Documentary Round Up: February 2023

Modern Times Review in February 2023

March sees one of the busiest times of the year for the international documentary industry. Modern Times Review will be on-hand with several partners across the month, leading into April. Come catch us in person at Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, CPH:DOX, and ZagrebDox. And keep an eye out for all Modern Times Review partner coverage from HUMAN idff Oslo, FIFDH, Cinema du reel, and many more. In the meantime, enjoy our collection of content from February 2023.

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NEWS

• CPH:DOX unveils full film programme for 20th anniversary edition

• Previewing the 45th Cinéma du réel

• Docu Rough Cut Boutique announces 2023 projects

• FIFDH releases full programme for 21st festival of human rights

• B2B Doc, IDF, and Visegrad Pitch hold open call for Ukrainian projects

• CPH:DOX reveals 13 DOX:AWARD nominated films

• CPH:DOX’ INTER:ACTIVE Symposium ponders the future of the Metaverse

• CPH:DOX reveals complete 2023 FORUM selections

• Thessaloniki Documentary Festival announces full 2023 competition slate

• CPH:DOX announces full 2023 CPH:CONFERENCE programme

• FIFDH Impact Days announces full 2023 programme

• CPH:DOX announces 2023 opening film

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FILMS

5 Seasons of Revolution

Director: Lina

Under bombs, an aspiring video journalist finds herself facing self-reckoning as the unexpected narrator of her own destiny.

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Eastern Front

Director: Vitaly Mansky, Yevhen Titarenko

A gut-wrenching glimpse of the brutal realities of life and death on the Eastern front in Ukraine's fight to keep back Russian invaders.

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La Empresa

Director: André Siegers

Sometimes the value of a documentary insists on documenting its makeup and fragile circumstances.

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Le Spectre de Boko Haram

Director: Cyrielle Raingou

A group of children carve out their own worlds amid the dangers of armed conflict.

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REPORTS

Festival Report: FIPADOC SMART 2023

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CALL FOR ENTRIES

Edinburgh Pitch 2023 - 29 March 2023

MDOC - Festival Internacional de Documentário de Melgaço - 5 May 2023

Kids Kino Industry - 12 May 2023

UNAFF International Documentary Film Festival - 13 May 2023

Al Jazeera Balkans Documentary Film Festival - 26 May 2023

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