Today, IDFA and IFFR issue a joint statement that calls for the immediate release of imprisoned Myanmar filmmaker and festival director Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi. We urge you to read the statement and sign your name below.
The Tribeca Film Festival kicks off this week in New York, and we’re overjoyed to see so many IDFA-supported titles in the selection. Don’t miss the following documentary films and projects, which either pitched at IDFA Forum or participated in IDFA DocLab. Congratulations to all the makers!
Last week the inaugural IDFA Talent Award was presented to emerging filmmaker Vanessa Del Campo Gatell at Visions du Réel (VdR) in Nyon, Switzerland. Selected for the VdR program section Opening Scenes, Del Campo Gatell’s documentary Mars, Oman follows three parallel stories about nomadism, exploration, colonization, and the desire for freedom, in a remarkable cinematic journey that spans both inner and outer space.
In the film industry, finding the balance between art and business is tough for filmmakers and film professionals alike. But you’re not alone. In this IDFAcademy session, Anaïs Clanet (Wide House), Gitte Hansen (First Hand Films), and Robin Smith (KinoSmith) break down the role of the buyer.
Over the weekend, IDFA Senior Programmer Laura van Halsema awarded up-and-coming Tunisian filmmaker Walid Tayaa at Beirut Cinema Platform. Tayaa, whose documentary project Tangled in Imbroglio stood out most to van Halsema, has been invited to IDFA 2019 with a complimentary flight and hotel stay, an invitation to IDFAcademy or IDFA Forum, and the opportunity to meet with a script consultant or sales agent, among other film professionals.
This month, we were delighted to award up-and-coming talents at documentary events in Guadalajara, Calcutta, and Prague! Winners of our Most Promising Project Award receive a flight to Amsterdam, hotel stay during IDFA, invitations to IDFAcademy or IDFA Forum, a meeting with a script consultant or sales agent, and the opportunity to meet other film professionals at IDFA.
