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Ulla Jacobsen
Jacobsen was previously editor in chief of the DOX Magazine from March 1998 until early 2009. A lot of the DOX articles republished in ModernTimes was ordered by her. After 2009 she worked freelance, until she died in 2013.

  • DOCLISBOA 2007: Films for the Senses

    The fifth Doclisboa festival reminds us that documentary film is an art form, speaking to the intellect, the emotions and the senses

  • German-Polish history that turns nationalist resentment into an absurdity

    “Sons” is a family chronicle showing the clear hand of Volker Koepp

  • Film about the Israeli kibbutz

    The Kibbutz idea was born in the early 20th century. Those who lived together in the Kibbutz shared the ideology of building a new society by replacing the traditional family with a collective one.

  • DOCS ON TV: Playing Tricks with the Audience

    On British television, documentary commissioning editors are encouraging new documentary formats to balance the demand for high ratings with public service obligations.

  • VIDEO-ON-DEMAND 2006

    The VoD market took off in the first quarter of 2006. Feature films are the main offerings, yet a couple of services have decided to focus on documentaries.

  • VISIONS DU REEL 2007: Up-and-Coming Talent

    Visions du réel showed a promising selection of films from up-and-coming filmmakers during a sunny week in late April.

  • DOCAGORA 2007: Next-Media Documentary Venue

    Documentary filmmakers want to be at the forefront of new media developments and DocAgora attempts to meet this need. DOX attended two of the DocAgora conferences, but first a brief intro.

  • Film about homeless people

    In big cities we pass by them every day, homeless people.

  • ARAB-EUROPEAN COOPERATION: Fulla Issues and Freedom

    For the first time ever, a Syrian documentary project was pitched at the Amsterdam FORUM and was one of the most successful pitches to boot. Broadcasters queued up to land a deal with Proaction (the Syrian production company) and Final Cut (the Danish co-producer)

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