Festival

Let me give you a brief content quote from the Doker website: ”Erik was born as a girl but always felt like a boy. As an 18-year-old, he began the process of gender reassignment. This is where ‘Prince of Dreams’…

It’s a good film. Not because of the theme (a mine is closed, miners are without job, what to do?) that is pretty much known. This time it takes place in Silesia, a region that has also been described before,…

The Russian documentary film festival has chosen quite a story to open its 2021 festival. Well crafted and told, full of layers and conflicts with several strong characters. With the young Roman Lapshin as the one in focus. He wants to…

  The festival starts on Friday June 18 and goes on until June 27, the Moscow International Documentary Film Festival, that is close to my heart, because of the dedication, thoughtfulness, independence and competence of those, who are running it,…

Don’t Just Watch. Listen Since 2003, it has been the mission of CPH:DOX to reflect the complexity of our world. That hasn’t changed but the world is changing in unexpected ways. Reality is being reshaped Facts are being rejected We…

With permission from FilmNewEurope and its Latvian correspondent Zane Balčus, we bring her article about: Riga: International Documentary Film Festival Artdocfest / Riga run from 28 April to 3 May in Riga and outside the city. The main prize of the Artdocfest…

The CPH:DOX programme is launched. The festival runs from April 21 to May 12. The cinemas are scheduled to re-open in the beginning of May so the festival intends to be part of this (cross fingers…) festive celebration of watching (also)…

“After several years of preparations, we started revamping the festival’s competition sections, the jury structure as well as the award categories. The aim is to pay tribute to documentary cinema which has been undergoing enormous changes, at the same time…

… on creative documentaries under the headline “Artistic Consultancies for Rough Cut Projects”. Prominent documentarians have agreed to take sessions – let me do the name-dropping: Salomé Jashi, Gitte Hansen, Noemy Schory, Elena Fortes, Marc Isaacs (PHOTO), Carles Bosch, Pawel…

I have not talked to anyone, who prefers zoom to face-to-face meetings. On the other hand the zoom or teams or skype make it possible to see and talk to each other in these times of pandemic. And it works…

DANISH FILM INSTITUTE wrote yesterday: “Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s Flee and Camilla Nielsson’s President took home top prizes at Sundance, as the festival celebrated this year’s winners during Tuesday night’s awards show. The two films, both produced by Final Cut for Real, have garnered rave…

DANISH FILM INSTITUTE wrote yesterday: “Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s Flee and Camilla Nielsson’s President took home top prizes at Sundance, as the festival celebrated this year’s winners during Tuesday night’s awards show. The two films, both produced by Final Cut for Real, have garnered rave…

The film is co-directed by Sead Šabotić & Lea Vahrušev, the latter is also the producer. Take a look at the still above. Marko is trying to find out if his new sneakers fit him. His wife has sent them…

This text is written by Svetlana and Zoran Popovic, directors of the Magnificent7 Festival in Belgrade. A dramatic documentary exclusive insight into the world behind the facades of top art, the author who amazed us with a saga about the…

This text is written by Svetlana and Zoran Popovic, directors of the Magnificent7 Festival in Belgrade. The celebrated author of the film about saunas, one of the greatest documentary hits in Finland, reveals in his latest work the world of…

This text is written by Svetlana and Zoran Popovic, directors of the Magnificent7 Festival in Belgrade. Buenos Aires nights echo with the sounds of the bandoneon, with stories of love, and with the unique and unmatchable beauty of tango. During…

This text is written by Svetlana and Zoran Popovic, directors of the Magnificent7 Festival in Belgrade. A documentary that tells an equally exciting story about the colorful world and the music that fills and transforms it. A poignant drama about…

This text is written by Magnificent7 Festival directors Svetlana and Zoran Popovic: Awarded a special prize for artistic excellence at a major international festival in Moscow, this film by a young Danish director with its exceptional style is one of…

This text is written by the Magnificent7 festival directors Svetlana and Zoran Popovic: The work of a great master of studies on the finest emotions, the master who charmingly and unobtrusively delves into the deep secrets of the soul, an…

Svetlana and Zoran Popovic, Magnificent7 directors: A masterful film by one of the most important documentarians in the world. Premiered at the Berlin Festival and the New York Festival. The film that was made for the big cinema screen! Gunda…

Words from Svetlana and Zoran Popovic:Here we go again! After a delay due to the pandemic from which we all suffer, and from which we have learnt to take measures into consideration; Where we are, Whatever we are doing. Let’s continue…

A mail came in with the announcement of the films selected for the Sundance Festival in Utah in the US. That starts January 28. I have been looking at the list of the 10 films selected for the World Cinema…

I have had the pleasure – a couple of times –  to present Russian master director Viktor Kossakovsky at festivals. For instance at DocsBarcelona, where I was meant to be the moderator. Not really a possible job as the director takes…

I enjoyed the show. Professional it was. Festive Onlining. Warm and respectful to the filmmakers. It opened at 17h and closed at 19h. Many awards were to be given. The programmers of the different sections came to the stage, where…