Nick Cunningham

Jerry Rothwell’s new doc The Reason I Jump is based on Naoki Higashida’s book about his experiences as a non-speaking autistic person, written when he was just 13.

Director/producer Jens Meurer on his new documentary An Impossible Project, about the rebirth of the Polaroid camera and the man who made it possible.

In Kabul's Skateistan, girls learn to read and write… and skate, all the time experiencing a sense of empowerment both from their engagement in the activity and the inspiration of the women who teach them.

New programme strands announced for 2020 edition of Doc/Fest (4-9 June)

Norwegian Benjamin Ree’s The Painter and the Thief is audacious and thrilling in equal measure as it chronicles a unique, and highly unlikely, friendship.

The Portuguese filmmaker will be lauded at the Paris-based international doc festival, to be held March 13 to 22 2020.

Oscar-winning producer John Battsek is leaving Passion Pictures to set up the new LA/London-based outfit Ventureland.

Mark Stucke of UK online distributor Journeyman Pictures outlines his approach to the business of attaching eyeballs to high quality docs.

Brigid O’Shea spoke to Business Doc Europe about DAE (Documentary Association of Europe), the new pan-European body designed to look after the interests of European doc professionals, which will launch at EFM 2020.

Managing and artistic director Christine Camdessus explains the raison d’être of French doc fest FIPADOC, which kicks off January 21.