Oscar-shortlisted Feras Fayyad denied US visa
Facebook post casts serious doubt over the Syrian director's (The Cave) ability to attend the Oscar ceremony, and to promote the film in the US pre-event.
Happy ending to 2019 for Finnish docmakers
The Finnish Film Foundation has granted €717,000 in production support to seven documentaries, the organisation announced December 30 2019.
Senior programmer Cook resigns from Sheffield
Adam Cook has resigned with immediate effect as Senior Programmer of Sheffield Doc/Fest, according to a statement released December 19 2019 by the festival.
IFFR 2020 vision for docs
IFFR will present 22 feature doc world premieres (17 from Europe) in 2020 across its Deep Focus, Bright Future, Perspectives and Voices Strands.
Buñuel departs Netflix
Director of Original Documentaries leaves the streaming giant after 18 months.
Successful 2019 wrap for Polish Docs
Polish docs have rounded off the year superbly with prizes at Macau, Athens and Barcelona… and Slamdance to come in Jan 2020.
Academy Awards documentary feature short list announced
Fifteen films, six from Europe, will advance in the 2020 Oscars documentary feature category after 159 films were submitted this year.
Greta to Hulu
Swedish documentary about 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg to be aired on Hulu in 2020
Dutch doc series granted €1.25 million in Incentive support
The Story of The Netherlands will be produced by Pupkin Film and directed by Niek Koppen and Lourens Blok.
Vanja Kaludjercic named new director of IFFR
Former HFM boss and current Director of Acquisitions at MUBI to shadow Bero Beyer at IFFR 2020 before taking over March 1.
