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#Cinelove: 2018’s most memorable documentaries
Maybe because the world feels so devoid of humanity these days, I found myself falling for quiet films of people who treat others with dignity.In no particular order… Photo: By Then By ThenQuietly...
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Building a documentary culture in Turkey
Stories, exposure, education, networks, funding: Around the world, these things are not a given, nor are they easy to access. In Turkey, the cultural and political context has made it difficult for...
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In the midst of advanced old-school technologies, old-school tech...
An AI-generated trans drag show, a dystopian game about digital “security” and an almost pornographic immersive VR piece about gay saunas in Taiwan. These were some of the pieces at the recent CPH:DOX...
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Kundura DocLab 2023: New crossroads of form, genres, and languages
Like other languages, filmmaking is one that is learned but also raised in historical, societal, and cultural patterns. As Augusto Boal posits in his book Theatre of the Oppressed, “By learning a...
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Back from IDFA DocLab: 30 pieces of Phenomenal Friction
Phenomenal friction. When the New Media team at IDFA came up with this title, they knew it would reflect a recognition of tensions around the world, but the team had no idea that it would land in the...
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DOX:EXCHANGE: documenting change in restrictive environments
Making documentary films and nurturing an ecosystem is not easy for most filmmakers, but in Belarus and Georgia, filmmakers encounter hurdles outside of the usual production/funding/distribution...
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A look into Alternate Realities: Sheffield Docfest 2024
Perinatal Dreaming. Understanding Country, by Marianne Wobcke / Big Anxiety Research Centre, Volker Kuchelmeister, Lucia Barrera The Alternate Realities programme at this year’s just-concluded...
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Reality is not a simulation – IDFA DocLab 2024
The DocLab section of the IDFA is a key event for digital creation, in the broadest sense of the term, and returns this year with a new program of excellence, and a professional Forum showcasing...
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Audio is no longer an afterthought
Spatial Sound panel, moderated by Dr. Markus Zaunschirm, with Anan Fries, Shervin Saremi and Oliver Kadel, Photo: Susann Bargas Gomez In 1989, speaking of virtual reality, Jonathan Carey wrote that...
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A look back at IDFA DocLab R&D Summit 2024
There was an irony at the core of IDFA’s DocLab programme this year. Distribution, which has long been a topic of conversation in the community, was front and center at its day-long DocLab R&D...
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