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Documentary film
A collection of daring documentaries from around the world, screened in Cape Town, South Africa
This is a brand new festival here in Wales and the first one to be held in Llanelli the home town of Wales' very first Hollywood film star.
One of the aims of the festival is to support and promote up and coming film makers here in Wales, UK and Internationally
Also there will be special categories for Welsh and Celtic language films.
We are especially looking for entries from Patagonia because of its Welsh connections
Entry Criteria
Productions must be independently produced, with the maker retaining complete editorial control and copyright. Productions must have been completed after January 1, 2009,
Categories
Welsh language,Celtic language/themed,short,documentary,feature film,international,animation,student film,music video, north American,south American,silent film,comedy
Format accepted
DVD region 1 and 2 ntsc/pal
Three copies of your film are required
Submission fees
General submission £20:00
Wales based film maker £10:00
Student £5:00 per film/video
Shipping
Cost of shipping to the festival is the responsibility of the entrant
International entries should be sent by mail or air courier
All entries should be clearly marked, on the outside of the package: NO COMMERCIAL VALUE — FOR CULTURAL PURPOSES ONLY
Promotional Materials
Please include any stills/posters, press kit, detailed synopsis, etc.
Return of Preview/Promotional Materials
Preview discs/cassettes and promotional materials will not be returned.
Disclaimer
While all due care and attention will be exercised, the festival cannot accept or assume responsibility
for damage or loss of materials submitted.
You must agree not to hold Pyramid Lake Productions/Carmarthen Bay Film Festival harmless from and defend them against all claims, demands,
losses, damages, judgments, liabilities, and expenses (including legal fees) arising out of or in connection with any and all claims by third parties.
To find out more and enter the festival please go to www.carmarthenbayfilmfestival.co.uk
This 2-evening course will cover the basics of producing a one-off or series in the documentary or factual film fields. Starting with the basics, this course will take you through your story idea, development of pitch materials and financing to pre-production, production, post-production and deliverables.This course will take you from A to Z to help you prepare for a documentary film shoot. Full of practical tips, case studies, problem scenarios and handouts of call sheets, shooting schedules, e...
At Night, They Dance
Isabelle Lavigne, Stéphane Thibault
A family story that takes us into the heart of a clan of women who have passed down the art of dancing from mother to daughter since time immemorial. Shot in Cairo, the film takes an unsentimental yet lyrical look at a hidden world full of surprise and fascination.
Screenplay
Isabelle Lavigne, Stéphane Thibault
JUST TALKING 18/3 AT 13th tdf
The Just Talking section of the 13th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival concluded on Friday, March 18, 2011 at the Excelsior Lounge of the Electra Palace Hotel. Participating in the discussion were directors Nikos Megrelis (Shooting vs. Shooting) Chronis Pechlivanidis (South Central Gospel), Athanasios Karanikolas (Khaima), Visa Koiso-Kanttila (Portrait of a Man), Jennifer Arnold (A Small Act), Lea Binzer (Pelican’s Watch), David Andre ...
CONFERENCE
“THE EVOLUTION OF THE GREEK DOCUMENTARY: THE FEMALE PERSPECTIVE”
The 13th TDF organized a conference on the evolution of the Greek documentary from a female perspective on Friday, 19 March 2011 at the John Cassavetes Theater, with the participation of Valery Kontakos (director, producer), Kyriaki Malama (director), Katerina Patroni (director) and Eva Stefani (director).
The discussion, which was moderated by Yiorgos Krassakopoulos, touched on various issues, such ...
13th TDF: Sergei Loznitsa masterclass (3/16/2011)
SERGEI LOZNITSA MASTERCLASS
Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa delivered a unique and detailed masterclass that immersed the audience in his filmmaking world and methods, on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at the John Cassavetes Theater, in the framework of the 13th TDF. The TDF is organizing a tribute to the awarded filmmaker, screening 11 of his documentaries. In his opening speech, TDF director Dimitris Eipides said: “I ...
Documentary Campus in cooperation with the One World Festival and the support of the Institute of Documentary Film kindly invite you to the:
Documentary Campus Industry Session 11-13th March
One World, Many Ways - New Directions in Human Rights Documentaries
Who are the right broadcasters for Human Rights Docs?
Peter Hamilton from DocumentaryTelevision.com fills us in and then
you can meet the ones you should be pitchin...
The 34th edition of the M. Mead Film Festival presented 38 selections from November 11 to 14 at the American Museum of Natural History, its principal sponsor. This festival is the oldest documentary film festival in the United States and includes outstanding and innovative productions covering animation, experimental approaches, in addition to archival material and restored films with a large number not shown before in the New York metropolitan area. Transcending the strict ethnographic film a...
http://docmiami.org
About Us
Our organization is dedicated to promoting the best that
documentary film making has to offer worldwide. We seek to provide film
makers a forum which promotes their unique contributions to the
evolution of the cultural arts within South Florida and within the
entertainment industry as a whole. In addition we:
- Provide a documentary film festival to promote the art form of up and
coming documentary filmmakers at a local, national and international
level.
- Host a film expo highlighting global film organizations and professionals.
- Provide educational outreach programs for young filmmakers grades 6-12.
- Host three benefit concerts to raise funds in order to build much needed schools in Tanzania!
Submit Your Documentary Today! http://tinyurl.com/submit2011
http://docmiami.org
Feature Documentary
Feature Documentaries with a total running time from 61 - 180 minutes. (All films in a language other than English require English subtitles)
Documentary Short
Short Documentaries with a total running time between 4 and 30 minutes. (All films in a language other than English require English subtitles)
MiniMovies
Very short document...
We are keeping our fingers crossed for the Central Government to clear a proposal for a special channel on the Doordarshan national network to telecast documentaries and short films produced by Indian filmmakers. A few slots on Doordarshan National and News channels have already been fixed for the purpose on specific days, said Mike Pandey, newly elected president of the 54 year old Indian Documentary Producers Association (IDPA) which is preparing a formal proposal to the Ministry o...
Consider it one documentary festival honoring its sister documentary festival across the seas.....it was announced today that Hot Docs, Canada's leading documentary film event, will present IDFA director Ally Derks with the 2011 Doc Mogul Award, recognizing an individual who, over the course of her or his career, has made an essential contribution to the creative vitality of the documentary industry, both at home and abroad. Founder and director of the International Documentary Film Fe...
While IDFA, the world's larget and most prestigious documentary film festival, brings back veteran directors year after year, this year there are some special programs focusing on emerging talents, both students and fledgling documentary filmmakers. More than 150 people – film students as well as starting filmmakers – from more than 25 countries will be taking part in the IDFAcademy. The emphasis of the program is to introduce the complexities of the documentary industry to those...
While IDFA, the world's larget and most prestigious documentary film festival, brings back veteran directors year after year, this year there are some special programs focusing on emerging talents, both students and fledgling documentary filmmakers. More than 150 people – film students as well as starting filmmakers – from more than 25 countries will be taking part in the IDFAcademy. The emphasis of the program is to introduce the complexities of the documentary industry to those looking to ...
Over 2000 national and international guests are descending on the historic city of Amsterdam as the 23rd edition of IDFA: the International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam begins its 11-day marathon of film premieres, professional activities and special events. Showcasing more than 300 films and with evening “talk shows” and a full series of conferences and market social networking, this year’s event is a must for makers and lovers of non-fiction film. The unique challenges of producing...
Films Transit International, the premiere distributor of international documentaries with offices in Montreal and New York, is having a record year at this year's IDFA, the world's largest and most prestigious documentary film festival. The company, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary, has an impressive 11 films represented in both the Festival and the parallel Docs For Sale market, including 5 films that are competing in the main Features Competition. The high number of fi...
Over 2000 national and international guests are descending on the historic city of Amsterdam as the 23rd edition of IDFA: the International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam begins its 11-day marathon of film premieres, professional activities and special events. Showcasing more than 300 films and with evening “talk shows” and a full series of conferences and market social networking, this year’s event is a must for makers and lovers of non-fiction film. The unique challenges of ...
The Accolade Competition is proud to announce the awardwinners for the August 27, 2010 deadline. The list can also be found on our website, http://www.accoladecompetition.org
Best of Show Winners:
- Silent Shame (feature documentary) (Athena Productions LLC, dir. Akiko Izumitani)
-Unstoppable (feature film) (Razor Films UK)
- Vento (short film) (Salem Produções)
- Twentysixmiles (miniseries) (Tower 17 Productions)
Award of Excellence Winners:
9MM P...
Submission Deadlines + Entry Fees – Online Application and Film Received By:November 30, 2010 $25January 31, 2011 $35Eligibility The film’s director(s) must have been 22 years old or younger at completion of filming. International directors welcome. Films must be entered into only one of seven categories. All music and ...
With documentaries showing considerable muscle at the box office, the New York Film Festival is highlighting some documentary films that will be the subject of discussion for months to come. Opening in theaters later this week but featured first at the Festival is INSIDE JOB, a blistering look at the worldwide economic crisis and the secrets and lies that have brought free market capitalism to the brink of disaster.
Tackling a very New York subject, the tension between developm...
Well, I have finally seen ‘I’m Still Here’ and thought it was a great film – it’s a film not a documentary. It is by far a carefully edited and well-acted film much more than it is a documentary. I hear that a lot of people are bored now guessing whether it is a hoax or not (and I think I heard someone mention that Affleck has admitted that it is a hoax…) but either way its defiantley not a documentary.
What I found most interesting was the very beginning of the film, as i...
The Anchorage by Swede Anders Edstrom and and American CW Winter, is a sort of minimalist half installation/ half-documentary about primitive Swedish life in the woods. With a Bergmanian pace, it follows Ulla, Anders' real-life mother, as she conducts her daily life on a wild island on the Stockholm archipelago.
We see her taking quick dips in the buff in the ocean, reading, catching and cleaning fish and mooning about in her wooden ecological abode.
Her mon...
CAMBOFEST, Cambodia ~ Call for Entries Continues through November 1st Cambodia's longest running international movie event! UPDATE: For the 4.0 Edition, CamboFest hosts the long-belated Cambodian premiere of Robert Flaherty's classic documentary, "Nanook of the North" - 88 years after its release - with the kind permission of Flaherty Seminars. Founded in 2550 (2007), CAMBOFEST: Film and Video Festival of Cambodia is one of the only annual international movie events in Cambodia ...
Covering production, distribution, documentary, and emerging media, Film Independent's Filmmaker Forum will provide case studies and presentations on some of today's most interesting new works as well as thought provoking discussions, and networking sessions.
October 29 - 31
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