News

Oscar-winning producer John Battsek is leaving Passion Pictures to set up the new LA/London-based outfit Ventureland.

Brigid O’Shea spoke to Business Doc Europe about DAE (Documentary Association of Europe), the new pan-European body designed to look after the interests of European doc professionals, which will launch at EFM 2020.

Leading French documentary market and forum Sunny Side of the Doc has appointed Mathieu Béjot (left) to the newly-created role of director of strategy and development.

Sweden-located Life Overtakes me in running for Academy Award for Best Documentary Short with UK doc Learning to Skate in a Warzone (If You're a Girl).

The Cave, For Sama and Honeyland get the Oscar nomination nod. Honeyland also nominated for Best International Feature.

The 22nd Thessaloniki Doc Festival (March 5 – March 15) underlines its new cash-heavy competition sections , and emphasizes the need for int'l producers to submit their Agora pitching forum and docs-in-progress applications ASAP

Business Doc Europe outlines a selection of upcoming training deadlines for determined doccers.

FIPADOC International Documentary Festival (Biarritz 21-26 January 2020) yesterday announced details of its Industry Days professional programme (Industry Days 22-24 Jan) as well as the 100+ doc titles competing across four categories.

Four world-prems feature among the nine documentaries selected for Nordic Doc Competition at Gothenburg Film festival which runs 24 Jan – 3 Feb 2020.

For Sama and Diego Maradona on the 5-film shortlist