Highlights at the 2013 Berlin Film Festival include The Act of Killing, Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter, and Naked Opera.
Keep ReadingThe 62nd International Berlin Film Festival is an icy opus that showcases the globe’s top cinema, from studio starlets at the galas to experimental explorations, courtesy of the Forum, the self-proclaimed ‘daring’
Keep ReadingAlongside almost 300 films screened at the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) last November, the 12-day event offered an interactive alternative to the documentary form. According to artists and curators, digital storytelling
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Keep ReadingAt IDFA, each year the show goes on and on, crammed with snaking ticket queues and rush lines for both the public and pass-holders.
Keep ReadingLeading doc festivals IDFA, Hot Docs and One World in Schools (OWiS) are leading the way in teaching young students how to make and understand non-fiction films.
Keep ReadingThe dance doc has made significant leaps in capturing and controlling a moveable art form, from modern to ballet to the folkloric movements of a nation.
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Keep ReadingYoung filmmakers in Europe are receiving unofficial post-graduate degrees through working with documentary training programmes. By making films, they're continuing their education.
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