Baltic Sea Docs 2024 launches call for documentary film projects
The Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries (Baltic Sea Docs) has announced its call for projects for its 28th edition with
Thorsen against Islam
RIGHTS: Explore the turbulent world of Norway’s most prominent anti-Islam activist navigating the thin lines of freedom of expression and hate speech, revealing the complexity of public discourse in today’s society in the process.
Krakow Film Festival puts Russia under scrutiny with two competition films
Two years after the onset of Russia’s invasion of #Ukraine, the Krakow Film Festival shines a light on the conflict
The irony of power
AFGHANISTAN: Ibrahim Nash’at’s Hollywoodgate navigates the complex narrative of conquest and control in Taliban-led Afghanistan. A film where the spoils of war meet the spectre of governance.
The art of moving
HUMAN IDFF: The Norwegian documentaries Ibelin and A New Kind of Wilderness, both of which have gained international acclaim, tell moving stories about distinctive individuals – but also provide enriching perspectives on our social life.
Liberating the time
Milada Součková: The two experimental shorts by Andrea Culková revive the writing of the relatively unknown avant-garde Czech poet.
Why are the youth in Iraq protesting?
IRAQ: In Iraq, the youth don’t trust the politicians or the parties. We met the director and producer of Baghdad on Fire, which addresses the bad governance of their country’s leaders and the mobilisation of the youth who really fight for change.
GoEast connects Western Balkans to Germany in first 2024 festival announcement
The #goEast Festival of Central and Eastern European Film announces its 2024 program with a special emphasis on the film
Death – more or less real
REALITY: We perceive reality very differently. So let me suggest three areas where reality is real, strong and direct for all of us. But also about what a newly translated book by Pier Paolo Pasolini says about film’s contact with reality.