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Doclisboa unveils new, extended format for 2020 festival
The 18th #Doclisboa International Film Festival will take a very different form in 2020. Taking place in six different moments, between October 2020 and March 2021, Doclisboa 2020 responds to the unique challenges of the year. These challenges are not just a result of the #Coronavirus but also from the “insufficient cultural and labor policies,…
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Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2020: The winners list
The 22nd Thessaloniki Documentary Festival moved online for 2020 and ran from 19 to 28 May. Below is the complete winners’ list for this year’s festival. The winners The Golden Alexander Award: Welcome to Chechnya (dir. David France) – USA Special Jury Award: Acasă, My Home (dir. Radu Ciorniciuc) – Romania, Finland, Germany The Golden…
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We Are One: A Global Film Festival – the complete documentary selections
We Are One: A Global Film Festival, the virtual film festival organized by the Tribeca Institute and Youtube, has announced its full programme. The event, which starts on 29 May and runs to 7 June on YouTube.com/WeAreOne will feature selections curated by a who’s who of international film festivals including #Berlinale, #Cannes Film Festival#, #IFFR,…
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Sarajevo Film Festival announces 2020 Docu Rough Cut Boutique projects
Sarajevo Film Festival and Balkan Documentary Center‘s Docu Rough Cut Boutique has recently announced their 2020 selections dedicated to documentary projects in the advanced editing phase. The Docu Rough Cut Boutique workshop includes editing tutorials, group sessions, and individual meetings with renowned industry professionals. Participants will present their projects to the CineLink Industry Days guests…
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IDFA launches new talent development programme, IDFA Project Space
To provide year-round support for #IDFA Alumni, the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam has launched IDFA Project Space, its new talent development programme. In offering creative and professional development to selected filmmakers from the IDFA Competition for First Appearance, IDFA Bertha Fund, and IDFAcademy, 10 filmmaking teams (5 script development; 5 editing) have been selected for…
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DOK Leipzig Industry Programme moves online for hybrid 2020 festival
As #Coronavirus continues to affect film festivals around the world, DOK Leipzig will take a hybrid approach for 2020 with the full festival set to return in its original form in 2021. What this hybrid approach means is that it will split between physical cinema screenings while taking its DOK Industry programme and various activities…
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DOK.fest München @ home: The winners list
On Saturday, 16 May, the winners of DOK.fest München @ home were announced. The festival, which went online for 2020 due to the #Coronavirus pandemic, will continue until 24 May 2020. Its films can be screen by German audiences. Below are the winners as announced, with the festival’s kinokino Audience Award set to be announced…
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Leading documentary organisations collaborate on risk-assessment guide for non-fiction filmmakers
Doc Society, Field of Vision, and #Sundance Institute are amongst the major North American documentary associations who have collaborated on «Independent Filmmaking in the Time of Coronavirus», a living document that considers shooting and safety during the current #coronavirus pandemic. Presented in a three-part structure, the document begins with a question: «The Big Question: Should…
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THE WHY Foundation launches «Quarantine Film Club» online
With many spending more time at homes than ever before, THE WHY has allowed access to 10 of their most successful documentaries until 25 May. The «Quarantine Film Club» honours the foundation’s mission of providing free access to reliable information to everyone, especially in these times of crisis. The films are divided into 4 themes…