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Hi, friends! The film of Yulia Vishnevets "Hey! Teachers" is going to have its world premiere at Krakow film festival, that starts on May, 31! It will be the online premiere - because the festival has moved… More online this year. This feels a bit strange but what is not strange these days. And of course this would not happen without the support of B2B Doc - Baltic to Black Sea Documentary Network and its tutors! We will never have enough words to thank you all, guys! Also thanks to Current Time TV - it would be impossible to complete "Hey! Teachers!" if not for their financial support. Anyone whos in Poland can watch "Hey! Teaches!" at screenings:

More than 3.000 views (and counting!) for our short-documentary "Hollywood in Quarantine" 😷 🎬🎥 Directed by Sakis Lalas Written by Valentina De Giorgi Produced by The Dark Candy

We had some questions today at our webinar regarding the coming deadline for Sundance Institute 2020 Documentary Fund. Here comes the answer directly from the primary source. 🎥 #Nonfiction filmmakers. The deadline for our 2020 Documentary Fund winter grant cycle has been extended from June 15th to June 29th.

Orwa Nyrabia has confirmed to Variety that IDFA will host a physical 33rd edition in November with potentially reduced capacity. However, the industry markets IDFA Forum and Docs for Sale will take place online.

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Hi everyone, if youre thinking about applying for the DOK Co-Pro Market, you might like to join our webinar on 11.06. at 16:00 CEST and get tips on applying and preparing for an online market. Its free and youre all welcome, this time with the URL for the zoom tomorrow!

CALL FOR THE 2nd EDITION OF THE DOCCELERATOR WORKSHOPOur colleagues from Paradiddle Pictures are announcing the open call for the second edition of DocCelerator, the brand-new online documentary mentoring… More program. This call comes as a response to a very successful first workshop and a big demand from many submissions to the first edition. DocCelerator is aimed at documentary makers looking for input to develop a clearer dramaturgical structure for their project currently in development.The second edition of the two-day online workshop will take place on September 1-2, 2020 with follow up mentorship in the following month. Deadline for applying is Monday, July 20th at noon, Central European Time.

Women documentary filmmakers, join the free webinar today!Meet the Funder: Chicken & Egg Pictures, organized by Women Make Movies.Chicken & Egg Pictures supports women nonfiction filmmakers from around the… More world whose artful and innovative storytelling catalyzes social change. Since 2005, Chicken & Egg Pictures has awarded $7 million in grants and thousands of hours of creative mentorship to over 300 filmmakers.Date: June 9Time: 18.00 - 19.30 CEST.

Happy birthday, Gayane Petrosyan ;)

Krakow Film Festival has announced the winners. Among them is one of the films, suppprted by B2B Boc: SPECIAL MENTION for Hey Teachers / Катя и Вася идут в школу directed by Yulia Vishnevets, produced by … MoreEugenia Vengerova! Motivation: For the richness of a multi-faceted story set in a seemingly ordinary backdrop, and for the insightful, bitterly ironical take on how the Russian public education system can sometimes break down the idealism of certain teachers whose altruistic goal is to educate and improve the lives of their students. Congratulations to the team with such a wonderful result!!!

Thinking about submitting to the DOK Co-Pro Market this year? Join our webinar on Thursday! That is 4pm Berlin time in case it is confusing! You can ask us all your questions. BYO coffee and cake!

Joining in B2B DOC group is an experience, I must admit. I am from the Fiction world, working for Cinema with a grand narrative in India ! Though,my perception towards telling the narrative is being changed for few years,pulling me close to the Creative Documentary more and more. Meanwhile, joining in B2B is really helping me to grow the insight . The group is really informative exchanging the thoughts and projects about different genres of documentaries and discourse. My heartiest thanks to the admins.

Dont forget to register for todays B2B Doc webinar with Irena Taskovski, Martijn te Pas and Malcolm Dixelius: DISTRIBUTION AND FESTIVAL STRATEGY OF DOCUMENTARIESToday at 15.00 CEST (16.00 in Helsinki,… More Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius, Minsk, Kyiv, Chisinau, Moscow; 17.00 in Tbilisi, Yerevan, Baku):https://www.facebook.com/events/714406939360862/Register in advance for this webinar:https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BzyltGduS82Uxetl3BvbCgAfter registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.