«We look for documentaries which make a difference»
NORDIC/DOCS: Festival Director Paul René Roestad speaks with Modern Times Review on the 2025 edition of the Fredrikstad, Norway documentary festival.
Porto/Post/Doc unveils 2025 theme and dual filmmaker spotlights
Porto/Post/Doc has announced key strands for its 2025 edition, running 20–29 November in Porto. The programme foregrounds mobility, memory, and
Nordic/Docs announces full 2025 programme
Norway’s #Nordic/Docs# has released the complete lineup for its 2025 edition, running 9–14 September at Fredrikstad Kino. Organisers say the
What does it mean to watch?
PANEL: At Dokufest, a panel discussion posed this epic question: What does it mean to watch?
MakeDox 2025: The complete winners
Skopje’s #MakeDox wrapped its 16th edition on 28 August with a strong slate and clear jury statements. The Onion Award
Baltic Sea Docs opens this week with 26 projects and expanded industry events
The 29th Baltic Sea Docs (BSD) co-production forum will run in #Riga from 31 August to 5 September, presenting 26
Generation Gaza: Among the Israelis in India
ISRAEL: Among Himalaya backpackers, Israelis process 7 October, Gaza memories, and identity crisis—numbed by drugs, haunted by politics, searching elusive peace.
Russians at War
RUSSIA: An anti-war camera slips past permits and platitudes, capturing motives, injuries, and doubts while institutions debate safety, speech, and empathy.
In the Penal Colony
PRISON: Sardinia’s last penal colonies merge inmates, workers, animals, machines, and wind into a lyrical collective cry for freedom.
Cinemata aims to be movement infrastructure for documentary in Asia-Pacific
Cinemata, the Asia-Pacific video platform run by EngageMedia, is positioning itself as movement infrastructure for social-issue filmmaking rather than another
Militantropos
UKRAINE: From mass graves to choral singing, images traverse Ukraine’s landscapes, questioning identity while war normalises behaviours unimaginable.
Unanimal
ANIMAL RIGHTS: Isabella Rossellini narrates a reflective essay-film questioning human dominance, collapsing categories of pet, livestock, wildlife, and revealing systems of control.