All Doclisboa articles
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Reviews‘The Melusinas At The Edge Of The River’: Doclisboa Review
Winner of Doclisboa’s Portugese competition blends a Luxembourg fairytale with the modern immigrant experience
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Reviews‘Earth Altars’: Doclisboa Review
Doclisboa winner is a personal exploration of the relationship between the body and the earth
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NewsDoclisboa unveils 2023 winners as artistic director Miguel Ribeiro confirms departure
Sofía Peypoch won international film competition for her doc ’Earth Altars’ (’La Tierra Los Altares’).
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NewsDirector Paula Albuquerque on laying bare colonialism through her Doclisboa ‘glitch art’ documentary
Experimental, archive-based documentary edits footage from a Dutch religious short shot in Suriname in the 1950s.
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NewsExperimental projects triumph as Doclisboa unveils industry winners
The winners from the Arche lab and the Nebuale industry programme were announced halfway through the festival,
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FeaturesWhy Doclisboa’s Arche lab selects the most difficult doc projects to finance
The five-day event focuses on mentoring film teams from a creative and artistic viewpoint.
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FeaturesNebulae industry programme welcomes Finnish, Spanish filmmakers to Doclisboa
Nebulae’s Joana Cunha Ferreira is keen to strenghen links between Portuguese and European partners.
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NewsDoclisboa’s Miguel Ribeiro gives the lowdown on this year’s typically radical lineup
The Portuguese doc fesitival has a reputation for showcasing formally bold films with attitude.
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NewsWang Bing, Leonor Teles, Werner Hezog and Frederick Wiseman titles head to Doclisboa 2023
The Portuguese festival showcases documentaries from around the world.
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NewsWang Bing’s ‘Man In Black’ to open Doclisboa 2023
Leonor Teles’ feature fiction debut Baan will close the festival.
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Reviews‘A Date In Minsk’: Doclisboa Review
This one-take documentary re-stages the director’s first date with his ex-girlfriend
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Reviews‘A Landscaped Area Too Quiet For Me’: Doclisboa Review
Life passes slowly for the director’s grandparents, and a turbulent past still lingers in this award-winning documentary from Spain
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NewsThe hot projects and award winners at Doclisboa 2022
Festival director Miguel Ribeiro described a busy and joyful festival.
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News“Admissions are better in the eighth week of release,” says exhibitor of changing arthouse release patterns
Films need to be given longer runs, they added.
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FeaturesDoc filmmakers urged to focus early on distribution and marketing to win audiences and festival slots
Doclisboa panel bemoans filmmakers’ lack of focus on distribution and marketing of documentaries.
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NewsDoc director Camille Hardman calls out “abhorrent” working conditions for women in US
Hardman’s doc examines workplace inequality 40 years after release of classic comedy ’9 to 5’.
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NewsLucrecia Martel short ‘North Terminal’ to open Doclisboa’s 2022 edition
Portugal’s documentary festival runs October 6-15.
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News‘918 Days’, ‘The Safest Place In The World’ win top prizes at Doclisboa
‘918 Days’ is about the time spent itn prison by Basaque director Arantza Santeseban.
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NewsExperts debate ‘alternative circulation strategies’ at Doclisboa event
The panel was held last weekend as part of Doclisboa’s State of the Art conference.
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Reviews‘Ghosts From The Past (How History Got Into Me)’: Doclisboa Review
Boris Lehman’s memories flash before our eyes in this valedictory, whimsical personal film