FESTIVAL REPORT: Documentaries Return to Edinburgh
When the Edinburgh International Film Festival first began in 1947, it was a documentary event, opened by pioneering filmmaker John Grierson
DEMOCRACY PROJECT: An Interesting, Nerve-racking Experiment
The prestigious Democracy Project was launched more than two years ago and has been heavily promoted at documentary events around the world. The project since then has been in the dark for a while
VARDAN HOVHANNISYAN: Surviving War and Peace
Vardan Hovhannisyan’s film “A Story of People in War and Peace” premieres at IDFA this November. He tells DOX about his transformation from a sensationalist war-reporter to a sensitive filmmaker
FESTIVAL REPORT 2006: Discoveries in Locarno
The Swiss – and one Italian – documentaries impressed at the Locarno Film Festival, especially those that were screened in the less hyped programmes.
DEBATE: Entrepreneurship versus Patient Observatio
We often like to celebrate the successes of documentaries like “Fahrenheit 9/11” and “Super Size Me”, but is the success of these films a victory for the documentary or is it actually killing its essential quality?
SHORT DOCS: Real Stories from 3 to 40 Minutes
The short documentary is often constructed around a narrative quite different from the longer documentaries.
BALKAN DOCUMENTARIES: Facing a Brighter Future
Balkan documentaries are increasingly finding their way to the major doc festivals and international TV, and they are more creative, inspiring and engaging than ever.
Generation clash between old and new Sweden
A substitute teacher working in the suburbs of Stockholm finds himself increasingly disillusioned about his job. He calls his mentor, a 75-year-old veteran, who travels to Stockholm. Together they try to make a difference in the student’s lives.
HIGH DEFINITION: Give Me an HD Coffee Break
Sunny Side of the Doc has found a new home in La Rochelle, and this year’s event was all about the arrival of High Definition.