IDFA
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IDFA announces first 2021 programme details
From 17–28 November, the 34th #IDFA will be an in-person event and has announced its first details. The 2021 Guest of Honor will be #Hito Steyerl#. The distinction will see Steyerl curate a Top 10 programme of films that have influenced her and give a public Filmmaker Talk. An innovator of the essay documentary, Steyerl…
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In the billowing night
COLONIALISM: The French colonial crimes in Réunion island are slowly brought to light.
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How can one find the power to forgive?
TRADITION: An age old Albanian tribal code forces a bereaved family to reconcile with their daughter’s murderer.
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Pandemic cut film programmes by 22%, East West Index 2021 shows
In analysing the representation of different regions at documentary film festivals, new data from the East West Index 2021, was presented during the debate Back to “Normal”? at Marché du Film / #Cannes Docs#, which was co-organised by the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival and presented by Festival Director #Marek Hovorka#. The East West Index…
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Celebrated award winners added to Dokufest jubilee lineup
DokuFest adds thirteen hand-picked festival favourites and award-winning films for its hailed «View From The World» section. The section, which includes #Sundance, #Berlinale and #IDFA winners, promises an unforgettable journey to whoever surrenders to them. At a «View From The World», you’ll find Shengze Zhu’s A River Runs, Turns, Erases, Replaces, Vitaly Mansky’s Gorbachev.Heaven, Avi…
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International filmmaking community calls for immediate release of Myanmar filmmaker Ma Aient
The International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk and its founding institutions, the European Film Academy (EFA), #IDFA and #IFFR, and other festivals and film institutions, have called on Myanmar authorities to release filmmaker Ma Aeint from custody. As she was leaving her house on 5 June, Ma Aeint was detained. She is now being held…
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The eye of the beholder
SURVEILLANCE: In the new golden age of surveillance, the blind spots are all around us.
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India’s voices of the voiceless
JOURNALISM: In a saturated media landscape dominated by men, India’s only newspaper run by Dalit women redefines what it means to be powerful.
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On the edge of the desert
MIGRANTS: The CPH:DOX winning documentary whispers migrant dreams and nightmares on the edge of the Sahara.