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HBD Alex!
Happy Birthday, Alex Shiriaieff
Dear friends, we have great news: š„ You can watch wonderful creative documentaries from the South Caucasus region (from our 2019 CinĆ©DOC-Tbilisi festival edition)! The films are NOW available online on DAFilms.
goEast Film Festival has started to collect stories from friends and colleagues from the creative industries in Central and Eastern Europe, affected by the current Covid-19 situation. #blogEast kicks off withā¦ More two familiar faces: Alex Shiriaieff talks about his fundraising campaign for B2B Doc: https://www.filmfestival-goeast.de/en/Blog/Shiriaieff_en.php Volia Chajkouskaya takes us to Belarus: https://www.filmfestival-goeast.de/en/Blog/Chajkouskaya_en.php In the next weeks we are interested to hear more stories. We are not looking to hear how your toilet paper ran out, instead we want to know how the crisis affects your work, we want to hear your views on the political situation in your country and/or we would also like to hear about support initiatives. We pay a small fee for each contribution. If you want to propose a topic, please send an email to our editor Wiebke Brand: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
A very nice, slow-paced, observational, non pretentious, anthropological, a true document; those interested in subject, who are willing to take their time to watch this documentary from beginning ātill the endā¦ More will be amply rewarded... its on Vimeo and its free ... https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2538840789702837&set=a.1579601872293405&type=3&theater
An intimate look at Gypsy refugees in a Belgrade suburb who make a living by transforming CitroĆ«nās classic 2cv and Dyana cars into Mad Max-like recycling vehicles, which they use to collect cardboard, bottlesā¦ More and scrap metal. These modern horses are not only more efficient than the cart-pushing competition -- they also mean freedom, hope and style for their crafty owners. Even the car batteries are used as power generators in order to get some light, watch TV and recharge mobiles. Almost an alchemistās dream come true! But the police doesnāt always find these strange vehicles funnyā¦ Its on Vimeo and its free. Enjoy :),
Taskovski Films Ltd. has launched its #TaskovskiHomeCinema today! Take a look at the documentaries they put online to watch for free! But each film will only be available for streaming free of charge for 24 hours.
Field of Vision and Topic Studios have created a $250,000 fund to provide grants for freelancers working in the Documentary field. The fund will distribute unrestricted grants of up to $2000 to support personalā¦ More financial needs during the COVID19 pandemic to freelancers who have experienced hardship from loss of income or opportunity as a result of the pandemic. Check the conditions and deadlines on the website.
Eligible for filmmakers from any country or region, priority given to those without formal government support! And dont forget, two deadlines. Great work Charlotte Cook, Kristen Fitzpatrick <3
Assembly is an annual development lab for creative documentaries made by first and second time feature filmmakers, organised by Open City Documentary Festival. Assembly is seeking six filmmaker teams basedā¦ More anywhere in the world. Theres no fee to enter, and all travel and accommodation costs for participants are covered. One of the six teams will win Ā£10,000 at the end of a closed pitch. Application deadline: May 15th.
information from the partners of B2B DOC āļøāļøāļøThe challenge of organising a digital festival during the Coronavirus pandemic: experiences and an exchange of best practices. āļøāļøāļø APRIL 9, h 11am-12:30 CET Dear colleagues and friends, CPH:DOX and Meeting Point - Vilnius were among the first Eventival clients affected by the travel and meetingā¦ More restrictions. They dealt with it incredibly fast, managed to bring their festivals into the online space, and in doing so, have inspired many others. To share their experience with those who might have to take the same route, theyre doing a webinar tomorrow that we recommend you to join - see further instructions below. Best wishes, Eventivalā¦ More
in case if you miss that brillant information: 07-13 there are online film festival of great Belarusian documentaries BelarusDocs-2020 every day available new documentary with English subtitles on belarusdocs.com
