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Krakow Film Festival announces first titles for 2024 festival
The Krakow Film Festival is set to dazzle audiences with its 64th edition from 26 May to 2 June 2024. The festival promises an array of deeply personal, award-winning documentaries, with online screenings extending from 31 May to 16 June on the KFF VOD platform. At the forefront are three compelling documentaries acclaimed at prestigious…
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Grief in close-up
WAR: A loving reconstruction of a war hero's human aura as a counterpoint to mere martyrdom and anonymous statistics.
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dok.incubator calls for documentaries in rough cut stage
Dok.incubator is accepting submissions for its 2024 workshop, targeting feature-length documentaries at the rough-cut stage. Filmmakers have until January 25, 2024, to apply for this opportunity to refine their projects with industry experts. This eight-month program guides directors, editors, and producers, offering mentorship from renowned professionals. Participants will enhance their storytelling, contextualise their work internationally,…
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It is time for festivals to endorse a BRAVE space over a SAFE one
IDFA: What is this obsession with creating a «safe space» for upcoming film festivals that is now circulating on social media? Who is scaring the world's institutions to speak up?
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The Dutch gender clinic negotiating teen futures
HEALTH: The complexities of a Dutch gender clinic, from the challenges of young people facing gender transition to the role of experience-based experts, and the clinic's operational struggles.
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IDFA 2023: the complete winners
The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) has announced the winners of this year’s festival. IDFA Award for Best Film – International Competition: 1489, dir. Shoghakat Vardanyan IDFA Award for Best Directing – International Competition: Life Is Beautiful, dir. Mohamed Jabaly IDFA Award for Best Editing – International Competition: The World Is Family, editor Anand…
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Opening the files on lives under surveillance
SURVEILLANCE: A gripping exploration of Soviet-era paranoia and oppression in Ukraine.
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The lives of others
AFRICA: Karim Sayad's 2G is an intimate portrait of former people smugglers from Niger.
