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"It all starts with the realization: there is a history of a postcolonial gaze in #documentaries made by Western #filmmakers in non-Western countries. We must not forget that," @orwany artistic director of @idfa Europe's biggest #documentary #FilmFestival.

The @hotdocs-Blue Ice Docs Fund has invested $3.35 million to enable more African documentary filmmakers to tell their stories and contribute to the next generation of African documentary talent. Applications are now open, deadline Nov 30, 2022. hotdocs.ca/industry/film-…

3 DAYS TO GO!! It's the most wonderful time of the year! @EncountersDoc is back from 23 June and we cannot wait! Check the schedule and buy your tickets early to avoid disappointment. linktr.ee/encountersdoc

Apply now to @firelightmedia's Documentary Lab, an 18-month fellowship for emerging filmmakers of color who make artful and innovative nonfiction films. Deadline is June13. Learn more: bit.ly/doc-lab

She was such an inspiration to so many #documentary #filmmakers - myself included. #heddyhonigmann

🔎 Check out this article about a recent @MoviesMatter program on documentaries by Afghan filmmakers! "The world has forgotten about [those left behind]. It is a media outage on Afghanistan and what is happening there," - @AminiAboozar documentary.org/online-feature… via @IDAorg

Vom 24.-26. Juni lädt das Sinema Transtopia Berlin zur Kinokonferenz "Cinema of Commoning" ein. Das Event plädiert für #Kino als transnationalen Raum, als künstlerische und soziale Praxis und als Ort des öffentlichen Diskurses. bi-bak.de/de/bi-bakino/s…

I just uploaded “The Strait Guys” to #Vimeo: vimeo.com/711830977

Big Congratulations! 🏆 The DOK.edit Award 2022 presented by @Adobe goes to Åsa Mossberg and Line Schou for their outstanding editing work in DAUGHTERS by Jenifer Malmqvist! See DAUGHTERS at #DOKfest2022: dokfest-muenchen.de/films/view/278… @wgfilm

As the urgency in media reports of the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan dwindles, a new @MoviesMatter program highlights films from & about Afghanistan, ft. filmmakers like @AminiAboozar, @Sahra_Mani & @dawoodhilmandi. Read more in #DocumentaryMag: documentary.org/online-feature…

Die Reihe film.macht.vielfalt. von HessenFilm und Medien veranstaltet am 11. Mai das Panel "Let’s talk about: Klassismus in der deutschen Filmbranche". Veranstaltungsort ist das @MMKFrankfurt. hessenfilm.de/hessenfilm-new…

Afghan women are back to 1996. 20 years of women empowerment was a joke as for last 9 months all international community did was giving time, space & opportunities to this notorious group and never hold them accountable. Congratulations on yet another failure & Shame on you!!

#DOKfest2022 ! We are back in the cinema 🧡 @theater_muc

Important statement by filmmakers whose archive footage was used/misused in THE EXILES & „the larger questions in the #documentary field over #ethics, veracity, authorship and accountability.“ #Documentary #FilmTwitter #Documentaries #FilmFestival

Also sentenced today: film producer/journalist Çiğdem Mater, political scientist Hakan Altınay, filmmaker Mine Özerden, human rights lawyer Can Atalay, city planner Tayfun Kahraman, education activist Yiğit Ali Ekmekçi. The drawn-out case & harsh verdict sends a chilling message.

We are thrilled to announce that NAWALNY by @DanielRoher will open the 37th edition of DOK.fest München! The film will kick off this year´s edition on Wednesday, 5 May at @theater_muc ! static.dokfest-muenchen.de/newsletter/pm_…

African Encounters at #DOKfest2022! On May 6 - 7 @HFF_Muenchen 4 films + panel discussion deal with migration from an African perspective. The event will take place in coop. with @DeutscheWelle Akademie , @bmz_bund and @arte . dokfest-muenchen.de/African_Encoun…

The @sundanceorg Documentary Fund accepts feature-length (52 minutes or more) nonfiction projects. The fund is open to projects and film teams from around the world. The deadline for the 2022 Documentary Fund Winter grant cycle is Monday, July 26, at 2 p.m. MT.

Online-Screening KABUL, CITY IN THE WIND: 24. April, 19 Uhr + Filmgespräch (EN) mit Filmemacher Aboozar Amini // Anmeldung: bit.ly/3Ouhnqg docfilm42.de/film/kabul-cit… #Documentary #Afghanistan #Kabul

Huda’s Salon Wins the Dutch Movies Matter Award | Golden Globes ⁦@MoviesMatter⁩ goldenglobes.com/articles/hudas…

The #ExOrienteFilm 2022 open call has been extended! You can now submit your creative feature-length documentary projects and docuseries in all stages of development and early production until Monday, April 25! bit.ly/exo-2022-exten…