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Movies that Matter 2021: The complete winners
The Netherlands’ Movies that Matter Festival has just announced its winners. The international film festival on #human rights# held 30 national and international premieres and a wide range of in-depth programmes. Later in 2021, the festival will organise screenings in satellite cities across The Netherlands. Movies that Matter 2021 winners Grand Jury Fiction Award: Quo…
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Doclisboa returns to close its 18th edition with physical screenings
After an extensive journey of readjustment, #doclisboa finally returns returns to Lisbon’s Culturgest with the last screenings of its 18th edition. From 5 to 10 May, doclisboa will welcome the renowned filmmaker #James Benning# with the international premiere of a restored Grand Opera: An Historical Romance. Also of note will be the world premiere of…
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The Calvert Journal announces submission call for second film festival
The Calvert Journal Film Festival has announced the opening of its call for submissions for its second edition. Filmmakers from across the New East are invited to submit their titles in six categories and is open to professional and non-professional filmmakers alike. Showcasing both fiction and documentary features of all lengths, selections are based on…
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52nd Visions du Réel announces industry awards
Continuing through 25 April, the 52nd edition of Visions du Réel has just announced their industry awards. VdR–Pitching International Jury VdR–Pitching Award: Science Fiction (dir. Ezequiel Yanco; prod: Ana Godoy, Ezquiel Yanco) – Argentina The Party Film Sales Award: King Coal (dir. Elaine McMillion Sheldon; prod. Shane Boris) – USA RTS Award: Yoga Village (dir.…
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It’s All True announces winners of 26th edition
Brazil’s It’s All True — International Documentary Film Festival, Latin America’s non-fiction audio visual film festival has announced the award winner from its 26th edition. From 8 to 18 April the festival screened 70 features and shorts for free, Brazil wide. Official Jury Best Documentary in the Brazilian Competition (Feature or Medium-Length Films): The Repentants…
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Visions du Réel to return to cinemas this week
Visions du Réel will open its doors to the general public on Thursday 22 April with four days of public screenings. The physical aspect of the second half of Visions du Réel will showcase films from the International Competition, the Burning Lights Competition, the National Competition and the Grand Angle Competition. The announcement comes following…
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Ji.hlava IDFF to adjust competition sections & award structure
Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival director #Marek Hovorka# has introduced a new festival concept for its 25th edition. This year, Ji.hlava IDFF will feature a main competition section comprising up to 18 feature films screened in world, international and European premieres. In addition to the new competition concept, there will also be changes to the…
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Film community issues urgent call for immediate release of WATCH DOCS Belarus Director
After the detainment of #WATCH DOCS# #Belarus Director Tatsiana Hatsura-Yavorska for «financing riots», the international film community has issued a global call for her immediate release. Detained alongside other Belarusian human rights defenders (Natallia Trenina, Yuliya Semenchanka, Hanna Sakalouskaya, and Volha Shapakouskaya), The Human Rights Film Network and several film festivals have issued an open…
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Taiwan International Documentary Festival showcases country’s first wave of indigenous filmmakers
This month’s Taiwan International Documentary Festival (TDF) has announced a special programme: «Indigenous with a Capital ‘I’: #Indigenous Documentaries from 1994 – 2000». The programme will screen 17 works from indigenous filmmakers from #Taiwan. The films featured are the records left by indigenous filmmakers when they first got hold of digital cameras in the mid-1990s…