climate change
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Overshoot: How the World Surrendered to Climate Breakdown
CLIMATE: A provocative look at who pays for warming, from migrants in extreme heat to communities in disaster zones, and why billionaire lifestyles matter.
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The Shipwrecked
MEXICO: Lives intersect through gardens, conservation, faith, and farming, as myth and landscape frame survival strategies in a country shaped by violence.
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Turin’s CinemAmbiente Festival launches on World Environment Day with over 70 films
The 2025 #CinemAmbiente Film Festival, set to run from 5 to 10 June in Turin, Italy, will showcase over 100 films addressing pressing environmental issues. The festival opens with a screening of Wonders of the Sea (1922), accompanied by a live performance from Italian pop-rock band Perturbazione. This pioneering underwater film aligns with themes of…
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«Let’s Talk Climate!» – African Encounters 2025 at DOK.fest München
Since 2013, #DOK.fest München# has maintained a thematic commitment to the African continent. Through its African Encounters strand, the festival offers a platform in Germany for African documentary filmmakers and intercontinental dialogue. In 2025, this initiative turns its focus to #climate justice, addressing the entangled legacies of ##colonialism and environmental crisis under the motto Let’s…
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dok.incubator launches 2025 regional programme with 8 documentaries
dok.incubator has announced the selection of eight documentary projects for its 2025 regional programme, spotlighting voices from #Czechia, #Slovakia, #Poland, #and Hungary. These films, currently in development, span a spectrum of pressing global and personal themes—from climate adaptation and animal rights to journalistic freedom, beauty standards, and intimate family stories. Each of the selected projects…
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Capturing Water
WATER: As Cape Town nears disaster, activists fight water cut-offs in a story about governance, climate, and social justice.
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On a cliff’s edge
NATURE: Asgeir Helgestad uses his lens to illustrate the harsh realities of climate change, presenting both the beauty and tragedy of Norway’s endangered ecosystems.
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«It’s not about becoming bigger; it’s about creating connections»
BIFED: Ahead of its 11th edition, Modern Times Review spoke with Festival Coordinator Ethem Özgüven and Festival Director Petra Holzer on the festival’s origins, mission, and the challenges and opportunities ecological documentary filmmakers face today.