Difference between revisions of "Ljubljana Documentary Film Festival"
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In 1994 a section for documentaries was introduced at the [[Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe)]] and it immediately received a great response from the audience. It quickly became clear that the documentary film production has its audience, even a large one, although documentaries were rarely – if at all – screened in cinemas. It became one of the most popular sections among the audience of the Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe), until it was discontinued from the official programme after 1996. Thus, it is not surprising that in the [[established::1998]] the Documentary Film Festival was established. In the first few years it was a specialised non-competitive festival that offered a general, quite unselective overview of the contemporary documentary film production. Later it introduced a competitive section for Mountain and Adventure Films (in 2007 it became a separate festival event). | In 1994 a section for documentaries was introduced at the [[Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe)]] and it immediately received a great response from the audience. It quickly became clear that the documentary film production has its audience, even a large one, although documentaries were rarely – if at all – screened in cinemas. It became one of the most popular sections among the audience of the Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe), until it was discontinued from the official programme after 1996. Thus, it is not surprising that in the [[established::1998]] the Documentary Film Festival was established. In the first few years it was a specialised non-competitive festival that offered a general, quite unselective overview of the contemporary documentary film production. Later it introduced a competitive section for Mountain and Adventure Films (in 2007 it became a separate festival event). | ||
− | From 2007 when [[Simon Popek]] became the director and the selector of the festival – it has become a specialised competitive festival focusing on contemporary documentary film production, mostly on films that deal with social issues and social phenomena. The 8-day festival takes place annually in March at the [[Cankarjev dom | + | From 2007 when [[Simon Popek]] became the director and the selector of the festival – it has become a specialised competitive festival focusing on contemporary documentary film production, mostly on films that deal with social issues and social phenomena. The 8-day festival takes place annually in March at the [[Cankarjev dom, Cultural and Congress Centre]] and in [[Kinodvor Cinema]]. |
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Amnesty International Slovenia Award]] | * [[Amnesty International Slovenia Award]] | ||
− | *[[Cankarjev dom | + | *[[Cankarjev dom, Film Programme]] |
* [[Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe)]] | * [[Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe)]] | ||
− | * [[Cankarjev dom | + | * [[Cankarjev dom, Cultural and Congress Centre]] |
* [[Kinodvor Cinema]] | * [[Kinodvor Cinema]] | ||
Revision as of 09:49, 25 January 2011
Sections and awards
The Documentary Film Festival has 5 sections: Competitive; Myths, Icons, Media; Intimate Portrayals; Topical, Socially Critical; and Retrospective.
The main Competitive section, introduced in 2009 at the 11th Documentary Film Festival, is prepared in collaboration with Amnesty International Slovenia and is dedicated to documentaries that deal with human rights issues. Each year 5 or 6 films compete for the main award, the Amnesty International Slovenia Award for the best film on human rights issues. The winning film is selected by an international jury composed of three members (selected by the Amnesty International Slovenia).
The Myths, Icons, Media section includes films on cultural icons, social and cultural phenomena, music and film stars, trends in mass culture and arts. In the previous years films like We Jam Econo: The Story of The Minutemen by Tim Irwin, Requiem for Billy the Kid by Anne Feinsilber and Soul Power by Jeffrey Levy-Hinte were screened. The Intimate Portrayals section offers intimate encounters with well known personalities or ordinary people, while the Topical, Socially Critical sections brings films that are critically focusing on actual social issues. The last is the Retrospective section which presents domestic and foreign directors or national productions. In the past years this section brought personal retrospectives of Jože Pogačnik, Mako Sajko, Nicolas Philibert, and Raymond Depardon, as well as an overview of Bosnian documentary film production.
Some of the films screened at the festival are later distributed by Cankarjev dom and screened in various theatres, including Cankarjev dom's Kosovel Hall and Kinodvor Cinema).
See also
- Amnesty International Slovenia Award
- Cankarjev dom, Film Programme
- Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe)
- Cankarjev dom, Cultural and Congress Centre
- Kinodvor Cinema