coronavirus
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Docaviv announces hybrid 2020 edition; Israeli competition selections
From September 3 to 12, 2020, the 22nd edition of #Docaviv Film Festival will take place in Tel Aviv, Israel. The festival will assume a hybrid online/physical form after the postponement of its original May 2020 dates due to the #Coronavirus pandemic. In compliance with social distancing rules, audience events will occur both online and…
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Ji.hlava commits to physical 2020 festival
From 27 October to 1 November, the 2020 edition of Ji.hlava IDFF is set to take place. Unlike many other of this year’s festivals, Ji.hlava is committed to bringing forth a physical edition, refusing to call off or postpone. Rather, it is working on various scenarios where physical screenings and events can take place at…
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Beldocs reschedules for September after pandemic related postponment
Postponed from its original May dates due to #Coronavirus, the 13th #Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival has been rescheduled for 3 – 10 September 2020. Beldocs 2020 will take place at several locations around Belgrade, Serbia, and feature a programme of over 120 documentary films and AR/VR projects. Additionally, The Beldocs Market will also take…
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Doclisboa unveils new, extended format for 2020 festival
The 18th #Doclisboa International Film Festival will take a very different form in 2020. Taking place in six different moments, between October 2020 and March 2021, Doclisboa 2020 responds to the unique challenges of the year. These challenges are not just a result of the #Coronavirus but also from the “insufficient cultural and labor policies,…
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We are movie cameras, lucidly dreaming
BOOKS: Filmmaker and curator Pamela Cohn knows all about the medium’s gallant struggle for a cinematic language that is new, immediate, and accessible to the viewer.
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DOK Leipzig Industry Programme moves online for hybrid 2020 festival
As #Coronavirus continues to affect film festivals around the world, DOK Leipzig will take a hybrid approach for 2020 with the full festival set to return in its original form in 2021. What this hybrid approach means is that it will split between physical cinema screenings while taking its DOK Industry programme and various activities…
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A capital endeavour: Brasilia and beyond
URBANISM: Cosmic utopianism set within the space-age city of Brasília.
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DOK.fest München @ home: The winners list
On Saturday, 16 May, the winners of DOK.fest München @ home were announced. The festival, which went online for 2020 due to the #Coronavirus pandemic, will continue until 24 May 2020. Its films can be screen by German audiences. Below are the winners as announced, with the festival’s kinokino Audience Award set to be announced…
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Leading documentary organisations collaborate on risk-assessment guide for non-fiction filmmakers
Doc Society, Field of Vision, and #Sundance Institute are amongst the major North American documentary associations who have collaborated on «Independent Filmmaking in the Time of Coronavirus», a living document that considers shooting and safety during the current #coronavirus pandemic. Presented in a three-part structure, the document begins with a question: «The Big Question: Should…