MOTHERLAND WINS MAIN AWARD AT CPH:DOX

“This was such a cinematic and meaningful film that took its time unfolding the complexity of living within an oppressive and unjust system. It poses questions about the idea of an individual choice within a cornered society. The title of the film is a way to give back the power to the women who are at the forefront of this fight. The award goes to ‘Motherland’ by Hanna Badziaka and Alexander Mihalkovich.” JURY

THE SCARS OF ALI BOULALA nominated for a Guldbagge.

Very excited that THE SCARS OF ALI BOUALALA has been nominated for a Swedish Academy Award! On January 23rd it will compete for a Guldbagge for Best Documentary Film

Photo Courtesy of: Froed Mortagne

🏆 HOW TO SAVE A DEAD FRIEND wins Grand Jury Prize at DOC NYC

HOW TO SAVE A DEAD FRIEND wins Grand Jury Prize in the international competition at DOC NYC

“For the International Competition prize, we recognize How to Save a Dead Friend as a truly exceptional film. Marusya Syroechkovskaya’s first-person tale of punk love in Putin's Russia shines an urgent spotlight on a forsaken generation condemned to a seemingly endless cycle of drug addiction, mental health crisis, and suicide by the repressive structures of the regime. This fiercely candid and moving portrait of two lost individuals who, caught in a spiral of depression, found themselves in each other, begins as a straightforward memoir of a tragic relationship and soon blossoms into an expansive, archival mosaic of Russia's restive and stifled youth.”

2022 Jurors Edo Choi (Associate Curator of Film, Museum of the Moving Image), Sarah Colvin (Manager, Acquisitions and Business Affairs, NEON), Jonathan Schaerf (Head of Documentaries & Strategic Partnerships, Propagate).

FIREFIGHTER GOATS WIN VGTV PITCH @BIFF

Directors Phoebe Dobey and George McCann won VGTVs documentary shoft pitch at this year’s Bergen International Film Festival with their project FIREFIGHTER GOATS. The film also has support from the Norwegian Film Institute, so watch this space!

WOLFPARK supported by Screen Scotland.

Absolutely thrilled that WOLFPARK - the debut feature documentary by the very talented Demelza Kooij has received development funding from Screen Scotland! This project has been a long time in the making, and we can’t wait to.

Below a little sneak peak at our protagonist, Talla.

 

2 films to Nordisk Panorama

Happy days! Both HOW TO SAVE A DEAD FRIEND and THE SCARS OF ALI BOULALA will screen at this year’s Nordisk Panorama. The Scars of Ali Boulala will screen in the New Nordic Voice category, whilst How to Save a Dead Friend is nominated for best Nordic documentary. See you there!