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Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival announces 2025 competition lineup
The 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival has unveiled the films selected for its three primary competition sections—International Competition, Newcomers, and Film Forward—featuring 30 premieres, including nine Greek productions. Running from 6–16 March 2025, the festival’s winner of the International Competition’s Golden Alexander automatically eligible for Academy Awards consideration in the Documentary Feature category. International Competition…
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Sarajevo Film Festival and Council of Europe introduce new Youth Perspectives Award
The Sarajevo Film Festival, in collaboration with the Council of Europe, has announced the inauguration of the Special Youth Perspectives Award, a new annual distinction set to debut at the 31st edition of the festival in August 2025. With a monetary value of €7,500, the award is designed to foreground cinematic narratives that critically engage…
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Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival unveils robust Greek documentary programme and rediscovered cinematic gem
The 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, set to take place from 6 March to 16 March 2025, will showcase a diverse selection of 71 Greek documentaries, spanning competition sections and special screenings. This year’s festival not only highlights contemporary Greek documentary filmmaking but also presents a significant historical discovery: the long-lost 1969 film Kastoria by…
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CPH:CONFERENCE 2025 reveals full lineup
CPH:CONFERENCE 2025, presented in collaboration with #Documentary Campus#, has announced its official lineup, featuring a roster of filmmakers, industry figures, and thought leaders. Taking place from 24-28 March at Kunsthal Charlottenborg in Copenhagen, the conference will explore pressing topics in documentary filmmaking, from artificial intelligence to investigative journalism and climate justice. Curated by former BBC…
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8th AJB DOC Film Festival opens submissions
The Al Jazeera Balkans Documentary Film Festival (AJB DOC) has officially opened submissions for its 8th edition, set to take place in Sarajevo from 12 to 16 September 2025. Filmmakers and production companies from around the world are invited to submit their works by 27 May 2025, via the festival’s website or Film Freeway. Organised…
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FIFDH unveils full 2025 human-rights focused film programme
The 23rd edition of the Geneva International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH) is making a call for reflection and action in a world threatened by rising extremism, geopolitical turmoil, and the erosion of fundamental rights. From 7-16 March, the festival brings together filmmakers, thinkers, and activists to confront some of the time’s…
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CPH:DOX 2025 announces competition lineup
CPH:DOX has unveiled the official competition lineup for its 22nd edition, set to take place from 19–30 March 2025. The competition sections will feature 71 films in competition, including 56 world premieres, 12 international premieres, and 3 European premieres. The festival’s centerpiece, the DOX:AWARD, exclusively features world premieres. Among the nominees is Sanatorium, an Irish-Ukrainian-French…
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Deadlines approaching for two major IDF documentary opportunities for Central and Eastern European filmmakers
Filmmakers from Central and Eastern Europe have two crucial Institute of Documentary Film opportunities to develop and present their documentary projects on an international stage as deadlines approach for the Ex Oriente Film Workshop 2025 and the Short Pitch Program at Millennium Docs Against Gravity. The Ex Oriente Film Workshop, a highly regarded training initiative,…
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AI, Global Crises, and Visual Storytelling at the 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival
The 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival (6-16 March) returns this year with a programme that spans explorations of #Artificial Intelligence#, urgent contemporary crises, and a compelling visual identity designed by painter Dimitris Anastasiou. Artificial Intelligence: A Cinematic Exploration This year’s festival presents AI, an Inevitable Intelligence, a tribute dedicated to the intersection of artificial intelligence…