Jørgen Leth

  • «Starting the year in an inspiring location by the sea is the perfect setting for launching new ideas and making new connections»

    «Starting the year in an inspiring location by the sea is the perfect setting for launching new ideas and making new connections»

    FIPADOC: Industry Days Head of Coproduction Forum Ove Rishøj Jensen on the specifics of this year's edition, its role as the first festival of the year, and more.

  • Nordische Filmtage Lübeck announces full programme for 64th edition

    Nordische Filmtage Lübeck announces full programme for 64th edition

    The 64th Nordische Filmtage Lübeck has announced that 173 films will be shown in 212 screenings at Lübeck venues for its 2022 festival. Of those films, more than 70% of that line-up will be available for streaming by audiences all over #Germany. A total of twelve jury and audience prizes will be awarded, including the…

  • CPH:DOX announces climate-changed focused opening film: CPH:FORUM selections

    CPH:DOX announces climate-changed focused opening film: CPH:FORUM selections

    Taking place 21 April through 2 May 2021, #CPH:DOX has announced its opening film, as well as CPH:FORUM projects. Kicking things off for the Copenhagen Documentary Festival will be Danish director Phie Ambo’s climate-change focused 70/30. The film asks profound and important questions: How do we fight climate change? At what cost? And are politicians…

  • A lifetime in film

    A lifetime in film

    IDFA: What can we say about the 2019 IDFA choice of Jørgen Leth (82) and Patricio Guzmán (78) for «Lifetime Achievement Award» and «Guest of Honor» respectively?

  • Visual meditations

    Visual meditations

    Thomas Østbye renews his gaze upon things and people.

  • Refugees, aestheticized

    Refugees, aestheticized

    Can a refugee in a film become too aesthetic, losing his ethical relevance?

  • Final obstruction

    Final obstruction

    The film Erotic Man is the kind of confessional work that can ruin an artist.

  • Always on the outside

    Always on the outside

    Is anthropology to blame?

  • Haiti mon amour

    Haiti: Earlier this year, Truls Lie travelled to Haiti to make a documentary about the Danish poet and filmmaker Jørgen Leth. Read the account of his journey and the country.

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