February 13, 2017 | POV’s daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
Berlin: Ai Weiwei Documentary ‘Human Flow’ to Explore Global Refugee Crisis
Participant Media and AC Films are partnering with Chinese filmmaker and outspoken critic Ai Weiwei on a feature documentary, Human Flow, a film about the global refugee crisis shot in 22 countries. The doc, unveiled Friday at the Berlin Film Festival, promises footage and interviews of people worldwide forced out of their homes by war, famine and climate change. Human Flow is produced by Weiwei, Chin-chin Yap and Heino Deckert.
Read more | Hollywood Reporter »
Shooting Syria: Documentaries From the Most Dangerous Place on Earth
Sundance 2017 audiences were impressed by films on the Syrian crisis, and Netflix’s The White Helmets is up for an Oscar. Documentarian Nick Fraser explores the art of filming under fire, and three directors tell how they did it
Read more | Guardian »
‘Kedi’, a Documentary About Cats in Istanbul, Is Expectedly Adorable and Unexpectedly Wise
So it goes on the streets of Istanbul, as it goes everywhere humans live and thrive. Our cats come with us, some escape the bonds of domesticity, and their shadow society grows up around us. In Ceyda Torun’s new documentary Kedi, that society gets its due.
Read more | Vox »
The 20 Highest Grossing Indies of 2017 (A Running List)
Please note: The below list only includes domestic (U.S. and Canada only, unless otherwise indicated) grosses for specialty films — indie, foreign (including Bollywood films that open in limited release) and/or documentary — that opened in limited release (599 screens and under) in 2017 and/or were acquired for 2017 distribution by an independent distributor or a studio (or its speciality division). It also includes films that screened only as an Academy-qualifier in 2016.
Read more | IndieWire »
Upcoming Festivals and Deadlines
This Week
- Berlinale Feb 9 – 19
- Doc Fortnight 2017: MoMA’s International Festival of Nonfiction Film and Media Feb 16 – 26
- Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Feb 17 – 26
- Deadline: 2017 Tribeca Snapchat Shorts Submissions Feb 17
- Deadline: Art of Brooklyn Film Festival Submission Feb 17
- Deadline: ITVS Digital Open Call Feb 17
- Deadline: Nantucket Film Festival Submissions Feb 17
Next Week
- Berlinale Feb 9 – 19
- Doc Fortnight 2017: MoMA’s International Festival of Nonfiction Film and Media Feb 16 – 26
- Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Feb 17 – 26
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