Kateryna Gornostai’s Timestamp led the industry winners at Cph:dox film festival last night, taking the Eurimages New Lab award for Outreach.
The award, worth €30,000, is given to promote public awareness of an innovative and experimental project near the end of production or in post-production.
Timestamp is produced by Olha Beskhmelnytsina for Ukraine’s 2Brave Productions and Natalia Libet for the Netherlands’ Rinkel Film & Docs. It was chosen by a jury of producer Emile Hertling Peronard, consultant Eleni Chandrinou and The Storyboard Collective executive Patricia Finneran.
Filmed from 2023 to 2024, Timestamp documents the everyday lives of teachers and schoolchildren in Ukraine under martial law.
The award, worth €30,000, is given to promote public awareness of an innovative and experimental project near the end of production or in post-production.
Timestamp is produced by Olha Beskhmelnytsina for Ukraine’s 2Brave Productions and Natalia Libet for the Netherlands’ Rinkel Film & Docs. It was chosen by a jury of producer Emile Hertling Peronard, consultant Eleni Chandrinou and The Storyboard Collective executive Patricia Finneran.
Filmed from 2023 to 2024, Timestamp documents the everyday lives of teachers and schoolchildren in Ukraine under martial law.
- 3/22/2024
- ScreenDaily
The documentary projects vying for the 2024 Sunny Side of the Doc Global Pitch for Global Change award examine a range of topics linked to the sustainable development goals defined by the United Nations.
On Feb. 6 and 7, the 12 selected projects will be pitched to key international decision makers from Nrtve, IDA, S4C, BBC, PBS, TG4, Nhk, Arte, German Films, Channel 4, Rai, Zdf, Mediawan, Sky Deutschland, Canal Curta, Little Dot Studios and France 24, amongst others.
The two-day online event, sponsored by Ajb Doc Film Festival, Al Jazeera Documentary Channel, precedes the 35th anniversary edition of in-person international documentary marketplace Sunny Side of the Doc, which will be focused on the future of the ecosystem and the documentary genre itself.
Ahmed Mahfouz Nouh, managing director, Al Jazeera Documentary Channel, said: “We understand the crucial urgency of documenting the journey towards sustainable development and a better life. Let’s collectively appreciate our...
On Feb. 6 and 7, the 12 selected projects will be pitched to key international decision makers from Nrtve, IDA, S4C, BBC, PBS, TG4, Nhk, Arte, German Films, Channel 4, Rai, Zdf, Mediawan, Sky Deutschland, Canal Curta, Little Dot Studios and France 24, amongst others.
The two-day online event, sponsored by Ajb Doc Film Festival, Al Jazeera Documentary Channel, precedes the 35th anniversary edition of in-person international documentary marketplace Sunny Side of the Doc, which will be focused on the future of the ecosystem and the documentary genre itself.
Ahmed Mahfouz Nouh, managing director, Al Jazeera Documentary Channel, said: “We understand the crucial urgency of documenting the journey towards sustainable development and a better life. Let’s collectively appreciate our...
- 1/8/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Filmmaker Mohammed Almughanni’s project Son of the Streets, about a Palestinian child living in a refugee camp in Beirut, has been awarded Best Pitch at the IDFA Forum Awards. The world’s largest documentary film festival presented two additional prizes on Wednesday, including the IDFA Forum Award for Best Rough Cut to Coexistence, My Ass!, and the DocLab Forum Award to Turbulence. Each of the winners receives a cash prize of €1,500.
The logline for Almughanni’s film reads, “Against all odds, a stateless Palestinian child in a Beirut refugee camp embarks on a courageous journey for recognition, education, and a brighter future in Son of the Streets.” The project is listed as a co-production of Poland and Palestine. Almughanni was born in Gaza and studied cinema at the renowned Łódź Film School in Poland.
In a statement about the awards, Best Pitch jurors Zdeněk Blaha and Nada Riyadh explained...
The logline for Almughanni’s film reads, “Against all odds, a stateless Palestinian child in a Beirut refugee camp embarks on a courageous journey for recognition, education, and a brighter future in Son of the Streets.” The project is listed as a co-production of Poland and Palestine. Almughanni was born in Gaza and studied cinema at the renowned Łódź Film School in Poland.
In a statement about the awards, Best Pitch jurors Zdeněk Blaha and Nada Riyadh explained...
- 11/16/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Mohammed Almughanni’s film about a boy coming of age in a Beirut refugee camp won the €1,500 cash prize.
Mohammed Almughanni’s Son Of The Streets has won the IDFA Forum award for best pitch, including a €1,500 cash prize, at the co-production and co-financing market of International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) today, November 15.
A co-production between Palestine and Poland, the film follows a stateless Palestinian boy in a Beirut refugee camp who is coming of age while trying to also get documented. It is produced by Glib Lukianets.
“To be a jury at the Forum means seeing lots of great,...
Mohammed Almughanni’s Son Of The Streets has won the IDFA Forum award for best pitch, including a €1,500 cash prize, at the co-production and co-financing market of International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) today, November 15.
A co-production between Palestine and Poland, the film follows a stateless Palestinian boy in a Beirut refugee camp who is coming of age while trying to also get documented. It is produced by Glib Lukianets.
“To be a jury at the Forum means seeing lots of great,...
- 11/15/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Amber Fares’ “Coexistence, My Ass!” took home the prize for Best Rough Cut during the awards ceremony for Forum, the industry section of documentary film festival IDFA, on Wednesday. Mohammed Almughanni’s “Son of the Streets” won the award for Best Pitch, and the DocLab award went to “Turbulence” by Ben Joseph Andrews and Emma Roberts.
“Militantropos,” created by a collective of Maksym Nakonechnyi, Yelizaveta Smith, Alina Gorlova and Simon Mozgovyi, received the Rough Cut Award Honorable Mention.
The festival’s head of industry office Adriek van Nieuwenhuyzen opened the ceremony by underscoring the need for dialogue. “I hope when you go home, you leave what we like to call the hope for documentary in good spirits, and that you feel that you have been listened to and that we have had good conversations. I know times are not easy, but I hope you can continue speaking, listening and trying...
“Militantropos,” created by a collective of Maksym Nakonechnyi, Yelizaveta Smith, Alina Gorlova and Simon Mozgovyi, received the Rough Cut Award Honorable Mention.
The festival’s head of industry office Adriek van Nieuwenhuyzen opened the ceremony by underscoring the need for dialogue. “I hope when you go home, you leave what we like to call the hope for documentary in good spirits, and that you feel that you have been listened to and that we have had good conversations. I know times are not easy, but I hope you can continue speaking, listening and trying...
- 11/15/2023
- by Rafa Sales Ross
- Variety Film + TV
Executives from UK and US note an increase in money available for impact films.
Filmmakers should diversify their funding sources to finance impact films, according to a panel of UK and US impact executives at Sarajevo Film Festival’s CineLink Industry Days.
“The side of the industry that focuses on social impact is extremely entrepreneurial in how we approach things,” said Sarah Mosses, CEO at UK impact producer Together Films. “When we work with filmmakers, they say ‘I can’t find any budget for my film and my campaign.’ Who have you pitched? They say ‘The BFI, or Arte’ – it...
Filmmakers should diversify their funding sources to finance impact films, according to a panel of UK and US impact executives at Sarajevo Film Festival’s CineLink Industry Days.
“The side of the industry that focuses on social impact is extremely entrepreneurial in how we approach things,” said Sarah Mosses, CEO at UK impact producer Together Films. “When we work with filmmakers, they say ‘I can’t find any budget for my film and my campaign.’ Who have you pitched? They say ‘The BFI, or Arte’ – it...
- 8/17/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
The passing of documentary film champion and Participant Media executive Diane Weyermann has left a mark on the film community. The Participant chief content officer and former director of the Sundance Institute’s Documentary Film Program died on Thursday at the age of 66 after a battle with cancer.
Weyermann played a formative role in the documentary space, executive-producing Oscar-winning documentaries such as Davis Guggenheim’s “An Inconvenient Truth,” Laura Poitras’ “Citizenfour,” and Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar’s “American Factory.” While at Participant, she oversaw films including “Darfur Now” (2007), Robert Kenner’s “Food, Inc.” (2008), Errol Morris’ “Standard Operating Procedure” (2008), Joshua Oppenheimer’s “The Look of Silence” (2014), Morgan Neville’s “The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble” (2015), and Marc Silver’s “3 1/2 Minutes” (2015).
“Diane and I met while I was directing ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ and I immediately was struck by her creative brilliance,” said Davis Guggenheim in a statement.
Weyermann played a formative role in the documentary space, executive-producing Oscar-winning documentaries such as Davis Guggenheim’s “An Inconvenient Truth,” Laura Poitras’ “Citizenfour,” and Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar’s “American Factory.” While at Participant, she oversaw films including “Darfur Now” (2007), Robert Kenner’s “Food, Inc.” (2008), Errol Morris’ “Standard Operating Procedure” (2008), Joshua Oppenheimer’s “The Look of Silence” (2014), Morgan Neville’s “The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble” (2015), and Marc Silver’s “3 1/2 Minutes” (2015).
“Diane and I met while I was directing ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ and I immediately was struck by her creative brilliance,” said Davis Guggenheim in a statement.
- 10/15/2021
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Online event also featured panellists from BBC Storyville and CNN Films.
Disney-owned Us network National Geographic has taken “quite a few pitches” on the topic of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Ryan Harrington, its vice president of documentary films.
“Given what’s happening in the world, we’ve taken quite a few pitches about coronavirus and covid, and are trying to figure out what story we need to tell in that space that makes the most sense for Nat Geo,” said Harrington, speaking via video link at the Cph:dox online Forum session ‘Meeting The Audience Everywhere, All The Time’ on...
Disney-owned Us network National Geographic has taken “quite a few pitches” on the topic of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Ryan Harrington, its vice president of documentary films.
“Given what’s happening in the world, we’ve taken quite a few pitches about coronavirus and covid, and are trying to figure out what story we need to tell in that space that makes the most sense for Nat Geo,” said Harrington, speaking via video link at the Cph:dox online Forum session ‘Meeting The Audience Everywhere, All The Time’ on...
- 3/27/2020
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
July 20 Update: Ifp’s 39th Film Week takes place September 17-21 in Brooklyn, New York.
The Independent Filmmaker Project (Ifp) has announced more than 110 narrative and documentary features and 35 television, digital, web and app-based series to be presented at the 39th annual Ifp Film Week.
Films include Franka Potente’s directorial debut Home and Clea DuVall’s Layne in the No Borders Intrenattional Co-Production Market. Narrative Lab entries include Cubby by Mark Blane and Ben Mankoff, and Cathy Yan’s Dead Pigs.
Of the narrative selections, 70% of the entries are directed by “diverse creators” and 30% by women. The film selection was curated under the guidance of Ifp deputy director / head of programming Amy Dotson and senior director of programming Milton Tabbot.
The slate for Ifp’s Project Forum includes both scripted and non-fiction series (limited, mini and full season) in all formats and genres.
This year’s serialised content slate includes scripted long-form series likeThe Commons, which...
The Independent Filmmaker Project (Ifp) has announced more than 110 narrative and documentary features and 35 television, digital, web and app-based series to be presented at the 39th annual Ifp Film Week.
Films include Franka Potente’s directorial debut Home and Clea DuVall’s Layne in the No Borders Intrenattional Co-Production Market. Narrative Lab entries include Cubby by Mark Blane and Ben Mankoff, and Cathy Yan’s Dead Pigs.
Of the narrative selections, 70% of the entries are directed by “diverse creators” and 30% by women. The film selection was curated under the guidance of Ifp deputy director / head of programming Amy Dotson and senior director of programming Milton Tabbot.
The slate for Ifp’s Project Forum includes both scripted and non-fiction series (limited, mini and full season) in all formats and genres.
This year’s serialised content slate includes scripted long-form series likeThe Commons, which...
- 7/20/2017
- ScreenDaily
Ifp’s 39th Film Week takes place September 17-21 in Brooklyn, New York.
The Independent Filmmaker Project (Ifp) has announced more than 35 television, digital, web and app-based series to be presented at the 39th annual Ifp Film Week.
The slate for Ifp’s Project Forum includes both scripted and non-fiction series (limited, mini and full season) in all formats and genres.
This year’s serialised content slate includes scripted long-form series likeThe Commons, which Laura E Davis wrote, directed and served as executive producer on, and scripted short-form series such as Caught In The Web, written and directed by Stian Hafstad.
Also featured is a non-fiction long-form category with six films including director Cumari: Rainforest To Table, directed and produced by Patricia FInneran, and non-fiction short-form series like Waking Dream, directed by Theo Rigby and produced by Rebekah Fergusson.
Under the curatorial leadership of Amy Dotson, Ifp’s deputy director and head of programming and Milton Tabbot, [link...
The Independent Filmmaker Project (Ifp) has announced more than 35 television, digital, web and app-based series to be presented at the 39th annual Ifp Film Week.
The slate for Ifp’s Project Forum includes both scripted and non-fiction series (limited, mini and full season) in all formats and genres.
This year’s serialised content slate includes scripted long-form series likeThe Commons, which Laura E Davis wrote, directed and served as executive producer on, and scripted short-form series such as Caught In The Web, written and directed by Stian Hafstad.
Also featured is a non-fiction long-form category with six films including director Cumari: Rainforest To Table, directed and produced by Patricia FInneran, and non-fiction short-form series like Waking Dream, directed by Theo Rigby and produced by Rebekah Fergusson.
Under the curatorial leadership of Amy Dotson, Ifp’s deputy director and head of programming and Milton Tabbot, [link...
- 7/19/2017
- ScreenDaily
Ifp’s 39th Film Week takes place September 17-21 in Brooklyn, New York.
The Independent Filmmaker Project (Ifp) has announced more than 35 television, digital, web and app-based series to be presented at the 39th annual Ifp Film Week.
The slate for Ifp’s Project Forum includes both scripted and non-fiction series (limited, mini and full season) in all formats and genres.
This year’s serialised content slate includes scripted long-form series likeThe Commons, which Laura E Davis wrote, directed and served as executive producer on, and scripted short-form series such as Caught In The Web, written and directed by Stian Hafstad.
Also featured is a non-fiction long-form category with six films including director Cumari: Rainforest To Table, directed and produced by Patricia FInneran, and non-fiction short-form series like Waking Dream, directed by Theo Rigby and produced by Rebekah Fergusson.
Under the curatorial leadership of Amy Dotson, Ifp’s deputy director and head of programming and Milton Tabbot, [link...
The Independent Filmmaker Project (Ifp) has announced more than 35 television, digital, web and app-based series to be presented at the 39th annual Ifp Film Week.
The slate for Ifp’s Project Forum includes both scripted and non-fiction series (limited, mini and full season) in all formats and genres.
This year’s serialised content slate includes scripted long-form series likeThe Commons, which Laura E Davis wrote, directed and served as executive producer on, and scripted short-form series such as Caught In The Web, written and directed by Stian Hafstad.
Also featured is a non-fiction long-form category with six films including director Cumari: Rainforest To Table, directed and produced by Patricia FInneran, and non-fiction short-form series like Waking Dream, directed by Theo Rigby and produced by Rebekah Fergusson.
Under the curatorial leadership of Amy Dotson, Ifp’s deputy director and head of programming and Milton Tabbot, [link...
- 7/19/2017
- ScreenDaily
WASHINGTON -- Silverdocs: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival announced its full slate of films Thursday.
Silverdocs 2007, which runs June 12-17 in suburban Silver Spring, Md., will present 100 films representing 42 countries selected from 1,735 submissions with nine World, six North American, four U.S. and 11 East Coast premieres.
"Silverdocs celebrates the passion and creativity of independent filmmakers and their ability to unite people across cultures and continents," festival director Patricia Finneran said.
"This year we explore the environment, the war and its impact, powerful personal perspectives on contemporary history and the future of real; we invite new audiences -- and the next generation of media makers -- to share in the discovery of these diverse stories, and engage in a global dialogue," she added.
Notable filmmakers presenting their work this year include Jonathan Demme (The Agronomist, Stop Making Sense), Silverdocs' Charles Guggenheim Symposium honoree, who will present the theatrical World Premiere of his film on the aftermath of Katrina, New Home Movies From the Lower Ninth Ward. Others include three-time Emmy-winning director Jim Brown (Pete Seeger: The Power of Song); Al Maysles (The Gates); Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side); Annie Sundberg and Rick Stern (The Devil Came on Horseback); Marco Williams (Banished); Doug Prey (Big Rig), Mike Mills ("Does Your Soul Have a Cold?") and Liz Garbus (Coma).
Silverdocs 2007, which runs June 12-17 in suburban Silver Spring, Md., will present 100 films representing 42 countries selected from 1,735 submissions with nine World, six North American, four U.S. and 11 East Coast premieres.
"Silverdocs celebrates the passion and creativity of independent filmmakers and their ability to unite people across cultures and continents," festival director Patricia Finneran said.
"This year we explore the environment, the war and its impact, powerful personal perspectives on contemporary history and the future of real; we invite new audiences -- and the next generation of media makers -- to share in the discovery of these diverse stories, and engage in a global dialogue," she added.
Notable filmmakers presenting their work this year include Jonathan Demme (The Agronomist, Stop Making Sense), Silverdocs' Charles Guggenheim Symposium honoree, who will present the theatrical World Premiere of his film on the aftermath of Katrina, New Home Movies From the Lower Ninth Ward. Others include three-time Emmy-winning director Jim Brown (Pete Seeger: The Power of Song); Al Maysles (The Gates); Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side); Annie Sundberg and Rick Stern (The Devil Came on Horseback); Marco Williams (Banished); Doug Prey (Big Rig), Mike Mills ("Does Your Soul Have a Cold?") and Liz Garbus (Coma).
- 5/18/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Goodfellas movie-maker Martin Scorsese is to be honored for his work in non-fiction with a top award at the Silverdocs documentary film festival next month. The maverick director, whose documentary work includes the recent No Direction Home: Bob Dylan and rock concert classic The Last Waltz, has been hailed an inspiration and praised for his work uncovering US culture. Festival director Patricia Finneran says, "It's about telling America's story, but it's also about telling a story with artistry. I think his stories about great musical artists really help us understand our American musical culture and national consensus." Scorsese will be on hand at the festival to discuss his documentaries, and will also see The Last Waltz shown on a giant outdoor screen. Silverdocs is sponsored by the American Film Institute and the Discovery Channel and will take place between June 13 and 18 in Silver Spring, Maryland, boasting 25 premieres in 100 film screenings.
- 5/19/2006
- WENN
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