Sundance
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Top festival programmers to join dok.incubator workshop in Czech Republic
Over 120 film professionals—including leading festival programmers, sales agents, and broadcasters—will gather in Olomouc, Czech Republic from 29 June to 7 July for the annual dok.incubator workshop. Programmers attending the workshop include Sudeep Sharma from #Sundance Film Festival, Mourad-Anis Moussa of Visions du Réel, Amalie Brok from #CPH:DOX, Heather Haynes representing #Hot Docs#, and Elena…
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KFF Industry celebrates 20 Years as filmmaking hub
The Krakow Film Festival’s industry arm, #KFF Industry#, marks a major milestone this year as it celebrates its 20th anniversary. What began in 2006 as a modest initiative with a few video booths has evolved into the largest international industry event of its kind in #Poland, dedicated to documentary, short, and animated film professionals from…
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How to Build a Library
EDUCATION: Efforts to renovate Kenya’s historic libraries reveal how fragile democracies manipulate cultural spaces for control, suppression, and neocolonial interests.
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CPH:DOX Summit 2025 to address future of documentary and media accessibility
Copenhagen will host the inaugural #CPH:DOX Summit on 24 March 2025. This new initiative, launched in collaboration with #Documentary Campus# and the Danish Producers’ Association, will convene politicians, industry leaders, and media professionals to explore the evolving role of documentary filmmaking in today’s shifting political and digital landscape. The Summit, curated by Mark Edwards, will…
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Deadlines approaching for two major IDF documentary opportunities for Central and Eastern European filmmakers
Filmmakers from Central and Eastern Europe have two crucial Institute of Documentary Film opportunities to develop and present their documentary projects on an international stage as deadlines approach for the Ex Oriente Film Workshop 2025 and the Short Pitch Program at Millennium Docs Against Gravity. The Ex Oriente Film Workshop, a highly regarded training initiative,…
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Mr Nobody Against Putin
RUSSIA: How a small-town teaching assistant became an unlikely whistleblower on the grim reality of wartime propaganda.
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dok.incubator unveils eight compelling documentaries at IDFA preview showcase
On Sunday, 17 November, #dok.incubator will present a preview of eight new documentaries at Amsterdam’s LAB 111 as part of #IDFA. This exclusive showcase highlights a selection of feature-length films exploring topics from individual struggles and cultural shifts to geopolitical tensions and social transformation. The 2024 lineup includes emotionally charged stories, such as Always, about…
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The war games we, the people, play
CONFLICT: A high-stakes, six-hour simulation where veterans navigate complex choices, aiming to prevent a fictional civil war amid insurgent threats.
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«We need to create a space where people with different positions are willing to have an open debate and talk with each other in a civilised manner»
DOK LEIPZIG: Christoph Terhechte provides insights into DOK Leipzig’s curatorial approach, its role within the European festival landscape, and its ongoing dedication to celebrating diversity and thought-provoking perspectives in documentary.