Left in the mud
CORRUPTION: Political turmoil and ecological catastrophe come together in Venezuela’s existential fight for survival.
IDFA
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.
Sundance 2021: Two award winning documentaries show us what courage looks like
Sundance: We look at two Sundance festival documentary winners and wonder, after his year’s (mostly) virtual festival may have set a standard for such post-pandemic events, what will stay and what will go?
Ex Oriente Film announces 3rd session guest tutors
Ex Oriente Film workshop’s third session will take place online during the East Doc Platform with lead tutors Mikael Opstrup,
Paradise lost
ENVIRONMENT: A single man wields enough power to uproot the living artifacts of his country’s collective history and memory.
Radiograph of a Family
FAMILY: The daughter of a secular father and a devout mother tells the story reflective of the political events leading to the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
IDFA 2020: The complete winners
The International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) has announced the winners of all competition programmes during this year’s hybrid festival. IDFA
The death of democracy by a thousand cuts
JOURNALISM: A vivid portrait of tenacious Filipino journalist Maria Ressa, founder of the Duterte-critical Rappler.com.
A saviour complex
HOLOCAUST: Starting in Auschwitz and ending in Austria decades later, Love, It Was Not is the tragic story between prisoner and captor.
Station to stationary
TRANSFORMATION: Probing the extinction of history in Zürich as a railway station makes way for a deportation center.
Underrepresented participants of war
CONFLICT: Fleeing one war and entering into another, the grief and uncertainty of one Syrian family beg the question: what drives a person to serve a country that doesn’t always appreciate the sacrifice?