Finland
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Tampere Film Festival unveils 2026 documentary selections, spotlighting Finnish productions
Tampere Film Festival has announced its 2026 competition selections and released the full programme for the event’s 56th edition, running March 4–8 in Tampere. Across the National Competition, International Competition and the genre-focused Generation XYZ Competition, the festival received a record 8,127 submissions and selected 121 films from 49 countries. All competition titles will screen…
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The Helsinki Effect: Does diplomacy matter?
INTERVIEW: Modern Times met the Finnish director Arthur Franck behind The Helsinki Effect at CPH:DOX in Copenhagen. We discussed the legitimacy of treaties, militarisation, and filmmaking.
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Documenting Italy at FIPADOC 2024
The 2024 edition of the #FIPADOC International Documentary Festival is set to unfurl from 19 – 27 January, dedicating its focus to the rich and varied documentary filmmaking of #Italy. As a beacon of European cultural collaboration, FIPADOC, a founding member of Doc Around Europe, continues its tradition of highlighting a European region each year.…
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«Even if we can’t see the light in the tunnel, we still have to resist and fight for a better world»
HUMAN idff Oslo: Festival Director Ketil Magnussen discusses the 2023 festival programme, the role of the festival director, the controversy around Two Kids a Day, and balanced presentations in the face of war in Europe.
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Cobalt, the other side of the electric dream
CLIMATE: The cost of going carbon neutral painted in the nightmare colours of cobalt blue.
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FIPADOC announces complete 2023 programme
Following last month’s announcement of the official selections for the Musical Documentary and Impact Documentary competitions, #FIPADOC has now revealed the full selection across all competitions and categories. From 20 to 28 January for an expanded 5th edition, over 200 works have been selected. Today’s announcement includes the official selections for International Documentary, French Documentary,…
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FIPADOC unveils first details and films for 2023 festival
FIPADOC will run from 20 to 28 January 2023 for its fifth edition and in an extended format. This format includes two weekends starting and will offer nearly 100 films, 5 exclusive documentary series and 4 documentary web series, 25 short films and 25 digital experiences. Now, the first details of the 2023 FIPADOC have…
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Ji.hlava IDFF announces first titles for 2022 festival
Six weeks remain until the start of the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, which will take place from 25 to 30 October. As every year, the festival will bring new original documentaries, thematic retrospectives, the best in experimental filmmaking and a number of non-competitive programme sections. Now, Ji.hlava IDFF has announced the first titles and…
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Sunny Side of the Doc 2022: the complete winners
The 33rd Sunny Side of the Doc has drawn to a close after 4 days of return to La Rochelle. The event ran in congruence with the 6th virtual reality-focused #PiXii Festival#, which took over eight cultural and heritage sites across the city. With #NewVoices as the central theme, compelling stories from around the world…