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The Montpellier Film Festival has unveiled a batch of fresh Arab films and docs in its expanded industry strand.

In a world that rapidly moves on against the backdrop of wars, injustices, and forced forgetting, brave documentary filmmakers bring to light a more nuanced and deeply engaged view of a fragmented world. Documentaries discuss an array of contemporary issues and tell powerful stories—highlighting dynamic issues often overlooked and overshadowed. They transcend boundaries and embrace

Sharjah Art Foundation has announced the program for the fifth edition of its annual film festival, Sharjah Film Platform (SFP) — returning this October to

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Canadian critic watching bad movies, so you dont have to.

This month’s picks include an experimental Canadian drama, an Egyptian weight-lifting documentary and a Chilean buddy comedy.

James Croot07:05, Jun 04 2021 Supplied Eight great Doc Edge films to check out at this years festival. New Zealand’s annual celebration of global documentary film-making is back and this year in a form that offers the best of both worlds. As well as in-cinema seasons in Auckland and Wellington, most of the Doc Edge Film Festival 2021’s line-up will be available to stream from virtually anywhere in Aotearoa. In all, the Oscar-qualifying festival’s programme includes more than 80 featur...

As with so many festivals, it’s easy to feel a little overawed when first glancing at the full program of films on offer at Sheffield DocFest (June 4-13). Despite the challenges of programming during a pandemic, the Sheffield team has pulled together an impressive lineup of 78 features and 88 shorts in its films program.

Sheffield DocFest announces the full Film, Arts and Exchange Programme for the 2021 festival taking place next month

News from Documentary New Zealand Trust The 16th annual Doc Edge Festival kicks off its first fusion edition in Wellington and Auckland theatres and online nationwide in seven weeks, with a full programme of over 80 feature length and short films. Yer Old Faither, from world-renowned documentary guru Heather Croall is one of 15 films just announced for the festival. Doc Edge is proud to honour Croall as the recipient of the 2021 Doc Edge Superhero Award, which recognises the recipient’s o...