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FIFDH announces full 2026 Industry Days programme
FIFDH has detailed the on-the-ground mechanics of Impact Days 2026, sharpening the programme into a three-day, campaign-facing marketplace where films, funders, and Geneva-based institutions meet on practical terms. Taking place 8–10 March 2026 at Espace Pitoëff in Geneva, Impact Days sits inside the wider FIFDH dates of 6–15 March 2026, and leans hard into what…
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BIFED 2026 opens submissions as a call for ecological solidarity
Bozcaada International Festival of Ecological Documentary (BIFED) has officially opened its call for submissions for its 13th edition, set to take place on the island of Bozcaada from 7 to 11 October 2026. The application deadline is 1 April 2026, with submissions accepted free of charge via the festival’s website. Directed by Petra Holzer and…
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Docu Rough Cut Boutique opens 2026 call for advanced-edit documentary projects
Sarajevo Film Festival and Balkan Documentary Center have opened applications for the 16th edition of Docu Rough Cut Boutique, a platform supporting documentary projects in the advanced phase of editing. The programme selects five projects from South-East Europe and the Caucasus for a tailored training process built around editorial development and industry positioning. The 2026…
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CPH:DOX announces 2026 opening film
CPH:DOX has selected Pieter-Jan De Pue’s feature documentary MARIINKA as the opening film for its 23rd edition, running March 11–22, 2026 in Copenhagen. The title will receive its world premiere at the festival’s opening gala on March 10 at 19:00 in the concert hall of the Royal Danish Academy of Music, with De Pue and…
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Sunny Side of the Doc to take place in 2026 in partnership with Documentary Campus
Sunny Side of the Doc has confirmed its return to La Rochelle on 22–24 June 2026, unveiling a streamlined three-day format and a new strategic partnership with #Documentary Campus# to strengthen the market’s role in the European and international documentary ecosystem. The 2026 edition is the outcome of an intensive redesign process following an unprecedented…
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Trieste Film Festival 2026 announces full list of winners
The 37th Trieste Film Festival has announced its full list of award winners following the closing ceremony on 24 January. In the main feature-film competition, the festival’s top prize, the Trieste Award for Best Feature Film, went to Fantasy by Slovenian director Kukla (Slovenia/North Macedonia, 2025). The jury cited the film’s blend of imagination and…
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One World CZ launches 2026 trailer, announces first titles, and marks a decade of accessibility
The One World International Human Rights Film Festival unveiled a new audiovisual identity and a festival trailer centred on a journey from outer space to Earth. The trailer was created by the graphic duo WorkOut Office in collaboration with Slovak electronic music artist FVLCRVM, who composed an original soundtrack. One World 2026 will take place…
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Doc Alliance taps Armenia’s Golden Apricot Festival as 2026 guest partner
Doc Alliance has added the Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival (GAIFF) to its lineup as the network’s guest festival for 2026. The move also signals the wrap of Doc Alliance’s 2025 guest-festival partnership with Punto de Vista. The Yerevan-based festival will plug into Doc Alliance’s internal collaboration calendar, joining the group’s working sessions and…
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CPH:DOX unveils 2026 CPH:FORUM project selection
CPH:DOX has unveiled the 2026 project selection for CPH:FORUM, its flagship financing and co-production platform, set to run 17–19 March in Copenhagen, with CPH:ROUGHCUT and CHANGE pitch presentations scheduled for Monday, 16 March. The programme will bring 101 directors and producers from 23 countries to present 30 documentary projects spanning early development through production, combining…