Nick Cunningham

The award was presented at the Berlin ceremony by Georgian-born French journalist, actress and film director Nino Kirtadzé

Headed by Mohamed Saïd Ouma, DOC-A will support the African documentary film industry with a remit to include provision of mentored fellowships, training labs and production support.

Three of the twelve films selected for Sundance World Cinema Documentary Competition 2020 received post-production development support at the Prague-based dok incubator workshop.

After the dust settled on IDFA 2019, Esther van Messel of First Hand Films outlined her market sales to Business Doc Europe.

EFA's Marion Döring and IFFR chief Bero Beyer on the initiative to support filmmakers facing political persecution .

Eight of the 12 docs selected for Sundance World Cinema Documentary Competition are from Europe. All films are world premieres.

The hidden history of Afghan cinema is revealed in Ariel Nasr’s extraordinary feature documentary The Forbidden Reel, which world-premiered in IDFA Frontlight.

The award comes with a cash prize of €5,000.

Docs for Sale producer Stella Bronwasser went to bed on November 24 and woke up next morning to a Facebook timeline jam-packed with congratulatory notices, after her film won best prize at the local Williamsburg Independent Film Festival.

On 27 Nov 2019, IDFA announced the winners within each of the competition programs during the Awards Ceremony at Eye Film Museum, with the top prize going to Heidi Hassan and Patricia Pérez Fernández with In a Whisper.