Once a short’s career is over it heads to the land of eternity: the world wide web. We picked some of the most successful shorts submitted on FFL in the last few years, incorporating award-winners from the likes of Sydney, Doclisboa, Hollyshorts, Zubroffka, and Filmfest Dresden. Here’s the best award-winner shorts to stream right now. […]
Doclisboa – International Documentary Film Festival
Doclisboa in Cannes, New ways of Looking at Documentaries
We met with the documentary film festival Co-Director Davide Oberto and Managing Director Vanessa Alvarez at the bustling International Village, finding time to discuss the status of documentary films in Cannes, the kind of films they are looking for and the importance of film festivals. For many a festival programmer, the Cannes Film Festival marks […]
Deadlines on FilmFestivalLife – June 2015
Welcome to the European Summer, filmmakers! Outdoor festivals, al fresco dining and long sunlit evenings. There’s much to look forward to, but don’t forget, there’s still plenty of deadlines to get stuck into… One to watch out for is the DocLisboa – International Film Festival. We had a chat with their Program Coordinator last year, Miguel Ribeiro, […]
Deadlines on FilmFestivalLife – June 2014
It’s Deadline List time again! June’s list is one of many highlights, starting with Giffoni Film Festival. ‘For some filmmakers it can be very scary, but at the same time it’s very funny,’ said Deputy Artistic Director Antonia Grimaldi in our FOCUS interview earlier this year. Why’s that? It’s a festival dedicated for films for children and […]
Doclisboa about Doc Alliance, Round Tables and Fake Documentaries
‘Doclisboa is a big festival in its own way,‘ says Program Coordinator Miguel Ribeiro with a smile on his face. Since 2002 the festival shows the best documentaries from around the world and becomes a place where everybody is welcome to stay and meet. As a member of Doc Alliance, Doclisboa is standing right next […]