EDN is once again honouring an outstanding contribution to the development of the European documentary culture with The EDN Award. This year the award is presented to Nenad Puhovski and ZagrebDox. ZagrebDox is a documentary event initiated by... read more »

For 70 years, the National Film Board of Canada has been breaking ground in socially-engaged documentary, auteur animation, alternative drama and more! This is how the NFB/ONF (Office National du Film du Canada) modestly, in small letters, celebrates... read more »

From 15 until 20 June 2009 IDFAcademy organizes a Summer School programme: a tailor-made training programme aimed at strengthening the narrative structure of documentary film projects in script stage. Around fifteen projects from all over the world will... read more »

Over 180 submissions from 14 countries were competing for having their name on the newly announced nomination shortlist for the FOCAL International Awards. The awards are spanning 15 categories designed to recognise productions, which have used library... read more »

According to several sources Iranian documentary filmmaker Mohammad Ehsani is accused of 'seeking to overthrow the government'. Therefore he has been held in custody since his arrest and is currently facing at least three more years in prison. Ehsani... read more »

Martin Davidson has been appointed the Commissioning Editor for History and Business and Jo Ball has been appointed commissioning editor for Features BBC One and BBC Two. George Entwistle, Controller of Knowledge Commissioning, has announced these... read more »

Sundance Institute has announced the appointment of John Cooper as Director of the Sundance Film Festival. Effective immediately Cooper will serve as the festival's artistic director leading the programming and strategic growth as well as overseeing... read more »

As part of the 1st session of Ex Oriente Film that takes place March 23 – 29, 2009 in Kolín, Czech Republic, the Institute of Documentary Film organizes an open session that includes one-on-one consultations with leading documentary professionals... read more »

IDFAcademy is once again hosting a Summer School. This is a tailored training programme aimed at developing the narrative structure of documentary film projects at script development stage. Summer School dates are June 15-20. Deadline for entry is March... read more »

The Guild of documentary cinema and television of Russia has published a directory called Documentary cinema of Russia - 2009. The directory, which is published in both Russian and English, is offering a detailed overview of all aspects of the Russian... read more »

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MIPDOC, the international market and showcase for documentary screenings, has named seven directors, selected for their creativity, innovation and personal vision in the world of documentary making. They will receive the International Trailblazer awards... read more »