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Ji.hlava New Visions Forum 2025 unveils 14 European projects
The Ji.hlava New Visions Forum will platform fourteen ambitious European documentary works-in-progress at the 29th #Ji.hlava IDFF#, with public industry presentations running 29–31 October, 2025. As ever, the Forum spans development through post-production and welcomes hybrid and experimental forms alongside classical docs. This year’s European slate sits within a wider four-day industry programme (Oct 28–31)…
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DOK Leipzig unveils full 2025 DOK Industry programme with focus on risk-exposed filmmakers
DOK Leipzig has released the complete #DOK Industry# line-up for the festival’s 68th edition, taking place 27 October–2 November. The programme combines panels, case studies and networking formats across funding, distribution and exhibition. A central strand addresses support for filmmakers working under precarious and politically sensitive conditions. Under the «Doc Together» initiative—launched with Thessaloniki International…
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MIA 2025 unveils industry-heavy program with 100+ projects and a spotlight on documentary innovation
The eleventh edition of MIA | Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo (6–10 October) will convene the global screen industry in Rome with a program that mixes market access, debate, and premieres. Promoted by ANICA and APA and directed by Gaia Tridente, MIA 2025 will stage more than 80 events—panels, conferences, research presentations, seminars, workshops, training sessions, keynotes,…
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Doclisboa announces full 2025 programme of 200+ films
Doclisboa will return for its 23rd edition from 16 – 26 October 2025, screening across Culturgest, Cinema São Jorge, Cinemateca Portuguesa, and Cinema Ideal. The festival presents 211 films from 54 countries. The «International Competition» gathers 12 films, including seven world premieres, three international premieres, one European premiere, and three debut works. The Portuguese Competition…
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BIFED announces 2025 programme as an invitation to healing
BIFED – Bozcaada International Festival of Ecological Documentary continues to reject the festival circuit’s obsession with novelty, favouring films that speak plainly about lived realities rather than treating the Global South as an aesthetic resource. The festival prioritises truth (Alethea) over premiere status or production year, building an independent platform where works confronting ecological crisis,…
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East Doc Platform 2026 opens call for projects
The Institute of Documentary Film has opened submissions for the 15th East Doc Platform (EDP), the region’s largest documentary industry event, set for 19–25 March 2026 in Prague. Filmmakers have until 14 November 2025 to apply; notifications will be issued 15 January 2026. EDP connects creators with producers, broadcasters, distributors, festival programmers, and sales agents…
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Krakow Film Festival names new leadership after 25 years
The Krakow Film Festival has appointed Barbara Orlicz-Szczypuła as its new festival director, succeeding #Krzysztof Gierat#, who led the event for 25 years. On Orlicz-Szczypuła’s recommendation, longtime collaborator Anita Piotrowska will serve as artistic director. The decision was made unanimously by the Programme Council of the Krakow Film Foundation. Orlicz-Szczypuła, an ethnology and cultural anthropology…
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Doclibsoa announces new «Heart Beat» and «From the Earth to the Moon» 2025 titles
Doclisboa has announced a cross-arts lineup linking cinema with pop and performance. In «Heart Beat», Stéphane Ghez’s Welcome to Lynchland receives a national premiere, surveying David Lynch’s pop-surrealist practice with long-time collaborators. Lynch returns with Duran Duran Unstaged, a concert film of the Los Angeles show. Alison Ellwood’s Boy George & Culture Club offers an…
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Israeli documentarians confront Gaza genocide in open letter
Published by the International Documentary Association on 15 September 2025, an open letter gathers dozens of Israeli documentary filmmakers who, while unequivocally condemning #Hamas’ 7 October crimes, declare shame and responsibility for what they describe as state-led mass killing, displacement, and starvation in #Gaza; reject euphemism and denial; and argue that Israel’s campaign has become…