Ilian Metev’s first Cannes-winning tour de force: Sofia’s Last Ambulance

SOFIA’S LAST AMBULANCE premiered in the competition section at Semaine de la Critique, Cannes in 2012. This was the green light for the first feature documentary film from Bulgarian filmmaker Ilian Metev. Since then, SOFIA’S LAST AMBULANCE (Poslednata lineika na Sofia) has been honored with the awards including France 4 Visionary Award at Cannes, Best […]

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Victor Orozco Ramirez: Reality 2.0, DIY and the Importance of Festivals

‘I came to the Berlinale through the backdoor,’ explains filmmaker Victor Orozco Ramirez with his sparkling creative vision.   The FFL member recently won the First Steps Award, plummeting his animated documentary short film REALITY 2.0 into the competitive 2013 Berlinale program. With major festivals including Mar del Plata International Film Festival, Interfilm Berlin, Cartagena International Film Festival and DOK […]

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DOK LEIPZIG – The Documentary and animation festival forum

[decoline]International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film: [details] [item title=”City”]Leipzig[/item] [item title=”Country”]Germany[/item] [item title=”Founded”]1955[/item] [item title=”Edition”]55th[/item] [item title=”Date”]10/29 – 11/04/2012 [/item] [item title=”URL”]DOK Leipzig[/item] [item title=”Entry fee”]none[/item] [/details] [decoline] As the oldest independent film festival in Germany, DOK Leipzig is a FFL Festival Member we have longed to speak with since the very beginning. […]

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