All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 8
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FeaturesIDFA’s industry head talks making a living from docs, the market’s reality check and standing out in the autumn calendar
Adriek van Nieuwenhuijzen laments the decrease in broadcaster engagement with authored docs.
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FeaturesHow IDFA’s DocLab is bringing a “weightless, ephemeral digital experience’ to a physical festival audience
DocLab’s Casper Sonnen explains why this year’s theme is ’Phenomenal Fiction’.
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NewsAutlook boards Wes Anderson-backed doc ‘Uncropped’ about photographer James Hamilton (exclusive)
Directed by D.W.Young, ’Uncropped’ rediscovers the work of a New York photographer billed as one of the great chroniclers of the cultural history of America
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NewsUkrainian filmmaker Alisa Kovalenko readies pair of war themed documentaries (exclusive)
Kyiv-based Kovalenko already has two films playing at IDFA film, ’Girl Away From Home’ and ’We Will Not Fade Away’
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NewsNew Docs takes on world sales for IDFA and Ji.hlava documentary ‘Atirkül In The Land Of Real Men’ (exclusive)
Janyl Jusupjan’s documentary focuses on a young woman getting involved in the male-dominated horseback sport Buzkashi.
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FeaturesUkrainian director Olga Chernykh on her IDFA opening documentary ’A Picture To Remember ’
Director tells Screen about the deeply personal approach she has taken with her first documentary
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Features“This is a mirror of the world”: IDFA director Orwa Nyrabia on reflecting pressing global issues at the festival
Documentary festival opens with Olga Chernykh’s personal portrait of the Ukraine-Russia conflict ’A Picture To Remember’
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NewsOdin’s Eye cracks international sales rights to Mexican animation 'Little Eggs: A Frozen Rescue’ (exlcusive)
The Mexican feature known in Spanish as Huevitos Congelados is produced by Televisa Univision.
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FeaturesAFM 2023: The buzz titles from Europe
Includes 3D animated film ’Paul McCartney’s High In The Clouds’ from France’s Gaumont.
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NewsFamily animation ’Pirate Mo’ sells widely for The Playmaker Munich (exclusive)
Pirate Mo is based on Kirsten Boie’s bestselling novel, adapted by Richie Conroy.
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NewsNewly-appointed Doclisboa director Paula Astorga shares her vision for Lisbon festival (exclusive)
Astorga takes over from outgoing Doclisboa artistic director Miguel Ribeiro.
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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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NewsBill Nighy to lead voice cast for ‘Gracie And Pedro’; Luminescence launching AFM sales (exclusive)
Voice cast also includes Alicia Silverstone, Brooke Shields, Danny Trejo and Susan Sarandon.
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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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NewsDistributor Green Light Films launches in Ukraine and targets film acquisitions at AFM (exclusive)
Distributor is backed by firm behind he Ukraine-based Multiplex chain of theatres.
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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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NewsUK’s Documentary Film Council warns of ‘existential threat’ to indie doc sector
Signatories include Kim Longinotto, Sean McAllister, Orlando von Einsiedel, Jeanie Finlay, Jerry Rothwell, Andre Singer, Mark Cousins, Andrew Kötting, and Mike Lerner.