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CPH:DOX announces 2021 competition titles
The 2021 edition of #CPH:DOX has released its full lineup of competition titles. Across the five programmes, 64 titles appear 47 of which are world premieres. The competition sections included are DOX:AWARD (main competition), NEW:VISION AWARD (short and mid-length films), F:ACT AWARD (documentary filmmaking, investigative journalism and activism), NORDIC:DOX AWARD, NEXT:WAVE AWARD (emerging filmmakers), and…
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East Doc Platform 2021: The complete winners
Having just concluded, the Institute of Documentary Film‘s East Doc Platform welcomed over 400 film professionals from March 6 to 17. Offering a number of networking activities, lectures, presentations, and masterclasses, its programme was available for the accredited guests with two of the panel discussions streamed on Facebook. The pitching centred East Doc Forum was…
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Film industry unites in demanding Pussy Riot members release
Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova has penned a letter calling on the Russian government to free fellow members Maria Alekhina and Lucy Shtein. The two have been placed under house arrest after calling via Instagram for the release of several political prisoners in the country following mass protests regarding opposition leader #Alexei Navalny# own detainment. This…
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FIFDH announces winning Impact Day project amidst record participation
On Saturday, 13 March, Anna Savchenko’s 72 Hours was presented with the #FIFDH Impact Day Award. The film, which portrays the transformation from a grieving mother to a symbol of the struggle against the death penalty, will receive a €15,000 impact strategic package courtesy of Think-Film Impact Production. This 3rd Impact Day edition took place…
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Celebrate 20 years of the Institute of Documentary Film at DAFilms
Since 2021, the Institute of Documentary Film (IDF) has supported and highlighted Central and Eastern Europe creative documentary films. Now, in celebration of its 20th anniversary, IDF and #DAFilms# have put together 20 films that covering various activities IDF activities, while showcasing the many faces and talents of the region’s non-fiction filmmakers. The selections feature…
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23rd Barcelona International Short and Animation Film Festival to shine spotlight on short-form documentary across month long festival
From 22 March to 22 April 2021, Mecal Pro | 23rd Barcelona International Short and Animation Film Festival (Mecal) takes place. This year’s edition of the long-running Barcelona-based short film festival takes place entirely online and features a huge selection of films across genres and themes. Animation, International, Fiction and Documentary all feature in the…
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One World Romania announces physical festival dates for 14th edition
Bucharest’s One World Romania will return this year with over 60 feature and short films from around the world. For 2021, the documentary festival will take place via two sessions. The first will be from 21 to 30 May, where physical screenings will take place at Cinema Elvire Popesco, the Cinema at the Museum of…
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doclisboa announces March online programme «Where I’m Coming From, Where I’m Going To»
From March 11th to 17th, #doclisboa will present 7 more films from there «Where I’m Coming From, Where I’m Going To». The programme’s theme centres on films that are struggling with different key moments of life recorded by a camera that, individually or collectively, encourage us to claim who we are and where we came…
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21 projects selected for Doc Lab Poland 2021
As part of the KFF Industry, 21 projects have been selected for DOC LAB POLAND 2021. Organized by the Wladyslaw Slesicki Film Foundation, many established Polish filmmakers like #Eliza Kubarska#, #Pawel Chorzepa#, #Piotr Bernas#, #Matej Bobrik# feature among them. The first DOC LAB POLAND session of 2021 will be held in April (online hybrid), while…