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Winners announced at East Doc Platform 2025
The 14th edition of East Doc Platform concluded on 19 March 2025, at Kino 35 of the French Institute in Prague, celebrating excellence in Central and Eastern European documentary filmmaking. Organized by the Institute of Documentary Film, the event provided a key venue for collaboration, co-production, and financing, bringing together filmmakers and industry decision-makers. Main…
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What to expect from Movies that Matter Industry Days 2025
The Movies that Matter Festival, scheduled from 21 to 29 March in The Hague, has announced its Industry Days programme, focusing on the intersection of film and #human rights#. This year’s lineup includes workshops, panel discussions, impact plan pitches, and masterclasses for global filmmakers and industry professionals. Highlights of the Industry Days Programme International Delegations:…
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Vienna’s ethnocineca returns with «Hauntings» theme
Vienna’s premier documentary film event, #ethnocineca, returns for its 19th edition from 8 – 14 May 2025, showcasing international and Austrian documentary cinema at **Votiv Kino and Kino De France**. This year’s curatorial theme, «Hauntings,» explores history’s lingering spectres, contemporary anxieties, and how documentary cinema navigates the visible and invisible. Spanning short, feature-length, and experimental…
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27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival announces award winners
The 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival concluded with an awards ceremony on 16 March 2025, celebrating outstanding documentary filmmaking from around the world. With a diverse lineup of films exploring pressing social issues, personal stories, and innovative cinematic approaches, the festival reaffirmed its reputation as a crucial platform for documentary cinema. Below is the list…
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FIFDH 2025 honours Human Rights films with 2025 awards
During its closing ceremony, the 23rd edition of the International Film Festival and Forum on #Human Rights# (FIFDH) in Geneva celebrated 12 outstanding films that highlight human rights violations and social struggles across the globe. This year’s top honour, the FIFDH Geneva Grand Award, presented by the City and State of Geneva, was awarded to…
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EFP & CPH:DOX launch EUROPE! On Demand to strengthen transatlantic documentary ties
European Film Promotion (EFP) and #CPH:DOX have unveiled a new initiative, EUROPE! On-Demand meant to increase the visibility of European documentaries within the North American market. This exclusive online showcase, jointly curated by EFP and the programming team at CPH:DOX, presents a hand-picked selection of seven European documentaries to U.S. buyers and distributors. The programme…
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Agora Awards announced at the 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival
The 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival‘s Agora Market section concluded with the announcement of this year’s awards. With over 400 international visitors, the Agora provided a vital platform for documentary professionals to foster collaborations and support new projects. Thessaloniki Pitching Forum Awards IEFTA Award for Best Documentary in Development (€10,000): Highways of Hope – Director: Alexa Bakony, Production:…
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FIFDH Impact Days 2025 celebrates record-breaking edition and announces prizewinners
Geneva’s #FIFDH Impact Days has once again set new benchmarks for global collaboration in social justice and environmental storytelling. The latest edition welcomed over 200 impact participants from 30 countries, facilitating 115 one-to-one meetings and hosting a packed pitching session that provided vital exposure to 12 selected impact projects. A diverse array of organisations, including…
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Applications open for the 29th Baltic Sea Docs
Baltic Sea Docs, the premier documentary co-production pitching forum in the #Baltic region, has officially opened its call for project submissions for its 29th edition. The event will take place from 21 August to 5 September 2025, in Riga, Latvia, with applications accepted until 9 May 2025. Renowned for fostering international collaboration, Baltic Sea Docs…