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Big Sky Opening Night with SUBJECT and Films In Competition announced

  'SUBJECT' OPENS BIG SKY 2023, Free Admission   Join us for the triumphant return of free opening night at Big Sky Doc Fest featuring SUBJECT from directors Jennifer Tiexiera and Camilla Hall.   SUBJECT explores the life-altering experience of sharing one's life on screen, through the lens of participants of five acclaimed documentaries. As tens of millions of people consume documentaries in an unprecedented "golden era," the film urges a...

FIPADOC in full gear in Biarritz, check the program

◤ International Documentary Festival #Biarritz 20-28 January 2023 The festival of true stories   COMPETITIVE SELECTIONS   INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARYTHE BEST INTERNATIONAL FILMS PRODUCED THIS YEAR FOR CINEMA, TELEVISION, OR OTHER PLATFORMS, AND UNRELEASED IN FRANCE. MUSICAL DOCUMENTARYTHE BEST FRENCH OR INTERNATIONAL FILMS WHERE MUSIC HAS A LEADING ROLE, PRODUCED THIS YEAR FOR CINEMA, TELEVISION, OR OTHER PLATFO...

RIDM’s 25th edition: Celebrating a quarter-century of encounters

  The Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM)’s 25th edition ended on November 27. After two pandemic years, this anniversary edition allowed audiences to enjoy the festival entirely on the big screen. Film enthusiasts and the documentary community once again had the opportunity to gather around 157 screenings, 3 listening sessions and 5 virtual reality installations, but also during 9 festive evenings, 8 networking activities, 4 workshops, and 11 conferences. More than ...

Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Announces 2023 Official Selections, World Premieres

The official selections of the 20th annual Big Sky Documentary Film Festival were announced today by the Big Sky Film Institute. The milestone year features the second consecutive hybrid format for the festival, with nearly 150 nonfiction films screening in downtown Missoula, Montana, between February 17th and the 26th, with subsequent screenings in the festival’s virtual theater running from February 20 through March 1. The 20th year lineup includes 51 features and 83 sh...

Opening film, Envision Competition, International Competition, and IDFA DocLab selections announced for IDFA 2022

At the festival’s press conference today, the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) announced the opening film and main competition lineups for its fast-approaching edition. Newly unveiled selections include the Envision and International Competitions, the entire IDFA DocLab program, and the nominations for all cross-section awards. As of today, the official selection of 277 titles is complete. The 35th edition of IDFA takes place in person in Amsterdam from November 9...

25th UNAFF Opening Night and Weekend

The United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF) presents its Opening Night for its 25th anniversary on Thursday, October 20, at the Mitchell Park Community Center in Palo Alto, kicking off with a welcome by Palo Alto Mayor Patrick Burt and the PROCLAMATION for UNAFF’s 25th Anniversary.   Three films screen on Opening Night, beginning with MALDITA. A LOVE SONG TO SARAJEVO, a poetic portrait of unique Balkan artist Božo Vrećo. Also screening is the inspiring ORCHESTRATING CH...

The RIDM and Télé-Québec present Doc-to-Doc: 25 Years of Encounters

  Top row, from left to right, the guest filmmakers: Sofía Brockenshire, Carlos Ferrand, Dominique Chaumont, Zaynê Akyol, and Simon Plouffe.  Bottom row, from left to right, the filmmakers who inspired them: Andrea Bussmann, Sylvain L’Espérance, Jean-François Caissy, François Jacob, and Robert Morin.   To mark the 25th anniversary of the festival, the Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) has invited five local filmmake...

26th Ji.hlava announces first titles

Only six weeks are left until the start of the 26th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival that will take place on October 25 to 30. The festival will bring new original documentaries, thematic retrospectives, the best in experimental filmmaking and a number of non-competitive programme sections. Over 40,000 viewers and 1,300 film professionals are expected to attend the 26th edition of this leading European documentary festival and the largest event of its kind in Central and Easter...

Programme announced for Open City Documentary Festival 2022

We're delighted to reveal the full programme for the 2022 edition of Open City which is our first to take place fully in person since 2019 and will run from 7-13 September 2022. Over the course of 7 days, we'll be screening 93 new  and retrospective non-fiction films at venues across the city including Bertha DocHouse, Birkbeck Institute for the Moving Image, Close-Up Cinema, Curzon Soho, Genesis Cinema, Institute of Contemporary Arts, LUX, Tate Modern and our Festival Hub.&n...

Docu Talents from the East 2022 Awards

DOCU TALENT AWARDS 2022 WENT TO DAD’S LULLABY AND BETWEEN REVOLUTIONS Photos/ docu talent 2022 award ceremony  martichka bozhilova - jarmila outratova - lesia diak-s/ Dads-Lullaby / Between_revolutions EAST WEST INDEX 2022 SURVEY & EMERGING PRODUCERS 2023 PRESENTED IN SARAJEVO   Nine outstanding documentaries from Central and Eastern Europe in post-production – Docu Talents from the East 2022 – were presented yesterday by the Ji.hlava IDFF at the Saraje...

Save the date for the 26th Ji.hlava IDFF

    Summer’s here and you know what that means… A new autumn season of documentary films is just around the corner! We can’t wait to see your bright and smiling faces fill up the rooms once again at Ji.hlava’s screening events, industry program, and Inspiration Forum discussion boards.  The 26th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival will take place from October 25th to October 30th, 2022. The in-person segment of the festival will be follo...

Call for submissions: IDFA Bertha Fund Classic

  The Fund is now accepting submissions for IBF Classic, the flagship grant program that supports projects in development or (post-)production. As announced last fall, increased amounts will go to selected filmmakers from now on, with contributions up to €7,500 for development support and €25,000 for production support. Submit by June 10.   Call for submissions: IDFA Bertha Fund Europe – Minority Co-p...

Parasite composer Jung Jae-il on poster 49th Film Fest Ghent

Film Fest Ghent launches its poster for the 49th edition. For the first time, a composer appears on the campaign image of the festival, which has a unique focus on film music for decades now. To highlight the art of composing and the importance of music in film, South Korean composer Jung Jae-il, known for his scores for Parasite and Squid Game, is front and centre of the poster of Film Fest Ghent 2022. His music will be performed live during the festival's film music...

26th Ji.hlava unveiled its visual & Jan Švankmajer's last film

The visual identity of the 26th Ji.hlava IDFF has been revealed. The author of the visuals, Juraj Horváth, is an award-winning book graphic designer and illustrator who has been the creator of the festival’s visual identity for over two decades.  The festival announced also the first programme highlight of this year’s edition: the latest film by legendary surrealist filmmaker Jan Švankmajer entitled Kunstkamera. The two-hour director’s cut will be pres...

DOC Atlantic Breakthrough Program participants announced

The DOC Atlantic chapter of the Documentary Organization of Canada, in association with Lunenburg Doc Fest, is proud to announce the filmmakers selected for the first DOC Atlantic Breakthrough Program "As this program begins its inaugural year, it is very exciting to see what real effect it will have in changing the landscape of documentary filmmaking on the East Coast through its contributions towards raising the voices and visions of BIPOC-identifying emerging filmmakers,” sta...

IDFA’s markets open for submissions

  IDFA’s markets are now open for all project and film submissions. As of today, project teams can submit their entries for IDFA Forum—including the Producers Connection, Forum Pitches, and Rough Cut Presentations—as well as for IDFA DocLab Forum and Docs for Sale. About IDFA's markets Each November, IDFA hosts a dynamic marketplace that caters to filmmakers, producers, and industry professional...

Lunenburg Doc Fest final deadline

  Lunenburg Doc Fest pays screening fees and presents the following awards:     $1000  International Feature Documentary $1000  Canadian Feature Documentary $1000  Audience Award Short Film Award (crystal trophy) Atlantic Filmmaker Award (trophy plus in-kind services) Artist fees are offered to help support the on-site participation of one director from each selected feature documentary at the 9th annual Lunenbur...

DOK.forum Format 2022 / Master's Pitch / Call Nordisk Panorama

The industry platform DOK.forum is meeting for the first time this year as a hybridly: on site in Munich and online. In workshops, panels, case studies and pitches we offer exciting insights into current industry topics. The Master's Pitch 2022 is dedicated to the question of what filmmakers really need to get back on their feet after this challenging months. We think it's time it’s also time to truly listen, reflect and pool together! For the German Guest Delegation to the Nor...

Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Winners

  Congratulations to the winners of four competitions at the 19th annual festival including three special jury awards for artistic vision! Announced in a special ceremony during the festival, winners were selected by a distinguished jury of filmmakers, programmers and documentary industry professionals. Winners in the Best Short and Best Mini-Doc competitions are automatically eligible for Academy Award nomination in the short documentary category.    W...

Doc Alliance Announces 2022 Selection

The association of documentary festivals picks the best documentaries of the year, nominating them for the Doc Alliance Awards Doc Alliance, which brings together seven major European documentary film festivals, has unveiled its shortlisted nominees for the 2022 Doc Alliance Awards. Every year, the programmers and artistic directors of all seven festivals nominate one short film and one feature-length film. A jury of leading European journalists and film professionals then select the win...

25th Annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Announces Official Selections

 Full Frame announces the official festival selections for the virtual 25th Annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, which takes place April 7–10, 2022.  The NEW DOCS lineup and Invited Program include 37 titles from 18 countries, comprising 22 feature films and 15 short films, with two world premieres, one North American premiere, and three U.S. premieres. Thirty films will screen as part of NEW DOCS and are eligible for juried cash awards. Award winners will be announ...

Submissions to the 9th Lunenburg Doc Fest are open

       2022 SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN Submit to the 9th Lunenburg Doc Fest for a chance to showcase your film in our hybrid celebration of documentary September 22-28, 2022!  Screenings will take place online, at select onsite venues, and outdoors as part of our "Docs on the Dock" programming on Lunenburg's beautiful harbour. Lunenburg Doc Fest showcases a diverse program of feature-length and short documentary films and presents cash awards, comm...

Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Opening Night 2022, Films in Competition, Festival Schedule Announced

  BIG SKY OPENING NIGHT 2022   A DECENT HOME Friday, February 18th  |  Doors 6:30pm Show 7:00pm  |  The Wilma Director Sara Terry in attendance   When housing that's on the lowest run of the American Dream is being devoured by the wealthiest of the wealthy, whose dream are we serving? A DECENT HOME addresses urgent issues of class and economic (im)mobility through the lives of mobile home park residents who can't afford housing anywhere else.&nbs...

FIPADOCS 2022 Awards

FIPADOC President Anne Georget and FIPADOC Managing & Artistic Director Christine Camdessus have curated a 150-film programme for the International Documentary Festival held in Biarritz from 17 to 23 January 2022. With four Grand Prix competition categories (International Documentary, French Documentary, Musical Documentary, and IMPACT), plus numerous selections (Short Films, New Talent, European Stories, Taste of Doc, Focus on… Benelux) and digital experiences, FIPADOC ...

Antenna Documentary Film Festival starts this week

Antenna Documentary Film Festival is nearly here! From 2-13 February, across 12 big days and nights, Antenna celebrates the very best in non-fiction cinema with 50 of the most creative and thought-provoking documentaries from around the globe. From intimate personal stories to political exposés, Antenna promises to have your mind reeling long after the credits roll. Below are some hand-picked highlights for Sydney Film Festival subscribers. Check out the full program and book ...

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