Nick Cunningham
Two wheels good
In Dark Rider, currently in advanced post-production, self-confessed petrolhead Eva Küpper follows blind motorbike rider Ben Felton in his pursuit to be the fastest non-sighted person ever on two wheels.
Taskovski busy but mindful
With four films in Berlinale Forum as well as her recent pick-up of ecodoc Sanctuary, starring the Bardem brothers, doc doyenne Irena Taskovski has even greater plans to save stressed out film execs from themselves.
Prague’s One World unveils competition titles and underlines festival theme
With 13 films in International Competition (12 from Europe), climate change and its impact on the local landscape is the core theme of the 2020 One World Film Festival (5 – 14 March 2020).
EFA, IDFA and IFFR call for release of Chinese docmaker Deng...
“[We] ask for [his] immediate and unconditional release... and call on festivals around the world, cinemas and all artists to do the same,” the combined statement underlines.
Placed in the Epicentro
Producer Martin Marquet discusses Hubert Sauper’s Epicentro, which won the Grand Jury Prize of Sundance World Cinema Doc Competition, and is sold by Wild Bunch at EFM.
Beldocs Industry puts out the call
March 1 2020 is the application deadline for projects to attend the industry section of the Belgrade International Documentary Film Festival, the festival underlined at EFM, February 19 2020.
King Otto doc to kick off globally
International theatrical distribution outfit Piece of Magic Entertainment, Cinema Nolita and producer Shani Hinton (Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love) have joined forces on the worldwide theatrical release of Christopher André Marks’ upcoming feature doc King Otto.
Incredible EFM premiere to Milan
Incredible Film's It’s Dutch Design, market-premiering at EFM 2020, selected for October’s prestigious Milan Design Film Festival.
Time to Go East
9th East Doc Platform unveils its 2020 programme, which includes a Fredrik Gertten masterclass as well as pitches of upcoming documentary projects from Central and Eastern Europe.
My Octopus Teacher to open 22nd Thessaloniki Doc Fest
The film also ushers in a curated programme on the Anthropocene Age, which denotes the period that humankind has been active on the planet.
















