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Submit your documentary projects to the Ex Oriente Film 2023

Ex Oriente Film workshop 2023 is an international project-based training program that supports the development and funding of exceptional creative documentaries from Central and...
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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.
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Flying the battered nest of circumstance

POVERTY: Let down by society’s promises, a generation of young Scots carve out moments of tenderness amidst bursts of frustration and violence.
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A critical voice from Belarus

BELARUS: A satirical journey through Belarus' tumultuous history from 2020 protests to the Ukraine war, blending humour with stark realities.

Sunny Side of the Doc announces 2024 official selection highlighting global documentary projects

The international documentary market and forum, Sunny Side of the Doc, has released its official selection for the 2024 edition. This year's selection features...

Eastern promises

ELECTIONS: Tricked by cynical populists' fake commitments for their own obscure ends, the elderly residents of an entire village in Georgia are left toothless, figuratively and literally.

Victory Day

RUSSIA: Victory Day in Russia in 2022 – barely six weeks after Putin's invasion of Ukraine – plays out the same tired old themes of the Red Army's victory over Nazism in 1945, with those celebrating eagerly taking up the new propaganda of victory.

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