June Highlights: our top 5 film festivals

June - the film festival season is coming to an end, while summer and, hopefully, many open-air screenings are around the corner. We are festively starting June with the second part of IFFR's 50th edition. In the meantime and afterward, we travel (digitally, of course!) to England for Sheffield DocFest, to Germany for Berlinale, and [...]

Top 3 films at TIFF 2021

2021 is kicked off by TIFF, Tromsø International Film Festival. Due to the current circumstances, we are unfortunately not able to travel to this northernmost region of Norway, but it would have been magical to attend the festival. Think about it: the day the festival starts, on January 18, the sun has only been rising [...]

Our 3 favorite films at IDFA 2020

The International Documentary Festival Amsterdam already started last Wednesday, but you can enjoy at least ten more days of their festival program. With their hybrid form, there is a lot to enjoy both on-site and online. Currently, in the Netherlands, there are only 30 people allowed in a screening room. With IDFA Extended, selected films [...]

Must-sees at DOK Leipzig 2020

Film festival season is here: this week is all about DOK Leipzig, the German documentary and animated film festival – running from October 26th to November 1st. This 63rd edition of DOK Leipzig will take place partly in cinemas throughout Leipzig and partly online - “Watch DOK wherever you want”. So, even if you’re not [...]

Remain a business meeting place: facilitate online appointments for your film market

Most festivals are currently forced to adopt a hybrid form. Besides their regular and online program, they have turned the complete professional (industry and film market) program into a virtual event. After all, a film festival also remains a place where contacts are made, and business bonds forged. But, when your festival is online or [...]

Our top 3 picks for the 2020 Netherlands Film Festival

From September 25th until October 3rd, the Netherlands, and in particular, Utrecht will be all about Dutch cinema. Because The Netherlands Film Festival is having a very special edition this year. They are celebrating their 40th anniversary, and they are hosting their first hybrid festival: going online, going to cinemas, and going throughout the whole [...]

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