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Agora opens submissions for 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival
Agora, a key event of the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival (TiDF), has opened submissions for its 27th edition, taking place from 6-16 March 2025. Known as a premier documentary industry event in Southeast Europe and the Mediterranean, Agora invites filmmakers to submit creative documentaries, series, and documentaries for children. The Thessaloniki Pitching Forum and Agora…
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Nordisk Panorama announces the competition titles and Opening Films for 35th edition
The #Nordisk Panorama# Film Festival has unveiled its Opening Night Gala selections for 2024, showcasing two anticipated films: Maybe Elephants, an animated short directed by Oscar winner Torill Kove, and Echo of You, a Danish documentary by Zara Zerny. Both films have already made waves at major international festivals like Annecy, ZagrebDox, and Hot Docs.…
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Danish documentarian Mette Hoffmann Meyer to receive honorary Emmy
Renowned Danish documentary producer and founder of THE WHY Foundation, Mette Hoffmann Meyer, will be honoured with an Honorary #Emmy for her extensive contributions to the documentary industry. The ceremony, set to take place on September 26th at the Palladium Times Square in New York, will see Hoffmann Meyer become the first Dane to receive…
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Baltic Sea Docs awards six projects at 28th edition
The 28th edition of the Baltic Sea Docs documentary forum wrapped up after a week of screenings, workshops, and pitch sessions. Six documentary projects were awarded to support their development and production. Held from 1-8 September, the forum brought together filmmakers from the Baltic Sea region, Eastern Europe, and the Caucasus. Twenty-six projects were pitched…
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Nordisk Panorama announces full 35th edition programme
The #Nordisk Panorama# Film Festival (19-24 September, 2024) has announced a full lineup of events alongside its film competition. With 76 films screening in the 35th edition, the festival will explore topics ranging from personal narratives to global social issues through Nordic short films and documentaries. In addition to the competition, the festival will host…
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Porto/Post/Doc to celebrate Salomé Jashi at 11th edition
Porto/Post/Doc 2024 is set to celebrate the influential work of Georgian filmmaker #Salomé Jashi# in its upcoming 11th edition. Born in Tbilisi in 1981, Jashi’s career began in journalism before she transitioned to documentary filmmaking with a British Council scholarship to study at Royal Holloway, University of London. She founded Sakdoc Film and #Microcosmos, production…
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FIFDH Impact Days launches 2025 call for projects
The International Festival of Film and Digital Humanities (FIFDH) has announced its Impact Days program for 2025, designed to bolster the social impact of documentary films. The initiative will feature several key components between January and March 2025. The program begins with an online #Impact Lab# in January for directors of selected international projects. It…
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Palestinian suffering in focus at seventh AJB DOC Film Festival
The seventh edition of the Al Jazeera Balkans Documentary Film Festival (AJB DOC) will take place from 13th to 17th September in Sarajevo, showcasing a selection of 24 documentaries. This year’s festival, themed «JUSTICE?», aims to spotlight global injustices, with a particular focus on the plight of Palestinians. Films with this theme include Holy Redemption,…
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AJD Industry Days announces third edition projects
Al Jazeera Documentary Channel has officially announced the third edition of its annual Al Jazeera Documentary Industry Days (AJD Industry Days), which will take place from 14 to 16 September 2024 in Sarajevo. The event is held in conjunction with the Al Jazeera Balkans Documentary Film Festival. This year’s edition will emphasise documentaries that explore…