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Dutch films to feature prominently across IDFA programme
With the 35th #IDFA officially underway, there are a total of 26 Dutch (co)productions in its line-up. No less than 19 films will be competing for one or more IDFA awards, and 20 (co)productions will be celebrating their world premiere at the festival. As the festival opened with one, Niki Padidar’s All You See, here…
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Chilean Delegation to present diverse selection of films across IDFA programmes
The 35th International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) is set to kick off on 9 November with a nearly two-week run through 20 November 2022. As the world’s documentary industry descends on the Dutch capital, each represented country provides its premiere non-fiction content across screening sections and industry activities. Here, Modern Times Review shines a spotlight…
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Nordische Filmtage Lübeck 2022: the complete winners
Upon its conclusion in 6 November, the awards for the 64th Nordische Filmtage Lübeck were handed out in a ceremony where prizes worth 63,000 euros were awarded. The first Nordische Filmtage award – an historical brick from Lübeck – was the Honorary Award handed to Friðrik Þór Friðriksson during the NFL opening night at the…
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Porto/Post/Doc announces full programme details for 2022 festival
After announcing initial programme details, including the works of #Márta Mészáros#, #Miklós Jancsó# and #Sierra Pettengill# (Riotsville, USA), Porto/Post/Doc has announced its full schedule for the 2022 festival, held between 16 – 26 November. Opening the festival will be Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song, a film directed by Daniel Geller and Dayna Goldfine,…
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Movies on War Film Festival announces full programme for 12th edition
Movies on War has announced its full programme for its 12th edition, held between 16 – 20 November in Elverum, Norway. The film festival is unique in that it is one about war and conflict, peace and reconciliation. Films screened cover the full range of armed conflicts, regardless of geography, and provide insights into social…
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Ji.hlava 2022: the complete winners
The 26th Ji.hlava IDFF has announced its winners. The award for the most notable international documentary film was granted to 07:15 – Blackbird (dir. Judith Auffray), the best Czech documentary is Kapr Code (dir. Lucie Králová), while Testimonies section honours went to Into the Weeds: Dewayne “Lee” Johnson vs Monsanto Company (dir. Jennifer Baichwal. See…
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DOK.fest München opens call for 38th edition
After two successful online editions in 2020 and 2021 and a dual format in 2022, DOK.fest München 2023 will also be held in a dual format, 3 – 14 May 2023 @cinemas, 8 to 21 May @home. Now, the submission for the DOK.fest München 2023 are open. Filmmakers, producers, distributors and composers are invited to…
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Sunny Side of the Doc to focus on climate change for 3rd Global Pitch; announces call for projects
Sunny Side of the Doc has announced its 2023 Global Pitch call for projects. It will be the third edition and face the climate emergency. With this, the 2023 edition of the Global Pitch for Global Change will be devoted to #climate change#, its consequences on our societies and the concrete solutions implemented around the…
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Kids Kino Industry wraps its 2022 programme
Four days full of pitches and conference programmes, plenty of networking opportunities, and accompanying side programmes, The Kids Kino Industry international co-production forum took place on 27-30 September in Warsaw and online. Each year Kids Kino Industry brings more and more Decision Makers and attendees. This year, for the first time, Warner Bros. Discovery, Disney,…