A Young Harsh Reality
Can documentaries benefit from the film techniques used in fiction films? David Kinsella’s “Killing Girls” is exemplary.
SAN FRANCISCO 2009: Social justice as a Jewish value
The films selected for, and the people invited to SFJFF make emotions run high in the Jewish community and amongst festivals sponsors.
CANNES 2009: No Body to Film
Three films in Cannes have remembrance in common: One about a dead wife, one about a dead husband and one about numerous deaths in the southern Alps – the last one being a comedy.
FROM ISRAEL WITH LOVE
What kind of documentaries are produced in the Middle-East? We look into “A History of Israeli Cinema”, the latest of the film festivals held in Tel Aviv, and the forthcoming films pitched at CoPro.
DOCSBARCELONA 2009: Melting Pot of New Talent and Old Masters
DocsBarcelona is a relatively new film festival, founded just three years ago. This year’s pitching session received 180 applications, 24 of whom were selected.
JØRGEN LETH: A film should be akin to a poem in its creation
The Danish Institute of Film is releasing a host of films, by, arguably, the Nordics’ greatest ever living film maker – Jørgen Leth. Leth spoke to us about his move to Haiti, working with Lars von Trier, and the time he filmed Andy Warhol. Early on, he gave himself a polemic position in Danish society, but is now completely disinterested in saving the world. Can film ever constitute self-help?
Harrowing at one moment and heartwarming the next
For the forty children who call it home, Mulberry Bush is their last chance
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
NEW SOUTH AFRICAN TALENT: Lots to Explore
Two South African film students made a feature-length music documentary on a budget of only one thousand euros and it was well received at the Encounters Festival. Lots of issues to explore but no money for production is the reality for these new filmmakers