The One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival Prague opens today with the Iranian film “Green Days” by Hana Makhmalbaf. More information here
Films screened at partner festival One World Berlin are available on realeyz.tv, such as BOY WHO PLAYS ON THE BUDDHAS OF BAMIYAN, TAMBOGRANDE or TERRORISTS: THE KIDS THEY SENTENCED.
Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens have won an Oscar for best documentary with their film “The Cove”.
“Music by Prudence” won the Oscar for best short documentary.
Source: Community Channel
Journalist Lou Bolch interviews Kim Longinotto, director of DAY I WILL NEVER FORGET, SHINJUKU BOYS, HOLD ME TIGHT LET ME GO, RUNAWAY, DIVORCE IRANIAN STYLE, HIDDEN FACES and SISTERS IN LAW. Watch the interview on Community Channel. Longinotto explains her unique approach to filming difficult subject matter and intimate situations. She reminisces about the strong and inspiring women and girls portrayed in her documentaries and the bonds she manages to forge with them.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced its Oscar nominations. The following titles have been named in the documentary film category:
Documentary (Feature)
“Burma VJ” Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller
“The Cove” Nominees to be determined
“Food, Inc.” Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein
“The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers” Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith
“Which Way Home” Rebecca Cammisa
Documentary (Short Subject)
“China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province” Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill
“The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner” Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher
“The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant” Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
“Music by Prudence” Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett
“Rabbit à la Berlin” Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra
„I knew there was an audience for this kind of film, but I didn’t want to compromise by looking for [TV or commercial] funding.“
In an exclusive interview, TOTALLY WIRED director Niamh Guckian outlines her independent film distribution strategies.
