Docu Rough Cut Boutique
Last day of a workshop at the Sarajevo Film Festival. A documentary workshop with a concept that has a focus on the creative side of documentaries and not on the financing side. Refreshing!
And – as one of the tutors – I see 5 good films coming up after three days of watching films on a rough cut stage, sessions that hopefully have given the filmmakers encouragement and inspiration. ”Documentaries Go Big” is the sentence that covers the poster of the documentary impact on a festival that in its 19th edition still invites the audience and the professionals primarily to feature films – Yes there is a red carpet and stars arrive and photos are taken.
But thanks to Rada Sesic (photo) the documentaries are now visible at the festival. There is a documentary competition, there are screenings out of competition and there is the named Rough Cut Boutique that is organised in collaboration with the Balkan Documentary Centre = Martichka Bozhilova. And there is a daily Docu Corner, where filmmakers discuss with an audience. And there are awards being given to finished films in competiton and awards for projects in development.
Next post from my side will name the winners of the Boutique – to be announced tonight.
