary Festival
Open City Docs is home to several projects in the world of documentary. Founded at UCL by Prof. Michael Stewart in 2010, Open City Docs is dedicated to developing and supporting non-fiction storytellers. The organisation nurtures the next generation of filmmakers, audio producers and VR filmmakers through training programmes, an annual film festival, and other…
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23rd Thessaloniki Documentary Festival splits across two primary dates
This year’s 23rd edition of the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival will take place across two primary dates with special screenings between. From 4 – 14 March 2021, Thessaloniki Documentary Festival will screen its tribute films online, as well as documentaries specifically aimed at children and teenagers. Should the situation allow, these online screenings will coincide with…
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36th IDA Documentary Awards: The complete winners
This week, the International Documentary Association (IDA) handed out their annual awards for achievement in non-fiction storytelling. On 16 January, 2021, IDA presented a virtual ceremony with previous awards having been already handed to: #Sam Pollard# (Career Achievement), Garrett Bradley (Emerging Documentary Filmmaker), #David France# (Courage Under Fire), Firelight Media’s Marcia Smith, #Stanley Nelson# and…
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Cinéma du réel previews 43rd festival
The 43rd edition of Cinéma du réel, held 12 – 21 March 2021, forges ahead with its programme, regardless of the health situation in France at the time of presentation. With fervent hope a physical aspect of the festival will take place, Cinéma du réel is also working on all possible options depending on the…
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FIFDH announces «Filming for Human Rights» webinar as part of 2021 Impact Day public programme
For 2021, the first part of #FIFDH Impact Lab, held online on 27 January, from 15:00 – 18:30 (CET), features the webinar «Filming for Human Rights». It will cover how non-fiction storytelling can strengthen human rights movements and contribute to making a more just and sustainable world and is open to external observers in the…
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‘Collective’ Director refuses Romanian cultural award
Alexander Nanau, director of the acclaimed documentary Collective, has turned down Romania’s “Cultural Merit” medal. To be presented by the countries president Klaus Iohannis on 15 January 2021 (Day of National Culture), Nanau protests the government’s lack of #COVID-19 support toward its creative sector. In a public statement on his Facebook page, The #Emmy award-winning…
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Doclisboa postpones fourth session «So Many Stories Left Untold»
Doclisboa has been forced to postpone its fourth session, «So Many Stories Left Untold», which was scheduled to take place from 14-20 January, 2021 at Culturgest, Cinema Ideal and the Monument to the Discoveries. Since the beginning of the #COVID-19 pandemic, #Doclisboa has emphasized the importance of the collective experience of films that promote reflection,…
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Visions du Réel announces Emmanuel Carrère 2021 Guest of Honour
The 52nd edition of Visions du Réel, taking place from 15 to 25 April 2021, will pay tribute to the French author, filmmaker, and screenwriter #Emmanuel Carrère# by awarding him its Honorary Award (previously the «Prix Maître du Réel»). This homage will include a Masterclass, a Carte Blanche, and the presentation of his documentary Retour…
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FIPADOC announces full programme; postpones physical festival
FIPADOC – International Documentary Festival in Biarritz, France, has postponed screening dates until later in the year, leaving its Professional Days programme intact for 18 – 22 January 2021. The new festival dates will be announced soon, yet the closure comes as a result of health precautions and the continued closure of screening venues in…