Documentary Film Lovers International

13/07/2024

More than 32,000 people, ranging in age from 15 to 98 years old, from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, confirmed that there is a need for indie theaters.
An article by IndieWire

The Art House Convergence Study found that independent cinemas are preferred by audiences.

29/04/2024

DOCUMENTARIES to be presented at CANNES 2024

FAYE by Laurent Bouzereau
JIM HENSON IDEA MAN by Ron Howard
WALKING IN THE MOVIES by Lyang Kim
JACQUES ROZIER, D’UNE VAGUE À L’AUTRE by Emmanuel Barnault
ELIZABETH TAYLOR: THE LOST TAPES by Nanette Burstein
FRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT, LE SCÉNARIO DE MA VIE by David Teboul
ONCE UPON A TIME MICHEL LEGRAND by David Hertzog Dessites

Congratulations to all the teams of the above-mentioned films 🏖

29/04/2024

For French-speaking filmmakers who focus on their first or second feature film, including documentary ✍️

📣 APPEL À PROJETS

👉 12 mai, date limite pour envoyer votre projet à la Résidence d’écriture du Festival International du Film d'Amiens et de l'Abbaye de Saint-Riquier - Centre Culturel Départemental !

Cette année la résidence aura lieu du 28 juillet au 4 août. Cet appel à projets concerne des cinéastes francophones qui se penchent sur leur premier ou second long métrage. Documentaire, animation, fiction, objet hybride, la résidence est ouverte à tous les champs du cinéma.

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https://www.fifam.fr/residence-decriture/

16/04/2024

💥 We are sharing two opportunities for documentary filmmakers from Central and Eastern Europe!
👉 Ji.hlava / JB Films offers financial support of 110,000 EUR to new documentary films https://www.ji-hlava.com/ji-hlava-jb-films
👉 Docu Talents from the East is a great launchpad for documentary projects in post-production https://www.ji-hlava.com/docu-talents

Check it out and share it with talented filmmakers around you!

12/03/2024

Professional review on documentary films by

The poetic observational documentary "Youth (Spring)" by Chinese filmmaker Wang Bing was shot between 2014 and 2029, the runtime is 212 minutes, and it simply

12/03/2024

Starting point opportunity for nonfiction filmmakers!

We provide early support to documentary films through our Catapult Development Grant and Catapult Research Grant. Before applying, please carefully review our Guidelines and Eligibility and Procedures and Checklist.

11/03/2024

“The Last Repair Shop” wins the Oscar for best short documentary.

Follow along with NPR film critics as we watch the 96th Academy Awards: We'll have award predictions, last-minute menu ideas for your Oscars party, updates from the red carpet, and much more.

11/03/2024

Meet the best documentary film at Oscars

“20 Days in Mariupol” wins the Oscar for best documentary.

Full winners list: https://trib.al/TDw2dLy

04/03/2024

💥📢 A new call to our industry flagship programme EMERGING PRODUCERS is now open, please share the news with talented documentary producers around you! The deadline for applications is March 31.
https://ep.ji-hlava.com/apply

03/03/2024

The 3rd edition of my book ‘THE UNCERTAINTY – a book about developing Character driven Documentaries’ is out.

For a few decades I have met a couple of hundred documentary film teams a year. We have discussed their projects and the meetings with these wonderful and hardworking creators are the inspiration for THE UNCERTAINTY.