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Introducing our Global Short Docs Forum 2019 Filmmakers!
After receiving an impressive and varied range of applications from every corner of the globe, we are very excited to announce the final 16 filmmakers who have been selected to attend the…
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Introducing our Global Short Docs Forum 2019 Filmmakers!
After receiving an impressive and varied range of applications from every corner of the globe, we are very excited to announce the final 16 filmmakers who have been selected to attend…
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Top 5 Lessons for Emerging Filmmakers from Industry Experts
In an industry where you could be forgiven for feeling as though you are working alone – fighting a constant up hill battle for funding, access, commissions, time and publicity – a…
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Filmmaker Spotlight – Saila Huusko
Our filmmaker spotlight this week is documentary filmmaker and journalist, Saila Huusko! Saila’s work has appeared in The Guardian, Al Jazeera and Global Post, as well as numerous international film festivals.…
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Q+A with the gatekeepers
If you had 20 minutes to pitch your short documentary to the BBC, what would you say? For any ambitious filmmaker, the opportunity to have 20 minutes of undivided attention from a commissioner is…
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How Should Documentary Filmmakers Work with Media Platforms?
A Guest Blog by Docudays UA What kind of short films is interesting for global media giants, such as The Guardian, AJ+, BBC Stories? How do these platforms usually work…
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Filmmaker Spotlight – Jason Hanasik
This week our Filmmaker Spotlight is on Jason Hanasik! Jason is a filmmaker, artist, curator and journalist. His work has appeared in The Guardian, The Los Angeles Times, at the Smithsonian’s…
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Filmmaker Spotlight – Julia Lemos Lima
This week we are celebrating Brazilian documentary filmmaker, Julia Lemos Lima! Julia was a OWM Fellow in 2016, for which she filmed her short doc ‘Breaking the Silence’, a film about how Brazilian…
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Filmmaker Spotlight – Peter Okojie
This week, Peter Okojie, is our filmmaker of the week! Born in the Edo State of Nigeria, Peter is a doc filmmaker and cinematographer working in Lagos. He was also 1…
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GSDF 2018 Photo Diary
The first edition of the Global Short Docs Forum in London hosted 16 filmmakers from all around the world – from Greece to Colombia, from Turkey to Myanmar. Through masterclasses and group work, the…
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Filmmaker Spotlight – Mohamed Shalaby
Mohamed Shalaby, director of short documentary 51K, is our filmmaker of the week! Mohamed is an Egyptian filmmaker, who has worked on various projects for TV, short films, documentaries, and music…
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Top 5 Tips for Pitching Short Docs
Pitching your film to funders, commissioners or film festivals is no easy task, but it’s something every successful filmmaker needs to learn to do. It can be difficult to know where to…
