FIPADOC 2023

Modern Times Review @ FIPADOC

FIPADOC is an international documentary film festival held annually in Biarritz. Over six days, it brings members of the public and professionals together for screenings of a selection of outstanding documentary films. Hosting meet-and-greets and premiering new projects, FIPADOC is committed to promoting impact, innovation, image appreciation, and new talent.

FIPADOC takes place from 20 through 28 January 2023.

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NEWS

FIPADOC announces complete 2023 programme

FIPADOC unveils first details and films for 2023 festival

FIPADOC welcomes Ukraine as 2023 Guest of Honour

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FILMS

Cobalt Rush: The Future of Going Green

Director: Arnaud Zajtman, Quentin Noirfalisse

The cost of going carbon neutral painted in the nightmare colours of cobalt blue.

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Crows Are White

Director: Ahsen Nadeem

After decades of living a secret life, a filmmaker travels to a Japanese monastery in an exploration of truth, faith and love.

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Pisklaki

Director: Lidia Duda

Three children learn to cope with their first year at the boarding school for visually impaired and blind children.

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Mariupolis 2

Director: Mantas Kvedaravicius

A tribute to the ordinary people of Mariupol and the Lithuanian filmmaker who gave his life documenting their struggle to survive total war.

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Silent House

Director: Farnaz Jurabchian, Mohammadreza Jurabchian

The fortunes of three generations of an upper-middle-class Iranian family tracked across forty years of turbulent Iranian history.

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The New Greatness Case

Director: Anna Shishova

An ordinary Russian teenager was arrested and incarcerated on charges of extremism. Three years later, the fight for her innocence continues.

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The Visitors

Director: Veronika Lišková

It's more than icebergs and permafrost vanishing in the Arctic as a young anthropologist discovers in Svalbard, Norway.

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INTERVIEW

Volker Schlöndorff – Full of hope for Africa

«It's about changing mindsets», says Volker Schlöndorff. Jokingly, the German veteran director refers to his new documentary on agronomist Tony Rinaudo's reforestation projects in Africa as propaganda.