I managed to see six other documentaries (or doc hybrids) during my time at Karlovy Vary, beyond the three I wrote about at the end of last week. Other obligations meant that I wasn’t able to focus on documentaries exclusively, so I missed quite a few that were intriguing or that I heard positive reports about, including ARAB ATTRACTION, DETROIT WILD CITY, RAW MATERIAL, and THE MEXICAN SUITCASE. Those I did see included:
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Karlovy Vary 2011: Docs in Brief, Part Two
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Karlovy Vary 2011: Docs in Brief
I may post again next week on the handful of additional non-fiction I saw at Karlovy Vary, but for now, I wrote about three docs in this article for indieWIRE looking at women-focused films.
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Silverdocs 2011 in Brief
Silverdocs closed out its ninth edition Sunday evening after seven days of documentary screenings, panels, and workshops in Silver Spring MD. The awards ceremony took place on Saturday afternoon, while audience award winners were announced today. Best World Feature went to FAMILY INSTINCT, with POSITION AMONG THE STARS recognized with a Special Mention; Best US Feature went to OUR SCHOOL (pictured), with Special Mentions to THE BULLY PROJECT and WHEN THE DRUM IS BEATING; the WGA Documentary Screenplay Award went to THE LOVING STORY; and the Cinematic Vision Award went to LIFE IN A DAY. The Feature Audience Award went to DONOR UNKNOWN.
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DocPoint NYC 2011 in Brief
In celebration of its tenth anniversary, DocPoint: Helsinki Documentary Film Festival, the largest non-fiction event in the Nordic region, has organized DocPoint NYC, a weeklong program of Finnish docs from the past decade from June 8-13, with screenings at MoMA, 92Y Tribeca, Scandinavia House, and Union Docs. In addition, Scandinavia House will host two panels: Digital Distribution on Thursday, June 9 and Doc Power on Friday, June 10.
The Helsinkini festival’s regular dates – during the second half of Sundance – have meant that I’ve never been able to attend. Unfortunately and coincidentally, the NYC event takes place the exact dates that I’m out of the country attending the Transilvania International Film Festival. Despite that, between festival appearances elsewhere and some handy screeners, I’ve been able to see quite a few of the dozens of films that are being offered up to New York audiences, many for the first time.
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Hot Docs 2011 in Brief, Part Three: Other Sections
My previous Hot Docs post covered a number of films in the just-wrapped fest’s two competitions. Today, I’ll look at a selection of docs from the World Showcase, the national spotlight, and the Next sections.
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Hot Docs 2011 in Brief, Part Two: Competition
In my week in Toronto, I managed to see enough notable films at Hot Docs to warrant a couple of posts here to supplement those titles discussed in my indieWIRE coverage. This post looks at a selection of films in the festival’s international and Canadian competitions, while the next will cover the remaining sections.
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Hot Docs Forum 2011 in Brief
The Hot Docs Forum, the festival’s international pitching sessions, wrapped up yesterday, with 28 new projects presented over two days to a collection of the most powerful decision makers of various non-fiction funds and broadcast outlets. The Forum has had a great track record of leading to co-production deals or pre-sales, helping to get the selected doc projects made. I run down a number of pitches that I found to be among the most promising in my latest indieWIRE article here.
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Hot Docs 2011 in Brief, Part One
I plan to post thoughts on as many Hot Docs films as I can after I return from Toronto. In the meantime, my reactions to eight titles, loosely thematically linked by the concept of home, are available in my first indieWIRE article on this year’s fest here.
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Tribeca 2011: Docs in Brief, Part Two: Other Sections
In my previous Tribeca post, I offered brief thoughts about the recently-completed festival’s World Documentary Competition. Today, I’ll wrap up with a few highlights from the Spotlight, Viewpoints, and Galas sections.
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Tribeca 2011: Docs in Brief, Part One: Competition
With the 10th annual Tribeca Film Festival wrapping up this past weekend, I’ve had a chance to write up my reactions to a selection of the documentary lineup. Today’s post covers offerings from the World Documentary Competition, while the next one will look at Spotlight, Viewpoints, and Galas.
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