Cinéma du réel
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MajorDocs 2025 announces complete winners of 7th edition
MajorDocs has announced the winners of its seventh edition, with jury honors shared for the first time in the festival’s history. The MajorDocs main jury—philosopher Lola López Mondejar, filmmaker Ben Rivers, and sound artist Philippe Ciompi—awarded its top prize *ex aequo* to two documentaries: Songs of Slow Burning Earth by Olha Zhurba and Al Oeste,…
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The Words Women Spoke One Day
REVOLUTION: The silenced narratives of Algeria's FLN female fighters and their erasure from history post-independence.
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The revolution may very well be televised
RESISTANCE How liberation theology inspired millions of Latin American Christians to engage in 20th-century political struggles, challenging traditional Church-Power dynamics for earthly justice.
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Beldocs unveils full 2023 programme
The 2023 edition of #Beldocs, the boutique Eastern European film festival focusing on non-fiction cinema, promises to be a vibrant celebration of diverse and unique cinematic works from across the globe. With 105 films on display, including nine world premieres and four international premieres, the festival has once again brought together a wide range of…
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Beirut, which exists only in dreams
BEIRUT: Short doc crafts a visceral portrait of post-war Beirut.
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Brutalism 101
ARCHITECTURE: Exploring the dual character of architectural modernism through the tension between the avant-garde and political propaganda.
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Cinéma du Réel readies full programme for 2023 festival
Cinéma du Réel is back from 24 March to 2 April with a lineup of over 120 films that aim to showcase the diversity and evolution of the documentary genre. From emerging filmmakers’ first films to retrospectives of the works of #Franssou Prenant#, #Olivier Zabat#, and #Jean-Pierre Gorin#, the festival will also have special screenings…
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Previewing the 45th Cinéma du réel
Each year, Cinéma du réel presents to the public documentary films from all over the world, offering a wide range of forms and cinematic approaches. In addition to the competition, through a selection of rare or unreleased films, heritage or contemporary productions, the festival throws light on the formal developments and experiments affecting documentary filmmaking…
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«We will never take for granted how wonderful it is to be able to be together, in person, in a cinema»
OPEN CITY: Modern Times Review spoke with Festival Director María Palacios Cruz on the first post-pandemic edition, as well as her own introductions to creative documentaries and more.