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The program of the 33rd edition of FID Marseille includes 123 films representing 37 countries. The four competition sections (International, French, Flash and First Films) comprise 49 world premieres and 2 international premieres from 27 female and 38 male filmmakers. The festival runs in Marseille, July 5 to 11. The opening film is Emmanuel Mouret’s Diary of a Fleeting Affair.

The KFF recommendation to the European Film Award in the documentary category named as Boylesque by Bogna Kowalczyk, which was also winner of the Audience Award. The Golden Horn for Best Film was given to Denis Dobrovoda for The Cathedral (Slovakia). The Silver Horn for Highest Artistic Values went to Shaunak Sen for All That Breathes (USA, United Kingdom, India) while the Silver Horn for Film on Social Issues was won by Laura Sistero for Tolyatti Adrift (Spain).

The Krakow Film Festival Industry awards were handed out this weekend, with main awards and special mentions given in the Docs to Start (for brand new projects) and Docs to Go (projects reaching completion) categories. This year 18 projects took part in DOC LAB POLAND workshops that culminated in the two pitching sessions, held under the auspices of KFF Industry during the 62nd Krakow Film Festival.

CoPro 24 announced June 3 the award winners from the 2022 event, including double award-winner My Game Changer and Podium. A distribution grant was also presented to Lost Angeles - Documentary Musical. After two years of online presentation due to the pandemic, dozens of film industry players gathered in Tel Aviv for in-person events including pitches, screenings, and meetings.

The flagship event of B2B Doc, which every year takes place in Kyiv, is this year presented at the Krakow Film Festival following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Thirteen documentary film projects from Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, most of them pitch debuts, will be presented from 09.30 during KFF Industry.

“We are thrilled to have hundreds of participants from across Israel and around the world who joined us at CoPro 24. In our first two days we have shared over a dozen major new documentary productions at our pitching event, attended by leading TV and film executives from networks across the globe,” says CoPro Executive Director Pnina Halfon Lang of her event running to June 3. “This is how co-production is done and it’s exciting to see it happening again in-person here in Israel after two years of virtual.”

The 24th edition of Docaviv, Israel's biggest celebration of documentary film and the only Israeli festival dedicated exclusively to doc cinema, announced its winners during the official award ceremony on Wednesday June 1. The festival commenced May 26 and runs to June 5 at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque and select venues around the city. A selection of films is available online for local audiences.

Institute of Documentary Film presents the 12 documentary projects selected for the 20th edition of the Ex Oriente Film workshop. The first session will take place in La Rochelle, June 17-22, in co-operation with Sunny Side of the Doc. The 2nd session (Production and Story Development) takes place October 24-28 during Ji.hlava IDFF, while the 3rd session runs March 24-30 2023 in Prague during the East Doc Platform & One World IHRDFF.

The leading UK doc showcase unveils the full Film programme, Alternate Realities exhibitions, Industry programme and Talks & Sessions for its 29th edition. 38 World Premieres, 22 International Premieres, 11 European Premieres in the film programme including new works by Emma Davie, Werner Herzog and Rodrigo Reyes. 5 World Premieres, 6 International Premieres, 3 European Premieres in Alternate Realities.

The BBC’s non-fiction strand showcasing the best in international documentaries announced May 27 its new slate of summer specials that will be broadcast from June 2022, as well as three new commissions to be shown over the coming months. “Our upcoming new commissions show communities finding and using their voice,” says Commissioning Editor Philippa Kowarsky of the diverse Storyville offer.