Kvadrat is the name of a film school in Belgrade. The owners are Svetlana and Zoran Popovic, filmmakers themselves, who worked for national Yugoslav television for ten years before deciding to establish Kvadrat in their house in Belgrade.
Belgian producer Paul Pauwels and commissioning editor Jakob Høgel of the Danish Film Institute attended a workshop and festival in Belgrade last April. Tue Steen Müller asked them their opinion of the state of the art and the future for documentaries from S.E.E. countries.
To introduce this special insert about documentaries in the SEE countries, Tue Steen Müller reflects on the important role that the documentary should play in a region haunted by civil war, ethnic conflicts and international political intrigue yet which hopes for peace and stability.
Diamonds and Rust is a classic inside, vérité look at the way we have divided the world
The Boot Factory is a story about a group of Polish outsiders heavily influenced by punk rock who make Doc Martin
Invocation takes a different approach to the last 30 years of Argentinean history. It explores the issues of oblivion and memory – forgiveness and responsibility.
If you believe that a prime documentary film should take you to visit places and cultures you can’t go to by yourself – then this film qualifies in a double sense.
Last October, the Sheffield International Doc Fest once again hosted the documentary community blending good documentaries with engaging panel discussions. CAROL NAHRA was a guest.
Doclands – held in Dublin last October – was the first Irish documentary festival ever. TUE STEEN MÜLLER was there to report on the event in general and the Irish documentaries in particular.