One World Romania announces Ulrike Ottinger retrospective at 14th edition festival
For its 2021 festival, One World Romania will present a retrospective on German filmmaker #Ulrike Ottinger#. The programme will present
France
A modern morality tale
TERRORISM: After a chance encounter with Carlos the Jackal, artist and filmmaker Ulrike Schaz remains on secret service records years later.
Democracy in French-speaking Africa
AFRICA: France has strangely managed to preserve hegemony over its former colonies, including the dissemination of knowledge. This book is a much-needed exception, providing the background for understanding the recent coup in Mali.
Christmastime: Where globalism and communism meet
GLOBALISATION: In a city where it is Christmas all year long, those that produce cheap and tacky seasonal decorations care little for Western traditions.
Life in the Delta
COMMUNISM: The extensive history of Bucharest’s Văcăreşti Nature Park has endured many iterations, from monastery to prison to the world’s largest urban Delta.
FestDocsNetwork announces new details on newly launched collaboration
FestDocsNetwork, the collaboration between #DocsBarcelona, #FIPADOC, #MakeDox and #DOK.fest München#, has released new information on the newly launched strategic collaboration.
A politically correct porn book on French oppression
SEX: Middle-class porn or a welcome new perspective on sexual relationships during colonial times?
More than sun and heat
MIGRANTS: An uneven book about people who move with a desire for a better life but encounter problems when they move «home» again.
Is the EU «sleepwalking towards oblivion»?
POPULISM: Democracy Ltd is a wake-up call for the people of Europe at a time when the dark forces of populism are on the rise.
Small fragments of beauty
«I was born by the sea, I will stay by the sea, and I will be buried by the sea!» 14 year old Ahmad Jamal al Aqraa utters.
The overlooked «in-betweener»
Two highlights of Doclisboa 2018 were documentaries from an often-overlooked category – the mid-length film.
Emerging talents in Edinburgh
Europe‘s longest running film festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival, introduces fresh talents and new voices in this year‘s festival, reflecting the dazzling multi-cultural composition of Edinburgh in the 21st century.