For Sama wins Best European Doc at European Film Awards
The award was presented at the Berlin ceremony by Georgian-born French journalist, actress and film director Nino Kirtadzé
Launch of African documentary support body DOC-A announced
Headed by Mohamed Saïd Ouma, DOC-A will support the African documentary film industry with a remit to include provision of mentored fellowships, training labs and production support.
Prague to Sundance x 3
Three of the twelve films selected for Sundance World Cinema Documentary Competition 2020 received post-production development support at the Prague-based dok incubator workshop.
First rate sales
After the dust settled on IDFA 2019, Esther van Messel of First Hand Films outlined her market sales to Business Doc Europe.
Co-ordinating Support for Filmmakers at Risk
EFA's Marion Döring and IFFR chief Bero Beyer on the initiative to support filmmakers facing political persecution .
Super 8: Eight European docs in Sundance World Cinema Doc Comp
Eight of the 12 docs selected for Sundance World Cinema Documentary Competition are from Europe. All films are world premieres.
IDFA review: The Death of Antonio Sānchez Lomas
Exactly one month after the much-debated exhumation of the remains of Spanish dictator Franco, a documentary about the unhealed wounds of the Franco era world premieres at IDFA.
Precious Cargo
New York based doc specialists Cargo Film & Releasing is extending its relationship with documentary legend (and IDFA regular) Barbara Kopple.
And the winners are…
On 27 Nov 2019, IDFA announced the winners within each of the competition programs during the Awards Ceremony at Eye Film Museum, with the top prize going to Heidi Hassan and Patricia Pérez Fernández with In a Whisper.
