Berlinale 2020

An inspiring, colourful and moving portrait of a young trans and their changing generation.

DocSalon manager Nadja Tennstedt and Themba Bhebhe, EFM Diversity & Inclusion, talk to Business Doc Europe about the new initiative designed to deliver doc business know-how and connections to creatives from underrepresented groups,

Brigid O’Shea announced at EFM that as of today, February 22 2020, DAE (Documentary Association of Europe), the new pan-European body designed to look after the interests of European doc professionals, exists as a legal entity.

Berlin-based sales outfit Rise and Shine pops up the road to EFM with two films in official selection and two market premieres.

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.

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.

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).

“[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.

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.

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.