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CHAR... the No-Man's Island

Director: sourav sarangi.

Meet Rubel, fourteen years old boy smuggling rice from India to Bangladesh. He has to cross the river Ganga acting as the international border. The same river eroded his home in mainland India when he was just four. Years later a fragile island called Char was formed within the large river. Rubel, with his family and many homeless people settled in this barren field controlled by the border police. He dreams of going his old school in India but reality forces him to smuggle stuff to Bangladesh. But he fights on while monsoon clouds arrive inviting the flood, the river swells up again. 'Char may disappear but we won’t, smiles the boy.Meet Rubel, fourteen years old boy smuggling rice from India to Bangladesh. He has to cross the river Ganga acting as the international border. The same river eroded his home in mainland India when he was just four. Years later a fragile island called Char was formed within the large river. Rubel, with his family and many homeless people settled in this barren field controlled by the border police. He dreams of going his old school in India but reality forces him to smuggle stuff to Bangladesh. But he fights on while monsoon clouds arrive inviting the flood, the river swells up again. 'Char may disappear but we won’t, smiles the boy.

trailer link: http://vimeo.com/27704517

 

East Doc Platform

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  SUBMIT YOUR PROJECTS from CENTRAL and EASTERN EUROPE East Doc Platform | Prague | March 4 – 10, 2013 | East European Forum, Doc Launch, East Silver Institute of Documentary Film calls for projects in development / production / post-production. Application deadline: December 1, 2012 ·         EAST EUROPEAN FORUM 5 day-workshop and public pitching. open for: 10 Central and East European projects in development and production fo...

East Doc Platform

Dates: March 4 - 10, 2013

Where: Prague, Czech Republic

Focus: narrative development, promotion, networking, co-financing, distribution – based on one-on-one meetings 

 
The 2nd East Doc Platform (EDP) edition is the largest Central and East European documentary event held March in Prague, 2013, organized by the Institute of Documentary Film. It is the meeting point for 120 East European filmmakers and producers who seek creative, financial and distribution support, and more than 70 key international festival programmers, commissioning editors, buyers, distributors, sales agents, film fund and organization representatives who will be able to choose from some of the most promising films and projects in Central and Eastern Europe.The event is organized by the Institute of Documentary Film In association with the One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival

East Doc Platform draws from the unique representation of key international documentary professionals who are, in non-exclusive setting, available for informal meetings  to every participant as well as accredited observers. East Doc Platform helps quality creative documentaries to fine-tune their story and visual style, and find suitable partners for co-production and distribution. East Doc Platform is designed for documentary professionals with projects in the development, production, and post-production stage, and for professionals with completed films. 

FTII strongly represented in IFFI-2012

The Film and Television Institute of India, Pune is set to get unique mileage during the International Film Festival of India being held from 20th to 30th November at Panaji, Goa. Consecutively for the second year, the IFFI has offered a special section for FTII films. This section will feature five films made during the current year. These films will be screened in 35mm format on 25th November at 5.30 pm. Prabhat Nagari Film 1 (Aman Wadhan), Juju (Sujata Chowdhury), Green Balcony Aunty (Fais...

DOK.fest International Documentary Film Festival Munich (May 8th - 15th 2013)

At the beginning of May 2013 Munich will once again be host to the newest worldwide documentary film highlights. Also DOK.forum, our media platform, will take place and aims to inform professional audience as well as filmic offspring. A week that will include premieres, fascinating workshops, visits from film directors from throughout the world and much more. CALL FOR ENTRIES: DOK.fest - 14th December 2012 We w

Ambulante Documentary Film Festival

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Ambulante Documentary Film Festival is a travelling documentary film festival that tours all over Mexico for three months reaching an audience of 100,000 people with an international programme of more than 80 titles. The festival hosts guests from all over the world that participate in conferences, seminars, encounters with the audience, and screenings in a variety of indoor and outdoor venues across the country.  Since 2011, it also showcases a a series of documentaries at VIVE LATINO, on...

Ambulante Documentary Film Festival

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Ambulante Documentary Film Festival is a travelling documentary film festival that tours all over Mexico for three months reaching an audience of 100,000 people with an international programme of more than 80 titles. The festival hosts guests from all over the world that participate in conferences, seminars, encounters with the audience, and screenings in a variety of indoor and outdoor venues across the country.  Since 2011, it also showcases a a series of documentaries at VIVE LATINO, on...

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW -- BSFFNYC 2012 -- NOV. 2 - 4, 2012

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 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Devin Assuncao devin@brownfish.com   FOR TICKETS: www.brownfish.com Brownfish Short Film Festival NYC celebrates its 2nd year with more films, broader geographic representation, and special guests Brownfish Short Film Festival NYC (BSFFNYC) will stage its second annual celebration of the best in short film with 3 days of screenings, workshops, and awards. From November 2nd - 4th, 2012 Brownfish will present 23 films from 6 countries, includ...

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW -- BSFFNYC 2012 -- NOV. 2 - 4, 2012

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 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Devin Assuncao devin@brownfish.com   FOR TICKETS: www.brownfish.com Brownfish Short Film Festival NYC celebrates its 2nd year with more films, broader geographic representation, and special guests Brownfish Short Film Festival NYC (BSFFNYC) will stage its second annual celebration of the best in short film with 3 days of screenings, workshops, and awards. From November 2nd - 4th, 2012 Brownfish will present 23 films from 6 countries, includ...

CEBU INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL

CEBU INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL, August 15-18, 2012 Mission 1. Enhance public understanding and appreciation of the art form and its significance, while making films more accessible to a wider audience. 2. To curate, provide imprimatur and thus, help shape culture; 3. To create access to independent voices and new stories within specific underserved geographic communities; 4. To educate fi

"Overlooked Suspect-What If OJ SImspson Didn't Do It ? "

Director: David Nerman.
This compelling documentary raises important and critical questions and highlights an incredible search for the truth, by one of America’s leading and acclaimed private investigators, William C. Dear, along with a team of internationally recognized experts in their respective fields. Each of these global experts in their fields has come to the same, independent conclusion. The documentary includes references to high-level communication between the LAPD and agencies responsible for the original trial, among others, and the lead investigator William Dear, which makes the viewer wonder…Why the Overlooked Suspect was not more vigorously pursued? Was there a cover up? The film’s Producers state: “We have distilled over 16 years and 5,000 hours of intense research and investigation into a one-hour, thought-provoking, viewer-friendly documentary that will empower the public to decide what they feel, in conclusion, about the case and whether there was a rush to judgment”. They add: “In the end, you be the Judge”.

Ulla Bergström appointed as the new Executive Director of DocPoint

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Ms. Ulla Bergström will be taking on the responsibilities of Executive Director in DocPoint –  Helsinki Documentary Film Festival on August 1st 2012. Before DocPoint Bergström (born 1970) has worked at Turku European Capital of Culture 2011 Programme team as a Production Coordinator. In movie industry Bergström has been working as an animation director, animator and character designer at Bergani Films Ltd, YLE and Per Holst AB. She has also lectured about media production and animat...

Sheffield Doc/Fest awards

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It was announced today at the annual Sheffield Doc/Fest awards ceremony, hosted by Jeremy Hardy, that the 20th edition of Sheffield Doc/Fest in 2013 will see the introduction of The Tim Hetherington Award presented by Dogwoof. Says Oli Harbottle, Dogwoof,  “We are delighted to be collaborating with Doc/Fest on this award. Tim’s legacy will forever define what we do at Dogwoof, and his approach will inspire filmmakers for generations to come”. The Tim Hetherington Award will includ...

BELDOCS Festival

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Award for Best Documentary at the Serbian fifth Beldocs Festival- fifth Festival of Documentary Film in Belgrade went to Srđan Keča for Pisma ocu (Letter to his father) and Dušan Čavić and Dušan Šaponja for the film Biba struja (Bibba the Current) The official declaration of the award ceremony and screening of American films about Marina Abramović completed 5th International Documentary Film Festival Beldocs.   Large audience greeted the board member of the festival dire...

Spider Spider

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A little more about Serbian Short Film production and Serbian filmmaker Marko Kostić and about his promising career and interesting ideas you can read in this interview. Marko Kostić directed short film Mašinica (The Gadget), a little  film that Belgrade film lovers had the chance to see on the last Documentary and Short Film Festival in Belgrade.     - What is the advantage of the short film in Serbia and general? Distribution options are limited to short film festi...

Helena Třeštíková will be awarded the Dragon of Dragons

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Helena Třeštíková, a Czech documentary film-maker and the laureate of several international film festivals, including the European Film Academy Award for “René”, will receive this year’s Dragon of Dragons award at the 52nd Krakow Film Festival, which will take place between the 28th May and 3rd June 2012.                             ...

South African Film Festival Submissions open!

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2012 submissions are open for Flamedrop Productions' various South African Film Festivals! Including: All festival links > www.flamedrop.com/events The 8th annual South African HORRORFEST Film Festival > www.horrorfest.info The 5th annual X Fest Extreme / Underground / Cult Film Festival > www.xfest.org The 3rd annual Celludroid Sci-Fi / Anime / Fantasy Film Festival > www.celludroid.net The 3rd annual Daring Doccies Documentary Film Festival > w...

DOK Leipzig participates in Solidarity Screenings for Syrian documentary film festival

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On 15 March 2012, DOK Leipzig participates in a global show of solidarity with the Syrian DOX BOX Documentary Film Festival. The organisers in Damascus have cancelled today's most important Arab documentary film festival in the face of the civil war-like situation in their country. In its place, they have launched the "DOX BOX Global Day" initiative in which DOK Leipzig and around twenty other documentary film festivals across the globe are taking part.   On "DOX ...

Documentary film makers around the world gathers in Helsinki for DocPoint

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A large and varied group of documentary film makers around the world gathers in Helsinki when the 11th DocPoint - Helsinki Documentary Film Festival kicks off today at 24th January.   The main guest of the festival is the Israeli director Eyal Sivan, who has been dealing critically with the political situations in the Middle East and Europe. Also Aliona van der Horst, the director of the shaking Water Children, and the protagonist of the film, an artist Tomoko Mukaiyama, who has...

Calling All SEE Documentarians! Toronto doc submissions close Jan 13, 2012!

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Hot Docs, the Toronto Documentary Film Festival, is focusing on SEE countries for the 2012 Festival, and the deadline is just a month away—Jan. 13, 2012. Filmmakers with documentaries from or about Albania, Austria, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cypress, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, and Turkey should apply. Submit your docs (any topic, any length), postmarked by 1/13/12, to:   Hot Docs Canadian International Do...

Four Atlanta Festivals Announce Early Bird Call For Entries

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Festival League has officially declared the entire month of September 2012 as Independent Film Month in Atlanta, Georgia. Join us for this incredible celebration as a series of unique film festivals run all month long: Atlanta Shortsfest showcases ultra-talented filmmakers from every country who have created memorable shorts under 40 minutes. Atlanta Horror Film Festival brings in the new talent in horror, sci-fi, dark comedy, mystery, gore and more...

DocPoint – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival focus

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In January 2012, DocPoint – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival brings fresh and topical documentary films from all over the world to the screens of Helsinki's cinemas.The selection of documentary films dealing with the present situation and the cultural issues of the Arab World sinks its teeth into the events of the Arab Spring and the changes in the Islamic culture. For example, Tahrir - Liberation Square (2011) follows the demonstrators for two weeks at the occupied Tahrir Square showing the...

EAST SILVER 2012 / CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

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East Silver, a documentary market specialized in Eastern and Central European documentary, is again open for submissions! Submit your film to the largest internationally recognized database of creative feature and television documentary films from Central and Eastern Europe. Submission Deadline is June 30, 2012. Films submitted before January 10, 2012 will be considered also for East Silver Videolibrary, held within East Doc Platform in March 2012 in Prague. East Silver is now ope...

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