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18th Doclisboa announces full programme across its six sessions
The 18th #Doclisboa will feature 206 films, 31 world premieres, and 30 international premieres, spread over the six moments of the festival between October 2020 and March 2021. This year, Doclisboa invites the public to accompany the festival on a six-month journey through different programmatic themes: Signals (October 22 to November 1) Movements (November 5…
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IDFA Forum announces selections, new category & award
63 projects have been selected for the 2020 #IDFA Forum, the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam’s co-production and co-financing market. Featuring established filmmakers and new voices, a new award (IDFA Forum Award for Best Pitch), an additional presentation category designed to support filmmakers through the pandemic, and the market’s most diverse lineup to date, the Forum…
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DOK Leipzig completes programme for und 63rd edition; adds out of competition «Camera Lucida» section
Running 26 October-1 November, #DOK Leipzig# has announced the full programme for its 63rd edition, running in Leipzig cinemas and online. The festival will screen 150 films, which include 43 world, 11 international, 7 European, and 36 German premieres. There will also be a newly launched «Camera Lucida» section that will screen 5 films out…
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Ji.hlava IDFF moves online amid Czech cinema closures
Due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic and the unfortunate rise in cases across the European continent, the 2020 Ji.hlava International Documentary Festival will shift its activities entirely online. In moving to their digital system, Ji.hlava is in full compliance with the Czech health regulations and is still able to put forth a full film festival…
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IDFA 2020 adds Masters, Paradocs, and Best of Fests additions
International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) has announced a slew of new films for its hybrid edition running 18 – 29 November 2020. After announcements surrounding the Best of Fests section and Gianfranco Rosi’s Top 10, auteur focused Masters and the experimental Paradocs have been selected. Also, new additions to Best of Fests feature. Masters 9to5:…
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61st Krakow Film Festival announces call for entries
The 61st #Krakow Film Festival# has just announced a call for entries for its 2021 festival, running May 30th to June 6th, 2021. About 200 films will be waiting for viewers of next year’s Krakow Film Festival, which will be shown in Krakow cinemas and online throughout Poland. They will be presented in a dozen…
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Geneva’s FIFDH opens submission call for 2021 Impact Day Lab
Last year, the International Film Festival & Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH) launched its Impact Day initiative as an event where filmmakers, producers, NGOs, organizations, and foundations gather to find potential alliances and strategies to have positive impacts on the world we live in. Now, the call is open for Documentary projects on pressing social…
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Ex Oriente Film announces full slate of guest tutors for 2nd annual workshop
Joining The Institute of Documentary Film (IDF) and lead tutors, Mikael Opstrup, Iikka Vehkalahti, Ivana Pauerová Miloševič, Filip Remunda, the 2nd Ex Oriente Film 2020 workshop has announced its slate of guest tutors for its 2nd session. After the first Ex-Oriente Film workshop session concluded at the end of June, the second session takes place…
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The Calvert Journal launches The Calvert Journal Film Festival: 7 days of New East cinema online
The Calvert Journal has announced The Calvert Journal Film Festival: 7 days of New East cinema, a new digital film festival showcasing the cinema of Eastern Europe, the #Balkans, the #Caucasus, and Central Asia. The festival will run from 12 – 18 October and feature 7 films screened for free online via calvertjournal.com. Each day…