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shaped and how filmmakers can make the most
out of a strong subject, the focus being on in-
dependent filmmakers working on projects with
low or close-to-zero budgets.
On the same day, a presentation on
The Social
Importance of Documentary
was held with
Nicole van Schaik, the European Outreach Di-
rector of the BRITDOC Foundation. The pres-
entation was on how independent documentary
film can be used as a tool for social or / and en-
vironmental change, and on how the documen-
tary landscape has changed, specifically over
the last 10 years. In addition, she referred to the
effects this has had on the funding of documen-
taries today.
A seminar entitled:
Interactive Documentary:
An overview of the field and a look to the future
followed on 3 August with Jess Linington from
the
i-docs
organisation. Linington talked about
how new technologies are changing the way
we tell stories, allowing the field of interactive
documentary to rapidly grow. She also looked at
some of the common frameworks used for in-
teractive storytelling, contextualising them with
some key examples of work from the genre.
Concluding, the seminar looked to the future,
highlighting possibilities with regards to funding
and support, as well as introducing some ground
breaking projects that are taking the field a step
further. During the presentation, Arash T. Riahi,
co-creator of the celebrated interactive documen-
tary
Everyday Rebellion
, presented the project.
Screenings
Millennials made in Cyprus
Directed by Paris Dimitriades (22’, Cyprus – 2014)
University graduates and unemployed, globa-
lised, depressed egocentrics, optimists and anti-
conformists. A (short) food-for-thought story.
20,000 days on Earth
Directed by Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard (97’,
UK – 2014)
Drama and reality combine in a fictitious 24
hours in the life of musician and international
cultural icon Nick Cave.
Awards: Directing Award: World Cinema Docu-
mentary - Sundance FF, Utah, USA, 2014; Best
Editing Award: World Cinema Documentary
- Sundance FF, Utah, USA, 2014; FIPRESCI
Prize - Istanbul Int’l FF, Turkey, 2014; Grand
Jury Prize Nomination - Sundance FF, Utah,
USA, 2014.
Ne Me Quitte Pas
Directed by Niels Van Koevorden, Sabine Lubbe
Bakker (106’, The Netherlands and Belgium –
2014)
A Direct Cinema portrait of Flemish Bob and
Walloon Marcel, two Belgian friends who share
loneliness, humour, alcoholism and suicide plans.
Awards: Special Mention - ZagrebDox, Croa-
tia, 2014; Best Documentary Award - Discovery
Zone FF, Luxembourg, 2014; Best Documentary
Award - Eurodoks, Oslo, Norway, 2014; Best
Editing Award - Tribeca FF, New York, USA,
2014; Filmmaker Award - Hotdocs, Toronto,
Canada, 2014; Documentary Feature Nomina-
tion - Tribeca FF, New York, USA, 2014.
A haircut story
Directed byDanae Stylianou (75’, Cyprus – 2014)
In March 2013, Cyprus became the first Euro-
zone member state that was subjected to a bail-
in on deposits, as a means to rescue the island’s
problematic banks. In this documentary, sev-
en stories emerge from the banks’ black hole.
The director was present at the Festival
screening.
Kismet
Directed by Nina Maria Paschalidou (66’,
Greece – 2013)
What makes Turkish soap operas so incredibly
popular? Kismet gets answers from the people
who make them and loyal fans from all over the
world.
Awards: Best Mid-Length Documentary Award
Nomination - International Documentary FF of
Amsterdam (IDFA), The Netherlands, 2013.
Walking under water
Directed by Eliza Kubarska (76’, Poland, Ger-
many and UK – 2014)
A touching story of a young boy torn between
being a fisherman like his uncle and the tempta-
tions of the modern resorts as civilisation brings
an end to the Badjao, an ancient tribe of ocean
nomads.
Awards: Special Jury Prize: International Fea-
ture Documentary - Hotdocs, Toronto, Canada,
2014.
Cutie and the Boxer
Directed by Zachary Heinzerling (82’, USA –
2013)
Humour and tragedy take turns in this tender
portrait of Japanese artists Noriko Shinohara and
20,000 Days on Earth by Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard
Kismet by Nina Maria Paschalidou
A Haircut Story by Danae Stylianou
Walking Under Water by Eliza Kubarska
Ne Me Quitte Pas by Niels Van Koevorden, Sabine Lubbe Bakker
