Cannes
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Chilean documentary ‘Malqueridas’ awarded at Cannes Docs
Four Chilean films in their editing stage were part of Docs-in-Progress Showcase #Chile at #Cannes Film Festival’s market Marché du Film’s Cannes Docs; Notes for a film, The Fabulous Gold Harvesting Machine, Asteroid 2518, and the awarded Malqueridas, were part of it. This was the third time Chile has been invited with #Chiledoc organizing the…
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Living hell
UKRAINE: A tribute to the ordinary people of Mariupol and the Lithuanian filmmaker who gave his life documenting their struggle to survive total war.
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Taskovski Film Training welcomes Kim Longinotto for April masterclass
On March 25 April, Taskovski Film Training #DOCSCONNECT presents a very special Masterclass with #Kim Longinotto#. In purchasing a ticket and attending this special event, you can make an optional donation which will be used to support Ukrainian filmmakers. The masterclass is part of the Gender Film Program that aims to support women’s voices and…
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Movies That Matter announces new Afghanistan-focused theme for 2022 festival
Movies that Matter Festival 2022 (8 – 16 April) will present over eighty documentaries and feature films from around the world, along with debates, Q&As and educational programmes. The new theme Take on Afghanistan showcases urgent films from and about Afghanistan that deserve even more attention in light of recent events. The first main guest…
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Cinéma du réel spotlights African documentary new wave with 2022 focus
Dieudo Hamadi was selected at both #Berlinale and #Cannes; #Hassen Ferhani# was awarded at #Locarno. These are only two African documentary filmmakers now recognized by the prominent Western festivals. But, they are also the first of a new wave of cinema that holds a mirror up to #Africa of its own image and upends its…
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«The Central and Eastern European Documentary industry is still healthy, despite damages that pandemic may have infused.»
DOKUFEST: Artistic Director Veton Nurkollari on the festival's jubilee edition.
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DAFilms to host Roberto Minervini retrospective with live chat
Visually immersive imagery and scenes from the dark side of modern-day America are what characterise the work by award-winning Italian filmmaker #Roberto Minervini#, who lives and works in the #United States#. This week #DAFilms proudly present Roberto Minervini: Gonna Dig a Hole to Put the Devil In a new showcase of work by the Italian…
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Poetry of pain
REFUGEES: Gradually cut off, the civilians of the world’s largest Palestinian refugee camp organise themselves to resist starvation and despair.
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Leaving the old behind – the cinema of Med Hondo, rediscovered
CINEMA: A new three-book collection aims to draw attention to the cinematic legacy of Med Hondo.