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‘A Fox Under a Pink Moon’ Review: A Teenage Bride Documents Her Escape from Iran in Expressive IDFA Winner
Again and again, teenage Afghan refugee Soraya Akhalaghi refers to herself and her fellow displaced migrants as “playing a game.” Only…
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‘Silent Flood’ Review: Captivating Community Portrait Offers a Fresh Perspective on the War in Ukraine
They’re referred to only as “the hat-wearers”: an isolated, peaceable community of staunchly traditionalist Christians living on the banks…
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Documentary Filmmaker Susana de Sousa Dias on Revealing the Terror of Portugal’s Fascist Regime
Portuguese documentary filmmaker Susana de Sousa Dias, who is the guest of honor at IDFA, spoke to the festival’s artistic director Isabel…
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‘A Fox Under a Pink Moon’ Wins at IDFA, Artistic Director Talks Sensitive Political Times: ‘It Makes You Have a Certain Care for How You Say Things’
Two Iranian films have been crowned the main winners of the 38th edition of IDFA, with Mehrdad Oskouei’s “A Fox Under a Pink Moon” taking…
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AI-Generated Images Threaten Future of Documentary as People ‘Will Stop Believing Anything’: ‘Deep Fake Is the Crime, AI Is a Tool’
Few issues are as widely dissected and discussed within the film business today as the possibilities and consequences of AI technology.…
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Namir Abdel Messeeh Says Screening ‘Life After Siham’ in Cairo Offers a Special Tribute to His Late Parents
Franco-Egyptian filmmaker Namir Abdel Messeeh’s “Life After Siham” is screening in the Special Screenings section of the Cairo Intl. Film…
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‘Silent Flood,’ Documentary About a Relgious Community in Ukraine, Boarded by Filmotor Ahead of IDFA Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Prague-based sales outlet Filmotor has secured international sales rights to Ukrainian filmmaker Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk’s documentary…
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IDFA Stands for ‘Artistic, Bold Filmmaking,’ Chiefs Say, but ‘That’s Not Always What’s Celebrated at Some TV Stations and Streamers’
As Forum, the industry program of documentary festival IDFA, launches today, Adriek van Nieuwenhuijzen, the festival’s head of industry,…
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Filmmakers Behind IDFA Openers Talk Role of Short Documentary at Times of Sociopolitical Unrest: ‘Art Is Never About Length’
This year’s International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), taking place in the Dutch city between Nov. 13-23, will open with a…
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María Silvia Esteve on Trailing Survivor of Sexual Abuse Case by Catholic Priest in ‘Mailin’: ‘There Was a Structure Protecting Him’ (EXCLUSIVE)
One day, almost a decade ago, Argentinian filmmaker María Silvia Esteve (“Silvia”) turned on the television and saw a woman talk about her…
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Dawood Hilmandi’s Documentary ‘Paikar’ Picked Up by Taskovski Ahead of IDFA World Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Taskovski Films has picked up sales rights to documentary “Paikar,” the debut feature by Afghan-Dutch filmmaker Dawood Hilmandi, which…
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‘Stories of a Lie’ Picked Up for Sales by Odd Slice Films Ahead of IDFA World Premiere as Clip Debuts (EXCLUSIVE)
Newly launched sales company Odd Slice Films has boarded “Stories of a Lie,” directed by Olia Verriopoulou, due to world premiere at IDFA…
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Square Eyes Acquires ‘The Kartli Kingdom’ Ahead of IDFA World Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Vienna-based sales outlet Square Eyes has secured international rights to “The Kartli Kingdom,” directed by Tamar Kalandadze and Julien…
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Isabel Arrate Fernandez Named as IDFA’s New Artistic Director
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) has selected Isabel Arrate Fernandez to be its new artistic director. She takes…