Doc Alliance announces nominees for 2024 awards
The prestigious #Doc Alliance# has revealed its nominees for the 2024 Doc Alliance Award. The programmers of its member festivals
Terrorisation in the Lebanese skies
CONFLICT: Nyon’s Vision du Réel selection helps uncover unexpected forms of torture.
Krakow Film Festival spotlights Romanian documentary with 64th edition focus
Romanian cinema, long celebrated on the international stage, has found a new expression in documentary filmmaking that is garnering equal
Scrolling into the abyss
NIHILISM: A globe-trotting journey through the emotional wasteland of the digital age.
Four daughters unveil the path of choice
FAMILY: An intimate look at the challenges and decisions facing four sisters in Tunisia, shaped by their environment.
Between mysticism and monotony
RELIGION: Step into the shadows where the arcane rituals of the Church of Satan come to life.
KineDok launches free manual highlighting untraditional screening venues
KineDok, an established alternative film distribution platform since 2014, continues influencing documentary film screenings across Central and Eastern Europe. It
«We select visually powerful documentaries that function well on the big screen»
goEAST: With the 24th edition currently underway, Modern Times Review spoke with its Director Heleen Gerritsen on her role, inspirations, the festival’s place within a broader continental sphere, and more.
A critical voice from Belarus
BELARUS: A satirical journey through Belarus’ tumultuous history from 2020 protests to the Ukraine war, blending humour with stark realities.
Sunny Side of the Doc announces 2024 official selection highlighting global documentary projects
The international documentary market and forum, Sunny Side of the Doc, has released its official selection for the 2024 edition.
Eastern promises
ELECTIONS: Tricked by cynical populists’ fake commitments for their own obscure ends, the elderly residents of an entire village in Georgia are left toothless, figuratively and literally.
Victory Day
RUSSIA: Victory Day in Russia in 2022 – barely six weeks after Putin’s invasion of Ukraine – plays out the same tired old themes of the Red Army’s victory over Nazism in 1945, with those celebrating eagerly taking up the new propaganda of victory.