IDFA announces focus programmes and 2021 DocLab theme
IDFA (17 – 28 November) has just unveiled the two focus programs of its upcoming edition: «The Future Tense» and
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Located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
IDFA offers an independent and inspiring meeting place for audiences and professionals to see a diverse and high-quality program. The diverse nature of the event applies to the form and content of the films as well as to the cultural backgrounds of the filmmakers. IDFA offers an alternative to mass entertainment and uniformity, confirming that there is an increasing need in audiences for high-quality films that delve deep and urge us to reflect.
Phie Ambo: Art as activism. Activism as art
On Sunday, 19 September, the third day of #Nordisk Panorama# 2021, a masterclass with Danish filmmaker and activist #Phie Ambo#
Cataloguing chronicide In the Soviet Union
CONFLICT: Reconstructing and visualising the historical context of the Babi Yar tragedy, where 33,771 Jews were massacred during Ukraine’s German occupation.
IDFA announces first 2021 programme details
From 17–28 November, the 34th #IDFA will be an in-person event and has announced its first details. The 2021 Guest
In the billowing night
COLONIALISM: The French colonial crimes in Réunion island are slowly brought to light.
How can one find the power to forgive?
TRADITION: An age old Albanian tribal code forces a bereaved family to reconcile with their daughter’s murderer.
Pandemic cut film programmes by 22%, East West Index 2021 shows
In analysing the representation of different regions at documentary film festivals, new data from the East West Index 2021, was
Celebrated award winners added to Dokufest jubilee lineup
DokuFest adds thirteen hand-picked festival favourites and award-winning films for its hailed «View From The World» section. The section, which
International filmmaking community calls for immediate release of Myanmar filmmaker Ma Aient
The International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk and its founding institutions, the European Film Academy (EFA), #IDFA and #IFFR, and
The eye of the beholder
SURVEILLANCE: In the new golden age of surveillance, the blind spots are all around us.
India’s voices of the voiceless
JOURNALISM: In a saturated media landscape dominated by men, India’s only newspaper run by Dalit women redefines what it means to be powerful.
On the edge of the desert
MIGRANTS: The CPH:DOX winning documentary whispers migrant dreams and nightmares on the edge of the Sahara.