Democracy
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Active Vocabulary
PROPAGANDA: A Russian teacher flees to Berlin after questioning the war. Her story exposes ritualised school propaganda, then throws an uncomfortable mirror at Western «neutrality» and the new glamour of military service.
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Dokufest: Guardians of Democracy in Past Imperfect
DEMOCRACY: In light of the Western political discourse increasingly revealing its own hypocrisy, four DokuFest short films revisit the past, uncovering details that cast new light on the shaken image of today's so-called liberal order.
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Sunny Side of the Doc 2025: «The priority was to put the dialogue back at Sunny Side»
SUNNY SIDE OF THE DOC: Managing Director Aurélie Reman about ethical co-productions, the decentralisation of storytelling, and the need for tougher conversations in a changing industry landscape.
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Sarajevo Film Festival and Council of Europe introduce new Youth Perspectives Award
The Sarajevo Film Festival, in collaboration with the Council of Europe, has announced the inauguration of the Special Youth Perspectives Award, a new annual distinction set to debut at the 31st edition of the festival in August 2025. With a monetary value of €7,500, the award is designed to foreground cinematic narratives that critically engage…
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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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Turkey’s military-industrial complex
MILITARISM: Techno-nationalism has strengthened Turkey's proactive foreign policy, promoted national pride and reinforced the image of a powerful state. The 'zero problems with neighbours' paradigm that characterised Turkish foreign policy in the 2000s has been abandoned in favour of a more interventionist approach under the doctrine of 'security at all costs'. In 2002, the total…
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DOX:EXCHANGE: documenting change in restrictive environments
Making documentary films and nurturing an ecosystem is not easy for most filmmakers, but in #Belarus and #Georgia, filmmakers encounter hurdles outside of the usual production/funding/distribution challenges. Both countries have a growing documentary filmmaking communities and a mostly self-made industry infrastructure. Challenging political situations on the ground and increasingly restricted arts environments have closed screening…
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The bot economy
TECH: Discover the silent drain on global ad budgets with Unclickable, an investigative documentary revealing how digital ad fraud impacts not just companies but the very fabric of society and democracy.
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Why are the youth in Iraq protesting?
IRAQ: In Iraq, the youth don't trust the politicians or the parties. We met the director and producer of Baghdad on Fire, which addresses the bad governance of their country's leaders and the mobilisation of the youth who really fight for change.