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The Institute of Documentary Film Silver Eye Award for best short was awarded October 29 to Mohammed Almughanni for his film Son of the Streets. Hanna Hovitie's To Feather, to Wither received a Special Mention. Feature-length award to be announced October 31.

One of the international films selected for DocLisboa Signals (the first of six sessions before the end of March 2021) is Gregory Monro’s Kubrick by Kubrick, in which the director himself finally talks about his oeuvre. BDE reviewed the film earlier this year.

The International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk (ICFR) has renewed its demand to Egyptian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release film producer Moataz Abdelwahab, who further faces the “fabricated illogical accusation” of joining a terrorist group while in custody.

Opening film: 'Nothing but the Sun' by Paraguayan-Swiss Arami Ullón. IDFA also announces Feature-Length, First Appearance, Mid-Length and DocLab competitions titles, the non-competitive DocLab Spotlight section and Creative Use of Archive competition. In competition sections 57% of the films are by women.

Swiss sales agent to give €2000 award for winning project’s international potential at Co-production Forum

Is there still room for experimental in the field of non-fiction? You bet there is, academic, programmer and filmmaker Andrea Slovakova tells Business Doc Europe on the eve of a truly experimental Ji.hlava 2020.

IDF will give Silver Eye Awards to the best docs from Central and Eastern Europe in the East Silver Market during the online edition of the 24th Ji.hlava IDFF (Oct 27 – Nov 8, 2020). Eleven feature-length nominees include the recent A New Shift and The Jump, and there are eight short doc nominees.

CEO Esther van Messel announces partner, BSX Graz, Austria, for launch of the First Hand Fund. Deputy Director Gitte Hansen leaves First Hand Films after 18 years+.

Polish documentaries and filmmakers are all set to make a splash at Ji.hlava IDFF and Dok Leipzig in late October with series of selections and new projects to pitch to the online doc community.

In the latest round of funding five documentaries, comprising animation, shorts and minority co-pro, benefit from Finnish Film Foundation support.