Now in its 13th year, Animasyros is Greece’s largest and best-known international animation festival. This year’s event went Phygital – part of the programme was presented physically, on the island of Syros, but most of the films were also shown digitally on a platform dedicated to the event. This meant that from September 23rd to …
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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA / A Look Back at the AJB DOC
The third AJB DOC closed on September 15th. Specifically for television documentaries, this Sarajevo-based festival is organized by Al Jazeera Balkans. Many documentaries were screened online, among them Molly Stuart’s Objector, selected for the 2020 PriMed in the Mediterranean Issues category. This feature-length film won the main AJB DOC award. Special mention was given to …
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GREECE / 2nd edition of GrecDoc
The European Festival of Greek Documentaries – GrecDoc – will take place in Paris (health conditions permitting) from September 18th to 20th. This year’s festival is sponsored by Rosviros Manthoulis. Michel Noll, the event’s founder and director, presents this second season: “This year, because of Covid 19, it is in the autumn and not the …
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ITALY / Result of the 77th Venice Film Festival
On Saturday September 12th the 77th Venice Film Festival announced its list of award-winners: Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland (United States) won the Golden Lion, the Grand Jury Award went to Michel Franco’s Nuevo Orden (Mexico) and the Silver Lion to Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Sacrificed Lovers (Japan). Indian writer and director Chaitanya Tamhane received the Best Screenplay Award …
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SPAIN / Selection for the Mostra de València
The Mostra de València will open on October 22nd and end on November 1st. Once again the festival emphasises its commitment to show the best films made around the Mediterranean. The first films included in the competitive section have been announced: Zana by Antoneta Kastrati (Kosovo): The director uses elements of fantasy to reflect on …
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ISRAEL / DocuShuk partners with Docaviv
The Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival, Docaviv, has partnered with DocuShuk, an internet marketing and streaming service which will make this year’s Festival programme accessible online. The day after their screening, 21 Israeli premieres were available internationally. The platform, which operates year-round, allows industry professionals to keep abreast of the latest releases of Israeli …
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CYPRUS / AEI 2020 maintained
The 3rd Cyprus Archaeological, Ethnographic and Historical Documentary Film Festival (AEI) took place from September 10th to 13th. This cultural event is organized by A.E.I. Audiovisual Film Forum in collaboration with the Municipality of Aglantzia, the Department of Forests and Tetraktys Films. This year the festival is supported by many organisations, both national (the Cultural …
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