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Baltic Sea Docs opens call for projects for 30th edition
Baltic Sea Docs has opened the call for projects for its 30th edition, with the long-running documentary co-production pitching forum set to take place in Riga, Latvia, from 6 to 11 September 2026. Applications are open until 6 May 2026, with selected projects to be announced on 4 June. Baltic Sea Docs is open to…
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goEast 2026 expands documentary focus across competition and shorts
With less than two weeks to go before its 26th edition opens in Wiesbaden on 21 April, goEast Festival of Central and Eastern European Film has revealed further details of its programme. Among the newly announced Competition titles, Outliving Shakespeare stands out as one of the programme’s most intriguing documentary propositions. Another key documentary title is…
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One World Romania 2026 sets early focus on Johan Grimonprez and Moldovan documentary
At a moment when documentary festivals are being pushed to clarify their political stakes, One World Romania, 19th edition, has announced two early focal points. The first centres on Belgian filmmaker and multimedia artist Johan Grimonprez, whose Oscar-nominated Soundtrack to a Coup d’État confirmed him as one of the most formally daring and politically lucid nonfiction…
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East Doc Platform 2026 announces 16 award winners in Prague
The East Doc Platform (EDP) unveiled its 2026 award winners on March 24 at the French Institute in Prague, distributing 16 prizes across documentary projects at various stages of development — from early development through post-production. The evening’s top honour, the Silver Eye Award, went to Inside (Slovakia/Croatia), directed by Dorota Vlnová, a 15-minute post-production…
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Movies That Matter 2026 crowns Traces and Aisha Can’t Fly Away
Ukrainian documentary Traces and Egyptian feature Aisha Can’t Fly Away won the top jury prizes at the 2026 Movies That Matter Festival, which unveiled the winners of its 21st edition on Wednesday night in The Hague. The Grand Jury Documentary Award went to Traces, directed by Alisa Kovalenko and Marysia Nikitiuk. The film follows six…
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Visions du Réel sets 2026 slate with Cover-Up, The Mastermind, Dao and Melt
Visions du Réel has unveiled the lineup for its 57th edition, with Laura Poitras’ Cover-Up set to open the Swiss documentary showcase in Nyon on 17 April. The 2026 edition will present 164 films from 75 countries, including 128 new titles, 83 world premieres and 8 international premieres. Among the highest-profile titles, Poitras will also…
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Movies That Matter, NEFTi Launch Short Film Initiative for Displaced Filmmakers
Movies That Matter and the NEFTi International Short Film Competition are teaming up on a new initiative aimed at supporting displaced filmmakers living in the European diaspora and across Africa, the organizations announced during the festival’s 23 March programme «Take on Displaced Filmmakers» in The Hague. The partnership will launch the 2026 NEFTi Competition, designed…
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goEast 2026 unveils Ada Solomon portrait and new competition titles
goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film has unveiled a new tranche of programming for its 26th edition, set to run in Wiesbaden from 21 to 27 April 2026, led by a Portrait sidebar dedicated to Romanian producer Ada Solomon. One of the most internationally prominent producers to emerge from the region, Solomon…
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CPH:DOX 2026 crowns Whispers in May as DOX:AWARD winner
CPH:DOX has announced the winners of its 2026 international competitions, with Dongnan Chen’s Whispers in May taking the festival’s top honor, the DOX:AWARD, at the award show held at Social Cinema in Kunsthal Charlottenborg. The Copenhagen festival said this year’s international competition lineup comprised 74 films selected from thousands of submissions, including 53 world premieres,…