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NewsRussian director on ‘Deaf Lovers’ PÖFF controversy: “Censorship is the biggest threat to art in our world”
‘Deaf Lovers’ was removed from Tallinn’s ‘Standing With Ukraine’ programme but kept in the festival.
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FeaturesIDFA’s Orwa Nyrabia reflects on polarisation of the doc sector and the dangers of self-censorship
Festival admissions climbed back to pre-Covid levels.
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NewsNikhil Mahajan on his tiger thriller ‘Raavsaaheb’: “We were very concerned about crew safety”
Mahajan’s Marathi-language fourth feature is inspired by real deaths when tigers have strayed into human villages.
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Features‘Fear & Trembling’ directors Manijeh Hekmat and Faeze Azizkhani: "It's a dire situation for filmmakers in Iran"
Iranian filmmakers co-write and co-direct story of a fundamentalist older woman who isolates herself from society
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FeaturesTallinn’s industry head looks forward to presenting projects, talking AI and debating funding sources
The Tallinn industry programme closed attendance applications early for the first time.
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FeaturesHow IDFA’s DocLab is pushing the boundaries of documentary and reality
DocLab’s Caspar Sonnen on why this year’s theme is ‘This Is Not A Simulation’
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FeaturesRecord entries, big budgets and new funders: How the IDFA Forum for creative docs is shaping up
Adriek van Nieuwenhuijzen, IDFA’s head of industry, says she was surprised by the sheer number of entries this year.
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Features“Documentary film has always been annoying to authorities,” says IDFA’s Orwa Nyrabia
The artistic director is embracing issues from AI to global politics in his final edition that opens today.
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FeaturesSeville film festival head explains how the Spanish event supports European films in the awards conversation
Manuel Cristóbal is overseeing his second edition as festival director of the Spanish festival.
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FeaturesHow a European fund is investing Nordic private equity in the indie film sector
Already partnering with A24, XYZ Films and mk2 Films, Finnish‑founded investment fund IPR.VC has ambitions to expand its footprint even further.
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News“We want to renew and celebrate”: Geneva’s Anais Emery looks forward to the 30th edition
The Swiss film festival and digital market has long embraced the movement of the audience towards innovative mediums.
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FeaturesTokyo director in focus Yu Irie on what “shocked” him into making ‘A Girl Named Ann’
The filmmaker behind ‘8000 Miles’ has a series of features showing at Tokyo Intenrational Film Festival.
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Features“Collaboration not competition”: DOK Leipzig’s Nadja Tennstedt on the 2024 industry programme
DOK Industry is designed to facilitate creative cooperation and encourage best practice at all levels
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FeaturesFilmmakers are focusing on beauty and enrichment, says DOK Leipzig’s Christoph Terhechte
The festival’s artistic director hopes to raise the profile of animation and documentary in all their forms.
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Features“Series is the format with the most promising future,” enthuses South Series festival director
”We believe series is the format with the largest audience,” says the head of Cadiz’s South International Series Festival.
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NewsUK's ScreenSkills CEO Laura Mansfield talks up streamlined strategy
The’ refreshed five-year strategy offers the film and TV industry “more coherent” and comprehensive support, according to Mansfield.
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NewsItalian artist duo Masbedo on their Rome premiere ‘Arsa’: “Everyone can build a rich inner life”
Set on the volcanic island of Stromboli, ‘Arsa’ centres on an enigmatic young woman who has just lost her father.
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Comment“I think a lot about death”: Carlos Marques-Marcet on end-of-life musical ‘There Will Be Dust’
The TIFF Platform Award winner opens Valladolid before releasing in Spain in November
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Features“Coproduction has got to be a focus,” says Screen Australia CEO Deirdre Brennan
Brennan reveals her priorities in one of her first interviews since taking on the role in January.
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FeaturesUS musician Jeff Russo on his scores for ‘Ripley’ and ‘Fargo’, and being part of rock band Tonic
The musician is up for a World Soundtrack Award for television composer of the year.