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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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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Palestiniennes (Palestinian Women) is a web-series produced by Mariette Auvray. From Haifa to Ramallah she talked to young women about their daily lives and work. Although each is very different, the nine women interviewed share a common battle: to preserve Palestinian identity and culture. Having made Goodbye Jerusalem (2018) about young Israelis, Mariette Auvray began …
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CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator is a training programme for women directors and producers from South East Europe. The organization was given considerable visibility during the recent Docs-in-Progress at Cannes Docs, when four projects by former CIRCLE trainees were selected for the Cannes Film Market Online. CIRCLE Women is organized by two Serbian companies, Wake Up …
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Egyptian screenwriter Amr Samir Atif has completed his new television series, El-Nehaya (The End). Directed by Yasser Samy, the series began broadcasting in Egypt during the first days of Ramadan – a popular period for showing series, with several new ones emerging every year. They often generate a lot of comments – this year though …
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The 23rd DocsBarcelona will be held online. The organizers explained their decision by saying they want above all “to maintain the project with its commitment to the public and the industry, while guaranteeing a diverse and quality offer.” Thanks to the Filmin platform, the selected films will be online from May 19th to 31st. 35 …
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At the beginning of March the organisers of the Thessalonika International Film Festival (TIFF) announced they were postponing the event, but would maintain certain activities online, such as Agora. In a bid to keep its cultural activity alive the TIFF commissioned eight Greek directors to make short films from their homes. The “Species of Spaces” …
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