«We aim to showcase the diversity of documentary as much as we can»
FIPADOC: Executive Director Christine Camdessus offers insight into the Biarritz festivals’ 2020 edition.
«the rhythm of documentary is close to the pace of real life»
FIPADOC: President of FIPADOC Anne Georget offers insight into her favorite non-fiction films, the festival’s 2020 goal, and more.
«All about that action»
AMERICA: Through the eloquence of silence, echo, and mimicry as key tools of defiance, American football star Marshawn Lynch weaves his legacy.
Moneyed but mortal: Russia’s ‘90s «Wild West»
RUSSIA: Alex Gibney provides an intimate look at post-Soviet Russia from the perspective of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a former oligarch turned political dissident.
Under the rubble, vital signs persist
SYRIA: The renowned new documentary from Feras Fayyad is an unflinching depiction of courage, resilience and female solidarity.
Stay on these roads
SHORTS: Neil Young on two notable documentary shorts from Belgrade’s Alternative Film/Video
Crises are good business
AFRICA: A considerable number of consultants and commissioned researchers have profited from the crises in the African belt. Sahel has emerged as a crucial area for not only Norway but also for the EU and the USA.
A field for a changing society
INTERACTIVE: A former airfield, now one of the world’s largest urban parks, Tempelhof Field acts as one of the city’s most vibrant and juxtaposing locations.
Białystok in bloom: shorts-festival shines as beacon of tolerance in Poland’s «bible belt»
POLAND: In the face of growing intolerance, the ŻubrOFFka Short Film Festival takes a stand.
The forgotten genius of Nikola Tesla
BIOGRAPHY: Written out of textbooks, neglected by historians, Tesla’s gifts are only now being recognised, Jana Glogovac’s film argues.
Freedom of expression, extremism, and the role of the media
INEQUALITY: An anthology that addresses important topics such as freedom of expression, globalisation, extremism, minorities, and inequality in the world, but many of the authors try to tackle too much.