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Absent fathers and human futures at the 65th Kraków Film Festival
The 65th Kraków Film Festival, running from 25 May to 1 June 2025, with an extended online edition on KFF VOD until 15 June, offers an expansive look at contemporary documentary cinema. This year’s programme is marked by the convergence of the intimate and the existential, with two strands—the International Documentary Competition and Docs+Science—examining the…
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Ireland’s hidden stories come to light at 65th Krakow Film Festival
This year’s «Focus on Ireland» programme at the 65th Krakow Film Festival unveils a side of Ireland rarely seen on screen. Moving beyond the country’s postcard-perfect image, the selection of seven contemporary documentaries highlights personal and political struggles shaped by religion, patriarchy, migration, and artistic defiance. Anchoring the programme are films that spotlight women’s experiences…
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goEast 2025 celebrates 25 years of Central and Eastern European cinema
The 2025 edition of goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film marks a major milestone, celebrating 25 years of championing cinematic voices from the region. Held from 23–29 April in Wiesbaden, the festival continues to be one of Europe’s most important platforms for Central and Eastern European cinema, blending film screenings, symposia, and…
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Documentaries on war, family, and resistance dominate CPH:DOX 2025 awards
The 2025 edition of #CPH:DOX concluded with the announcement of its awards. This year’s festival saw 71 films compete across six categories, with 56 world premieres. Taking home the festival’s top honour, the DOX:AWARD, was Always by Deming Chen, a poetic debut co-produced by the U.S., France, and China. A Special Mention was given to…
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One World Romania announces full programme for 2025 edition
Tickets are now available for the 18th edition of One World Romania, the country’s leading international documentary and human rights film festival. The festival, running from 4 to 13 April across three Bucharest cinemas—Peasant Museum Cinema, Elvire Popesco, and Union—will present over 50 films, including seven Romanian features, under a unifying theme of breaking through…
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One World wraps Prague edition with awards, evacuation, and a celebration of human rights
The 27th edition of the One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival concluded on March 20 with a packed closing ceremony at Prague’s historic Cinema Lucerna, where this year’s top honours were awarded. The evening was briefly interrupted by a reported bomb threat, prompting a short-term evacuation. Authorities later confirmed it was a false…
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CPH:INDUSTRY announces 2025 award winners
CPH:INDUSTRY 2025 concluded with the announcement of its annual awards, honouring bold, innovative, and socially engaged non-fiction projects. The winners were revealed at the CPH:INDUSTRY Awards Happy Hour at Kunsthal Charlottenborg’s Social Cinema, while immersive storytelling prizes were presented at the #CPH:LAB Prototype Pop-up Event at Odd Fellow Palace earlier in the week. Full List…
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Dialogue and cinematic provocation take center stage at One World Romania 2025
The 18th edition of the One World Romania International Documentary and Human Rights Film Festival, taking place from 4–13 April in Bucharest, spotlights dialogue—both as a thematic focus and as a guiding principle for this year’s programming. This year’s central section, titled «Dialogues,» features six documentary films that confront societal divisions and invite audiences to explore…
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‘Facing War’ and ‘Manas’ triumph at 17th Movies that Matter
The 17th edition of the Movies that Matter Festival held its awards ceremony at Theater aan het Spui in The Hague, where the festival’s top accolades were presented to standout films in both documentary and fiction categories. The Grand Jury Documentary Award, accompanied by a €5,000 prize, went to Facing War by Tommy Gulliksen. The…