LIDF Paris Launch
In three days time the LIDF begins its association with Paris. There is some nervousness, as there always is around a new story. Some French has been practised for the opening night. Help from gentle...
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A huge thanks to all involved in our successful launch at the historic Mac-Mahon a stone’s throw from the Arc du Triomphe. Thank to Lisa and David for the pre-film poetry readings. I look forward to...
View ArticleCALL FOR PAPERS: Methodologies in Film-Philosophy
Saturday 21st October 2017 Department of Film Studies, King’s College London Organised in association with the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies Confirmed Keynote Speakers:...
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EARLY-BIRD WORKSHOP DISCOUNT January 16th to 20th, 2018 a five-day documentary workshop in Tuscany, Italy. Tutors are award-winning French director Michel Tabet, British director Khaldoon Ahmed and...
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i-Docs 2018 Call for Participation Submission deadline – October 6th 2017 Following the success of the previous i-Docs Symposia, and the continued dynamic expansion and evolution of the field, i-Docs...
View ArticleLORENZACCIO
LORENZACCIO d’Alfred de Musset / mise en scène Catherine Marnas. 1537. Florence est devenue une orgie sans fin vouée au seul « bon plaisir » du tyran Alexandre de Médicis. Indigné par la lâcheté...
View ArticleVOICES FROM KASSERINE
REVIEW - VOICES FROM KASSERINE Produced by International Alert Tunisia Directed by Olfa Lamloum and Michel Tabet A school and ernest children’s faces. They talk about their mother’s work and lack of...
View ArticleCalais Children: A Case to Answer
Calais Children: A Case to Answer A new film and live campaign by Sue Clayton Sue Clayton | 2017 | UK | 60 min As the Calais jungle was set to be razed in October 2016, there were over 1900...
View ArticleLIDF17 Official Selection
From Romanian migrants who sculpt from damp sand full-size labrador dogs on the pavements of London, to a new interpretation of Stravinsky’s ‘Rite of Spring’ that explores complex ideas of creativity...
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REVIEW - VOICES FROM KASSERINE Produced by International Alert Tunisia Directed by Olfa Lamloum and Michel Tabet A school and ernest children’s faces. They talk about their mother’s work and lack of...
View ArticleLIDF17 Award Nominations
LIDF17 Award Nominations SHORT FILM CATEGORY (less than 40 minutes) Callum Innes Exposed Gautier Deblonde | 2017 | Scotland | 12 Callum Innes, born in 1962, is one of the most important Scottish...
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BEST FILM Highway Rest Stop Isabelle Ingold | 2017 | France | 55 Special Mention Braving the Waves Mina Keshavarz | 2017 | Iran | 90 BEST SHORT FILM Mum, Me and the House Marjolijn Prins | 2016 |...
View ArticleBlurring the Boundaries – Lecture, Firenze
Blurring the Boundaries: Italian Neo-Realismo and Documentary Film A lecture by Patrick Hazard Beginning with a look at the work of De Sica and Rosselini this lecture will explore the complex...
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Agnes Varda
The Documentaries of Agnes Varda A recent re-viewing of the short films of Agnes Varda prompted a few observations and the desire to try and contact the elusive filmmaker with the help of the director...
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'Flaneurs'
The LIDF begins its new Parisian partnership with Lost in Frenchlation on Friday 3rd March. Appropriately enough the season begins with ’Flâneurs’ – followed by a panel discussion featuring the...
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Call for Poems
LIF/LIDF/Spoken Word Paris The screening of ‘Flâneurs’ on the 3rd March which begins the LIDF Paris collaboration will be a literary-visual event. Alberto Rigettini and Rim Battal from Spoken Word...
View ArticleLondon in Motion – Urban Documentary Film Workshop
Film has a unique capacity to reveal the personal, anonymous, and collective routines of daily life in cities. This workshop is a mixture of theory and practice with special emphasis on new...
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