dok.incubator sets Jan 27 deadline for 2021 series of workshops
Workshops cover stages of rough cut, fine cut and near picture lock. Three projects at Sundance 2020 World Cinema Doc Competition were developed during previous dok.incubator editions.
33rd European Film Awards round-up: Docs shine in 2020
European documentaries and/or docmakers were garlanded across no fewer than eight categories of the 2020 European Film Awards that were presented 8-12 December. The top prize of European Documentary 2020 went to Alexander Nanau’s Collective, after votes from 3800+ Academy members were counted.
Alexander Nanau’s Collective: Best European Doc at EFAs 2020
The film is also nominated for LUX European Audience Film Award, together with Thomas Vinterberg’s Another Round and Jan Komasa’s Corpus Christi. Mark Cousins picks up the new EFA Award for Innovative Storytelling for Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema.
Documentary in the frame at 2020 European Film Awards
First two nights of the extended 2020 awards ceremony (running 8-12 December) sees four awards for European documentaries, plus Eurimages Co-production Award to doc/fiction producer Luís Urbano. European Short Film winner announced Dec 10: 'All Cats Are Grey in The Dark' by Lasse Linder.
Agnieszka Holland elected new EFA president
Holland was previously chair of board 2014-19. Six new board members also elected. Matthijs Wouter Knol to take over as EFA Director, as previously announced.
Last call for Visions
Visions du Réel (Switzerland) has put out its final call for films and industry projects for the 2021 edition running 16-24 April. Deadline is 22 December 2020 for films finished by April 2021 as well as for Industry projects.
Munich’s DOK.forum announces new prize, puts out project call
Deadline for projects from German-speaking countries set at Feb 1 (except Pitch Award projects: 1 March 2021). New DOK.series award valued at €2,500 for documentary series projects. DOK.forum dates: 5-14 May 2021.
The Wall of Shadows wins Nordic Adventure FF prize
Eliza Kubarska’s Sherpa drama is named Best Film Of the Year at Danish fest. Best Nordic Film nod to Finnish Otto Heikola’s 'Wandering in the White' while the Swedish/Danish 'Earning A River' by Jacob Kastrup Haagensen wins Best Danish Film of the Year.
Thessaloniki Doc Fest to run March to Summer 2021
Greek documentary event to kick off from March 4 running for 10 days. Festival programme to recommence in June or July 2021 together with Agora market for professionals. Plans are being drafted up for hybrid and online scenarios.
Docs for Sale: ‘Ask No Questions’, VGTV Norway decides
Toronto-based Lofty Sky Entertainment announces the sale of Jason Loftus and Eric Pedicelli’s investigative doc Ask No Questions to VGTV Norway for January 2021 broadcast. The film previously sold to Alhurra for the Middle East.
