2016 Sheffield DocFest Industry Catalogue

Industry Catalogue

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01 Abbeydale Picture House 02 Beijing Screen on Howard Street 03 Bertha DocHouse Library Theatre 04 City Hall Ballroom Irwin Mitchell Oval Hall 05 Crucible Theatre Adelphi Studio 06 Curzon Cinema 07 Cutlers’ Hall Main Hall Old Banqueting Hall Hadfield Hall MarketPlayer Marketplace Café 08 ITV Town Hall Reception Room A Reception Room B 09 Millennium Gallery 10 Odeon 11 O2 Academy 12 Picture House Social 13 Plug 14 Sheffield Cathedral 15 Showroom Cinema Beijing Showroom 1 Vimeo Showroom 2 PBS America Showroom 3 ITN Source Showroom 4 The ITV Bar Showroom Café 16 Site Gallery 17 Sky Delegate Centre at the HUBS 18 The Space 19 Tamper Sellers Wheel 20 Tudor Square Doc/Fest Exchange Guardian Screen 21 Winter Garden

Places to Eat & Drink 22 Crucible Delegate Lounge 23 Doc/Fest Exchange on Tudor Square 24 Edo Sushi 25 Hop Hideout 26 The ITV Bar 27 Motore Café 28 Silversmiths 29 Street Food Chef 30 Tamper Westfield Terrace

Places to Stay 31 32 33 34 35 36 37

Hilton Sheffield Hotel Holiday Inn Express Jurys Inn Leopold Hotel Mercure St Paul’s Novotel The Sheffield Metropolitan Hotel

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Delegate Information

Delegate Information Information Desk

Visit the Information Desks in Sky Delegate Centre at the HUBS, the Box Office on Tudor Square, the Showroom Cinema, Cutlers’ Hall Marketplace and the train station for help or advice about any aspect of Doc/Fest and Lost and Found.

Press

The Press Office and Press Registration are located in the Sky Delegate Centre at the HUBS.

Cloakroom

The Cloakroom is located in the Sky Delegate Centre at the HUBS and is open:

Sky Delegate Centre at the HUBS Sheffield Hallam University 6 Paternoster Row, S1 2QQ

Thu 9 Jun: 18:00 – 21:00 Fri 10 Jun – Wed 15 Jun: 9:00 – 21:00 On arrival at the Festival, all Festival Pass Holders must register and collect their Festival Pass and bag from the Sky Delegate Centre at the HUBS. The Centre includes registration, ticket collection for films, a café, a cloakroom, an informal seating area, wireless internet and information desks with Doc/Fest staff on hand to assist Pass Holders.

Please note that Delegate registration will close at 14:00 on Wednesday, however the Sky Delegate Centre at the HUBS and ticketing desk will remain open until 21:00.

Festival Pass Holder Information

Your Festival Pass (with photo ID) should be worn at all times and is required for access to all Films, Talks & Sessions, Marketplace and Parties & Socials. Please make sure your Pass is visible at all times.

Festival Pass Holder Tickets

Ticket collection from the Sky Delegate Centre at the HUBS is required for all films screenings.

Tickets are on a first come first served basis.

Admission with a ticket is guaranteed up to 5 minutes before the advertised start time and then you will be asked to join the standby queue. Talks & Sessions do not require tickets and are sometimes open to the public. Please be sure to arrive early for popular events to guarantee yourself a seat.

Fri 10 Jun – Wed 15 Jun: 9:00 – 21:00 There is a £2 charge per day for use of the Cloakroom. All items left in the Cloakroom after closing are done so at the owner’s risk. There will also be a Cloakroom in the Crucible which will be open immediately before, during and immediately after events taking place in the Crucible.

Wi-Fi

Doc/Fest Exchange on Tudor Square, Crucible Delegate Lounge, the Showroom, Cutlers’ Hall, Beijing Screen on Howard Street and Sky Delegate Centre at the HUBS are Wi-Fi hotspots. You will be supplied with a unique W-iFi code for the Sky Delegate Centre at the HUBS and Beijing Screen on Howard Street on arrival. To access Wi-Fi at all other locations, please look for a signpost with the Wi-Fi name and password. Search for Sheffield on www.myhotspots.co.uk for a useful list of other Wi-Fi hotspots around city centre.

Doc/Fest Exchange on Tudor Square Doc/Fest Exchange on Tudor Square is open daily and houses various food and drink stalls, as well as opportunities to rest, watch films and join a series of talks presented by Wellcome Trust.

Opening hours: Fri 10 Jun: 09:00 – 23:00 Sat 11 Jun: Tue 14 Jun: 9:00 – 23:00 Wed 15 Jun: 09.00 – 21:00

Sky Delegate Centre at the HUBS Sheffield Hallam University 6 Paternoster Row, S1 2QQ

Thu 9 Jun: 18:00 – 21:00 Fri 10 Jun – Wed 15 Jun: 9:00 – 21:00 On arrival at the Festival, all Festival Pass Holders must register and collect their Festival Pass and bag from the Sky Delegate Centre at the HUBS. The Centre includes registration, ticket collection for films, a café, a cloakroom, an informal seating area, wireless internet and information desks with Doc/Fest staff on hand to assist Pass Holders. Please note that Delegate registration will close at 14:00 on Wednesday, however the Sky Delegate Centre at the HUBS and ticketing desk will remain open until 21:00.

Festival Pass Holder Information

Your Festival Pass (with photo ID) should be worn at all times and is required for access to all Films, Talks & Sessions, Marketplace and Parties & Socials. Please make sure your Pass is visible at all times.

Festival Pass Holder Tickets

Ticket collection from the Sky Delegate Centre at the HUBS is required for all films screenings.

Tickets are on a first come first served basis.

Admission with a ticket is guaranteed up to 5 minutes before the advertised start time and then you will be asked to join the standby queue. Talks & Sessions do not require tickets and are sometimes open to the public. Please be sure to arrive early for popular events to guarantee yourself a seat.

Information Desk

Visit the Information Desks in Sky Delegate Centre at the HUBS, the Box Office on Tudor Square, the Showroom Cinema, Cutlers’ Hall Marketplace and the train station for help or advice about any aspect of Doc/Fest and Lost and Found.

Access

All venues are wheelchair accessible except for the Bertha DocHouse Library Theatre. For more information, including British Sign Language Interpreted talks, visit www.sheffdocfest.com/view/accessibility

Crèche

To ensure that everyone in the industry can participate equally, a crèche service is open to all Delegates attending the Festival with young children.

For more information including pricing and directions, visit www.sheffdocfest.com Norfolk Park Daycare Nursery The Centre in the Park, Norfolk Heritage Park Guildford Avenue, S2 2PL Opening Hours: Mon – Fri: 08:00 – 15:00 Phone: +44 (0)114 286 0419

Baby Changing Facilities

All venues have baby changing facilities except for Tudor Square, Beijing Screen on Howard Street, Sky Delegate Centre at the HUBS, O2 Academy and Plug.

Cash Points

The nearest cash points to the Sky Delegate Centre at the HUBS and Tudor Square are: Lloyds TSB 1 High Street S1 2GA Santander Telegraph House S1 2AN

The HUBS Sheffield Hallam University 6 Paternoster Row S1 2QQ

All information is correct at time of printing. Sheffield Doc/Fest and the organisers reserve the right to make changes and updates.

Please visit www.sheffdocfest.com for current schedules and listings.

Contents 2

Welcome from the Chair

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Welcome from the Festival Director

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Festival Team

5 Board of Directors, Advisory Committee, Film Previewers & Catalogue Writers 6

Sponsors, Funders & Partners

Schedule 7 8 10 12 14 16 17

Friday 10 June Saturday 11 June Sunday 12 June Monday 13 June Tuesday 14 June Wednesday 15 June Outdoor Programme

23 Films

24 Grand Jury Award & Environmental Award 25 Short Doc Award & Student Doc Award 26 Youth Jury Award & Audience Award 27 Creative Leadership Award, Tim Hetherington Award & Award for Unsung Hero in Factual Television 28 Awards & Competitions & Film Strands 29 Opening Night Film & Closing Night Film 30 Special Events 32 Grand Jury Award Films 38 Environmental Award Films 43 Youth Jury Award Films 45 Short Doc Award Films 48 Student Doc Award Films 52 Ken Loach Retrospective 53 Remembering Chantal Akerman 55 Close Up: Pennebaker 57 No Place Like Home 59 Get Up & Dance 61 Instigators & Agitators 64 Best of British 68 Women in Docs 71 Queer Screen 74 Behind the Beats 75 Outdoor Adventure 78 Food & Wine 80 Global Encounters 88 Euro/Doc 92 Short Doc Programme 97 Outdoor Screenings

107 Alternate Realities

108 Alternate Realities Summit 111 Alternate Realities Interactive Award & Alternate Realities VR Award 112 Alternate Realities: Interactive Exhibition 117 Alternate Realities: Virtual Reality Arcade

125 Talks & Sessions 126 129 134 140 145 146 148

Friday 10 June / Saturday 11 June Sessions Sunday 12 June Sessions Monday 13 June Sessions Tuesday 14 June Sessions Wednesday 15 June Sessions Doc/Fest Exchange on Tudor Square Speaker Biographies A-Z

185 Marketplace 186 MeetMarket, Alternate Realities Market, On-Screen Factual Talent, Sales Sunday 187 International Delegations

193 Parties & Social

194 Parties & Social Events

Index

202 Thanks 204 Index by Film, Session & Event 206 Index by Director

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Introduction Welcome from the Chair

Thanks too to Sheffield City Council. With every passing year, Doc/Fest and Sheffield become more closely intertwined and we are proud to be part of this vibrant city.

Thank you to the Arts Council whose support has allowed us to expand our world-leading Alternate Realities exhibitions and burgeoning Alternate Realities Market. And thank you to Bertha Foundation and Wellcome Trust for such productive collaborations, which grow with every passing year.

Thank you to BBC, Channel 4, ITV and Sky for their continued support and a special welcome to our new broadcast partners Discovery and Channel 5.

And thanks too to Documentary Campus who continue to support the delivery of the Doc/Fest Talks & Sessions Programme.

Welcome to the 23rd edition of Doc/Fest and the first of a new era, as our new Festival Director Liz McIntyre presents her first Festival.

And what a fantastic line-up she has assembled.

What other festival features Tilda Swinton and Joanna Lumley; Michael Moore and Freddie Flintoff; Ronnie O’Sullivan and Ken Loach.

But Doc/Fest is not just about star names. As always, we strive to bring the very best new talent to Sheffield and look to celebrate new voices, both local and global. Watch works from first time filmmakers Maya Goded (Plaza de la Soledad, p.71) from Mexico and Rita Coburn Whack (Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise, p.70) from the USA as part of our Film Pogramme, and get to meet on-screen talent Stacey Dooley and Seyi Rhodes from here in the UK as part of our Talks & Sessions Programme.

And to prove that age is only a number, we’ve also got a masterclass with the legendary D.A. Pennebaker, who is ninety years young, joined by his partner filmmaker Chris Hegedus.

We have another exciting Film Programme featuring 29 world premieres, 14 international premieres and 20 European Premieres, all here in Sheffield.

Of course none of this could happen without the help of our sponsors. Thank you to the BFI for their continued support. We’ve been proud to be part of the first five years of Film Forever and we look forward to playing our part during the next five years.

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As well as providing a chance to watch and discuss documentaries, in a world where money for documentaries is increasingly scarce, Doc/Fest plays a vital role in getting projects funded in the first place through our innovative Marketplace, including our flagship MeetMarket.

This year we welcome 15 international delegations from across 17 countries, with thanks to British Council and various partners around the world.

One sad note is that I have to mark the passing of Alan Fountain, Commissioning Editor for Independent Film and Video at Channel 4, who played a big part in getting Doc/Fest off the ground and was a passionate supporter and friend to many independent filmmakers. On a personal note, as Commissioning Editor for The Media Show, Alan was a real mentor to me in my early days as an independent producer.

Finally, I have to pay tribute to my indefatigable Board of Trustees; our effervescent Advisory Board, as always buzzing with suggestions and ideas; and above all to Liz McIntyre and her brilliant Festival team without whom none of us would be here, watching documentaries, buying documentaries, selling documentaries and arguing about documentaries over the occasional alcoholic beverage.

So enjoy the Festival and remember – watch responsibly!

Alex Graham Chair

Introduction Welcome from the Festival Director

We’re living through extraordinary, tumultuous, but also exhilarating times. The biggest movement of people in recent history, religious extremism, Brexit – but also, Obama in Cuba, the possible discovery of a ninth planet, and in our industry, a proliferation of new platforms resulting in an explosion of creative thinking, experimental approaches and a crossfertilisation of ideas. Doc/Fest captures this zeitgeist across our Film, Alternate Realties and Talks & Sessions programmes. Fact can be more unbelievable than fiction; come and discover new gems.

Welcome to your Festival.

It’s my first as Festival Director and it feels like coming home: I’ve been part of the Doc/Family throughout its bracing November and slightly less bracing June days as documentary maker, mentor, panellist and shape thrower at the Guilty Pleasures Party. We’re excited to have created a dynamic and inspiring Festival for you, mixing firm favourites with new surprises. It’s wonderful to welcome so many back and to hear so many new voices; I hope this is just the beginning of your creative journey with Doc/Fest. The 2016 adventure starts here.

Our Opening Night Film Where to Invade Next (P.29) is irreverent, disruptive and loudly laughs at how we create social mess – but also shows how we can make change. As we countdown to the US elections, Michael plants his stars and stripes flag across Sheffield; see him in his post-screening Q&A and for the Channel 4 interview.

Doc/Fest is here to inspire and connect people, linking new talent with established Decision Makers for life-long creative and business relationships; we are expecting 300 Decision Makers from over 25 countries. Visit our beautiful new Marketplace venue Cutlers’ Hall and head to our hub, Doc/Fest Exchange on Tudor Square, for food and drink, networking and talks for the incurably curious.

Get out your sparkly frocks for the Tuesday evening Awards ceremony hosted by KG Tha Comedian; we’re excited to have new awards and present our Grand Jury Award supported by Screen International and Broadcast.

To close, we’re thrilled to welcome polymath Tilda Swinton to talk about The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger (P.29), our Closing Night Film on Wednesday.

This is your Festival, that the fantastic Doc/Fest team has created for you.

Elizabeth McIntyre CEO & Festival Director

Doc/Fest will be bristling with activists, agitators and innovators: meet D.A. Pennebaker, Louis Theroux, Sheila Nevins, Ken Loach, Warp Films’ Mark Herbert, Reggie Yates, Professor Green, Adam Pearson, Stacey Dooley, Adam Buxton and vloggers Hannah Witton and Jonathan Saccone. We mark the avant-garde feminist filmmaking of Chantal Akerman as we continue to celebrate women directors.

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People Festival Team

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Amira Abdellahi (Hospitality Coordinator)

James Lowe (Publications Layout Designer)

Claire Aguilar (Director of Programming & Industry Engagement)

Gerry Maguire (Production Coordinator)

Samantha Armstrong (Assistant Accountant)

Hannah McHaffie (Administrative & Executive Assistant)

Mark Atkin (Curator, Alternate Realities)

Elizabeth McIntyre (CEO & Festival Director)

Andy Beecroft (Film Programme Manager)

Lena Moss (Marketing Assistant)

Jacqui Bellamy (Photographer)

Kate Nicholson (Hospitality Assistant)

Amy Benjamin (Assistant Accountant)

Erinma Ochu (Doc/Fest Exchange Curator)

Ben Carlin (Alternate Realities Venue Coordinator)

Fiona Outram (Finance Manager)

David Chang (Photographer)

Anna Parker (Marketplace Manager)

Kat Chirnside (Marketing Coordinator)

Charlotte Reekers (MarketPlayer Coordinator)

Ruidi Collins (Film Programme Assistant)

Ellie Robinson (Alternate Realities Producer)

Mark Cook (Volunteer Coordinator)

Caroline Rogers (Events Manager)

Joe Cutts (Film & Alternate Realities Programme Coordinator)

Lena Samoili (Press Assistant)

Alexandra Dorsica (Ticketing Coordinator)

Mat Steel (Head of Production)

Katie Duddy (Volunteer Assistant)

Maria Stoneman (Operations Manager)

Sarah El-Taki (Talks & Sessions Assistant)

Matt Sturdy (Video Coordinator & Editor)

River Ferris (Publications Coordinator)

Donna Taberer (Skills & Training Consultant)

Nigel Fischer (Talks & Sessions Programme Manager)

Jenni Tuovinen (Marketplace Sessions Coordinator)

Sarah Harvey (Head of Press)

Becky Webb (Marketplace Coordinator)

Paul Hayes (Showroom Production Coordinator)

Serena Williamson (Events Assistant)

Saul Holmes (Publications & Marketing Assistant)

Hayley Willis (Press Officer)

Andrea Horakh (Festival Consultant)

Sam Wilson (Registration Runner)

Melanie Iredale (Deputy Director)

Elaine Wong (Alternate Realities Market Coordinator)

Monika Klavins (Photography Coordinator)

Jasmine Wordsworth (Operations Assistant)

Karolina Lidin (Marketplace Executive Producer)

Sylvia Wroblewska (Business & Marketing Director)

People Contributors Board of Directors

Alex Graham, Chair Peter Armstrong (Harbottle & Lewis) Mark Atkin (Crossover Labs) Lizzie Francke (British Film Institute) Nick Fraser (BBC Storyville) Grant Keir (Faction North) Richard Klein Paula Le Dieu (Freelance) Ralph Lee (Channel4) Shirani Sabaratnam (Freelance) Celia Taylor (Sky UK) Helen Scott (Clear Focus Productions) Ian Wild (Sheffield Media & Exhibition Centre)

Advisory Committee

Roy Ackerman (Pulse Films) Taghi Amirani (Amirani Films) Ewan Angus (BBC Scotland) Sam Anthony (Sundog Pictures) Lucy Baxter (Mandrake Films) Jan Bednarz (Buzz Films) Christina Burnett (Wide Eye Pictures) Simon Chinn (Red Box Films) Cat Cooper (Elfin Productions) Nick Crossland (Rocket) Liesel Evans (Century Films) Jeanie Finlay (Glimmer Films) Dick Fontaine (National Film & Television School) Adam Gee (Channel 4) Andy Glynne (Documentary Filmmakers Group) Roger Graef (Films of Record) Oli Harbottle (Dogwoof) Patrick Holland (BBC) Derren Lawford (Woodcut Media) Catherine McCarthy (Medical Aid Films) Liz Mermin (Freelance) Carol Nahra (Freelance) Victoria Noble (Discovery Networks) Ben Noot (National Geographic) Charlie Phillips (Guardian) Ashok Prasad (Freelance) Lina Prestwood (Freelance) James Quinn (Sky) Emily Renshaw-Smith (Freelance) Martin Rosenbaum (Lone Star Productions) Jolyon Rubinstein (Freelance) André Singer (Spring Films) Sue Sudbury (Sequoia Films) Rajesh Thind (Open Circuit) Rachel Wexler (Bungalow Town Productions) Elizabeth Wood (DocHouse) Brian Woods (True Vision Productions)

Film Previewers

Isla Badenoch Anne Bogart Mark Bristow Sophie Brown Sarah Dawson Dr Sindi F. Gordon Niki Harman Amanda Hawley Leanne Hayman Kurt Kroboth Sharon La Cruise Charlotte Maconochie Katerina Marka Chris Metzler Jannet Nunez Josh O’Brien Helena Skinner Henry Worger Daniel Dylan Wray

Catalogue Writers

Claire Aguilar (Sheffield Doc/Fest) CA Sophie Brown (Freelance) SB Carol Nahra (Docs on Screens) CN Sunshine Wong (Freelance) SW

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Funders, Sponsors & Partners Principal Funders, Sponsors & Partners

Major Sponsors & Funders

Sponsors

Media Partners

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Friday 10 June Vimeo Showroom 2

PBS America Showroom 3

ITN Source Showroom 4

Doc/Fest Exchange on Tudor Square

Crucible Delegate Lounge

Millennium Gallery

Site Gallery & The Space

Other

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Schedule

Beijing Showroom 1

10:00

15:15 P. 39 FOOTPRINT + Q&A

13:00 SHORT DOC PROGRAMME 1HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS

15:45 P. 80 AUTHOR: THE JT LEROY STORY

13:00

14:00 P. 146

14:00

DIGGING DEEPER...

SNOW MONKEY

16:30

15:00

P.146

16:30 P. 194 SITE GALLERY ALTERNATE REALITIES: VIRTUAL REALITY ARCADE PREVIEW DRINKS

IN CONVERSATION...

A DOC/FEST LUMINARY

19:30 P. 73 STRIKE A POSE + Q&A

16:00 P. 194 16:00 CURZON CINEMA BAR AND TERRACE 17:00 SHOOTING PEOPLE WELCOME DRINKS 18:00 18:30 P. 29 CITY HALL, IRWIN 19:00 MITCHELL OVAL HALL WHERE TO INVADE NEXT + Q&A WITH 20:00 DIRECTOR MICHAEL MOORE 21:00 P. 194 21:00 CUTLERS’ HALL, MAIN HALL OPENING 22:00 NIGHT PARTY PRESENTED

BY MOLINARE 23:00

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Films

Talks & Sessions

Marketplace

Alternate Realities

Parties & Social

Alternate Realities

15:45 P. 41 SEED: THE UNTOLD STORY + Q&A

P. 89

Talks & Sessions

15:00 P. 55 ONE DAY PINA ASKED...

12:45 KEDI

12:00

12:00 P. 117 – 120 ALTERNATE REALITIES: VIRTUAL REALITY ARCADE

Marketplace

13:00 P. 78 CITY OF GOLD

12:00 P. 115 – 116 ALTERNATE REALITIES: INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION

Parties & Social

13:00 P. 53 I DON’T BELONG ANYWHERE THE CINEMA OF CHANTAL AKERMAN

12:00 CRUCIBLE DELEGATE LOUNGE

Films

11:00

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Saturday 11 June

Schedule

Beijing Showroom 1

Vimeo Showroom 2

PBS America Showroom 3

ITN Source Showroom 4

Bertha DocHouse Library Theatre

Curzon Cinema

Odeon

9:00 09:45 P. 39 10:00 DEATH BY DESIGN, WITH CONSUMED + Q&A

10:00 P. 40 KIVALINA, WITH THE LIVING FOREST + Q&A

09:45 SONITA

P. 44 10:15 P. 76 CRASH AND BURN + Q&A

09:45 P. 83 THE HAPPY FILM + Q&A

10:00 P. 88 WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE

Talks & Sessions

Alternate Realities

Films

11:00

12:00 12:30 P. 64 BURMA’S SECRET 13:00 JUNGLE WAR WITH JOE SIMPSON + Q&A

14:00 P. 33 CAMERAPERSON + Q&A

14:00 14:45 P. 89 15:00 MACHINE OF HUMAN DREAMS, WITH THE DOG + Q&A

15:00 P. 81 THE CAUSE OF PROGRESS + Q&A

Parties & Social

12:30 P. 40 FREIGHTENED - THE REAL PRICE OF SHIPPING

15:00 P. 88 A FAMILY AFFAIR + Q&A

16:45 P. 55 DON’T LOOK BACK + Q&A

17:00 17:45 18:00 ZUD

P. 42 18:15 P. 82 COMMAND AND CONTROL + Q&A 19:15 P. 56 MONTEREY POP + Q&A

18:30 P. 74 THE MUSIC OF STRANGERS: YO-YO MA AND THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE

18:00 P. 34 JIM: THE JAMES FOLEY STORY + Q&A

20:00 20:30 P. 43 FLOTEL EUROPA, 21:00 WITH ELDERS + Q&A

21:00 P. 33 CITY 40, WITH BUNKERS + Q&A

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12:45 P. 30 STORYBOARD P, A STRANGER IN SWEDEN + Q&A & PERFORMANCE

15:30 P. 62 MY SCIENTOLOGY MOVIE + EXTENDED Q&A

16:00

19:00

Marketplace

12:30 P. 38 THE AGE OF CONSEQUENCES + Q&A

12:00 P. 41 THERE WILL BE WATER + Q&A

21:30 P. 75 TWO TRAINS RUNNIN’ + Q&A

21:00 P. 64 WEINER + Q&A

21:00 P. 36 PRESENTING PRINCESS SHAW + Q&A

12:00 P. 60 RESET + Q&A 12:45 P. 86 SOLITARY, WITH EYE FOR AN EYE + Q&A

15:00 P. 65 DESTINATION UNKNOWN + Q&A

17:30 P. 35 THE LAND OF THE ENLIGHTENED + Q&A

20:15 P. 74 A TODO COLOR + Q&A

15:30 SHORT DOC PROGRAMME 2 ANIMAL NATION

18:15 P. 71 KIKI + Q&A

21:00 P. 91 WHITE RAGE, WITH SPEAKING IS DIFFICULT + Q&A

23:00

00:00

Films

Talks & Sessions

Marketplace

Alternate Realities

Parties & Social

Saturday 11 June

09:00

09:00

09:00

MARKETPLAYER

MARKETPLACE CAFÉ

P. 126

P. 126

HADFIELD HALL

ARTS COMMISSIONING FOR GALLERY AND ONLINE SPACES

BREAKING IN: A GUIDE FOR FILM INDUSTRY ENTRANTS

P. 127

CRUCIBLE THEATRE

12:15

P. 127

12:15

ADELPHI

P. 127

10:00

10:00 P. 115–116 MILLENNIUM GALLERY

ALTERNATE REALITIES: INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION

11:00 P. 117–120 11:00 SITE GALLERY & THE SPACE ALTERNATE REALITIES: VIRTUAL 12:00 REALITY ARCADE

HADFIELD HALL

BAFTA MASTERCLASS: WORKING WITH ARCHIVE

VLOGS VS DOCS: TALES OF OUR TIME

13:00

THE BBC INTERVIEW: REGGIE YATES 14:30 P. 146 DIGGING DEEPER...

ANTS ON A SHRIMP AND MISO HUNGRY

16:30 P. 146 IN CONVERSATION...

DOC/FEST LUMINARY JULIE GOLDMAN

14:45

14:00 P. 128

STUDIO SURVIVING DANGERZONE DOCS

15:30

P. 128

CRUCIBLE THEATRE PROFESSOR GREEN: DOCUMENTARIES AND ME

17:00

P. 129

STUDIO WHAT’S A TV CHANNEL GRANDDAD?: HOW WE’LL BE WATCHING DOCS IN THE FUTURE

14:45

P. 128

14:45

ADELPHI

VIVA LA REVOLUCION: VIDEO ACTIVISM AND CITIZEN JOURNALISM

17:00

P. 129

ADELPHI

IS DOCUMENTARY RELEVANT IN A WORLD WITH INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS?

P. 128

15:00

HADFIELD HALL

INNOVATION IN ARCHIVE 16:00 16:45

P. 186 17:00

OLD BANQUETING HALL

SKILLSET ARCHIVE ROUND TABLES 18:15 P. 194 MARKETPLACE CAFÉ MEET THE ARCHIVISTS DRINKS RECEPTION

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19:00

P. 194 19:00

WINTER GARDEN

SCOTTISH DELEGATION DRINKS

20:00

21:00 P. 194 21:00 O2 ACADEMY VOGUE, STRIKE A POSE PARTY! 22:00

23:00

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Films

Talks & Sessions

Marketplace

Alternate Realities

Alternate Realities

P. 127

STUDIO WRITING WITH LIGHT. THE ART OF CINEMATOGRAPHY

13:00

9:00

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STUDIO

Other

Talks & Sessions

10:00

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Cutlers’ Hall

Films

Cutlers’ Hall

DELEGATE LOUNGE

12:15 12:30 P. 146 CREATIVE EXCHANGE... IDEAS BEHIND SEED: THE UNTOLD STORY

Crucible

Parties & Social

Marketplace

10:00 P. 146 ABOUT LAST NIGHT... DAILY REVIEW INCL. LIFE, ANIMATED

Crucible

Parties & Social

Doc/Fest Exchange on Tudor Square

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Schedule

Sunday 12 June Beijing Showroom 1

Vimeo Showroom 2

PBS America Showroom 3

09:45 P. 52 10:00 THE FLICKERING FLAME

10:00 P. 39 FOOTPRINT + Q&A

09:45 P. 76 LOBANOVSKIY FOREVER + Q&A

Films

Bertha DocHouse Library Theatre

Curzon Cinema

Odeon

Doc/Fest Exchange on Tudor Square

Crucible

9:00

11:00

11:15 P. 52 CATHY COME HOME

10:30 P. 30 THE RISE AND FALL OF THE HIGH-RISE

10:00 P. 78 ANTS ON A SHRIMP

10:15 P. 84 IN PURSUIT OF SILENCE +Q&A

10:00 P. 108 10:30 P. 147 ABOUT LAST NIGHT... DAILY REVIEW INCL. KIKI

12:00

13:00

Alternate Realities

ITN Source Showroom 4

STUDIO

ALTERNATE REALTIES SUMMIT: ANDROIDS, ROBOTS AND AVATARS LIVE 12:30 P. 131

13:15 P. 80 BEHEMOTH

12:30 P. 32 BROTHERS, WITH I’M NOT FROM HERE + Q&A

12:30 P. 86 RWANDA & JULIET + Q&A

13:00 P. 85 LIFE, ANIMATED

12:30 P. 75 BACK ON BOARD: GREG LOUGANIS

12:30 P. 58 ENOUGH, ALREADY, WITH CONTINENTAL DRIFT + Q&A

12:30 P. 147 12:45 P. 54 NO HOME MOVIE

C REATIVE EXCHANGE...

IDEAS BEHIND THE AGE OF CONSEQUENCES

14:00

15:00 15:30 P. 91 UKRAINIAN 16:00 SHERIFFS + Q&A

15:15 P. 70 MAYA ANGELOU: AND STILL I RISE + Q&A

15:00 P. 44 SNOW MONKEY + Q&A

15:15 P. 37 SOUR GRAPES + Q&A

14:45 P. 29 WHERE TO INVADE NEXT

15:00 P. 58 AMBULANCE, WITH BURNOUT + Q&A

15:30 P. 34 THE CONFESSION + Q&A

14:30 P. 147 DIGGING DEEPER...

NOTES ON BLINDNESS

THEATRE D.A. PENNEBAKER & CHRIS HEDGEDUS IN CONVERSATION

13:30 P. 108 – 110 STUDIO ALTERNATE REALTIES SUMMIT: VRFTERNOON

15:00 P. 133 THEATRE THE ABSOLUTELY ADVENTUROUS JOANNA LUMLEY IN CONVERSATION

Talks & Sessions

16:30 P. 147

18:00 18:00 P. 43 LYARI NOTES, WITH SILENT VOICES

18:15 P. 59 MR. GAGA + Q&A

Marketplace

19:00

Parties & Social

18:30 P. 71 PLAZA DE LA SOLEDAD + Q&A

18:00 P. 35 NOTES ON BLINDNESS + EXTENDED Q&A

17:45 P. 72 OUT RUN + Q&A

20:00 20:30 P. 73 STRIKE A 21:00 POSE + Q&A

22:00

10

IN CONVERSATION...

DOC/FEST LUMINARY CHARLIE PHILLIPS

17:00

21:00 P. 65 CITY OF DREAMS: A MUSICAL + Q&A

21:00 P. 63 SOUTHWEST OF SALEM: THE STORY OF THE SAN ANTONIO FOUR

20:45 P. 56 UNLOCKING THE CAGE + EXTENDED Q&A

20:15 P. 73 UNCLE HOWARD + EXTENDED Q&A

17:30 P. 85 MONSTER IN THE MIND: THE CONVENIENT UN-TRUTH ABOUT ALZHEIMER’S + Q&A 20:00 P. 87 TYRUS, WITH FIRST CUT + Q&A

18:00 P. 134 18:15 P. 70 MISS SHARON JONES!

THEATRE

THE CHANNEL 4 INTERVIEW: MICHAEL MOORE

20:00 P. 110 20:45 P. 60 OUR LAST TANGO + Q&A

STUDIO A NIGHT OF SURVEILLANCE: THE SUPERNERDS EXPERIENCE

23:00

00:00

Films

Talks & Sessions

Marketplace

Alternate Realities

Parties & Social

Sunday 12 June

09:00

09:00

CRUCIBLE DELEGATE LOUNGE

MARKETPLAYER

MARKETPLACE CAFÉ

10:00

P. 130

ADELPHI MINORITY REPORT: DIVERSITY IN DOCUMENTARY

12:15

P. 131

ADELPHI A REASONABLY ADJUSTED DEBATE: DISABILITY ON AND OFF SCREEN

10:00

P. 129

Other

Other

9:00

10:00 P. 130 THE HYPE ABOUT 4K

THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT: CREATING PUBLIC TV PROGRAMMES FOR A FORGOTTEN AUDIENCE

12:15

ITV Town Hall Reception Room B

10:00

11:00

P. 115 –116

SITE GALLERY AND THE SPACE

P. 131

12:15

HONEST TRUTHS: THE ETHICAL CHALLENGES OF FILMMAKING

P. 130

BEYOND YOUTUBE: WHAT CAN THE ‘OTHER’ DIGITAL PLATFORMS OFFER FILMMAKERS?

12:15 P. 131 THE POST PRODUCTION FACILITY: AN EVOLVING MODEL

ALTERNATE REALITIES: VIRTUAL REALITY ARCADE

11:00

P. 117 11:00 –120

MILLENNIUM GALLERY

ALTERNATE REALITIES: INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION

12:00

13:00

14:00 14:45

P. 132

ADELPHI DOCUMENTARY AND TRAUMA: A SURVIVOR’S GUIDE

16:30

P. 194

DELEGATE LOUNGE

ITV DRINKS RECEPTION 17:00 P. 133 ADELPHI 10X10: THE DOC-INPROGRESS WORKSHOP

14:45

14:45 P. 132 I DO IT MY WAY: DIRECTORS TALK ABOUT THEIR WORK

P. 186

SALES SUNDAY WHO’S WHO

15:45

P. 186

SALES SUNDAY FINISHED FILM SPOTLIGHT

16:00

P. 186

OLD BANQUETING HALL ROUND TABLES AND TEN MINUTE MEETS: DISTRIBUTION AND SALES

16:00 P. 194 MARKETPLACE DRINKS SUPPORTED BY DOCUMENTARY CAMPUS

17:00 P. 133 THE VICE RULE BRITANNIA PITCH

14:45 P. 132 SUCCEED TO SCREEN: GETTING INDIE DOCS TO THE AUDIENCE

17:00 P. 133 ARCHIVES AND COPYRIGHT: A BEGINNERS GUIDE

15:00

16:00

P. 120

18:00

P. 195

TAMPER

BRITISH COUNCIL DRINKS RECEPTION

P. 195

WINTER GARDEN GRIERSON TRUST NEW TALENT RECEPTION

P. 195

20:00

DELEGATE LOUNGE

P. 120

SHOWROOM CAFÉ NOTES ON BLINDNESS: INTO DARKNESS VR SHOWING

THE VICE RULE BRITANNIA DRINKS RECEPTION

16:00

SHOWROOM CAFÉ NOTES ON BLINDNESS: INTO DARKNESS VR SHOWING

18:30

20:00

Schedule

09:00

ITV Town Hall Reception Room A

Films

Cutlers’ Hall Marketplace Café

17:00 18:00

P. 195

MILLENNIUM GALLERY ALTERNATE REALITIES RECEPTION SUPPORTED BY BBC R&D

19:00

18:00

Alternate Realities

Cutlers’ Hall

Talks & Sessions

Cutlers’ Hall, Hadfield Hall

19:00

P. 31

ABBEYDALE PICTURE HOUSE WHERE YOU’RE MEANT TO BE WITH AIDAN MOFFAT + SPECIAL MUSICAL GUESTS

21:00

20:00

P. 195 21:00

CITY HALL BALLROOM

Marketplace

Crucible

23:00

00:00

Films

Talks & Sessions

Marketplace

Alternate Realities

Parties & Social

Parties & Social

SOUL AND FUNK NIGHT 22:00

11

Monday 13 June

Schedule

Beijing Showroom 1

Vimeo Showroom 2

PBS America Showroom 3

10:00 P. 41 SEED: THE UNTOLD STORY + Q&A

10:00 P. 68 PAA JOE & THE LION, WITH GREY AREA + Q&A

Films Alternate Realities Talks & Sessions

Bertha DocHouse Library Theatre

09:45 P. 87 TONY ROBBINS: I AM NOT YOUR GURU

09:45 SHORT DOC PROGRAMME 3FUNNY PICTURES

Curzon Cinema

Doc/Fest Exchange on Tudor Square

Crucible Theatre

Crucible Studio

9:00 09:45 P. 57 10:00 #MYESCAPE + Q&A

11:00

Marketplace

ITN Source Showroom 4

12:00

12:15 P. 66 EXODUS: BREAKING 13:00 INTO EUROPE (WORKING TITLE) +Q&A 14:00

12:45 P. 53 THE SPIRIT OF ‘45

12:30 P. 34 THE CONFESSION + Q&A

14:15 P. 90 MATTRESS MEN + Q&A

15:00 15:15 P. 80 AUTHOR: THE JT LEROY STORY

16:00

15:00 P. 56 UNLOCKING THE CAGE

18:00 18:15

P. 33

17:45 P. 44 SONITA

CAMERAPERSON + Q&A

19:00 19:00 P. 83 FRAUD, WITH WHEN YOU AWAKE + 20:00 Q&A

21:15 P. 68 CARE + Q&A

14:30 P. 67 THE HARD STOP + Q&A

12:00 P. 36 THE SETTLERS + Q&A

15:00 P. 62 NATIONAL BIRD + Q&A

10:30 P. 147 ABOUT LAST NIGHT... DAILY REVIEW INCL. MR. GAGA 12:00 P. 40 FREIGHTENED - THE REAL PRICE OF SHIPPING, WITH TRANSIT ZONE

15:00 P. 43 FLOTEL EUROPA, WITH ELDERS + Q&A

12:30 P. 147 CREATIVE EXCHANGE...

IDEAS BEHIND MISS SHARON JONES!

HOW TO GET YOUR THEATRICAL DOC FUNDED AND DISTRIBUTED

21:00 P. 37 TEMPESTAD + Q&A

20:15 P. 34 JIM: THE JAMES FOLEY STORY + Q&A

17:30 P. 31 VERSUS: THE LIFE AND FILMS OF KEN LOACH + EXTENDED Q&A

20:45 P. 65 CITY OF DREAMS: A MUSICAL + Q&A

17:45 P. 32 BOBBY SANDS: 66 DAYS + Q&A

20:45 P. 38 BORN TO BE FREE + Q&A

17:30 P. 32 BROTHERS, WITH I’M NOT FROM HERE + Q&A

20:30 P. 91 WHITE RAGE, WITH SPEAKING IS DIFFICULT + Q&A

TRUST ME, I’M A TV PRODUCER: THE SECRETS OF GREAT ACCESS

12:00 P. 137

COMMISSIONING: SINGLES, SPECIALS AND SERIES

TARDIS DOCS: TELLING DECEPTIVELY BIG STORIES IN TINY ONLINE SPACES

14:30 P. 147 DIGGING DEEPER...

DOC/FEST ALTERNATE REALITIES

IN CONVERSATION...

DOC/FEST LUMINARY ANNA HIGGS AND INGRID KOPP

09:45 P. 134

12:00 P. 136

14:30 P. 138 COMMISSIONING: SPECIALIST FACTUAL

16:30 P. 147

16:45 P. 41 17:00 THERE WILL BE WATER + Q&A

21:00

12:15 P. 61 HOOLIGAN SPARROW + Q&A

10:00 P. 135

16:45 P. 139

17:45 P. 140

HOW TO PUT KIDS ON TV: A CHANNEL 4 MASTERCLASS

RONNIE O’SULLIVAN IN CONVERSATION

19:45 P. 140 FREDDIE FLINTOFF & ROBERT PENN TALK DOCS & CHIPS

Parties & Social

22:00

12

23:00

00:00

Films

Talks & Sessions

Marketplace

Alternate Realities

Parties & Social

Monday 13 June ITV Town Hall Reception Room B

Other

Other

09:00

09:00

09:00

DELEGATE LOUNGE

MARKETPLAYER

MARKETPLACE CAFÉ BREAKFAST WITH BOUDICA

10:00

09:30

P. 135

ADELPHI CONTEXT HACKING: A PERFORMANCE LECTURE BY JOHANNES GRENZFURTHNER

11:30

P. 136

ADELPHI NINO KIRTADZE: THE FINE LINE BETWEEN FACT AND FICTION

13:15

P. 137

ADELPHI EVIDENCE BASED STORYTELLING WITH CHRISTIAN HUMBORG

14:45

P. 186

MAIN HALL MEETMARKET AND ALTERNATE REALITIES MARKET

10:00

P. 186

OLD BANQUETING HALL ROUND TABLES: FUNDS AND FOUNDATIONS

12:00

09:45 MARKET SWITCHBOARD

10:00 MARKET SWITCHBOARD SURGERIES: LEGAL AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS

P. 186

OLD BANQUETING HALL ROUND TABLES: SHORT FORM

13:00 OLD BANQUETING HALL

MEET THE BRIEF

P. 138

13:30 MARKET SWITCHBOARD SURGERIES: VIRTUAL REALITY AND INTERACTIVE

ADELPHI DOCS ON COPS

15:30

09:45 P. 134 THE FRENCH CONNECTION: WORKING WITH FRANCE

09:45 P. 134 NORTHERN EXPOSURE: WORKING WITH NORDIC BROADCASTERS

12:00 P. 136 DOES IT MATTER WHO FUNDS MY FILM? MAKING BRANDED DOCUMENTARIES.

12:00 P. 136 GOOD INTENTIONS VS GOOD VIEWING: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN DOC MAKERS JOIN NON PROFITS

14:15 P. 137 THE CHANNEL 4 FIRST CUT PITCH

P. 186

OLD BANQUETING HALL

ROUND TABLES: SERIES AND FORMATS 17:00

P. 139

ADELPHI NEW GENDERATION: HAS FACTUAL KEPT UP WITH THE REVOLUTION IN GENDER AND SEXUALITY?

20:00

17:30

16:30 P. 139 THE GUARDIAN DOCUMENTARIES PITCH

P. 186

OLD BANQUETING HALL

10 MINUTE MEETS: ISSUE DRIVEN AND HAVING AN IMPACT

18:00 P. 196 CELEBRATORY DRINKS WITH THE GUARDIAN

10:00

P. 135

HOW TO DOCUMENT THE WORLD’S BIGGEST NEWS STORIES: TELLING THE REFUGEE CRISIS

12:15

9:00

P. 195

09:00 MARKETPLACE CAFÉ

10:00

P. 115 –116 10:00

MILLENNIUM GALLERY

ALT. REALITIES: INTERACTIVE 11:00 EXHIBITION 11:00 P. 117 –120 SITE GALLERY AND THE SPACE ALT. REALITIES: VIRTUAL REALITY ARCADE

P. 137

WAR OF THE WORLDS: HOW THE DADA-DATA WEBDOC VIRUS DEFENDS THE WORLD

12:00

13:00

14:00 14:30 P. 138 BETWEEN ACTIVISM AND EXTREMISM: STORYTELLING FOR CHANGE

16:45 P. 139 WHAT MAKES A FEATURE DOC? DIRECTORS DISCUSS

14:45

P. 138

FEMALE TRAILBLAZERS: NEW WAYS OF WORKING IN MEDIA

15:00

17:00

17:00

16:00

P. 140

INTO THE LAND OF VOD: HOW I TRIED TO CONTACT NETFLIX

17:30

P. 195

CURZON BAR AND TERRACE

ALTITUDE MUSIC WELCOME DRINKS

18:00

P. 195 18:00

TAMPER

BFI FILM FUND PITCH DRINKS RECEPTION 19:00

P. 196

20:00

DELEGATE LOUNGE

P. 196 20:00

WINTER GARDEN

JOURNEYMAN PICTURES PRESENTS: MEET THE FILMMAKERS DRINKS

Schedule

ITV Town Hall Reception Room A

Films

Cutlers’ Hall Hadfield Hall

21:00

P. 196

SHEFFIELD CATHEDRAL

IRISH DELEGATION DRINKS RECEPTION

21:00

Alternate Realities

Cutlers’ Hall MarketPlayer

Talks & Sessions

Cutlers’ Hall

Marketplace

Crucible

THE BBC PARTY

23:00

00:00

Films

Talks & Sessions

Marketplace

Alternate Realities

Parties & Social

Parties & Social

22:00

13

Tuesday 14 June

Schedule

Beijing Showroom 1

Films Alternate Realities Talks & Sessions

PBS America Showroom 3

ITN Source Showroom 4

Bertha Curzon Cinema DocHouse Library Theatre

Crucible

Crucible Theatre

09:00

9:00

DELEGATE LOUNGE

09:30

P. 66 10:00 10:00 THE EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF ALEX LEWIS + Q&A 11:00

10:15 P. 69 GOLDEN GIRL + Q&A

09:45 SHORT DOC PROGRAMME 4 WORKING LIVES

10:15 P. 79 MISO HUNGRY

09:45 P. 63 THE PEACEMAKER + Q&A

P. 140

STUDIO

WHY YOU SHOULD BE WORKING WITH CHANNEL 5 11:00

14:00

12:15 P. 61 GENERATION REVOLUTION + Q&A 13:15 P. 67 INSIDE THE GANG (WORKING TITLE) + Q&A

12:45 P. 38 BORN TO BE FREE + Q&A

12:15 WEINER

P. 64

12:30 P. 74 THE MUSIC OF STRANGERS: YO-YO MA AND THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE

P. 142

STUDIO COMMISSIONING: SHORTS FOR ALL PLATFORMS

13:00

Parties & Social

P. 143

IN CONVERSATION WITH HBO’S SHEILA NEVINS

14:15

P. 144

STUDIO

14:45 15:00 KIKI

P. 71

14:45 P. 35 NOTES ON BLINDNESS + Q&A 15:45 P. 82 DEAD SLOW AHEAD + Q&A

16:00

15:30 P. 36 PRESENTING PRINCESS SHAW + Q&A

15:00 P. 72 MAPPLETHORPE: LOOK AT THE PICTURES

15:00 P. 82 COMMAND AND CONTROL + Q&A

COMMISSIONING: FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT

16:00

17:00

17:00 17:30 P. 62 MY 18:00 SCIENTOLOGY MOVIE + Q&A

18:15 P. 81 THE CHARRO OF TOLUQUILLA + Q&A

17:30 P. 32 BOBBY SANDS: 66 DAYS + Q&A

18:00 P. 59 LEAGUE OF EXOTIQUE DANCERS + Q&A

18:00 P. 57 AFTER SPRING + Q&A

20:00 20:30 P. 70 MAYA ANGELOU 21:00 AND STILL I RISE + Q&A

20:45 P. 71 PLAZA DE LA SOLEDAD + Q&A

20:30 P. 84 INDIA IN A DAY + Q&A

20:45 SERENA

P. 77

20:45 P. 88 A FAMILY AFFAIR + Q&A

17:30 P. 60 OUR LAST TANGO + Q&A

20:00 P. 79 NOMA: MY PERFECT STORM + Q&A

P. 196

DELEGATES LOUNGE

CHANNEL 4 PARTY

20:00 P. 197 AWARDS CEREMONY

23:00

00:00

Films

Talks & Sessions

Marketplace

Alternate Realities

P. 145

OUR BBC, OUR CHANNEL 4: A FUTURE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TV?

22:00

14

P. 141

COMMISSIONING: ARTS DOCUMENTARY

P. 196

12:00

12:15 P. 40 KIVALINA, WITH THE LIVING 13:00 FOREST + Q&A

10:00

DELEGATE LOUNGE WHY YOU SHOULD BE WORKING WITH CHANNEL 5 BRUNCH

12:00

19:00

Marketplace

Vimeo Showroom 2

Parties & Social

Tuesday 14 June

P. 144

NEW US TRENDS AND PLATFORMS

15:45 P. 196 UKTI NETWORKING RECEPTION

Other

Other

09:00

09:00

MARKETPLAYER

HADFIELD HALL MINIMEETMARKET: MEET THE EXECS

MARKETPLACE CAFÉ

09:45 MARKET SWITCHBOARD

11:30 MARKET SWITCHBOARD SURGERIES: THE GUARDIAN

10:00

P. 186

OLD BANQUETING HALL ROUND TABLES: FESTIVALS – WITH DOCUMENTARY CAMPUS

12:00

P. 186

OLD BANQUETING HALL ROUND TABLES: FEATURE DOCS FOR CINEMA AND TV

09:30

P. 186

MAIN HALL MEETMARKET AND ALTERNATE REALITIES MARKET

11:45

P. 142

HADFIELD HALL THE WHICKER’S WORLD FOUNDATION PITCH

09:45 P. 141 NOTES ON BLINDNESS: INTO DARKNESS, A FILM AND VR AUTOPSY

12:00 P. 142 DOCUMENTARY FILM PRODUCTION GOES GREEN

13:00 MARKET SWITCHBOARD SURGERIES: THE BFI CERTIFICATION UNIT

OLD BANQUETING HALL MEET THE BBC PRODUCTION TALENT NETWORK

15:30

14:00

P. 186

OLD BANQUETING HALL 10 MINUTE MEETS: ARTS AND CULTURE

17:00

09:30 10:00 P. 141 HOW TO PITCH YOUR CLIMATE CHANGE IDEA

12:15 P. 143 CO-PRODUCTION POSSIBILITIES AND FESTIVAL CULTURE IN LATIN AMERICA

P. 143

HADFIELD HALL IBT CLIMATE CHANGE PITCH

14:30 P. 144 DOCS IN THE NEWSROOM

9:00

14:30 P. 144 A PLACE AT THE TABLE: WHY DOCUMENTARIES FOR KIDS MATTER

P. 196

MARKETPLACE CAFÉ DELEGATES BREAKFAST WITH DISCOVERY

10:30

P. 147

DOC/FEST EXCHANGE ABOUT LAST NIGHT... DAILY REVIEW INCL. THERE WILL BE WATER

12:30 P. 147 DOC/FEST EXCHANGE CREATIVE EXCHANGE...

IDEAS BEHIND MACHINE OF HUMAN DREAMS

10:00

P. 115 –116 10:00

MILLENNIUM GALLERY ALT. REALITIES: INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION

11:00

11:00

. 56 P.P117 –120

SITE GALLERY AND THE SPACE ALT. REALITIES: VIRTUAL REALITY ARCADE

12:45

12:00

P. 120

13:00 SHOWROOM CAFÉ NOTES ON BLINDNESS: INTO DARKNESS VR SHOWING 14:00

14:30 P. 147 DOC/FEST EXCHANGE DIGGING DEEPER...

NATIONAL BIRD

15:00

16:00

P. 186

OLD BANQUETING HALL 10 MINUTE MEETS: INTERACTIVE AND VIRTUAL REALITY

16:30 P. 147 DOC/FEST EXCHANGE IN CONVERSATION...

DOC/FEST LUMINARY MARK HERBERT, WARP FILMS 18:30 P. 197

18:30

TAMPER

WINTER GARDEN

BFI FILM AUDIENCE NETWORK DRINKS RECEPTION

16:30

Schedule

ITV Town Hall Reception Room B

Films

ITV Town Hall Reception Room A

09:00

13:30

14:30

Cutlers’ Hall

Alternate Realities

12:15 P. 143 THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MUSLIMS

Cutlers’ Hall Old Banqueting Hall

P. 120

SHOWROOM CAFÉ 17:00 NOTES ON BLINDNESS: INTO DARKNESS VR SHOWING

18:00 P. 197

WHICKER’S WINTER GARDEN SUNDOWNER

19:00

20:00

21:00

22:00

Talks & Sessions

10:00 P. 141 ROADMAP TO FILM FUNDING SUCCESS: UNLOCKING THE MYSTERIES OF GRANT PROPOSALS

Cutlers’ Hall, Marketplace Café

Marketplace

Crucible Adelphi

P. 197 22:00

GUILTY PLEASURES PARTY (TIL 2AM)

23:00

00:00

Films

Talks & Sessions

Marketplace

Alternate Realities

Parties & Social

Parties & Social

PLUG

15

Wednesday 15 June

Schedule

Beijing Showroom 1

Films

11:00

Alternate Realities

PBS America Showroom 3

10:15 P. 43 LYARI NOTES, WITH SILENT VOICES

10:00 P. 85 MONSTER IN THE MIND THE CONVENIENT UN-TRUTH ABOUT ALZHEIMER’S + Q&A

Doc/Fest Cutlers’ Hall, Cutlers’ Hall Exchange on Old Banqueting Tudor Square Hall

10:00 P. 37 SOUR GRAPES + Q&A

12:15 P. 33 CITY 40, WITH BUNKERS + 13:00 Q&A

14:00

13:00 P. 54 JEANNE DIELMAN, 23 COMMERCE QUAY, 1080 BRUSSELS

15:00 15:00 P. 69 DADDY’S GIRL + Q&A

18:00

20:00 20:00 P. 90 MERCI PATRON !

(THANKS 21:00 BOSS)

12:30 P. 44 SNOW MONKEY + Q&A

17:15 P. 30 STORYBOARD P, A STRANGER IN SWEDEN

19:30 BEST OF THE FEST

09:00

09:00

MARKETPLAYER

MARKETPLACE CAFÉ

10:30 P. 147 ABOUT LAST NIGHT... DAILY REVIEW INCL. INDIA IN A DAY

10:30 P. 145 HADFIELD HALL THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD PRESENTS: HOW TO PITCH YOUR ACADEMIC IDEA

12:30 P. 147 CREATIVE EXCHANGE...

IDEAS BEHIND UNLOCKING THE CAGE

Parties & Social

MILLENNIUM GALLERY

ALTERNATE REALITIES: INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION

11:00 P. 117 –120 SITE GALLERY AND THE SPACE ALTERNATE

REALITIES: VIRTUAL REALITY ARCADE

13:00 P. 186 ON-SCREEN FACTUAL TALENT MARKET

16:30 P. 77 MAD DOGS, WITH HELL ON WHEELS

16:45 P. 147 IN CONVERSATION...

A DOC/FEST LUMINARY

19:00 P. 29 THE SEASONS IN QUINCY: FOUR PORTRAITS OF JOHN BERGER + EXTENDED Q&A

19:30 P. 145 CITY HALL BALLROOM ADAM BUXTON PRESENTS A BUG SPECIAL: DAVID BOWIE

21:15 P. 197 SHOWROOM BAR

CLOSING NIGHT FILM RECEPTION

22:00

16

Other

14:30 P. 147 DIGGING DEEPER...

DOC/FEST ALTERNATE REALITIES: VIRTUAL

15:30 P. 36 THE SETTLERS

16:00

17:00 17:00 P. 37 TEMPESTAD + Q&A

12:45 P. 86 SOLITARY, WITH EYE FOR AN EYE + Q&A

Other

10:00 P. 115 –116

12:00

19:00

Marketplace

ITN Source Showroom 4

9:00

10:00 10:00 P. 35 THE LAND OF THE ENLIGHTENED

Talks & Sessions

Vimeo Showroom 2

23:00

00:00

Films

Talks & Sessions

Marketplace

Alternate Realities

Parties & Social

Outdoor Screens

Beijing Screen on Howard Street Fri 10 Jun

Sat 11 Jun

Sun 12 Jun

Mon 13 Jun

Tue 14 Jun

Wed 15 Jun

20:00 AMERICAN BALLET THEATER: A HISTORY

15:00 MAVIS!

16:00 FIRST POSITION

18:00 SHORT DOC PROGRAMME 20:00 THE MINE WARS

17:00 KEDI, WITH CAT LISTENING TO MUSIC 18:30 BFI FILM ARCHIVE

20:20 ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD

11:00 12:00

13:30 AMERICAN BALLET THEATER: A HISTORY 15:30 IN PURSUIT OF SILENCE

13:00 BFI ARCHIVE

13:00 13:30 NOTES ON BLINDNESS 14:00

15:00 SHORT DOC PROGRAMME

15:00 IN PURSUIT OF SILENCE

17:00 BLACK GOLD

17:30 !VIVAN LAS ANTIPODAS!

16:30 MAVIS!

15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00

19:20 VARICELLA 20:00 THE SPIRIT OF ‘45

20:00 A BALLERINA’S TALE

20:00 21:00 22:00

Guardian Screen on Tudor Square Fri 10 Jun

Sat 11 Jun

Sun 12 Jun

Mon 13 Jun

Tue 14 Jun

Wed 15 Jun 10:00

12:00 THE MINE WARS

10:45 AMERICAN BALLET THEATER: A HISTORY 13:00 A BALLERINA’S TALE

15:00 KEDI, WITH CAT LISTENING TO MUSIC

17:15 VARICELLA 18:00 FIRST POSITION

20:00 BERLIN 1936, THE FINAL ILLUSION

15:00 BFI FILM ARCHIVE

17:00 GUARDIAN SHORTS 18:00 !VIVAN LAS ANTIPODAS! 20:00 MAVIS!

11:00 BERLIN 1936, THE FINAL ILLUSION

11:00 SHORT DOC PROGRAMME

11:00 A TODO COLOR

11:00 11:00 KEDI, WITH CAT LISTENING TO MUSIC 12:00

13:00 GUARDIAN SHORTS 13:45 VARICELLA

13:00 NOTES ON BLINDNESS

13:00 A BALLERINA’S TALE

13:00 BLACK GOLD

15:00 A TODO COLOR

15:00 THE EPIC OF EVEREST

17:30 AMERICAN BALLET THEATER: A HISTORY 19:30 THE EPIC OF EVEREST

Films

15:00 VARICELLA

11:00 THE MINE WARS

13:00

Alternate Realities

18:00 A BALLERINA’S TALE

13:00 FIRST POSITION

11:00 NOTES ON BLINDNESS

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16:00 MAVIS!

13:00 BERLIN 1936, THE FINAL ILLUSION

11:00 THE MINE WARS

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17:00 FIRST POSITION

19:00 BFI ARCHIVE 20:40 A TODO COLOR

15:00 BERLIN 1936, THE FINAL ILLUSION

15:00 THE SPIRIT OF ‘45

17:10 AMERICAN BALLET THEATER: A HISTORY

17:15 BFI ARCHIVE

15:00 16:00 17:00

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14:00 THE SPIRIT OF ‘45

11:00 SHORT DOC PROGRAMME

18:00 19:00

19:10 IN PURSUIT OF SILENCE

20:00 21:00

21:00 GUARDIAN SHORTS

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12:00 ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD

11:00 KEDI, WITH CAT LISTENING TO MUSIC

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Bertha Ad

We continue with much loved and longstanding film strands and themes: Instigators & Agitators, Women in Docs, Queer Screen and Behind the Beats. With 160 films shown in cinemas across Sheffield and on our Outdoor Screens: Beijing Screen on Howard Street and Guardian Screen on Tudor Square, it is our pleasure to bring you rich, emotional and entertaining cinematic experiences.

Claire Aguilar – Director of Programming & Industry Engagement

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Schedule New thematic strands include the sport and adventure showcase Outdoor Adventure with the surfing film Mad Dogs (p.77) and International Premiere of Serena (p.77). No Place Like Home reflects the consequences – both uplifting and dispirited – of displacement, migration, diaspora and homelessness in The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble (p.74), My Aleppo (p. 50) and Tempestad (p.37). We enter the world of dance and movement with Get Up & Dance, featuring Mr. Gaga (p.59) and Kiki (p.71).

Talks & Sessions

The rapid change, disruption and colossal upheaval in our world are mirrored in the programme. The films will introduce you to new worlds, visions and perspectives which may excite and provoke some, but will also cause reflection and laughter in others. We continue to support filmmakers who strive to make an impact on a personal, local and global scale using the power of storytelling.

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This year’s Film Programme brings you an abundance of the best documentary and non-fiction film and television with an eclectic mix of features, mid-length films and shorts from around the world, from big budget documentaries to independent and experimental works.

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Awards

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Grand Jury Award

supported by Screen International & Broadcast Chosen from a selection of some of the best films in the programme, the Grand Jury Award supported by Screen International and Broadcast will honour one film that best displays excellence in style, substance and approach to documentary filmmaking.

Environmental Award

supported by Discovery Communications The Sheffield Environmental Award supported by Discovery is given to the documentary that best addresses or raises awareness of the environmental challenges faced by the world.

The winning filmmaker will be awarded a £2,000 cash prize.

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The winning filmmaker will be awarded a £2,000 cash prize.

Jurors

Eric Hynes

MOMI / Indiewire / USA

Brothers p.32 Cameraperson p.33

The Confession p.34 Jim: The James Foley Story p.34

Sean McAllister Ten Foot Films / UK

Marketplace Parties & Social

Ryan Harrington Discovery Channel, Animal Planet & Science / USA

Marie Nelson PBS / USA

Barbara Truyen VPRO / Netherlands

Leonard Retel Helmrich

Director/Cinematographer / Netherlands

Death by Design p.39

Freightened The Real Price of Shipping p.40 Kivalina p.40

Jerry Rothwell Director / UK

Presenting Princess Shaw p.36 The Settlers p.36

Born to Be Free p.38

Footprint p.39

The Land of the Enlightened p.35 Notes on Blindness p.35

Nominations The Age of Consequences p.38

City 40 p.33 Director / France

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Jurors

Bobby Sands: 66 Days p.32

Nino Kirtadze Talks & Sessions

Nominations

SEED: The Untold Story p.41 There Will Be Water p.41 Zud p.42

Kate Townsend BBC Storyville / UK

Sour Grapes p.37 Tempestad p.37

Melanie Wallace NOVA WGBH TV / PBS / USA

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Sergi Doladé Medimed / Spain

Jurors

Brillo Box (3¢ off) p.45

Burnout p.48

Bunkers p.45

Continental Drift p.48

Extremis p.45

Jemma Desai British Council / UK

Gatekeeper p.46

Klara GrunningHarris

Swedish Film Institute / Sweden

Seetha Kumar Creative Skillset / UK

I’m Not From Here p.46 Johnny Physical Lives p.46 Recorded Absence p.47 Silent Voices p.47

New York Times / USA

When You Awake p.48

Sylvia Harvey

University of Leeds / UK

Joan p.49 Klavierkunst p.50 My Aleppo p.50

Benjamin Huguet Director / UK

Pulse p.50 Saving Sungei p.51

Matimba Kabalika BFI / UK

Al Morrow Met Film / UK

Eye for an Eye p.49 Grey Area p.49

Toucan Nation p.47

Kathleen Lingo

Nominations

Kyoko Miyake

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Nominations

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Jurors

The best student films coming from schools and universities around the world are in consideration for the Student Doc Award.

Talks & Sessions

This award honours the short films in the Festival, made by new and established filmmakers from around the world. The winner of the Short Doc Award at Doc/Fest will go on to qualify for the 2017 Academy Awards.

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Student Doc Award

Tarikat p.51 Transit Zone p.51

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Short Doc Award

Shane Smith Hot Docs / Canada

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Director / UK

Michal Szczesniak Filmmaker / Poland

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Youth Jury Award

Audience Award

From the snowy streets of Stockholm to the urban sprawl of Afghanistan, this year’s selection contained an immense spectrum of diversity. We were witness to films depicting the unstoppable rise of a Middle Eastern teenage rap prodigy and the memories of a Bosnian refugee vessel alike, bound by their common theme of ‘youth’.

Those involved in these films should be immensely proud of their achievements. That we as a jury were able to discuss their content and style at length is a testament to their efforts.

We would like to thank Sheffield Doc/Fest, the three guest speakers at Directors UK, and the filmmakers themselves for these incredible pieces of cinema.

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Kristofer Thomas

Jurors

Flotel Europa p.43

Parties & Social

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Talks & Sessions

Hannah Binney London

Lyari Notes p.43 Snow Monkey p.44 Sonita p.44

Simone Dembitzer London

Ross McDonnell London

Maxine Sabinda Sheffield

Kristofer Thomas Stockport

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Nominations

Storyboard P, a stranger in Sweden p.30

These awards give Sheffield’s public audience and industry delegates the chance to honour their favourite films and projects with the Dr Clifford Shaw Best Feature Doc Audience Award supported

by Curzon Home Cinema, the Audience Award for Best Short Doc, the Audience Award for Best Alternate Realities Interactive Project and the Audience Award for Best Alternate Realities VR Project. Dr Clifford Shaw, who passed away in 2015, was a great cinephile and supporter of Doc/Fest and the Sheffield film community.

The feature doc award is named in his honour.

Past winners include 5 Broken Cameras by Emad Burmat, The Act of Killing by Joshua Oppenheimer, Still the Enemy Within by Owen Gower and most recently The Look of Silence by Joshua Oppenheimer for feature doc, Dear Araucaria by Matt Houghton for short doc and Disney Animated

by Theodore Gray and Dave Bossert for Alternate Realities project.

To vote, look out for volunteers with tear-slips at the film screenings, and look out for our volunteers at the Alternate Realities exhibitions for details.

Awards

Sheila Nevins is an American television producer who has produced hundreds of documentary films for HBO and is one of the most influential people in documentary filmmaking. She is responsible for overseeing the development and production of all documentaries for HBO, HBO2 and Cinemax.

As an executive producer she has received 31 Primetime Emmy Awards, 34 News and Documentary Emmys and 40 George Foster Peabody Awards. During her tenure, HBO’s critically acclaimed documentaries have gone on to win 26 Academy Awards, the most recently of which was A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness.

We are proud to present the Creative Leadership Award to Sheila Nevins and to recognise her contributions and influence in the documentary world. She is a creative catalyst for documentaries and has brought innovative and passionate stories to millions of television and film viewers.

At Doc/Fest we will screen the UK and international premieres of HBO Documentary films produced by Sheila and the HBO documentary team: Jim: The James Foley Story (p.34), Unlocking the Cage (p.56) and Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures (p.72).

The winning filmmaker will be awarded a £1,000 cash prize. For more information on the Tim Hetherington Trust and the work it does, please visit www.timhetheringtontrust.org

Award for Unsung Hero and Factual Television supported by Channel 5

This new award honours a vital, under-the-radar contribution to British factual television. The 2016 Award for Unsung Hero in Factual Television will be presented to Jan Tomalin, Managing Director of Media Law Consultancy.

Jan has helped and advised almost all of the UK’s top documentary makers, companies and broadcasters on the trickiest editorial matters imaginable – and won the day.

Quite simply, many of the most challenging and important programmes of the last 20 years would never have got on air were it not for Jan’s creativity, tenacity, awesome legal knowledge – and nerve.

The UK’s best producers simply love her and trust her. She’s a one-off.

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Dogwoof, Sheffield Doc/Fest and the Tim Hetherington Trust award a film and filmmaker which best reflects journalist Tim Hetherington’s legacy.

Hetherington has said: “My main objective is to take audiences to a faraway place that they could never travel to without the help of an intrepid filmmaker. This is the challenge that still excites me.”

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The 2016 Sheffield Creative Leadership Award will be presented to Sheila Nevins, President of HBO Documentary Films.

supported by Dogwoof

Talks & Sessions

The Sheffield Doc/Fest Creative Leadership Award is given to an individual who has made an essential contribution to the international documentary industry, has created or produced creative and impactful documentary work and has provided inspiration and leadership to the field.

Tim Hetherington Award

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supported by Coaching For Leaders

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Creative Leadership Award

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Awards & Film Strands

Parties & Social

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Awards & Competitions

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ARRI Short Film Challenge Award During the Festival, five filmmaking teams will make a short film on the theme of “Sheffield: The Green City”.

The winner will be awarded £3,000 from ARRI, discounted passes to Doc/ Fest 2017 and a place on the ARRI Lighting Academy in London.

ITN Source Short Film Competition Award This award, in association with Audio Network, allows filmmakers free access to the ITN Source archive footage library to create a one-minute film. From over 70 entries, the top three films will screen at Doc/Fest and the winner, voted for by you, will be awarded £1,000.

Storytelling and Innovation Award This new award, supported by Wellcome Trust, celebrates compelling stories inspired by science, research and collaborations, told through innovative filmmaking.

Whicker’s World Funding Award The Whicker’s World Foundation was created by Alan Whicker to encourage the making of quality documentaries. Each year £80,000 will be awarded to a new director with the most promising pitch for an authored documentary which fulfils the core criteria of the foundation.

Whicker’s World Audio Award Alan Whicker worked in radio before TV, including BBC Radio 2 in the ‘90s, adding what Controller Jim Moir described as “great lustre to my network”. The Whicker’s World Foundation will award an annual £4,000 prize for the best audio project.

Whicker’s World Vet Award ‘Retirement’ was not a word Alan knew – he was 83 when he wrote and presented Whicker’s War. To recognise a TV or audio professional who has come to air with an authored story for the first time, an annual prize of £4,000 will be awarded with an over 50 qualification age.

Film Strands Ken Loach Retrospective Notable UK director Ken Loach, known for his socialist realist style and champion of social issues on film, joins us in a rare conversation.

Remembering Chantal Akerman Four films by and about the late Chantal Akerman, whose profound and unforgettable films transformed elements of everyday life into sublime cinematic reflections.

Close Up: Pennebaker One of the pioneers of documentary filmmaking joins us with co-director Chris Hegedus with their latest film Unlocking the Cage. Also screening are classics Don’t Look Back and Monterey Pop. No Place Like Home These stories of migration, displacement, diaspora and homelessness define the 21st century world on the move.

Get Up & Dance All that is dance – including sublime ballet films, contemporary choreography and voguing.

Instigators & Agitators Listen to the stories of those who commit their lives to revolt, radicalism and protest to strive for social change.

Best Of British Showcasing the best of documentary and factual, produced here in the UK. Women In Docs Stories of women on screen and behind the lens.

Queer Screen Six LGBTQ-themed documentaries ranging from Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures, about the iconoclast photographer, to Kiki, showcasing dancers in Brooklyn.

Behind The Beats The best of music on film – from the birth of the blues to internet music composing.

Outdoor Adventure Outdoor-themed films: diving, trekking, race car driving and surfing – from around the globe.

Food & Wine Some of the most mouth-watering and thirst-inducing films you will see.

Global Encounters We take you on a tour around the world with a compelling array of stories, people and places.

Euro/Doc Connect with the continent with the best new documentaries from Europe.

Short Doc Programme Dynamic and creative shorts from the world’s most original voices are presented in this unique programme.

Outdoor Screen Some of the best feature and short documentaries from the programme screen day and night at Beijing Screen on Howard Street and Guardian Screen on Tudor Square. Free admission.

Films

Opening Night / Closing Night

Where to Invade Next

The Seasons In Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger

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Wed 15 Jun / 19:00 / ITN Source Showroom 4

Directors: Bartek Dziadosz, Christopher Roth, Colin MacCabe, Tilda Swinton

In this unique documentary journey, revered British art critic John Berger’s close friends, including Colin MacCabe and Tilda Swinton, collaborate on four different film essays. Set in the Alpine village of Quincy, the films interweave ideas from Berger’s work and world. Conceived as “exercises in thinking in film,” they offer up an appropriately innovative portrait of an intellectual giant. ~ CN

Producers: Lily Ford, Colin MacCabe Country: UK Year: 2016 Duration: 90 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK Website: www.seasonsinquincy.com Sales Contact: Zoe Kandyla, The Derek Jarman Lab Email: sales@jarmanlab.org

Alternate Realities

Associated Talk: The Channel 4 Interview: Michael Moore (p.134)

Talks & Sessions

Sales Contact: Alex Walton, Bloom Media Email: AWalton@bloom-media.com

Marketplace

Michael Moore is known by most as an iconoclast film director, brilliant polemicist and one of the most infamous political activists.

He presents his latest film, conducting a bold experiment that takes the American trend of ‘invasion’ outside of war, conflict and economics – and transforms it into his version of a more kind, gentle and humorous appropriation of social and moral values. ~ CA

Producer: Tia Lessin, Carl Deal, Michael Moore Country: USA Year: 2015 Duration: 110 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK Director’s Filmography: Sicko (2007), Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004), Bowling for Columbine (2002) Website: www.wheretoinvadenext.co.uk

Parties & Social

Director: Michael Moore

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Fri 10 Jun / 18:30 / City Hall & Sun 12 Jun / 14:45 / Bertha DocHouse Library Theatre

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Special Events

Sun 12 Jun / 10:30 / ITN Source Showroom 4

Directors: Various Producers: Various Country: UK Duration: 83 mins Format: Digi Betacam Premiere: UK

From the lowlife to the highlife and back again – a selection of films charting the evolution of the high-rise from the slums of 1930s Kensington to Sheffield’s ‘utopian’ Park Hill Estate.

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Sales Contact: Peter Fydler, BFI Tel: +44 (0)207 957 8927 Email: peter.fydler@bfi.org.uk

Storyboard P, a stranger in Sweden

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Sat 11 Jun / 12:45 / ITN Source Showroom 4 & Wed 15 Jun / 17:15 / Vimeo Showroom 2

Director: Matthew D’Arcy Producer: Erik Pauser Country: Sweden Year: 2016 Duration: 52 mins Format: DCP Premiere: World Website: www.strangerinsweden.com

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Talks & Sessions

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The Rise and Fall of the High-rise

Brooklyn dancer Storyboard P’s relentless quest to express himself takes him to unexpected places and pushes him and those around him to their limits. ~ CA Join Storyboard P for a special performance following the screening on Saturday 11 June.

Sales Contact: Matthew D’Arcy, AMP Film Email: matt@ampfilm.se

Special Events

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

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Mon 13 Jun / 17:30 / ITN Source Showroom 4

Director: Louise Osmond

Where You’re Meant To Be

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Sun 12 Jun / 19:00 / Abbeydale Picturehouse

Director/Producer: Paul Fegan Country: UK Year: 2016 Duration: 75 mins Format: DCP Director’s Filmography: Pouters (2012) Website: www.whereyouremeanttobe.com Paul Fegan’s debut feature documentary is a warm-hearted journey through Scottish landscape, culture and music. Featuring Scottish cult-pop raconteur Aidan Moffat (formerly of Arab Strap), the film takes a road trip through time and space with 79-year-old force of nature Sheila Stewart, who believes Scotland’s oldest songs should be performed in their pure form. Moffat takes an invigorating trip around Scotland surrounding himself with Scottish folk tales, folk songs and folk singers.

Alternate Realities

Associated Talk: What Makes a Feature Doc? Directors Discuss (p.139)

Talks & Sessions

Sales Contact: Vesna Cudic, Dogwoof Email: vesna@dogwoof.com

Marketplace

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach is a funny, provocative and revealing account of the life and career of one of Britain’s foremost filmmakers, Ken Loach, as he turns eighty and looks back at over fifty years of filmmaking. Join us for an in-depth Q&A with Ken Loach and director Louise Osmond following the screening. ~ CA

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Producer: Rebecca O’Brien Country: UK Year: 2016 Duration: 96 mins Format: DCP Director’s Filmography: Dark Horse (2015), The Beckoning Silence (2007), Deep Water (2006) Website: www.versusfilm.com

Sales Contact: Paul Fegan, Better Days Email: paulfegan@betterdays.co.uk

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Grand Jury Award

Mon 13 Jun / 17:45 / Bertha DocHouse Library Theatre & Tue 14 Jun / 17:30 / PBS America Showroom 3

Director: Brendan J. Byrne

Parties & Social

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Bobby Sands: 66 Days

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The relentless cycle of violence in Northern Ireland took a dramatic turn in 1981 when Bobby Sands and nine other IRA prisoners went on hunger strike. Their insistence that they be recognised as political prisoners soon garnered the world’s attention. Brendan J. Byrne uses a treasure trove of archive, testimonials and Sands’ personal diaries to tell the turbulent story of 66 transformative days. ~ CN

Producers: Trevor Birney, Brendan J. Byrne Country: UK, USA, Denmark, Ireland, Sweden Year: 2016 Duration: 105 mins Format: DCP Premiere: International Director’s Filmography: Being James Galway (2015), Bomb Squad Men: The Long Walk (2013), Breaking the Silence (2010), Breakout (2008) Website: www.66daysthemovie.com Sales Contact: Brendan Byrne, 66 Days Films Email: bbyrne@finepointfilms.com

Brothers

Sun 12 Jun / 12:30 / Vimeo Showroom 2 & Mon 13 Jun / 17:30 / Curzon Cinema

Director/Producer: Wojciech Staron

After almost 80 years in exile, brothers Mieczysław and Alfons Kułakowskike return to their native Poland from Siberia and Kazakhstan. They slowly rebuild a simple co-existence despite their different temperaments. Over a number of years, director Wojciech Staron pays the nonagenarians regular visits to quietly observe their endurance and, most of all, to celebrate their deep affection for one another. ~ SW

Country: Poland Year: 2015 Duration: 70 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK Director’s Filmography: Argentinean Lesson (2011), For a While (2005), El Misionero (2000), A time to live (1999), Siberian Lesson (1998) Screening with: I’m Not From Here (p.46) Sales Contact: Pierre Boivin, Capricci Films Email: pierre.boivin@capricci.fr

Grand Jury Award

Cameraperson

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Schedule

Sat 11 Jun / 14:00 / PBS America Showroom 3 & Mon 13 Jun / 18:15 / Vimeo Showroom 2

Director: Kirsten Johnson

City 40

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Sat 11 Jun / 21:00 / Vimeo Showroom 2 & Wed 15 Jun / 12:15 / Beijing Showroom 1

Director/Producer: Samira Goetschel Country: USA Year: 2016 Duration: 75 mins Format: DCP Premiere: European Director’s Filmography: Our Own Private Bin Laden (2006)

Welcome to ‘City 40’, whose residents have a higher than average standard of living than other Russian citizens – before dying prematurely of radiation poisoning. Director Samira Goetchel uses secret filming to take us inside the city, which was closed to the outside world for decades. We follow some of the braver inhabitants battling for their voices to be heard, in a chilling manifestation of the nuclear arms race. ~ CN

Screening with: Bunkers (p.45) Sales Contact: Ela Elbaz, Cinephil Email: ela@cinephil.co.il Associated Talk: Female Trailblazers: New Ways of Working in Media (p.138)

Alternate Realities

Associated Talk: Female Trailblazers: New Ways of Working in Media, p.138; Writing with Light: The Art of Cinematography, p.127

Talks & Sessions

Sales Contact: Catherine Le Clef, CAT&Docs Email: cat@catndocs.com

Marketplace

For 25 years American cinematographer Kirsten Johnson has roamed the globe for some of the biggest documentary directors, including Michael Moore and Laura Poitras. In this thoroughly engrossing film she refashions some of her footage into a kaleidoscope musing on her profession. Cameraperson proves a masterclass in empathetic filmmaking, a must see for anyone forging a career on filming the lives of others. ~ CN

Films

Producer: Marilyn Ness Country: USA Year: 2016 Duration: 102 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK

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Grand Jury Award

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Sun 12 Jun / 15:30 / Odeon & Mon 13 Jun / 12:30 / PBS America Showroom 3

Director: Ashish Ghadiali Producer: James Rogan Country: UK Year: 2016 Duration: 90 mins Format: DCP Premiere: World

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Schedule

The Confession

From supporting the Bosnian Mujahideen to being imprisoned in Bagram and Guantanamo, from the rebel training camps in Syria to the prison cells of Belmarsh in Britain, Moazzam Begg has experienced a generation of conflict. This is his first-hand account, a chronicle of the rise of modern jihad, its descent into terror and the disastrous reaction of the West.

Sales Contact: Vesna Cudic, Dogwoof Email: oli@dogwoof.com Associated Talk: How to Document the World’s Biggest News Stories: Telling the Refugee Crisis (p.135)

Jim: The James Foley Story

Sat 11 Jun / 18:00 / Bertha DocHouse Library Theatre & Mon 13 Jun / 20:15 / PBS America Showroom 3

Director: Brian Oakes

In 2014 American journalist James Foley’s video beheading at the hands of the newly emerged ISIS shocked the world. In this poignant documentary made by his childhood friend, Brian Oakes, Foley’s friends, family and colleagues eschew his violent death in order to recall his short but impactful life, and how, having survived being kidnapped in Libya, Foley soon insisted on traveling to Syria, with devastating consequences. ~ CN

Producer: Teddy Kunhardt, George Kunhardt, Eva Lipman Country: USA Year: 2016 Duration: 112 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK Director’s Filmography: Living with Lincoln (2015) Website: www.dogwoofglobal.com/ jim-the-james-foley-story Sales Contact: Vesna Cudic, Dogwoof Email: vesna@dogwoof.com

Films

Grand Jury Award

The Land of the Enlightened

Schedule

Sat 11 Jun / 17:30 / Curzon Cinema & Wed 15 Jun / 10:00 / Beijing Showroom 1

Director: Pieter-Jan De Pue

Sun 12 Jun / 18:00 / ITN Source Showroom 4 & Mon 13 Jun / 13:00 / Guardian Screen on Tudor Square & Tue 14 Jun / 11:00 / Beijing Screen on Howard Street & Tue 14 Jun / 14:45 / PBS America Showroom 3 & Wed 15 Jun / 13:30 / Beijing Screen on Howard Street

Directors: James Spinney, Peter Middleton Producers: Alex Usborne, Steve Jamison, Jo-Jo Ellison, Mike Brett, James Spinney, Peter Middleton Country: UK, France Year: 2016 Duration: 86 mins Format: DCP Premiere: European Website: www.notesonblindness.co.uk When John Hull’s sight finally vanished completely after decades of deterioration, the writer and academic decided to document his new world on audio cassettes. In this innovative hybrid feature, following on from the Emmy Award-winning short film of the same name, co-directors Peter Middleton and James Spinney use actors to lip sync the diaries, telling the story of Hull’s complex and articulate engagement with his condition. To step into Hull’s world, try the Notes on Blindness: Into Darkness virtual reality project in Site Gallery and the Showroom Café. ~ CN

The screening on Tuesday 14 June will be presented with enhanced sound design, for blind, partially sighted and sighted audiences.

Sales Contact: Philippa Kowarsky, Cinephil Email: philippa@cinephil.com Associated Talks: Notes on Blindness: A Film and VR Autopsy (p.141), A Reasonably Adjusted Debate: Disability On and Off Screen (p.131), Succeed to Screen: Getting Indie Docs to the Audience (p.132) Supported by Documentary Campus Masterschool

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Notes on Blindness

Alternate Realities

Sales Contact: Louis Boldini, StudioCanal Email: louis.boldini@studiocanal.co.uk

Parties & Social

In this seamless blend of fictional and documentary form, we experience a stunning cinematic journey into the beauty of wartormented Afghanistan. Shot over seven years on evocative 16mm footage, first-time director Pieter-Jan De Pue paints a whimsical yet haunting look at the condition of Afghanistan left for the next generation.

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Producer: Bart Van Langendonck Country: Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Germany Year: 2015 Duration: 87 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK

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Grand Jury Award

Director: Ido Haar Producer: Liran Atzmor Country: Israel Year: 2015 Duration: 80 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK Director Filmography: Enlistment Days (2012), 9 Star Hotels (2007), Melting Siberia (2004)

Alternate Realities Talks & Sessions

Talented but isolated, New Orleans care worker Samantha spends her spare time uploading acapella videos of her original songs to YouTube, to a smattering of viewers. Unknown to her, in a far away kibbutz, Israeli mash up artist Kutiman is composing his next viral sensation – with Samantha as the star. Following them both, director Ido Haar brings us a gratifyingly heartwarming digital fairy tale. ~ CN

Sales Contact: Hadar Taylor Shechter, Go2Films Email: hadar@go2films.com

The Settlers

Mon 13 Jun / 12:00 / Bertha DocHouse Library Theatre & Wed 15 Jun / 15:30 / PBS America Showroom 3

Director: Shimon Dotan Producers: Paul Cadieux, Jonathan Aroch, Estelle Fialon, Shimon Dotan Country: France, Germany, Israel Year: 2016 Duration: 110 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK Director Filmography: Hot House (2006)

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Sat 11 Jun / 21:00 / Bertha DocHouse Library Theatre & Tue 14 Jun / 15:30 / ITN Source Showroom 4

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Schedule

Presenting Princess Shaw

Hundreds of thousands of Jewish settlers today live in the middle of the Palestinian population in the West Bank. In an archive rich, thought provoking film, Shimon Dotan traces their history, painting a picture of an often haphazard movement in which a small number of extremists has succeeded in controlling the narrative – helping ensure that peace in the region remains elusive. ~ CN

Sales Contact: Philippa Kowarsky, Cinephil Email: philippa@cinephil.com

Films

Grand Jury Award

Associated Talk: Succeed to Screen: Getting Indie Docs to the Audience (p.132)

Tempestad

Mon 13 Jun / 21:00 / Vimeo Showroom 2 & Wed 15 Jun / 17:00 / Beijing Showroom 1

Director: Tatiana Huezo

Miriam, a working mother who never appears on camera, makes her way across Mexico after being released from a cartel-run prison town.

Counterposing her harrowing account is that of Adela’s, the spirited matriarch of a circus family whose daughter has been missing for years. Documentarian Tatiana Huezo poetically explores the haunting significance of homecoming for the two women. ~ SW

Producers: Sebastián Celis, Nicolás Celis Country: Mexico Year: 2016 Duration: 105 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK Director Filmography: See, Listen and Be Silent (2015), Absences (2015), The Tiniest Place (2011), Family Portrait (2005), The Core of the Earth (2001) Sales Contact: Philippa Kowarsky, Cinephil Email: philippa@cinephil.co.il

Films Alternate Realities

Sales Contact: Vesna Cudic, Dogwoof Email: vesna@dogwoof.com

Talks & Sessions

In the noughties heyday of the financial boom, the rich turned to collecting vintage wines as a display of wealth. A young, charismatic connoisseur named Rudy Kurniawan appears on the scene, selling some of the finest burgundies. Yet his sources – and his story – were mysteriously unclear. Acclaimed co-directors Jerry Rothwell and Reuben Atlas intersect the very different arts of wine and fraud. ~SW

Producers: Al Morrow, Catherine Simeon Country: UK, France Year: 2016 Duration: 85 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK Director’s Filmography: How To Change The World (2015), Town Of Runners (2013), Donor Unknown (2011) Website: www.dogwoofglobal.com/ sourgrapes

Marketplace

Directors: Jerry Rothwell, Reuben Atlas

Parties & Social

Sun 12 Jun / 15:15 / ITN Source Showroom 4 & Wed 15 Jun / 10:00 / ITN Source Showroom 4

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Environmental Award

Sat 11 Jun / 12:30 / Vimeo Showroom 2

Director: Jared P. Scott

“How does climate change interact with other pre-existing problems?”

According to the high level US military and security experts consulted here, droughts and floods are “threat multipliers” to the conflicts of the world. Skilfully turning the environmental question into one of international security, director Jared P. Scott shows how natural disasters driven by global warming will be the linchpin to 21st century politics. ~ SW

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Producers: Kelly Nyks, Jared P. Scott Country: USA Year: 2016 Duration: 78 mins Format: DCP Premiere: International Director Filmography: Requiem for the American Dream (2015), Disruption (2014), Do the Math (2013), The Artificial Leaf (2013), Split (2012) Website: www.theageofconsequences.com Sales Contact: Jared P. Scott, PF Pictures Email: jared@pfpictures.com

Born to Be Free

Mon 13 Jun / 20:45 / Bertha DocHouse Library Theatre & Tue 14 Jun / 12:45 / ITN Source Showroom 4

Director: Gayane Petrosyan Producer: Mike Lerner Country: UK, Russia Year: 2016 Duration: 90 mins Format: DCP Premiere: World Website: www.borntobefreethemovie.com

Marketplace

Talks & Sessions

Alternate Realities

Films

Schedule

The Age of Consequences

Born to Be Free is a revelatory investigation by three intrepid free-diving journalists, Gaya, Tanya and Julia, into the global trade in wild sea mammals. Their journey takes us to the most remote corners of Russia and witnesses, for the very first time, the shocking treatment that whales, dolphins and walruses are subjected to and discovers the corruption at the heart of this cruel international business.

Sales Contact: Vesna Cudic, Dogwoof Email: vesna@dogwoof.com

Films

Environmental Award

Sales Contact: Sue Williams, Ambrica Productions Email: info@ambrica.com

Footprint

Fri 10 Jun / 15.15 / PBS America Showroom 3 & Sun 12 Jun / 10:00 / Vimeo Showroom 2

Director/Producer: Valentina Canavesio Country: USA, France Year: 2016 Duration: 82 mins Format: DCP Premiere: World Sales Contact: Valentina Canavesio, Felicity Productions Email: vcanavesio@gmail.com

Footprint takes a dizzying spin around the globe witnessing population explosions, overconsumption, limited resources, and expert testimony as to what a world straining at its limits can sustain. We spend time with indigenous health workers, activists and the ordinary people who all challenge the idea that our world can continue to support the weight of humanity’s footprint on it.

Films Alternate Realities

Screening with: Consumed (p.92)

Talks & Sessions

Just what is the cost of our digital dependency? Director Sue Williams debunks the notion that electronics is a ‘clean’ industry by investigating a number of environmental and health catastrophes wrought by production of our gadgets. From early poisonous practises in Silicon Valley to China’s ongoing dumping of chemicals, this is a story that isn’t being told – but can no longer be ignored. ~ CN

Producers: Hilary Klotz Steinman, Sue Williams Country: USA Year: 2015 Duration: 73 mins Format: DCP Premiere: Eurpoean Director Filmography: Frontline: Young & Restless in China (2008), American Experience: Mary Pickford (2005), Frontline: China in the Red (2003), American Experience: Eleanor Roosevelt (2000) Website: www.deathbydesignfilm.com

Marketplace

Director: Sue Williams

Parties & Social

Sat 11 Jun / 09:45 / Beijing Showroom 1

Schedule

Death by Design

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Environmental Award

Sat 11 Jun / 12:30 / Bertha DocHouse Library Theatre & Mon 13 Jun / 12:00 / Curzon Cinema

Director: Denis Delestrac

Talks & Sessions

Alternate Realities

Films

Schedule

Freightened - The Real Price of Shipping

“Sea blindness” refers to the shroud of secrecy that allows hugely lucrative shipping companies to shirk labour, ecological and ethical responsibilities. As trade globalises, so too do goods and services – at an alarming cost. Director Denis Delestrac exposes the devastating effects of freight shipping and suggests workable solutions that prioritise consumer awareness as well as commercial accountability. ~ SW

Producers: Carles Brugueras, Marieke van den Bersselaar, Laurent Mini, Karim Samaï Country: France, Spain Year: 2016 Duration: 84 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK Director Filmography: Banking Nature (2014), Sand Wars (2013), Pax Americana and the Weaponization of Space (2010) Screening with: Transit Zone (p.51) Sales Contact: Marion Duclos, About Premium Content Email: marion.duclos@aboutpremiumcontent.com

Kivalina

Sat 11 Jun / 10:00 / Vimeo Showroom 2 & Tue 14 Jun / 12:15 / Beijing Showroom 1

Parties & Social

Marketplace

Director: GIna Abatemarco

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Producer: GIna Abatemarco Country: USA Year: 2015 Duration: 64 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK Website: www.kivalinathefilm.com

“The angry waves, like a roaring beast waiting to gobble us up,” the woman notes as she regards the dark sea just beyond her Alaskan village of Kivalina.

With the land of the Iñupiats exploited for oil and their way of life damaged by toxic pollutants, the residents are desperate to be relocated. Kivalina articulates the environmental and cultural cost of global warming. ~ SW

Screening with: The Living Forest (p.94) Sales Contact: Gina Abatemarco, Savor Terra FIlms Email: gabatemarco@gmail.com

Films

Environmental Award

Sales Contact: Jon Betz, Collective Eye Email: jon@collectiveeye.org

Talks & Sessions

For life-long environmental activist Vandana Shiva, farmers are now living in an age of “seed slavery”. With large agri-tech companies like Monsanto dominating, limiting and contaminating what we eat, multiple counter-efforts have emerged globally in response. Directors Taggart Siegel and Jon Betz present an eloquent and urgent case for saving seed, for protecting life’s very foundation. ~ SW

Producers: Phil Fairclough, Marc Turtletaub, Marisa Tomei Country: USA Year: 2016 Duration: 93 mins Format: DCP Premiere: European Director Filmography: Queen of the Sun: What are the Bees Telling Us? (2010), The Real Dirt on Farmer John (2005), The Split Horn: Life of a Hmong Shaman (2001) Website: ww.seedthemovie.com

Films

Directors: Jon Betz, Taggart Siegel

Alternate Realities

Fri 10 Jun / 15:45 / Vimeo Showroom 2 & Mon 13 Jun / 10:00 / Vimeo Showroom 2

Schedule

SEED: The Untold Story

There Will Be Water

Sat 11 Jun / 12:00 / PBS America Showroom 3 & Mon 13 Jun / 16:45 / Beijing Showroom 1

With the world rapidly running out of water, British engineer Bill Watts has a big idea: turning salt water into an energy source, and using the desert to produce energy, food and clean water. Aided by a team of Norwegians and funded by Qatar, he sets out to “green the desert”. But turning his lightbulb moment into a viable commercial prospect proves a difficult nut to crack. ~ CN

Sales Contact: Kim Christiansen, DR Sales Email: kimc@dr.dk

Parties & Social

Producer: Ulrik Gutkin Country: Denmark Year: 2016 Duration: 58 mins Format: DCP Premiere: World Website: www.therewillbewater.com

Marketplace

Director: Per Liebeck

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Environmental Award

Sat 11 Jun / 17:45 / Beijing Showroom 1

Director: Marta Minorowicz Producers: Ann Caroline Renninger, Anna Wydra Country: Germany, Poland Year: 2016 Duration: 84 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK Website: www.kivalinathefilm.com

Parties & Social

Marketplace

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Schedule

Zud

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In Polish director Marta Minorowicz’s beautifully lensed docudrama, Mongolian herdsmen play people much like themselves to tell the story of 11-year-old Sukhbat. When a harsh winter kills off his nomadic family’s livestock, Sukhbat is recalled from school to help out. Under his father’s guidance Sukhbat tames and races a wild horse, but nature continues to be unforgiving in this harshest of terrains. ~ CN

Sales Contact: Manuela Buono, Slingshot Films Email: festivals@slingshotfilms.it

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Youth Jury Award

Flotel Europa

15

Sales Contact: Vladimir Tomic Email: vladimirtomic80@gmail.com

Lyari Notes

PG

Sun 12 Jun / 18:00 / Beijing Showroom 1 & Wed 15 Jun / 10:15 / Vimeo Showroom 2

Directors: Miriam Chandy Menacherry, Maheen Zia

In Pakistan’s Karachi, rebellion against religious fundamentalism is taking shape in different ways. Rock guitarist Hamza Jafri and his wife Nida Butt co-run the Music, Art and Drama School, a haven for children in a city where the arts are seen as sinful. Filmmakers Maheen Zia and Miriam Chandy Menacherry follow a close-knit group of girls as they cope with their violent everyday through friendship and music. ~ SW

Producers: Miriam Chandy Menacherry, Maheen Zia Country: UK, Canada, Finland, India, Netherlands, Pakistan Year: 2015 Duration: 70 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK Director Filmography: The Rat Race (2011) Website: www.lyarinotes.com Screening with: Silent Voices (p.47) Sales Contact: Miriam Chandy, Menacherry Filament Pictures Tel: +91 989 2644163 Email: miriamchandy@yahoo.com

Alternate Realities

Screening with: Elders (p.92)

Talks & Sessions

Director Vladimir Tomic boarded the Flotel Europa in Copenhagen as a teenager in the early 1990s, along with his older brother, mother and 1,000 other refugees from the former Yugoslavia. Through video messages, they recounted their lives in limbo to loved ones back home. Via the refugees’ own home movies, Tomic reflects back in this timely and unusual coming of age film. ~ CN

Producers: Selma Jusufbegovic, Srdjan Keca Country: Denmark, Serbia Year: 2015 Duration: 71 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK Director Filmography: Unfinished Journeys (2012), My Lost Generation (2009), The Valley of Shadows (2006), Echo (2005), The Trilogy (2004)

Marketplace

Director: Vladimir Tomic

Films

Schedule

Sat 11 Jun / 20:30 / Beijing Showroom 1 & Mon 13 Jun / 15:00 / Curzon Cinema

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Youth Jury Award

Snow Monkey Schedule

Sun 12 Jun / 15:00 / PBS America Showroom 3 & Wed 15 Jun / 12:30 / ITN Source Showroom 4

Director: George Gittoes

In Taliban-controlled Jalalabad, three gangs of children restlessly roam the streets. Artist, activist and filmmaker George Gittoes encourages them to put down their weapons and pick up a camera instead, working with the children to make films about their abundantly dramatic lives. By giving voice to some of war’s most neglected victims, Snow Monkey takes us into an Afghanistan we have not seen before. ~ CN

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Sales Contact: Philippa Kowarsky, Cinephil Tel: +44 (0)207 727 1528 Email: philippa@cinephil.com

Sonita

PG

Sat 11 Jun / 09:45 / PBS America Showroom 3 & Mon 13 Jun / 17:45 / PBS America Showroom 3

Director: Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami Producer: Lars Hansen Country: Germany, Iran, Switzerland Year: 2015 Duration: 91 mins Format: DCP

Marketplace

Talks & Sessions

Alternate Realities

Films

Producers: Lizzette Atkins, George Gittoes Country: Australia, Norway Year: 2015 Duration: 148 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK

Sales Contact: Catherine Le Clef, CAT&Docs Email: cat@catndocs.com A talented rapper at 15, Sonita’s dream of living abroad is about to come true just as her family intend to marry her off. As an undocumented Afghan refugee living in Tehran, she must now overcome numerous hurdles. In this film, which won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, director Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami is confronted with a dilemma: should she interfere to help her? ~ SW

Other titles in the Youth Jury Award strand: Storyboard P, a stranger in Sweden (p.30)

Films

Short Doc Award

Brillo Box (3¢ off)

Schedule

Mon 13 Jun / 09:45 / Bertha DocHouse Library Theatre

Director/Producer: Lisanne Skyler

Alternate Realities

Bunkers

Sat 11 Jun / 21:00 / Vimeo Showroom 2 & Wed 15 Jun / 12:15 / Showroom 1

Director: Anne-Claire Adet Producer: Yasmine Abd El Aziz Country: Switzerland Year: 2016 Duration: 12 mins Format: DCP Premiere: International A Sudanese journalist lives in cramped dorms with dozens of other people, three floors underground. Cockroaches crawl the yellow walls and oxygen is sparse. The Swiss government is putting refugees in bunkers. ~ SB

Screening With: City 40 (p.33) Director’s Filmography: Walking Sluts (2014) Sales Contact: Yasmine Abd El Aziz, Nouvelle Tribu Email: yasmine@nouvelletribu.ch

Marketplace

Extremis

Tue 14 Jun / 09:45 / PBS America Showroom 3

Director/Producer: Dan Krauss

Doctors in an intensive care unit debate ethics with one another, and with the families of critically ill patients who have a diminished capacity for decision-making.

Faith, hope and quality of life collide. ~ SB

Country: USA Year: 2016 Duration: 23 mins Format: DCP Premiere: European Director’s Filmography: The Kill Team (2013), The Death of Kevin Carter (2005)

Films

Sales Contact: Jennifer Bowen, HBO Email: jennifer.bowen@hbo.com

Talks & Sessions

Screening As Part Of: Short Doc Programme 3

Director’s Filmography: Capture the Flag (2010), Dreamland (2000), Getting to Know You (1999), No Loans Today (1995), Oldtimers (1993)

Screening As Part Of: Short Doc Programme 4 Sales Contact: Dan Krauss, f/8 Filmworks Email: dan.k.krauss@gmail.com

Parties & Social

When Skyler was a baby, a Warhol Brillo Box was the family coffee table, until her art-collecting father exchanged it. Skyler explores the journey of this Brillo Box as she reflects on her family’s narrative. ~ SB

Producers: Judith Black Country: USA Year: 2016 Duration: 40 mins Format: DCP Premiere: International Website: www.brilloboxmovie.com

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Short Doc Award

Gatekeeper

Parties & Social

Marketplace

Talks & Sessions

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Films

Schedule

Tue 14 Jun / 09:45 / PBS America Showroom 3

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Director: Yung Chang

The craggy cliffs of Tojinbo, Japan are known for their tragic history. With dozens of people visiting each year with suicidal intentions, a retired policeman has become a watchman and caring counsellor. ~ SB

Producers: Eriko Miyagawa, Bob Moore, Yung Chang Country: USA, Canada Year: 2016 Duration: 39 mins Format: DCP Premiere: International Screening As Part Of: Short Doc Programme 4

Director’s Filmography: China Heavyweight (2012), The Fruit Hunters (2012), Up the Yangtze (2007) Sales Contact: Bob Moore, Eyesteel Film Email: bob@eyesteelfilm.com

I’m Not From Here

Sun 12 Jun / 12:30 / Vimeo Showroom 2 & Mon 13 Jun / 17:30 / Curzon Cinema

Directors: Maite Alberdi, Giedre Žickyte

A Basque Country native among Chileans, Josebe struggles to share her memories and mother tongue with disinterested, somnolent men. As an 88-year-old with a fading short-term memory, time dissolves. ~ SB

Producers: Maite Alberdi, Patricio Gajardo Country: Chile, Denmark, Lithuania Year: 2015 Duration: 26 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK Screening With: Brothers (p.32)

Director’s Filmography: Master and Tatyana (2015), Tea Time (2014), How We Played the Revolution (2012), The Lifeguard (2011) Sales Contact: Patricio Gajardo, Micromundo Producciones Email: pato.r.gajardo@gmail.com

Johnny Physical Lives

Mon 13 Jun / 09:45 / Bertha DocHouse Library Theatre

Director: Joshua Neuman

Archive footage and animation tells a story of brotherly love and rock’n’roll legend. Johnny Physical evolved from myth and fantasy. When the real Johnny became ill, his persona lived on. ~ SB

Producer: Pete Lee Country: USA, Canada, Italy Year: 2015 Duration: 22 mins Format: DCP Premiere: European Website: www.johnnyphysicallives.com

Screening As Part Of: Short Doc Programme 3 Sales Contact: Joshua Neuman Email: joshuajneuman@gmail.com

Films

Short Doc Award

Recorded Absence

Schedule

Fri 10 Jun / 13:00 / ITN Source Showroom 4

Director/Producer: Gillian Callan

Silent Voices

U

Sun 12 Jun / 11:00 / Beijing Screen on Howard Street & Sun 12 Jun / 18:00 / Beijing Showroom 1 & Mon 13 Jun / 11:00 / Guardian Screen on Tudor Square & Tue 14 Jun / 15:00 / Beijing Screen on Howard Street & Wed 15 Jun / 10:15 / Vimeo Showroom 2

Director: Pritha Chakraborty

The dreams and talents of two generations of women are abandoned for the patriarchal traditions of arranged marriage. A filmmaker in Kolkata explores her role in familial compromises. ~ SB

Producer: Films Division India Country: India Year: 2014 Duration: 26 mins Format: DCP Premiere: European

Sales Contact: Anil Kumar, Films Division India Email: publicity@filmsdivision.org

Screening With: Lyari Notes (p.43)

Sat 11 Jun / 15:30 / Odeon

Director: Paula Heredia

A horrific attack on a toucan triggered a wave of animal welfare action in Costa Rica. The animal sanctuary nursing the bird strives to find a solution. ~ SB

Producers: Larry Garvin, Helen Núñez Country: USA, Costa Rica Year: 2016 Duration: 40 mins Format: DCP Premiere: World Director’s Filmography: Alborada (2015), Slavery and The Law (2011), Africa Rising (2009), Pinta the Bird (2004),

Films Marketplace

Toucan Nation

Alternate Realities

Sales Contact: Gillian Callan, Erica Starling Productions Email: gillian@ericastarling.com

Talks & Sessions

A house in rural Ireland has lain untouched since its inhabitant died suddenly. The voice of a former co-worker reflects on his solitary existence in this haunting reflection on loneliness and time. ~ SB

Screening As Part Of: Short Doc Programme 1

Ralph Gibson Photographer (2002) Screening As Part Of: Short Doc Programme 2 Sales Contact: Faith Briggs, Discovery Communications Email: faith_briggs@discovery.com

Parties & Social

Country: UK Year: 2016 Duration: 9 mins Format: DCP Premiere: International

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Short Doc Award / Student Doc Award

When You Awake

Parties & Social

Marketplace

Talks & Sessions

Alternate Realities

Films

Schedule

Mon 13 Jun / 19:00 / Beijing Showroom 1

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Director/Producer: Jay Rosenblatt

Found footage of hypnosis experimentation springboards into the depths of the unconscious. A dreamy, sensuous collage of rich archive material projects desires, fears and urges with the warm textures of analogue film. ~ SB

Country: USA Year: 2016 Duration: 11 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK Website: www.jayrosenblattfilms.com/ when_you_awake.php

Sales Contact: Jay Rosenblatt Email: jayr@jayrosenblattfilms.com

Screening With: Fraud (p.83)

Burnout (Student Doc Award) Sun 12 Jun / 15:00 / Curzon Cinema

Director: Miguel López Valdivia Producer: Irving A. Riojas Rodríguez Country: Mexico Year: 2015 Duration: 9 mins Format: DCP Premiere: World Hurtling through the streets of Mexico with the panicking injured; descending on chaos at the scene of an emergency. One paramedic articulates his addiction to adrenaline and the horrors he will never shake. ~ SB

Sales Contact: Miguel Lopez Valdivia, Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México Email: miguellopezvaldivia@gmail.com

Screening With: Ambulance (p.58)

Continental Drift

Sun 12 Jun / 12:30 / Curzon Cinema

Director: Pietro Novello Producers: Alexander Simpson, Pietro Novello Country: UK Year: 2015 Duration: 15 mins Format: DCP Premiere: World Battered boats on Italian coasts are haunting, familiar images. An Italian immigrant worker discusses the intimidation and corruption faced by refugees as they make desperate bids for survival. ~ SB

Screening With: Enough, Already (p.58)

Sales Contact: Pietro Novello, The London Camera Company Email: info@pietronovello.com

Films

Student Doc Award

Eye for an Eye

Sat 11 Jun / 12:45 / Odeon & Wed 15 Jun / 12:45 / PBS America Showroom 3

Films

Screening With: Solitary (p.86)

Alternate Realities

Grey Area

Mon 13 Jun / 10:00 / PBS America Showroom 3

Director: Jon Barton Producer: Louise O’Gallagher Country: Ireland Year: 2015 Duration: 11 mins Format: DCP Eamonn has always taken the proximity of death in his stride. With a deep sense of responsibility for his work, he shares his passion for embalming and the trust he inspires in his community. ~ SB

Sales Contact: Louise O’Gallagher, Email: ogallagherlouise@gmail.com

Screening With: Paa Joe & The Lion (p.68)

Marketplace

Joan

Fri 10 Jun / 13:00 / ITN Source Showroom 4

Director: Živile Miciulyte

Aspiring actor Joan lives between two worlds after exchanging treading the boards for the Ukrainian battlefield. She struggles to integrate with society after returning from war. ~ SB

Producers: Dagne Puodžiunaite, Giedr Žickyte Country: Lithuania Year: 2015 Duration: 22 mins Format: DCP Premiere: International Screening As Part Of: Short Doc Programme 1

Talks & Sessions

A convicted murderer tells his story. With chilling fluidity, beautiful animation expresses how a person can slip from a tough childhood into petty crime and find themselves on death row. ~ SB

Sales Contact: David M. Lorenz, aug&ohr medien Email: david@augohr.de

Director’s Filmography: Project Fuga (2015), Masha (2013), Waterway (2012), There Was Nothing/Just That What Will Be Left (2011) Sales Contact: Živile Miciulyte, LMTA Email: zivilemic@gmail.com

Parties & Social

Producer: Markus Kaatsch Country: Germany Year: 2016 Duration: 5 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK

Schedule

Directors: Louise Peter, Mahyar Goudarzi, Steve Bache

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Student Doc Award

Klavierkunst

Parties & Social

Marketplace

Talks & Sessions

Alternate Realities

Films

Schedule

Tue 14 Jun / 09:45 / PBS America Showroom 3

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Director: Jack Peagam

Davide Martello began composing to express his romantic love. Cycling across cities with the piano trailing behind, he connects and consoles with the language of music. ~ SB

Producers: Siona Davis, Ellicia Lotherington Country: UK Year: 2016 Duration: 9 mins Format: DCP Premiere: World

Screening As Part Of: Short Doc Programme 4 Sales Contact: Jack Peagam Email: jackpeagam@hotmail.com

My Aleppo

U

Fri 10 Jun / 13:00 / ITN Source Showroom 4 & Sun 12 Jun / 11:00 / Beijing Screen on Howard Street & Mon 13 / 11:00 / Guardian Screen on Tudor Square & Tue 14 Jun / 15:00 / Beijing Screen on Howard Street

Director/Producer: Melissa Langer

Ibrahim and Lama fled Syria to protect their children. Via Skype, they watch in horror as their city is decimated and loved ones turn to unfathomable violence. ~ SB

Country: USA Year: 2015 Duration: 18 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK Director’s Filmography: Treasure Island (2014), Terms of Intimacy (2014)

Screening With: Fraud (p.83), Short Doc Programme 1 Sales Contact: Melissa Langer Email: melissa.a.langer@gmail.com

Pulse

Sat 11 Jun / 15:30 / Odeon

Director: Robin Petré

Electric power lines tower above the deer as they roam the countryside, heartbeats fluctuating in synchronicity with the seasons. Herded and transported, hunted and captured; pulses rise under human watch. ~ SB

Producers: Doc Nomads, Robin Petré Country: Hungary Year: 2015 Duration: 26 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK Website: www.robinpetre.com/pulse

Screening As Part Of: Short Doc Programme 2 Sales Contact: Robin Petré, Doc Nomads Email: robinpetre@gmail.com

Films

Student Doc Award

Saving Sungei

Schedule

Fri 10 Jun / 13:00 / ITN Source Showroom 4

Director: Shintaro Tay

Alternate Realities

Tarikat

Fri 10 Jun / 13:00 / ITN Source Showroom 4

Director: Jasmijn Schrofer

Derya falls deep into the enveloping, rhythmical power of Islamic Sufi traditional song. Time dissolves as she sways, submerged in the collective connection, entranced by the cloak of sound. ~ SB

Producer: Rianne Ebeling Country: Netherlands, Turkey Year: 2015 Duration: 17 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK Website: www.tarikatthefilm.com

Screening As Part Of: Short Doc Programme 1 Sales Contact: Denise McArthur, VPRO Email: d.mcarthur@vpro.nl

Marketplace

Transit Zone

Mon 13 Jun / 12:00 / Curzon Cinema

Director/Producer: Frederik Subei Country: UK, France Year: 2015 Duration: 32 mins Format: DCP Website: www.transitzone.blogspot.co.uk The Calais camps are not fit for humans. Refugees pile up and risk their lives seeking to escape. After six months, the lack of human rights weighs heavy on Sudan-born Teefa. ~ SB

Screening With: Freightened - The Real Price of Shipping (p.40)

Films

Sales Contact: Craig McTurk , Ngee Ann Polytechnic Email: mcb@np.edu.sg

Talks & Sessions

One person’s junk is another person’s treasure. In Singapore, Mr Koh campaigns against the imminent closure of Sungei ‘Thieves’ Market, which will leave its elderly vendors destitute. ~ SB

Screening As Part Of: Short Doc Programme 1

Director’s Filmography: Windfall Island (2014) Sales Contact: Frederik Subei Email: frederik.subei@yahoo.com

Parties & Social

Producer: Shalyn Chin Country: Singapore Year: 2015 Duration: 14 mins Format: DCP Premiere: World

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Ken Loach Retrospective

Director: Ken Loach

Alternate Realities Talks & Sessions

Ken Loach’s 1966 groundbreaking drama documentary set his stake firmly as a political filmmaker. Using location-based filming and documentary techniques, it tells the story of a young woman losing her home and family – a victim of Britain’s callous welfare state. Its broadcast mobilised a groundswell of anger against the government and support for the new housing charity Shelter.

Producer: Tony Garnett Country: UK Year: 1966 Duration: 75 mins Format: Blu-ray Director Filmography: The Angels’ Share (2012), Looking for Eric (2009), The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006), Sweet Sixteen (2002), Kes (1969) Sales Contact: Rebecca O’Brien, Sixteen Films Email: rebecca@sixteenfilms.co.uk Associated Event: Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach p.31

The Flickering Flame

Sun 12 Jun / 09:45 / Beijing Showroom 1

Director: Ken Loach

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PG

Sun 12 Jun / 11:15 / Beijing Showroom 1

Films

Schedule

Cathy Come Home

In this 1996 BBC2 Modern Times broadcast, Ken Loach gives voice to striking Liverpool dockers, embroiled in what was to become one of the longest industrial disputes in British history. Subtitled “a story of contemporary morality,” it questions the relationship between moral and legal definitions of right and wrong, and, like much of Loach’s work, serves as a powerful homage to ordinary workers.

Producers: Rebecca O’Brien, Xavier Carniaux Country: UK Year: 1996 Duration: 50 mins Format: Digi Betacam Director Filmography: The Angels’ Share (2012), Looking for Eric (2009), The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006), Sweet Sixteen (2002), Kes (1969) Sales Contact: Rebecca O’Brien, Sixteen Films Email: rebecca@sixteeflms.co.uk Associated Event: Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach p.31

Ken Loach Retrospective / Remembering Chantal Akerman

The Spirit of ’45

Sales Contact: Rebecca O’Brien, Sixteen Films Email: rebecca@sixteenfilms.co.uk Associated Event: Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach p.31

Other titles in the Ken Loach Retrospective strand: Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach (p.31)

I Don’t Belong Anywhere - The Cinema of Chantal Akerman Fri 10 Jun / 13:00 / Beijing Showroom 1

Director: Marianne Lambert Producers: Artemis Productions, Cinémathèque de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles Country: Belgium Year: 2015 Duration: 67 mins Format: DCP

An experimental filmmaker and nomad, Chantal Akerman shares her cinematic trajectory, one that never ceased to interrogate the meaning of her existence. With her editor and collaborator, Claire Atherton, she examines the origins of her film language and aesthetic stance, exploring some of the Belgian filmmaker’s 40 plus films. The film includes excerpts from many films made throughout Akerman’s career.

Sales Contact: Thierry Detaille, CBA Tel: +32 477 61 71 70

Films Alternate Realities

The Labour government of 1945 established a welfare state that put public services in place for all of Britain’s citizens. Veteran filmmaker Ken Loach’s latest masterpiece reconstructs the socialist dreams of yore through moving interviews and beautiful archival footage. ~ SW

Producers: Rebecca O’Brien, Kate Ogborn, Lisa Marie Russo Country: UK Year: 2012 Duration: 94 mins Format: DCP Director Filmography: The Angels’ Share (2012), Looking for Eric (2009), The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006), Sweet Sixteen (2002), Kes (1969) Website: www.thespiritof45.com

Talks & Sessions

Director: Ken Loach

Marketplace

Fri 10 Jun / 14:00 / Beijing Screen on Howard Street & Mon 13 Jun / 12:45 / Vimeo Showroom 2 & Mon 13 Jun / 20:00 / Beijing Screen on Howard Street & Wed 15 Jun / 15:00 / Guardian Screen on Tudor Square

Schedule

U

Parties & Social

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Remembering Chantal Akerman

Wed 15 Jun / 13:00 / Vimeo Showroom 2

Director: Chantal Akerman

A singular work in film history, Chantal Akerman’s film meticulously details, with a sense of impending doom, the daily routine of a middle-aged widow – whose chores include making beds, cooking dinner for her son, and turning the occasional trick. In its enormous spareness, Akerman’s film seems simple, but it encompasses an entire world. A fictional film with astonishing documentary precision.

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Producers: Paul Vecchiali, Evelyne Paul, Corinne Jénart, Liliane de Kermadec, Alain Dahan, Guy Cavagnac Country: Belgium, France Year: 1975 Duration: 201 mins Format: DCP Director Filmography: No Home Movie (2015), The Captive (2000), News from Home (1978), The Meetings of Anna (1978) Sales Contact: Clémentine De Blieck, CINEMATEK Tel: +32 25 51 19 03 Email: access@cinematek.be

No Home Movie Sun 12 Jun / 12:45 / Odeon

Director: Chantal Akerman

Marketplace

Talks & Sessions

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Schedule

Jeanne Dielman, 23 Commerce Quay, 1080 Brussels

Chantal Akerman documents the life of her mother Natalia Akerman, a Polish immigrant and Auschwitz survivor. Focusing on conversations between Akerman and her mother, and using a home movie format to document small family moments, the film ends a few months before her mother’s death and before Akerman took her own life in October 2015.

Producers: Patrick Quinet, Serge Zeitoun, Chantal Akerman Country: Belgium, France Year: 2015 Duration: 115 mins Format: DCP Director Filmography: The Captive (2000), The Meetings of Anna (1978), News from Home (1977), Jeanne Dielman, 23 Commerce Quay, 1080 Brussels (1975) Sales Contact: Hannah Horner, Doc & Film International Email: h.horner@docandfilm.com

Films

Remembering Chantal Akerman / Close Up: Pennebaker

Don’t Look Back

Sat 11 Jun / 16:45 / PBS America Showroom 3

Director: D.A. Pennebaker

When Don’t Look Back came out in 1967, it set the standard for music documentaries in the years to come. Following a precocious 23-year-old Bob Dylan on his UK tour, D.A. Pennebaker’s groundbreaking film is an assemblage of backstage gossip, eavesdropped conversations and up-close concert footage. With its audio painstakingly restored, some of its most memorable scenes now take on completely new meaning. ~ SW

Producers: John Court, Albert Grossman Country: USA Year: 1967 Duration: 96 mins Format: Digi Betacam Director Filmography: Kings of Pastry (2010), War Room (1993), Town Bloody Hall (1976), Company: Original Cast Album (1970), Primary (1960) Sales Contact: Frazer Pennebaker, Pennebaker Hegedus Films Email: Frazer@PHFilms.com Associated Talk: D.A. Pennebaker & Chris Hegedus in Conversation with Francine Stock (p.131)

Films Alternate Realities

Sales Contact: Elsa Lonne-Smith, Ina – Institut National de l’Audiovisuel Tel: +33 1 49 83 36 55 Email: elonnesmith@ina.fr

Talks & Sessions

An encounter between two remarkable women artists of the 20th century: choreographer Pina Bausch and Chantal Akerman. Capturing the company’s rehearsals and performances over a European tour, Akerman takes us inside their process. “This film is more than a documentary on Pina Bausch,” says the narrator, “it is a journey through her world, through her unwavering quest for love.”

Producer: Institut National de l’Audiovisuel Country: Belgium Year: 1983 Duration: 57 mins Format: Digi Betacam Director Filmography: No Home Movie (2015), The Captive (2000), The Meetings of Anna (1978), News from Home (1977), Jeanne Dielman, 23 Commerce Quay, 1080 Brussels (1975)

Marketplace

Director: Chantal Akerman

Parties & Social

Fri 10 Jun / 15:00 / Showroom 1

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One Day Pina Asked…

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Close Up: Pennebaker PG

Sat 11 Jun / 19:15 / PBS America Showroom 3

Director: D.A. Pennebaker Producers: John Phillips, Lou Adler Country: USA Year: 1969 Duration: 78 mins Format: Digi Betacam Director Filmography: Kings of Pastry (2010), War Room (1993), Town Bloody Hall (1976), Company: Original Cast Album (1970), Primary (1960)

Pre-dating Woodstock by two years but with just as stellar of a line-up, Monterey Pop (shot by Don’t Look Back’s D.A. Pennebaker) documents the three-day music festival in 1967 San Francisco.

Featuring Janis Joplin, Otis Redding and a legendary performance by Ravi Shankar, the film captures lightning in a bottle at the apex of 1960s rock music. ~ SW

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Sales Contact: Frazer Pennebaker, Pennebaker Hegedus Films Email: Frazer@PHFilms.com Associated Talk: D.A. Pennebaker & Chris Hegedus in Conversation with Francine Stock (p.131)

Unlocking the Cage

Sun 12 Jun / 20:45 / ITN Source Showroom 4 & Mon 13 Jun / 15:00 / PBS America Showroom 3

Directors: D.A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus

Marketplace

Talks & Sessions

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Monterey Pop

In this legal thriller from vérité legends D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, we follow Harvard professor Steven Wise, who is arguing to a series of sceptical judges that New York’s chimpanzees should be persons in the eyes of the law. Wise is convinced he can make legal history – if only he can keep his primate plaintiffs alive long enough to represent them in court. ~ CN The screening on Monday 13 June will be closed captioned.

Producers: Rosadel Varela, Frazer Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus Country: USA Year: 2015 Duration: 91 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK Director Filmography: Kings of Pastry (2010), War Room (1993), Town Bloody Hall (1976), Company: Original Cast Album (1970), Primary (1960) Sales Contact: Jane Balfour, Jane Balfour Services Tel: +44 (0)207 727 1528 Email: janebalfour@btconnect.com Associated Talk: D.A. Pennebaker & Chris Hegedus in Conversation with Francine Stock (p.131)

Films

No Place Like Home

After Spring

Tue 14 Jun / 18:00 / Bertha DocHouse Library Theatre

Directors/ Producers: Steph Ching, Ellen Martinez Country: USA Year: 2016 Duration: 92 mins Format: DCP Premiere: International Website: www.afterspringfilm.com

Following two refugee families and aid workers fighting to keep the camp running, viewers experience what it is like to live in Zaatari, the largest camp for Syrian refugees. With no end in sight for the conflict, everyone must decide if they can rebuild their lives in a place that was never meant to be permanent.

Sales Contact: Ellen Martinez Email: afterspringfilm@gmail.com

Films Alternate Realities

Sales Contact: Anne Olzmann, Albatross World Sales GmbH Email: anne@albatrossworldsales.com

Talks & Sessions

#MyEscape shows the journeys taken by refugees from Afghanistan, Syria and Eritrea, as the circumstances in their home countries became increasingly unliveable – by using footage which has been shot by the refugees themselves. These insights are interwoven with reflective in-depth interviews with the protagonists, connecting the outer journey that they went on to the one that took place within.

Producer: Stefan Pannen Country: Afghanistan, Eritrea, Germany, Syria Year: 2016 Duration: 90 mins Format: HD Cam Premiere: UK Director Filmography: Worldwide Berlin (2014), Mein Leben: Ruth Dayan (2010)

Marketplace

Director: Elke Sasse

Parties & Social

Mon 13 Jun / 09:45 / Beijing Showroom 1

Schedule

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No Place Like Home

Sun 12 Jun / 15:00 / Curzon Cinema

Director: Mohamed Jabaly Producer: John Arvid Berger Country: Norway, Palestine Year: 2016 Duration: 80 mins Format: DCP Permiere: World

Alternate Realities

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Schedule

Ambulance

Screening with: Burnout (p.48) From the very first day of the Israel-Gaza conflict in 2014, filmmaker Mohamed Jabaly has been there with his camera. He follows a team of paramedics in an ambulance, eventually becoming a core member who bears witness to their perilous and heartbreaking rescue work.

Ambulance tracks the harrowing chaos amidst a state-run military operation on civilians. ~ SW

Sales Contact: Gitte Hansen, First Hand Films Email: gitte.hansen@firsthandfilms.com

Enough, Already

Parties & Social

Marketplace

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Sun 12 Jun / 12:30 / Curzon Cinema

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Directors: Juan Antonio Moreno, Silvia Venegas

As welfare is systemically dismantled in the west, it is truly ironic to find such a powerful example of public health provision in the Sahara desert, in a cluster of refugee settlements. The Saharawi people, displaced but empowered through an excellent social care network, have survived 40 years of political and environmental hardships. Enough, Already is a testament to them, to their defiance under oppression. ~ SW

Producers: Juan Antonio Moreno, Silvia Venegas Country: Spain Year: 2015 Duration: 72 mins Format: DCP Premiere: World Director Filmography: Boxing for Freedom (2015), The Children of Mama Wata (2010) Screening with: Continental Drift (p.48) Sales Contact: Miriam Garcia, Making DOC Producciones S.L. Email: sales@makingdoc.com

Other titles in the No Place Like Home strand: Brothers (p.32), Continental Drift (p.48), Daddy’s Girl (p.69), Flotel Europa (p.43), Home : Aamir (p.118), Invisible (p.119), The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble (p.74), No Home Movie (p.54), A Polish Journey (p.112), Two Billion Miles (p.115), We Wait (p.120)

Films

Get Up & Dance

The unabashed sexual confidence that this group of legendary burlesque elders exuded back in the early ‘60s was seen less as empowerment than as sleaze. But thanks to the recent feminist reclamation of the art of the tease, the chutzpah of these women is finally being acknowledged.

Acclaimed director Rama Rau tells their amazing stories and follows them to their big Las Vegas comeback. ~ SW

Producer: Ed Barreveld Country: Canada Year: 2016 Duration: 90 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK Director Filmography: No Place to Hide: The Rehtaeh Parsons Story (2015), The Market (2011) Website: www.exotiquedancers.com Sales Contact: Ed Barreveld, Storyline Entertainment Email: shasha@storylineentertainment.com

Mr. Gaga

Films

Director: Rama Rau

Alternate Realities

Tue 14 Jun / 18:00 / ITN Source Showroom 4

Schedule

League of Exotique Dancers

Sales Contact: Barak Heymann, Heymann Brothers Films Email: info@heymannfilms.com

Marketplace

Immerse yourself in the world of modern dance through the vision of Ohad Naharin, artistic director of Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company.

Via extensive archive and beautifully filmed dance sequences, Doc/Fest returnee Tomer Heymann focusses on the fascinating stories underpinning Naharin’s creative process, and how an untrained veteran spurned the tutelage of the dance world’s maestros to become one of the most celebrated choreographers working today. ~ CN

Producer: Barak Heymann Country: Germany, Israel, Netherlands, Sweden Year: 2015 Duration: 100 mins Format: DCP Director Filmography: The Queen Has No Crown (2011), I Shot My Love (2010), Bridge over the Wadi (2006), Paper Dolls (2006), It Kinda Scares Me (2001) Website: www.mrgagathefilm.com

Parties & Social

Director: Tomer Heymann

Talks & Sessions

Sun 12 Jun / 18:15 / Vimeo Showroom 2

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Get Up & Dance

Director/Producer: German Kral Country: Argentina, Germany Year: 2015 Duration: 85 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK Director’s Filmography: The Last Applause (2009), Musica Cubana (2004), Images of the Absence (1999)

Alternate Realities Talks & Sessions

The first couple of tango, Juan and Maria Nieves, have experienced their share of pain and passion in their six decades as dancing partners.

Combining behind-the-scene discussions and breathtaking choreographic re-enactments directed by Maria herself, Our Last Tango (by Wim Wenders’s erstwhile protégé German Kral) is a wonderfully imaginative tribute to the Argentinian dance form. ~ SW

Sales Contact: Dounia Georgeon, Wide House Email: festivals@widehouse.org Associated Talk: I Do it My Way: Directors Talk About Their Work, p.132 Supported by Documentary Campus Masterschool

Reset

Sat 11 Jun / 12:00 / Curzon Cinema

Directors: Alban Teurlai, Thierry Demaizière Producer: Alban Teurlai Country: France Year: 2015 Duration: 110 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK Director’s Filmography: Couple(s) (2014), Les Troufions (2012)

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Sun 12 Jun / 20:45 / Odeon & Tue 14 Jun / 17:30 / Curzon Cinema

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Schedule

Our Last Tango

Stunningly gorgeous and delicate in both subject and treatment, Reset depicts renowned choreographer and dancer Benjamin Millepied (best known for choreographing the dance sequences in Black Swan) as he attempts to rejuvenate the Paris Opera Ballet in his new position as Director. With appearances by composer Nico Muhly, Opera alumna Aurélie Dupont and designer Iris van Herpen, Reset is a delightfully aesthetic affair.

Sales Contact: Séverine Garusso, Upside Email: severine.garusso@upsidetelevision.com

Other titles in the Get Up & Dance strand: Kiki (p.71), Strike a Pose (p.73)

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Instigators & Agitators

Directors/ Producers: Usayd Younis, Cassie Quarless Country: UK Year: 2016 Duration: 80 mins Format: HD Cam Premiere: World Sales Contact: Usayd Younis Email: usayd@genrevfilm.com

Mon 13 Jun / 12:15 / ITN Source Showroom 4

Director/Producer: Nanfu Wang Country: USA, China Year: 2016 Duration: 84 mins Format: DCP Sales Contact: Nanfu Wang, Little Horse Crossing the River Email: wangnanfu1216@gmail.com “Principal, get a room with me! Leave the kids alone!” Longtime sex work activist Ye Haiyan – or “hooligan sparrow” – became an internet sensation by daring to expose the endemic sexual exploitation of young girls in local Chinese politics. Facing state threats of her own, first-time filmmaker Nanfu Wang bears witness to Ye and her irrepressible, all-woman team of human rights fighters. ~ SW

Associated Talk: Honest Truths: The Ethical Challenges of Filmmaking, p.131

Marketplace

Hooligan Sparrow

Talks & Sessions

Alternate Realities

Associated Talk: Viva la Revolucion: Video Activism and Citizen Journalism (p.128)

Parties & Social

Introducing the powerful stories of London’s new generation of black and brown activists, Generation Revolution explores the successes and unexpected challenges these inspiring young people face. Motivated by the desire for a more equal future, they embark on the rewarding but difficult path that must be trodden in their struggle for liberation.

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Tue 14 Jun / 12:15 / PBS America Showroom 3

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Generation Revolution

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Instigators & Agitators

Sat 11 Jun / 15:30 / ITN Source Showroom 4 & Tue 14 Jun / 17:30 / Beijing Showroom 1

Director: John Dower Producer: Simon Chinn Country: UK Year: 2015 Duration: 99 mins Format: DCP Director’s Filmography: Bradley Wiggins - A Year in Yellow (2012), Thriller in Manila (2009) Following a long fascination with the Church of Scientology, the beguilingly unassuming Louis Theroux won’t take no for an answer when his request to enter the Church’s headquarters is turned down.

Aided by ex-members of the organisation, Theroux employs actors to recreate claimed experiences. In a bizarre twist, it becomes clear that the Church is also making a film about Louis.

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Sales Contact: Kate Hide, HanWay Films Email: kh@hanwayfilms.com Associated Talk: What Makes a Feature Doc? Directors Discuss (p.139)

National Bird

Mon 13 Jun / 15:00 / Bertha DocHouse Library Theatre

Director: Sonia Kennebeck Producer: Ines Hofmann Kanna Country: USA, Afghanistan Year: 2016 Duration: 92 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK Director’s Filmography: Sex: Made in Germany (2013) Website: www.nationalbirdfilm.com

Marketplace

Talks & Sessions

Alternate Realities

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My Scientology Movie

Lisa Ling regrets the 121,000 lives she spied on electronically in a two-year period for the US Air Force. She’s now trying to make amends by visiting bombing victims in Afghanistan. National Bird follows Ling and two other whistleblower veterans wracked with guilt about the secret US drone war, and the many civilian casualties that continue to be denied by the powers that be. ~ CN

Sales Contact: Cristine Dewey, Ro*co Films International Email: cristine@rocofilms.com

Films

Instigators & Agitators

Director: Deborah S. Esquenazi Producer: Sam Tabet Country: USA Year: 2015 Duration: 89 mins Format: DCP Premiere: European Website: www.southwestofsalem.com

Tues 14 Jun / 09:45 / Bertha DocHouse Library Theatre

Director/Producer: James Demo Country: UK, USA, Iraq, Nigeria, South Africa Year: 2016 Duration: 85 mins Format: DCP Premiere: European

In international political conflict, deals are not brokered by national leaders but by “backroom players” who are hidden from the spotlight.

Enter Padraig O’Malley, recovering alcoholic and negotiator of peace.

An excellent mediator, the only person whose trauma he cannot alleviate is his own. Filmmaker James Demo expertly merges the public and private personas of an extraordinary man. ~ SW

Sales Contact: James Demo, Central Square Films Email: jdemo@csqfilms.com

Marketplace

The Peacemaker

Talks & Sessions

Alternate Realities

Sales Contact: Sam Tabet Email: stabet921@gmail.com

Parties & Social

Open lesbians in a homophobic Texas, the “San Antonio Four” were found guilty of gang raping two little girls in an era of satanic ritual abuse accusations and bunk science. Deborah S. Esquenazi’s extraordinarily intimate film follows them as they continue to fight for justice; movingly the four women never allow the shocking treatment they have endured to sour their friendships or faith. ~ CN

Films

Sun 12 Jun / 21:00 / PBS America Showroom 3

Schedule

Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four

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Instigators & Agitators / Best of British

Sat 11 Jun / 21:00 / ITN Source Showroom 4 & Tue 14 Jun / 12:15 / Bertha DocHouse Library Theatre

Directors/ Producers:

Elyse Steinberg, Josh Kriegman Country: USA Year: 2016 Duration: 96 mins Format: DCP Website: www.dogwoofglobal.com/weiner

Talks & Sessions

Alternate Realities

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Schedule

Weiner

Two years after resigning from Congress for tweeting a picture of his bulging Y-Front, Anthony Weiner is running for Mayor of New York. His loyal wife Huma is at his side, and the tenacious politician has even invited a documentary crew along for the ride. The trouble is, he’s neglected to curb his digital dalliances, giving us jaw-dropping access to a campaign that is soon in total meltdown. ~ CN

Sales Contact: Vesna Cudic, Dogwoof Email: vesna@dogwoof.com

Other titles in the Instigators & Agitators strand: Bobby Sands: 66 Days (p.32), City 40 (p.33), The Hard Stop (p.67), Where to Invade Next (p.29)

Burma’s Secret Jungle War with Joe Simpson Sat 11 Jun / 12:30 / Beijing Showroom 1

Parties & Social

Marketplace

Director: Alexis Girardet

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Producer: Nick Metcalfe Country: UK Year: 2016 Duration: 60 mins Format: DCP Director’s Filmography: Kate Humble - Living with Nomads (2015) Joe Simpson, the climber who famously cheated death in the Andes (a story told in Touching the Void) retraces the jungle trek of his father, a ‘Chindit’ who fought behind Japanese lines in Burma in 1944. Accompanied by explorer Ed Stafford, Joe connects with his father’s experience, and also comes face-to-face with a war in modern-day Myanmar.

Sales Contact: Myriam Osterley, FremantleMedia Group Email: Myriam.Osterley@fremantlemedia.com Associated Talk: Surviving Danger Zone Docs (p.128)

Films

Best of British

Brian Hill, Sam Benstead Producer: Liesel Evans Country: UK Year: 2015 Duration: 77 mins Format: HD Cam Premiere: World Director’s Filmography: The Confessions Of Thomas Quick (2015) Sales Contact: Jane Nicholson, Century Films Email: jane.nicholson@centuryfilmsltd.com

Talks & Sessions

City of Dreams: A Musical is a dizzying and unique musical extravaganza.

Set in a school in Dharavi, Mumbai, the biggest slum in Asia, it combines observational footage with songs reflecting the children’s hopes and dreams. This is the very first Bollywood-style documentary musical.

This is not a depressing examination of extreme poverty, but an uplifting celebration of human spirit and endeavour.

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Directors:

Alternate Realities

Sun 12 Jun / 21:00 / Vimeo Showroom 2 & Mon 13 Jun / 20:45 / ITN Source Showroom 4

Schedule

City Of Dreams: A Musical

Destination Unknown Sat 11 Jun / 15:00 / Curzon Cinema

They endured the death camps. They hid in remote farms. They fought as partisans in Polish forests. But when the war ended, the struggles of the Holocaust survivors were only just beginning.

Destination Unknown paints a uniquely intimate portrait of survival, revealing pain that has never faded, but which has not crushed the human spirit.

Sales Contact: Christopher Hird, Dartmouth Films Email: christo@dartmouthfilms.com

Parties & Social

Producers: Christopher Hird, Llion Roberts Country: UK, USA Year: 2016 Duration: 80 mins Format: DCP Premiere: World

Marketplace

Director: Claire Ferguson

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Best of British

Mon 13 Jun / 12:15 / Beijing Showroom 1

Director: James Bluemel Producer: Jane Merkin Country: Various Year: 2016 Duration: 60 mins Format: HD Cam Premiere: World Director’s Filmography: Ballad of AJ Weberman (2006) Twelve months ago, KEO films gave out camera phones to 75 people attempting to break into Europe. They filmed where regular crews could not: on dinghies from Turkey to Greece; in lorries entering Eurostar; or trucks crossing the Sahara. The result is a terrifyingly intimate yet uniquely epic portrait of what has become the biggest story of the decade.

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Sales Contact: Katie McInnes, KEO Films Email: katie.mcinnes@keofilms.com Associated Talks: How to Document the World’s Biggest News Stories: Telling the Refugee Crisis, p.135; Documentary and Trauma: a Survivor’s Guide, p.132

The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis Tue 14 Jun / 10:00 / Beijing Showroom 1

Director: Leonardo Machado Producers: Tanya Winston, Leonardo Machado Country: UK Year: 2016 Duration: 60 mins Format: DCP

Marketplace

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Schedule

Exodus: Breaking into Europe (Working Title)

The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis charts a man’s fight to rebuild his relationships with his partner and son after a devastating infection took his limbs, parts of his face and his independence. This intimate film follows Alex’s extraordinary story as he, his partner and his three-year-old son come to terms with their new lives.

Sales Contact: Anthony Appell, Twofour Email: anthony.appell@twofour.co.uk

Films

Best of British

Sales Contact: Damian Spandley, Metrodome Distribution Tel: +44 (0)207 517 7543 Email: DSpandley@metrodomegroup.com

Inside the Gang (Working Title) Tue 14 Jun / 13:15 / Vimeo Showroom 2

Directors/ Producers: Paul Blake, Victor Chimara Country: UK Year: 2016 Duration: 45 mins Format: HD Cam Premiere: World

With unprecedented access to London’s street gang culture, for the first time this series tells their stories in their words. How they operate, how they manage drug dealing on an almost industrial level, and more chillingly how they defend themselves from the police and from each other. This extraordinary film opens the lid on a secret and terrifying culture, addicted to violence, knives and firearms.

Sales Contact: Paul Blake, Maroon Productions Email: paul@maroonproductions.com

Films Alternate Realities

In August 2011, 29-year-old Mark Duggan was shot and killed whilst being arrested by armed police in Tottenham, London during an aggressive pullover tactic known as a ‘Hard Stop’. The incident ignited a riot that escalated into a week of the worst civil unrest across the country in recent British history.

Talks & Sessions

Producer: Dionne Walker Country: UK Year: 2015 Duration: 85 mins Format: DCP Director’s Filmography: Diaspora Calling (2011), The Fighting Spirit (2007)

Marketplace

Director: George Amponsah

Parties & Social

Mon 13 Jun / 14:30 / ITN Source Showroom 4

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The Hard Stop

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Best of British / Women in Docs

Mon 13 Jun / 10:00 / PBS America Showroom 3

Director: Benjamin Wigley Producer: Anna Griffin Country: UK Year: 2016 Duration: 71 mins Format: DCP Premiere: World Director’s Filmography: One and All (2016), P.S. Your Mystery Sender (2011) The world’s greatest living fantasy coffin maker is celebrated the globe over, but back home in Ghana he struggles to survive. Can a once in a lifetime opportunity to produce an artwork in the UK save his business and preserve his legacy, or will his name disappear like thousands of his coffins that lay deep below the African soil?

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Screening with: Grey Area (p.49) Sales Contact: Anna Griffin, artdocs Email: anna@artdocs.org Supported by Documentary Campus Masterschool

Other titles in the Best of British strand: Cathy Come Home (p.52), The Confession (p.34), The Flickering Flame (p.52), Generation Revolution (p.61), My Scientology Movie (p.62), The Rise and Fall of the High-rise (p.30), The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger (p.29), The Spirit of ’45 (p.53)

Care

Mon 13 Jun / 21:15 / Beijing Showroom 1

Director: Deirdre Fishel

Marketplace

Talks & Sessions

Alternate Realities

Films

Schedule

Paa Joe & The Lion

With an intimate and empathetic eye, Care follows three American home care workers and their elderly clients, revealing the beauty and complexity of hands-on care and the profound connections it engenders. The film also exposes the failures of the US eldercare system, which has care workers earning poverty wages and elderly clients struggling to pay for the care they need.

Producer: Tony Heriza Country: USA Year: 2016 Duration: 60 mins Format: HD Cam Premiere: World Director’s Filmography: The Boy Game (2012), Still Doing It: The Intimate Lives of Women Over 65 (2004), Risk (1994) Website: www.caredocumentary.com Sales Contact: Deirdre Fishel, Mind’s Eye Productions Email: deirdref@mindspring.com

Films

Women in Docs

Director: Melisa Üneri Producer: Mika Ronkainen Country: Finland Year: 2015 Duration: 52 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK

Alternate Realities Director: Susanna Edwards Producers:

Mimmi Spång, Rebecka Lafrenz

Frida Wallberg was the best female boxer alive. WBC World Champion and career undefeated, she was one of the most feared fighters in the world. Yet during her final fight, she suffered a life changing blow.

Rushed to hospital after a dangerous brain hemorrhage, Frida’s world changed in an instant. Her struggle to recover is to be her toughest fight yet.

Country: Sweden Year: 2016 Duration: 97 mins Format: DCP Premiere: International Director’s Filmography: Dance My Heart Out (2011), Brother and Sister (2007), Keiller’s Park (2005), Risk (2000), Respect! (2000) Sales Contact: Lucy Matthias, Journeyman Pictures Email: films@journeyman.tv

Talks & Sessions

Tue 14 Jun / 10:15 / Vimeo Showroom 2

Marketplace

Golden Girl

Parties & Social

Daddy’s Girl is a tragicomic breaking-up story between a Turkish father living in Finland and his 26-year-old half-Finnish daughter. Their symbiotic relationship begins to deteriorate when the daughter moves to Turkey to start a life of her own. This is a story about rebellion, growing up and letting go.

Sales Contact: Diana Karklin, Rise And Shine World Sales Email: diana.karklin@riseandshine-berlin.de

Films

Wed 15 Jun / 15:00 / Beijing Showroom 1

Schedule

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Women in Docs

Sun 12 Jun / 15:15 / Vimeo Showroom 2 & Tue 14 Jun / 20:30 / Beijing Showroom 1

Directors: Bob Hercules, Rita Coburn Whack

Talks & Sessions

Alternate Realities

Films

Schedule

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

An icon of American politics and culture, Maya Angelou was an inspiring, didactic writer whose life spanned some of the most pivotal moments in the 20th century. This filmic biography by Bob Hercules and Rita Coburn Whack faithfully follows her life’s dizzying trajectory and features personal anecdotes from the Clintons, Lou Gossett Jr. and Oprah Winfrey. ~ SW

Producers: Jay Alix, Una Jackman, Bob Hercules, Rita Coburn Whack Country: USA Year: 2015 Duration: 114 mins Format: DCP Premiere: European Director’s Filmography: Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance (2012), Bill T. Jones: A Good Man (2010), Senator Obama Goes to Africa (2007), Forgiving Dr. Mengele (2006) Website: www.mayaangeloufilm.com Sales Contact: Tom Koch, PBS Distribution Email: jtkoch@pbs.org

Miss Sharon Jones!

Sun 12 Jun / 18:15 / Odeon

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Producers: David Cassidy, Barbara Kopple Country: USA Year: 2015 Duration: 94 mins Format: DCP

Just as she hits her career-defining peak, “the female James Brown” funk and soul frontwoman Sharon Jones is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

She resolves to get better, taking refuge away from New York and her concerned bandmates. Oscar-winning director Barbara Kopple documents the singer’s rocky recovery process, touching on how she found success in later life. ~ SW

Sales Contact: Barbara Kopple, Cabin Creek Films Tel: +1 212 343 2545 Email: cabincreekfilms@aol.com Associated Event: Soul and Funk Night p.195

Films

Women in Docs / Queer Screen

Plaza de la Soledad

A group of ageing prostitutes chat energetically in a square called “solitude” (soledad). Observing and narrating their relationships over the course of two decades, acclaimed photographer-turned-filmmaker Maya Goded is a trusted confidante to many of these women. The film unpicks the recent lives of five prostitutes who have been in the game for years, but nonetheless remain resolutely hopeful. ~ SW

Sales Contact: Diana Holtzberg, East Village Entertainment Tel: +1 212 614 2808 Email: diana@filmtransit.com Associated Talk: Writing with Light: The Art of Cinematography, p.127

Other titles in the Women in Docs strand: Across the Line (p.117), Avatar Secrets (p.113), Cameraperson (p.33), Hooligan Sparrow (p.61), I Don’t Belong Anywhere - The Cinema of Chantal Akerman (p.53), Jeanne Dielman, 23 Commerce Quay, 1080 Brussels (p.54), One Day Pina Asked… (p.55), Silent Voices (p.47), Tempestad (p.37)

Kiki

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Sat 11 Jun / 18:15 / Odeon & Tue 14 Jun / 14:45 / Beijing Showroom 1

Alternate Realities

Producers: Martha Sosa, Eamon O’Farrill, Mónica Lozano Country: Mexico Year: 2016 Duration: 84 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK Website: wwww.plazadelasoledad.com

Talks & Sessions

Director: Maya Goded

Films

Schedule

Sun 12 Jun / 18:30 / PBS America Showroom 3 & Tue 14 Jun / 20:45 / Vimeo Showroom 2

Directors:

For New York’s LBGT people of colour, Kiki dance clubs provide a safe haven.

Part of New York’s voguing ballroom scene, it offers family and friendship to those who have often have neither. This vibrant film, which won the Teddy Award at Berlinale, journeys beyond the glitz and the glamour into difficulties that Kiki devotees face – and are determined to overcome. ~ CN

Join co-writer Twiggy Pucci Garcon for a post-screening Q&A on Saturday 11 June and the Vogue, Strike a Pose Party! that evening at 21:00 (p.194).

Sales Contact: Josephine Settmacher, Films Boutique Email: josephine@filmsboutique.com Associated Events: New Genderation: Has Factual Kept Up with the Revolution in Gender and Sexuality? (p.139) Vogue, Strike a Pose Party!, p.194

Parties & Social

Producers: Lori Cheatle, Annika Rogell Country: USA, Sweden Year: 2016 Duration: 94 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK

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Queer Screen

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Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures Tue 14 Jun / 15:00 / Bertha DocHouse Library Theatre

Directors: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato Producers:

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Groundbreaking, taboo flaunting, uber talented and tirelessly ambitious, Robert Mapplethorpe remains hugely influential in the world of photography. Directors Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato deliver a rich portrait of the artist with the help of his family, ex-lovers and audio interviews of Mapplethorpe himself. Ahead of his time, Mapplethorpe elevated photography to an art form, whilst his explicit photos of sent shock waves through America. ~ CN

Country: USA Year: 2016 Duration: 108 mins Format: DCP Director’s Filmography: Becoming Chaz (2011), The Strange History of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (2011), Inside Deep Throat (2005) Website: www.mapplethorpefilm.com Sales Contact: Vesna Cudic, Dogwoof Email: vesna@dogwoof.com

Out Run

Sun 12 Jun / 17:45 / Bertha DocHouse Library Theatre

Directors/ Producers: Johnny Symons, S. Leo Chiang

Despite their visibility, the Filipino transgender community faces prejudice in the Catholic and conservative country. But change is in the air. Out Run follows three charismatic transgender women in their grassroots efforts to win seats for Ladlad candidates – the world’s first LGBT political party.

Can they convince the voters that they can have a role in society outside of hairstylists, entertainers and sex workers? ~ CN

Country: USA Year: 2016 Duration: 75 mins Format: DCP Premiere: European Director’s Filmography: Mr Cao Goes to Washington (2012), A Village Called Versailles (2009), Ask Not (2008), Beyond Conception (2006), Daddy & Papa (2002) Website: www.outrunmovie.org Sales Contact: Johnny Symons, Persistent Visions Email: johnnysymons@gmail.com

Films

Queer Screen

Uncle Howard

Sun Jun 12 / 20:15 / Bertha DocHouse Library Theatre

Director: Aaron Brookner Producer: Paula Vaccaro Country: UK, USA Year: 2016 Duration: 96 mins Format: DCP Director’s Filmography: The Silver Goat (2011) Premiere: UK Website: www.unclehowardfilm.com Known for his documentary about the Beat poet William S. Burroughs, Howard Brookner was an emerging director who died of AIDS in 1989.

When Brookner’s nephew Aaron uncovers a vast archive of his work, he elicits the help of his uncle’s colleague Jim Jarmusch to recount the story of a young man immersed in the gritty glamour of New York City. ~ SW

Sales Contact: Peter Van Steemburg, ICM Partners Email: PVS@icmpartners.com Associated Talk: BAFTA Masterclass: Working with Archive (p.127)

Other titles in the Queer Screen strand: Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four (p.63)

Films Alternate Realities

Sales Contact: Philippa Kowarsky, Cinephil Email: philippa@cinephil.com

Talks & Sessions

Madonna’s “Blond Ambition” tour was accompanied by the controversial documentary Truth or Dare. Perhaps to the majesty’s chagrin, the breakout stars were her seven backup dancers, six of whom were gay.

After having lived through the LGBT sea change of the 1990s, where are they now? Strike a Pose brings the legendary crew back together for the first time in over 20 years. ~ SW

Producers: Rosan Boersma, Denis Wigman, Sander Verdonk, Ester Gould, Reijer Zwaan Country: Belgium, Netherlands Year: 2016 Duration: 83 mins Format: DCP Director’s Filmography: A Strange Love Affair With Ego (2015), Shout (2010) Premiere: UK Website: www.strikeaposefilm.com

Marketplace

Directors: Ester Gould, Reijer Zwaan

Parties & Social

Fri 10 Jun / 19:30 / ITN Source Showroom 4 & Sun 12 Jun / 20:30 / Beijing Showroom 1

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Strike a Pose

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Behind the Beats

Director: Randy Valdes Producers: Elvis Suarez, Patricia Hechavarria Country: USA, Cuba Year: 2015 Duration: 86 mins Format: DCP Premiere: International

Alternate Realities Talks & Sessions

Cuba, 1990s. Amidst economic, political and social strife, young people turned to music as a source of salvation. In this rousing music documentary with some fabulous concert scenes, some of Cuba’s leading artists look back at their formative years. As the government banned the export of art, many were forced to flee to pursue their vision; others stayed behind to fight the system from within. ~ CN

Sales Contact: Randy Valdes, GlassWorks MultiMedia Email: randy@glassworksmultimedia.com

The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble Sat 11 Jun / 18:30 / ITN Source Showroom 4 & Tue 14 Jun / 12:30 / Curzon Cinema

Director: Morgan Neville

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Sat 11 Jun / 20:15 / Curzon Cinema & Sun 12 Jun / 15:00 / Guardian Screen on Tudor Square & Mon 13 Jun / 20:40 / Guardian Screen on Tudor Square & Tue 14 Jun / 11:00 / Guardian Screen on Tudor Square

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A Todo Color

What is the social role of music? Putting aside the classical repertoire that propelled his fame, the cellist Yo-Yo Ma has spent the last two decades assembling musicians for his Silk Road Ensemble. Drawing from the personal biographies of four international musicians, Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville (20 Feet from Stardom) chronicles a musical experiment that also unveils the difficult realities of exile and migration. ~ SW

Producers: Meghan Wurtz, Caitrin Rogers, Morgan Neville Country: USA Year: 2016 Duration: 96 mins Format: DCP Director’s Filmography: Best of Enemies (2015), 20 Feet from Stardom (2013) Premiere: UK Sales Contact: Meghan Wurtz, The Orchard Email: mwurtz@theorchard.com

On the eve of the civil rights movement, two separate groups of bright-eyed, white college kids set off to the segregated South in hopes of finding their blues idols Son House and Skip James. Intersecting their stories is a parallel one about the harsh realities of 1960s America.

Acclaimed director Sam Pollard examines the violence of racism through the legacy of black country blues. ~ SW

Sales Contact: Benjamin Hedin, Avalon Films Email: benjamin.hedin@gmail.com

Other titles in the Behind the Beats strand: City of Dreams: A Musical (p.65), Don’t Look Back (p.55), John Lennon: The Bermuda Tapes (p.114), Lyari Notes (p.43), Miss Sharon Jones! (p.70), Monterey Pop (p.56), Presenting Princess Shaw (p.36), Sonita (p.44), Where You’re Meant To Be (p.31)

Back on Board: Greg Louganis Sun 12 Jun / 12:30 / Bertha DocHouse Library Theatre

Director: Cheryl Furjanic

Greg Louganis’ stunning career climaxed with a double gold at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, won despite having hit his head on a board. But Louganis had a difficult secret: he was HIV positive in a world fearful of the new AIDS epidemic. Decades later, with his beloved home now under threat, a much humbled Louganis uncertainly returns to diving to mentor the 2012 Olympic team. ~ CN

Producers: Will Sweeney, Cheryl Furjanic Country: USA, UK Year: 2015 Duration: 87 mins Format: DCP Director’s Filmography: Sync or Swim (2008) Premiere: European Website: www.louganisdoc.com Sales Contact: Diana Holtzberg, East Village Entertainment Tel: +1 212 614 2808 Email: diana@filmstransit.com

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Producers: Dava Whisenant, Benjamin Hedin Country: USA Year: 2015 Duration: 80 mins Format: DCP Premiere: International Director’s Filmography: August Wilson: The Ground On Which I Stand (2015), Slavery By Another Name (2012), Eyes On the Prize II (2008), Marvin Gaye: What’s Going On (2008) Website: www.twotrainsrunnin.com

Alternate Realities

Director: Sam Pollard

Talks & Sessions

Sat 11 Jun / 21:30 / PBS America Showroom 3

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Two Trains Runnin’

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Behind The Beats / Outdoor Adventure

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Outdoor Adventure

Crash and Burn

Sat 11 Jun / 10:15 / ITN Source Showroom 4

Director: Sean O’Cualain Producer: David Burke Country: UK, Ireland Year: 2016 Duration: 80 mins Format: DCP Premiere: World Director’s Filmography: Ras Tailteann - Rothai an tSaoli (2012), Men At Lunch (2012)

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For a fleeting moment in the early ‘80s Tommy Byrne was the world’s greatest driver, the motor racing equivalent of George Best and Muhammad Ali all rolled into one. Eddie Jordan, the former team owner who worked with both Senna and Schumacher, will tell you: “Tommy Byrne was the best of them all.” His rise was meteoric and his fall spectacular.

Sales Contact: David Burke, Dot Television Email: david@dottelevision.org

Lobanovskiy Forever

Sun 12 Jun / 09:45 / PBS America Showroom 3

Director: Anton Azarov Producer: Dmitrii Simonov Country:USA Year: 2016 Duration: 92 mins Format: DCP Director’s Filmography: Slava (2015), Attraction (2008) Premiere: World In 1975 Dynamo Kiev became the first Soviet team to win a major European trophy. The team’s rapid rise was remarkable and attributed to one man: Valeri Vasilievich Lobanovskiy. His technique as a manager is now the stuff of folklore – not least for his imposing a fitness regime so brutal that his players looked upon the matches themselves as relaxing. ~ CN

Sales Contact: Alexandra Bratyshchenko, Das Boot Production Email: alexandra.bratyshchenko@gmail.com

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Outdoor Adventure

Director: Roberto Studart

Tue 14 Jun / 20:45 / ITN Source Showroom 4

Director: Ryan White Producer: Peter Berg Country: USA, UK Year: 2016 Duration: 90 mins Format: DCP Premiere: International Director’s Filmography: The Case Against 8 (2014), Good Ol’ Freda (2013), Pelada (2010) Shot verité-style, Serena focusses on the external pressures and vulnerabilities Williams faces in her quest to achieve four Grand Slams in a row (a “Serena Slam”), and her losses at the 2015 US Open and 2016 Australian Open. The film also looks at Williams’ life off the court with her family and inner circle of coaches, trainers and friends.

Sales Contact: Jamie Lynn, Fremantle Media International Email: Jamie.lynn@fremantlemedia.com

Other titles in the Outdoor Adventure strand: Burma’s Secret Jungle War with Joe Simpson (p.64)

Talks & Sessions

Serena

Marketplace

Sales Contact: Eduardo Sampaio, Primitivo Films’n Content Email: eduardo@primitivo.art.br

Alternate Realities

Screening with: Hell on Wheels (p.94)

Parties & Social

For years, Brazilian surfers Yuri, Marcio and Danilo aka the “mad dogs” have been braving Jaws, a spot in Maui known for some of the world’s biggest waves. Not only is their sacred sanctuary now under commercial threat, but the surfers themselves are being snubbed by competition politics. Director Roberto Studart combines exquisite footage with personal interviews to recount their pioneering achievements. ~ SW

Producers: Eduardo Sampaio, Roberto Studart Country: USA, Brazil Year: 2015 Duration: 75 mins Format: DCP Director’s Filmography: Curves and Hills (2014), Beyond the World (2013) Premiere: European

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Wed 15 Jun / 16:30 / ITN Source Showroom 4

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Mad Dogs

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Food & Wine

Sun 12 Jun / 10:00 / Odeon

Director: Maurice Dekkers Producer: Dan Blazer, Nelsje Musch-Elzinga Country: Netherlands Year: 2015 Duration: 88 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK

Three floors below ground at Tokyo’s Mandarin Oriental, the R&D team of acclaimed Copenhagen restaurant NOMA have been working 20-hour days to develop a special 14-course taster menu for a Japanese audience. With the arrival of head chef René Redzepi, the crew are shocked into self-reflection. Director Maurice Dekkers documents how two different food cultures clash and inspire one another. ~ SW

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Sales Contact: Nicole Mackey, Fortissimo Films Email: nicole@fortissimo-uk.com

City of Gold

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Fri 10 Jun / 13:00 / Vimeo Showroom 2

Director: Laura Gabbert Producer: Holly Becker Country: USA Year: 2015 Duration: 96 mins Format: DCP Director’s Filmography: No Impact Man: The Documentary (2009), Sunset Story (2007), The Healers of 400 Parnassus (1997)

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Ants on a Shrimp

City of Gold chronicles Pulitzer Prize-winning restaurant critic Jonathan Gold’s deep and complex relationship with the food and culture of Los Angeles. Gold was one of the first critics to review small family owned restaurants in far-flung ethnic enclaves, with the stroke of his pen changing the lives of countless recent immigrants cooking the food of their homeland.

Sales Contact: Louis Boldini, StudioCanal Email: louis.boldini@studiocanal.co.uk

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Food & Wine

Noma: My Perfect Storm Tue 14 Jun / 20:00 / Curzon Cinema

Director: Pierre Deschamps Producer: Etta Thompson Deschamps Country: UK Year: 2015 Duration: 95 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK

With automatic access to genius, René Redzepi plays with wilderness and interprets a forgotten edible world into a language we all understand.

A modern ugly duckling, bullied by his peers, Redzepi found his home in the no man’s land and transformed into swan. Noma: My Perfect Storm is a creative journey into the mind of René Redzepi.

Other titles in the Food & Wine strand: Sour Grapes (p.37)

Sales Contact: Louis Boldini, StudioCanal Email: louis.boldini@studiocanal.co.uk

Films Alternate Realities

Sales Contact: Mark Stucke, Journeyman Pictures Email: mark@journeyman.tv

Talks & Sessions

Nearing forty, and weighing double what he should, comedian Craig Anderson knows that something has to change. At the encouragement of director Tim Delmastro, he forgoes his McDonald’s laden diet and opts instead for a Japanese one. We follow the amiable Australian to Japan where he navigates everything from mastering chopsticks to the mysteries of a green tea ceremony – and lots and lots of tofu. ~ CN

Country: Australia, Japan Year: 2015 Duration: 90 mins Format: DCP Premiere: European Director’s Filmography: Freedom From Choice (2014), End of the Road: How Money Became Worthless (2012) Website: www.misohungry.tv

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Director/Producer: Tim Delmastro

Parties & Social

Tue 14 Jun / 10:15 / ITN Source Showroom 4

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Miso Hungry

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Global Encounters

Fri 10 Jun / 15:45 / ITN Source Showroom 4 & Mon 13 Jun / 15:15 / Vimeo Showroom 2

Director: Jeff Feuerzeig

In the late 1990s, teenager JT LeRoy shot to fame with tales woven from his troubled life. Courtney Love and other A-listers were quick to claim friendship as he wrote successive blockbusters. But in 2005 the scales fell away to reveal one Laura Albert, a talented fantasist. Jeff Feuerzeig’s telling of her story is as energetic and creative as Barton herself in this spellbinding documentary. ~ CN

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Producers: Henry S. Rosenthal, Brett Ratner, Molly Thompson, Danny Gabai, Jim Czarnecki Country: USA Year: 2016 Duration: 110 mins Format: DCP Director’s Filmography: The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2005), Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King (1993) Website: www.dogwoofglobal.com/ author-the-jt-leroy-story Sales Contact: Vesna Cudic, Dogwoof Email: vesna@dogwoof.com

Behemoth

Sun 12 Jun / 13:15 / Beijing Showroom 1

Director: Zhao Liang Producer: Sylvie Blum Country: China, France Year: 2015 Duration: 90 mins Format: DCP

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Author: The JT LeRoy Story

A powerful visual journey to Mongolia, where beautiful grasslands are being overrun by mountains destroyed by coal mining, blackening the surrounding landscape and its people. Mesmerizing and dreamlike in its stark bird’s eye observations of the industrial processes at work, this is a nearly silent trip into Dante’s circle of hell from Zhao Liang, one of China’s most talented filmmakers. ~ CN

Sales Contact: Severine Garusso, Upside Distribution Email: severine.garusso@upsidetelevision.com

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Global Encounters

The Charro of Toluquilla Tue 14 Jun / 18:15 / Vimeo Showroom 2

Director: José Villalobos Producer: Sergio Morkin Country: Mexico Year: 2016 Duration: 86 mins Format: DCP Premiere: European

Irreverent and flirtatious, Jaime Dominguez enjoys life on his horse and onstage as the popular mariachi dancer “Charro de Toluquilla”. But Jaime has some very grown up problems – not least that he is HIV positive, and his devout girlfriend wants to get married to legitimise their daughter. A portrait of Mexico through a complex protagonist, Jose Villalobos’ film shimmers with humanity. ~ CN

Sales Contact: Sofía Marquez, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía Email: sales@imcine.gob.mx

Films Alternate Realities

Sales Contact: Matt Hird, Dartmouth Films Email: matt@dartmouthfilms.com

Talks & Sessions

An intimate and unique portrait of three people caught up in the chaotic and often violent development that is shaping modern-day Cambodia.

Shot over six years, the film charts the growing wave of land-rights protests that led to the ‘Cambodian Spring’ and the tragic events that followed. This film is about the complexities – both political and personal – of fighting for what you believe in.

Producer: Christopher Hird Country: UK, Cambodia Year: 2016 Duration: 130 mins Format: DCP Premiere: World Director’s Filmography: Freedom From Choice (2014), End of the Road: How Money Became Worthless (2012)

Marketplace

Director: Chris Kelly

Parties & Social

Sat 11 Jun / 15:00 / Vimeo Showroom 2

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The Cause of Progress

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Global Encounters

Sat 11 Jun / 18:15 / Vimeo Showroom 2 & Tue 14 Jun / 15:00 / Curzon Cinema

Director: Robert Kenner

Hidden in the backwaters of Arkansas, the monster nuclear warhead Titan II exemplified the bloated US aggression of the Cold War. A “human error” during maintenance one evening snowballs into a panic that would have lead to certain catastrophe, had it not been for a large dose of luck and bravery. Food Inc. director Robert Kenner reunites with writer Eric Schlosser in this real-life thriller. ~ SW

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Producers: Melissa Robledo, Eric Schlosser, Mark Samels, Robert Kenner Country: USA Year: 2016 Duration: 90 mins Format: DCP Director Filmography: Merchants of Doubt (2014), Food Inc. (2008) Premiere: European Sales Contact: Tom Koch, PBS International Email: jtkoch@pbs.org

Dead Slow Ahead

Tue 14 Jun / 15:45 / Vimeo Showroom 2

Director: Mauro Herce Producers: Jasmina Sijercic, Ventura Durral, Jose Alayon Country: France, Spain Year: 2015 Duration: 74 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK

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Command and Control

A giant freighter called Fair Lady steers slowly through barren waters. It is gargantuan and merciless. Against the starkly beautiful impressionistic images of machinery and landscapes, the isolated workers blur, indistinguishable from each other; tiny cogs feeding the beast. Spanish cinematographer Mauro Herce’s striking multi-award-winning directorial debut weaves a mesmerizing post-apocalyptic cinematic experience. ~ CN

Sales Contact: Jasmina Sijercic, Bocalupo Films Email: bocalupofilms1@gmail.com

Films

Global Encounters

Director: Dean Fleischer-Camp

Sales Contact: Riel Roch-Decter, Memory Email: rrd@memory.is

Sat 11 Jun / 09:45 / Bertha DocHouse Library Theatre

Directors: Ben Nabors, Stefan Sagmeister, Hillman Curtis

Designer Stefan Sagmeister lives in the city of his dreams, creating work for the Rolling Stones and Jay Z. Yet, he suspects there must be more to life. Turning himself into a design project, he attempts to change his personality to become a better person. Things don’t go as planned.

Producer: Ben Nabors Country: UK, USA, Austria, Hong Kong, Indonesia Year: 2016 Duration: 97 mins Format: DCP Premiere: European Director’s Filmography: William and the Windmill (2013) Website: www.thehappyfilm.org Sales Contact: Ben Nabors, Group Theory Email: ben@grouptheory.com

Marketplace

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The Happy Film

Alternate Realities

Screeing with: When You Awake (p.48)

Parties & Social

Between 2008-2015, a man filmed his life obsessively and uploaded it to YouTube. The hundreds of hours of raw footage revealed a very personal and intimate look into an American family’s life and their struggle to survive. Fraud is a film created by piecing this colossal trove of home video into a narrative.

Producers: Riel Roch-Decter, Sebastian Pardo Country: USA Year: 2016 Duration: 55 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK Director’s Filmography: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2014), Catherine (2013)

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Mon 13 Jun / 19:00 / Beijing Showroom 1

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Fraud

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Global Encounters

Director: Patrick Shen

Alternate Realities Talks & Sessions

In this contemplative cinematic experience, director Patrick Shen explores our relationship with the increasingly elusive sound of silence. The film interweaves sequences of stillness with an exploration of how we have approached silence through the centuries. Above all, In Pursuit of Silence challenges audiences to step away from the cacophony of our urban lives, slow down and see the world anew. ~ CN

Producers: Brandon Vedder, Andrew Brumme, Patrick Shen Country: USA Year: 2015 Duration: 82 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK Director’s Filmography: Hypaethral (2015), La Source (2012), The Philosopher Kings (2009), Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality (2005) Website: www.pursuitofsilence.com Sales Contact: Andrew Brumme, Transcendental Media Email: silence@transcendfilms.com

India in a Day

Tue 14 Jun / 20:30 / PBS America Showroom 3

Director: Richie Mehta

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Sun 12 Jun / 10:15 / Bertha DocHouse Library Theatre & Mon 13 Jun / 15:30 / Beijing Screen on Howard Street & Tue 14 Jun / 19:10 / Guardian Screen on Tudor Square & Wed 15 Jun / 15:00 / Beijing Screen on Howard Street

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In Pursuit of Silence

India in a Day is India’s largest crowdsourced documentary, the story of a single day: 10 October 2015. The film is a unique document, capturing a remarkable range of characters and personal reflections into what it means to be alive in India today, submitted by individuals from across the country.

Producers: Cassandra Sigsgaard, Jack Arbuthnott Country: UK, India Year: 2016 Duration: 100 mins Format: DCP Premiere: World Director’s Filmography: Siddharth (2013), I’ll Follow You Down (2013), Amal (2007) Sales Contact: Donna Chang, Scott Free Films Email: donna@scottfree.co.uk

Global Encounters

Life, Animated

Sales Contact: Vesna Cudic, Dogwoof Email: vesna@dogwoof.com

MONSTER IN THE MIND The Convenient UN-truth about Alzheimer’s Sun 12 Jun / 17:30 / Curzon Cinema & Wed 15 Jun / 10:00 / PBS America Showroom 3

Director: Jean Carper

With humour and intelligence, Jean Carper, using herself as a guinea pig for high-tech testing (she carries the number one gene for Alzheimer’s) and top experts as advisers, examines the irrational fear, drug failures, dangerous misconceptions and hidden facts about Alzheimer’s disease leading to an inspiring happy ending that reveals how to save yourself and the world from dementia.

Producers: Michelle Ngo, Lee Koromvokis Country: UK, USA, Canada, Denmark, Netherlands Year: 2015 Duration: 87 mins Format: DCP Premiere: World Website: www.monsterinthemindmovie.com Sales Contact: Jean Carper Email: jecarper@aol.com

Films Alternate Realities

After years of silence as a child, Owen Suskind amazed his family by beginning to communicate through his biggest passion: Disney films.

Now leaving home, Owen is learning that not every step in life has a Disney guru. Director Roger Ross Williams (God Loves Uganda) returns to Doc/Fest with a masterful film about how one close-knit family navigates life with autism. ~ CN

Producers: Carolyn Hepburn, Christopher Clements, Julie Goldman, Roger Ross Williams Country: USA Year: 2016 Duration: 91 mins Format: DCP Director’s Filmography: God Loves Uganda (2013) Website: www.dogwoofglobal.com/ life-animated

Talks & Sessions

Director: Roger Ross Williams

Marketplace

Sun 12 Jun / 13:00 / ITN Source Showroom 4

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Global Encounters

Sun 12 Jun / 12:30 / PBS America Showroom 3

Director: Ben Proudfoot

Retired American professor Andrew Garrod has arrived in Kigali to stage a production of Romeo and Juliet, hoping to further reconciliation 20 years after the devastating genocide. Ben Proudfoot’s film shows Rwanda in beautiful technicolour, whilst the back stories of the millennial cast reflect how near the surface the trauma remains. Without everyone in agreement about Garrod’s approach, tensions mount as opening night nears. ~ CN

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Producers: Andrea Batista, Ben Proudfoot Country: USA Year: 2015 Duration: 87 mins Format: DCP Premiere: International Director’s Filmography: Fibre & Wood (2015), Ladybug (2015), Mother Earth (2015), Rust (2015) Website: www.rwandaandjuliet.com Sales Contact: Emily Bon, Breakwater Studios Email: emily@breakwaterstudios.com

Solitary

Sat 11 Jun / 12:45 / Odeon & Wed 15 Jun / 12:45 / PBS America Showroom 3

Director: Kristi Jacobson

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Rwanda & Juliet

Prisoners in solitary confinement are relegated there for disruptive or violent behaviour while serving time within the normal prison population.

Given unprecedented access to a supermax facility in Virginia, director Kristi Jacobson builds close, trusting relationships with a handful of inmates. The result is a sympathetic observation of their repetitive day-to-day and achingly eloquent accounts of isolation presented in their own words. ~ SW

Producers: Julie Goldman, Katie Mitchell, Kristi Jacobson Country: USA Year: 2016 Duration: 80 mins Format: DCP Premiere: European Director’s Filmography: A Place at the Table (2013), Toots (2006), American Standoff (2002) Website: www.solitarydoc.com Screening with: Eye for an Eye (p.49) Sales Contact: Kristi Jacobson, Catalyst Films Email: kristi@catalyst-films.com

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Global Encounters

Tyrus

Sun 12 Jun / 20:00 / Curzon Cinema

Director: Pamela Tom

A keen anecdotalist, the 105-year-old artist Tyrus Wong relays the cheeky details about his first date with his late wife, Ruth. Wong is a painter, but also had a brief stint at Disney, where he created the iconic impressionistic look for Bambi. Tyrus is as much a story about the survivalist mentality of 20th century Chinese Americans as it is about the man himself. ~ SW

Producers: Gwen Wynne, Tamara Khalaf, Pamela Tom Country: USA Year: 2015 Duration: 78 mins Format: DCP Premiere: International Director’s Filmography: Wild About Harry (2009), The Story of Mothers & Daughters (1997), Two Lies (1990) Website: www.tyrusthemovie.com Screeining with: First Cut (p.93) Sales Contact: Pamela Tom, New Moon Pictures Email: ptomfilm@yahoo.com

Films Alternate Realities

Sales Contact: Sam Broadwin, RadicalMedia Email: broadwin@radicalmedia.com

Talks & Sessions

Joe Berlinger’s Tony Robbins: I’m Not Your Guru, captures renowned life and business strategist and best-selling author Tony Robbins in a revelatory cinéma vérité film that goes behind the scenes of his mega once-a-year seminar “Date With Destiny” to give an insider look at how one man can affect millions.

Producers: Lisa Gray, Kevin Huffman, Joe Berlinger Country: USA Year: 2015 Duration: 115 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK Director's Filmography: Whitey: United States of America v.

James J. Bulger (2014), Crude (2009), Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (2011), Under African Skies (2012), Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)

Marketplace

Director: Joe Berlinger

Parties & Social

Mon 13 Jun / 09:45 / ITN Source Showroom 4

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Global Encounters / Euro/Doc

Sat 11 Jun / 10:00 / Odeon

Directors: Heidi Brandenburg, Matthew Orzel Producers: Taira Akbar Country: USA, Perua Year: 2016 Duration: 100 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK

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When Two Worlds Collide

President Alan Garcia intends to make the most of Peru’s rich natural resources. Yet his grand, money-making scheme is coming up against Alberto Pizango, the formidable force behind the indigenous peoples’ resistance. “The accumulation of money and wealth: we call that savage,” he remarks. This Best First Feature winner at Sundance examines the battle against the ongoing plundering of native territories. ~ SW

Sales Contact: Lucas Verga, The Film Sales Company Email: lucas.verga@filmsalescorp.com

Other titles in the Global Encounters strand: After Spring (p.57), The Age of Consequences (p.38), Ambulance (p.58), Back on Board: Greg Louganis (p.75), Born to Be Free (p.38), Care (p.68), City of Gold (p.78), Death by Design (p.39), Enough, Already (p.58), Footprint (p.39), Golden Girl (p.69), Jim: The James Foley Story (p.34), Kivalina (p.40), The Land of the Enlightened (p.35), League of Exotique Dancers (p.59), Mad Dogs (p.77), Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures (p.72), Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (p.70), Mr. Gaga (p.59), National Bird (p.62), Our Last Tango (p.60), Out Run (p.72), The Peacemaker (p.63), Plaza de la Soledad (p.71), SEED: The Untold Story (p.41), Serena (p.77), The Settlers (p.36), Snow Monkey (p.44), There Will Be Water (p.41), Two Trains Runnin’ (p.75), Uncle Howard (p.73), Weiner (p.64)

A Family Affair

Sat 11 Jun / 15:00 / Bertha DocHouse Library Theatre & Tue 14 Jun / 20:45 / Bertha DocHouse Library

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Director: Tom Fassaert

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“I am the son of a mother with a mask,” says a tired looking Rob, father of the Dutch filmmaker Tom Fassaert. The younger is on a quest to unpack the secrets of his mysterious grandmother, who abandoned her family to start a new life in South Africa. A haunting exposé of familial love gone awry, Fassaert’s curiosity yields far more than he bargained for. ~ SW

Producer: Wout Conijn Country: Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands Year: 2015 Duration: 116 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK Director’s Filmography: Marinus Boezem (2013), An Angel in Doel (2011), L’Homme et la Forêt (2008) , Cockerill est á nous (2004) Website: www.afamilyaffair-film.com Sales Contact: Wout Conijn, Conijn Film Email: wout@conijnfilm.com

Euro/Doc

Kedi

An unlikely witness to the rise and fall of the Ottoman empire is the beloved cat, who has roamed the streets of Istanbul for centuries. They reside in urban nooks and crannies, carving a co-existence with the city’s humans. Taking a feline perspective of life in the capital, filmmaker Ceyda Torun observes how cats are an integral part of many people’s lives. ~ SW

Sales Contact: Ceyda Torun, Termite Films Email: ceyda@termitefilms.com

Machine of Human Dreams Sat 11 Jun / 14:45 / Beijing Showroom 1

Director: Roy Cohen Producer: Mike Lerner Country: UK Year: 2016 Duration: 90 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK Website: www.dogwoofglobal.com/ machine-of-human-dreams Ben Goertzel is widely acknowledged to be one of the smartest artificial intelligence experts in the world. With a ragtag team in Hong Kong, he’s trying to build a robot with a global brain. But as embittered ex-colleagues testify, Ben has some big failures behind him, and with Chinese funders breathing down his neck, the path to fame and glory is not at all smooth. ~ CN

Screeining with: The Dog (p.92) Sales Contact: Vesna Cudic, Dogwoof Email: vesna@dogwoof.com

Films Alternate Realities

Producers: Charlie Wuppermann, Ceyda Torun Country: USA Year: 2015 Duration: 80 mins Format: DCP Premiere: European Website: www.kedifilm.com

Talks & Sessions

Director: Ceyda Torun

Marketplace

Fri 10 Jun / 12:45 / PBS America Showroom 3 & Fri 10 Jun / 15:00 / Guardian Screen on Tudor Square & Sat 11 Jun / 11:00 / Beijing Screen on Howard Street & Sun 12 Jun / 17:00 / Beijing Screen on Howard Street & Wed 15 Jun / 11:00 / Guardian Screen on Tudor Square

Schedule

U

Parties & Social

Films

89

Films

Euro/Doc

Mon 13 Jun / 14:15 / Beijing Showroom 1

Director: Colm Quinn

Parties & Social

Marketplace

Talks & Sessions

Alternate Realities

Films

Schedule

Mattress Men

90

Coolock business partners Paul Kelly and Michael Flynn, aka Mattress Mick, are on the verge of falling out over the filming of their latest YouTube video. Struggling against the Irish recession, they are doing everything to keep the mattress shop afloat. Through the intertwining lives of the two men, Mattress Men is a more intimate take on the failure of modern economic policies. ~ SW

Producers: Ciaran Deeney, David Clarke, Colm Quinn Country: Ireland Year: 2016 Duration: 80 mins Format: DCP Premiere: European Director’s Filmography: Baring Arms (2016), Joy (2011), Needle Exchange (2010) Sales Contact: Ciaran Deeney, El Zorrero Films Email: ciaran@elzorrerofilms.ie

Merci Patron ! (Thanks Boss!)

Sat 11 Jun / 15:00 / Bertha DocHouse Library Theatre & Tue 14 Jun / 20:45 / Bertha DocHouse Library & Wed 15 Jun / 20:00 / Beijing Showroom 1

Director: François Ruffin Producer: Edouard Mauriac Country: France Year: 2016 Duration: 83 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK

For the Klurs, nothing is going right: their factory that had made suits for Kenzo (LVMH) was relocated abroad. Now unemployed and in debt, the couple stands to lose their home. That’s when François Ruffin knocks on their door. Can they manage to pull one over on Bernard Arnault, CEO of the world’s leading luxury group and France’s richest man?

Sales Contact: Samuel Blanc, Jour2fête Email: sales@jour2fete.com

Films

Euro/Doc

Ukrainian Sheriffs

Sat 11 Jun / 21:00 / Odeon & Mon 13 Jun / 20:30 / Curzon Cinema

Director/Producer: Arto Halonen

Lauri never fit in as a child. Bullied at school, he became an angry outsider – the type we always hear about in the aftermath of school shootings. In this inventive hybrid by veteran Finnish director and Doc/Fest returnee Arto Halonen, we understand how the formative years of Lauri’s life – and others like him – can transform victims into violent aggressors. ~ CN

Country: Finland Year: 2016 Duration: 73 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK Director’s Filmography: A Patriotic Man (2013), When Heroes Lie (2012), Princess (2010), Shadow of the Holy Book (2007), Pavlov’s Dogs (2006) Website: www.whiterage.fi

Films Alternate Realities

White Rage

Talks & Sessions

Sales Contact: Tijana Djukic, Taskovski Films Email: sales@taskovskifilms.com

Screeining with: Speaking is Difficult (p.95) Sales Contact: Esther Van Messel, First Hand Films Email: esther.van.messel@firsthandfilms.com

Other titles in the Euro/Doc strand: Ants on a Shrimp (p.78), Freightened - The Real Price of Shipping (p.40), Noma: My Perfect Storm (p.79), Reset (p.60)

Parties & Social

In the village of Stara Zburyevka, deputised sheriffs Viktor and Volodya are just trying to keep the peace. Against the backdrop of mounting tensions with neighbouring Russia, the eclectic villagers go about their lives, helped by the often bemused sheriffs. Winner of an IDFA Special Jury prize, this is a tragicomic immersive journey to a corner of the world seemingly frozen in time. ~ CN

Producers: Dar’ya Averchenko, Uldis Cekulis Country: Germany, Latvia, Ukraine Year: 2015 Duration: 85 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK Director’s Filmography: Dixieland (2015), Euromaidan. Rough Cut (2014)

Marketplace

Director: Roman Bondarchuk

Schedule

Sun 12 Jun / 15:30 / Beijing Showroom 1

91

Films

Short Doc Programme

Consumed

Marketplace

Talks & Sessions

Alternate Realities

Films

Schedule

Sat 11 Jun / 09:45 / Beijing Showroom 1

Director: Richard Seymour Producers: Liam Young, Kate Davies Country: UK Year: 2015 Duration: 19 mins Format: DCP Premiere: World Chen Li Ming works in a factory in China and lives in factory dorms. The rhythmical thud of machines resembles a sacrificial ritual in this post-apocalyptic landscape dominated by Western consumerism. ~ SB

Sales Contact: Richard Seymour Email: richardjohnseymour @gmail.com

Screening With: Death by Design (p.39)

The Dog

Sat 11 Jun / 14:45 / Beijing Showroom 1

Directors: Drea Cooper, Zackary Canepari

Do robot dogs dream of electric sticks? A room of adults attend the funeral of their Aibos in Japan – a Sony-produced robotic pet. With the repair centres closed, time is ticking for the surviving few. ~ SB

Producers: Emma Cott, Taeko Itabashi, Richard Atrero de Guzman Country: USA Year: 2015 Duration: 8 mins Format: DCP Premiere: International

Director’s Filmography: T-Rex (2015), California is a Place - Short Documentaries (2009) Screening With: Machine of Human Dreams (p.89) Sales Contact: Drea Cooper, ZCDC Email: drea@dreacooper.com

Elders

U

Sat 11 Jun / 20:30 / Beijing Showroom 1 & Sun 12 Jun / 11:00 / Beijing Screen on Howard Street & Mon 13 Jun / 11:00 / Guardian Screen on Tudor Square & Mon 13 Jun / 15:00 / Curzon Cinema & Tue 14 Jun / 15:00 / Beijing Screen on Howard Street

Parties & Social

Director/Producer: Glen Milner

92

Country: UK Year: 2015 Duration: 7 mins Format: DCP Premiere: European Eight children, 26 grandchildren, 28 greatgrandchildren…. after 88 years of marriage, Karim and Kartari still make each other laugh. The couple have the longest known marriage in the world. ~ SB

Screening With: Flotel Europa (p.43)

Sales Contact: Glen Milner, Factual Film Email: milnerglen@gmail.com

Films

Short Doc Programme

Figure

Schedule

Mon 13 Jun / 09:45 / Bertha DocHouse Library Theatre

Director: Katarzyna Gondek Screening As Part Of: Short Doc Programme 3

Films

Sales Contact: Ben Vandendaele, RADIATOR IP Sales Email: ben@radiatorsales.eu

Sun 12 Jun / 20:00 / Curzon Cinema

Director: Gareth C. Scales Producer: Fraser Robinson Country: UK Year: 2016 Duration: 10 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK Big chops, close cuts, fine lines and precision; a montage of what it means to cut. Snippets of interviews explore the diverse trades that require a blade. ~ SB

Sales Contact: Fraser Robinson, First Cut Films Email: fraserrobinson@yahoo.ca

Screening With: Tyrus (p.87)

The Happy Warriors

U

Sun 12 Jun / 11:00 / Beijing Screen on Howard Street & Mon 13 Jun / 11:00 / Guardian Screen on Tudor Square & Tue 14 Jun / 09:45 / PBS America Showroom 3 & Tue 14 Jun / 15:00 / Beijing Screen on Howard Street

Talks & Sessions

Alternate Realities

First Cut

Marketplace

A giant head glides through a snowy night on the back of a truck. Carved at a gnome and dinosaur factory, the icon floats into a Polish park to preach for eternity. ~ SB

Producers: Ben Vandandaele, Katarzyna Gondek Country: Belgium, Poland Year: 2015 Duration: 8 mins Format: DCP Premiere: UK

In the spectacular Cairngorm mountains, the snowy land merges with the clouds. The sublime can swiftly become treacherous. A dedicated team of experienced volunteers standby to rescue the lost. ~ SB

Producer: Rebecca Dale-Everett Country: UK Year: 2015 Duration: 12 mins Format: DCP Premiere: World Director’s Filmography: Below the Row (2013)

Screening As Part Of: Short Doc Programme 4 Sales Contact: Glen Travis, Rock of Eye Email: rglntrvs@gmail.com

Parties & Social

Director: Glen Travis

93

Films

Short Doc Programme

Marketplace

Talks & Sessions

Alternate Realities

Films

Schedule

Hell on Wheels

U

Sun 12 Jun / 11:00 / Beijing Screen on Howard Street & Mon 13 June / 11:00 / Guardian Screen on Tudor Square & Tue 14 Jun / 15:00 / Beijing Screen on Howard Street & Wed 15 Jun / 16:30 / ITN Source Showroom 4

Director: Emma Miranda Moore

Busting out at full speed, the London Rockin’ Rollers share the adrenaline-fuelled, body-positive, awesome world of Roller Derby. A spectator sport with attitude, this is one hell of a girl gang. ~ SB

Producers: Katharine Richardson Country: UK Year: 2016 Duration: 8 mins Format: DCP Premiere: World Screening With: Mad Dogs (p.77)

Director’s Filmography: Dressing Room 7 (2015), PERF (2014), Optimism (2014) Sales Contact: Emma Miranda Moore Email: emmamiranda@me.com

Just a Dog

Sat 11 Jun / 15:30 / Odeon

Director: Andrea B. Scott

The inexplicable police shooting of Glen’s family dog in Hartford, Connecticut traumatised his daughter. Upon challenging the law, he began to grasp the extent of institutional incompetence, corruption and racism. ~ SB

Producer: Adella Ladjevardi Country: USA Year: 2016 Duration: 15 mins Format: DCP Premiere: International Director’s Filmography: Florence, Arizona (2014)

Screening As Part Of: Short Doc Programme 2 Sales Contact: Adella Ladjevardi Email: adella.ladjevardi@gmail.com

The Living Forest

U

Sat 11 Jun / 10:00 / Vimeo Showroom 2 & Sat 11 Jun / 17:00 / Guardian Screen on Tudor Square & Sun 12 Jun / 13:00 / Guardian Screen on Tudor Square & Tue 14 Jun / 12:15 / Beijing Showroom 1 & Tue 14 Jun / 21:00 / Guardian Screen on Tudor Square

Parties & Social

Director: Marc Silver

94

Producer: Charlie Phillips Country: UK Year: 2015 Duration: 9 mins Format: DCP The Sarayakuans of Ecuador battle against the invasion and exploitation of their Amazon forest homeland. Oil companies encroach, offering meaningless sums of money in return for environmental destruction. ~ SB

Screening With: Kivalina (p.40)

Sales Contact: Charlie Phillips, Guardian Email: charlie.phillips@ theguardian.com

Short Doc Programme

Pickle

U

Screening As Part Of: Short Doc Programme 2

Director’s Filmography: Zipper: Coney Island’s last Wild Ride (2012), Muskrat Lovely (2005), Beauty School (2002) Sales Contact: Amy Nicholson, Myrtle & Olive Email: amybnicholson@mac.com

Sheepo

U

Sun 12 Jun / 11:00 / Beijing Screen on Howard Street & Mon 13 Jun / 11:00 / Guardian Screen on Tudor Square & Tue 14 Jun / 09:45 / PBS America Showroom 3 & Tue 14 Jun / 15:00 / Beijing Screen on Howard Street

Director: Ian Robertson Producers: Steven Donnelly, Ian Robertson Country: UK Year: 2015 Duration: 4 mins Format: DCP Speed, precision, endurance. Plunged into the moment, shearer Archie Paterson shares the intensity of the challenge and his searing competitive streak. ~ SB

Screening As Part Of: Short Doc Programme 4 Sales Contact: Ian Robertson Email: iandrob@gmail.com

Marketplace

Speaking is Difficult

Sat 11 Jun / 21:00 / Odeon & Mon 13 Jun / 20:30 / Curzon Cinema

Director: AJ Schnack

Tranquil visions of everyday life in America are flooded with violent echoes. Recordings of emergency phone calls express the terror that tore through cafés, schools, churches, cinemas… nowhere is safe. ~ SB

Alternate Realities

After rescuing a caged hen that had tumbled from a truck, Debbie and Tom began to nurture a menagerie.

Predators, animation and opera weave through colourful tales. ~ SB

Country: USA Year: 2015 Duration: 15 mins Format: DCP Premiere: European Website: www.picklethefish.com

Talks & Sessions

Director/Producer: Amy Nicholson

Films

Schedule

Sat 11 Jun / 15:30 / Odeon & Sun 12 Jun / 11:00 / Beijing Screen on Howard Street & Mon 13 Jun / 11:00 / Guardian Screen on Tudor Square & Tue 14 Jun / 15:00 / Beijing Screen on Howard Street

Producer: Will Lennon Country: USA Year: 2015 Duration: 15 mins Format: DCP

Director’s Filmography: We Always Lie to Strangers (2013), Caucus (2013), Kurt Cobain About a Son (2006), Gigantic (2002)

Screening With: White Rage (p.91)

Sales Contact: Bryce Renniger, Field of Vision Email: Editorial_FieldofVision@ firstlook.org

Parties & Social

Films

95

Films

Short Doc Programme

Mon 13 Jun / 09:45 / Bertha DocHouse Library Theatre

Director: Lamin Oo

Films

Schedule

The Special One

Parties & Social

Marketplace

Talks & Sessions

Alternate Realities

At San Pya fish market, one man fuses work with pleasure. Crazy about Chelsea football team, he has enforced a uniform and takes managerial inspiration from Mourinho. ~ SB

96

Producer: Sai Kong Kham Country: Myanmar Year: 2015 Duration: 7 mins Format: DCP Premiere: European Director’s Filmography: Homework (2014)

Screening As Part Of: Short Doc Programme 3 Sales Contact: Lamin Oo, Tagu Films Email: oo.lamin@gmail.com

Meet the people behind the lens at Journeyman Pictures Presents: Meet the Filmmakers Drinks at Crucible Delegate Lounge, Mon 13 Jun, 20:00 – 21:30

Guardian Screen on Tudor Square

The Labour government of 1945 established a welfare state that put public services in place for all of Britain’s citizens. Veteran filmmaker Ken Loach reconstructs the socialist dreams of yore.

16:00

Mavis!

Spanning six decades, Mavis Staples’ extraordinary career has paralleled the musical and political landscapes of the times. Featuring Bob Dylan, Sharon Jones and more.

18:00

A Ballerina’s Tale

Traces the prodigious rise and potentially careerending injury of Misty Copeland, the first African American ballerina in a major company.

20:00 American Ballet Theater: A History Award-winning filmmaker Ric Burns delves into the rich history of one of the world’s pre-eminent ballet companies.

The Mine Wars

15:00

Cat Listening to Music

15:03

Kedi

17:15

Varicella

18:00

First Position

At the dawn of the 20th century, coal powered America, The Mine Wars is the biggest civil insurrection in US history.

Guillaume-en-Egypte, music-loving cat, is listening to Pajaro Triste by Federico Mompou.

Believed to absorb the “negative energy” of humans, cats are allowed to live and roam freely in the streets of Istanbul.

Talks & Sessions

14:00 The Spirit of ‘45

12:00

The tender and trusting relationship between two sisters with a common dream: becoming a soloist ballet dancer.

The award-winning documentary follows six dancers as they prepare to perform for one of the most prestigious ballet competitions.

20:00 Berlin 1936, The Final Illusion

The story of the 1936 Berlin Olympics, transformed

by Nazi propaganda into a grandiose spectacle dedicated to the glory of the Reich.

Marketplace

Encounters at the End of the World

In this Oscar-nominated film, Werner Herzog takes his roving camera to Antarctica to film those living in the most treacherous conditions for scientific research.

Parties & Social

12:00

Alternate Realities

Films

Beijing Screen on Howard Street

Friday 10 June

Schedule

Outdoor Screens

97

Beijing Screen on Howard Street

Saturday 11 June

Guardian Screen on Tudor Square

Talks & Sessions

Alternate Realities

Films

Schedule

Outdoor Screens

11:00

Cat Listening to Music

11:03

Kedi

Guillaume-en-Egypte, music-loving cat, is listening to Pajaro Triste by Federico Mompou.

Believed to absorb the “negative energy” of humans, cats are allowed to live and roam freely in the streets of Istanbul.

13:00

Berlin 1936, The Final Illusion

The story of the 1936 Berlin Olympics, transformed

by Nazi propaganda into a grandiose spectacle dedicated to the glory of the Reich.

15:00

Varicella

Marketplace

The tender and trusting relationship between two sisters with a common dream: becoming a soloist ballet dancer.

16:00

First Position

The award-winning documentary follows six dancers as they prepare to perform for one of the most prestigious ballet competitions.

18:00

Short Doc Programme

Parties & Social

Check out some exceptional new works by emerging and established documentary filmmakers.

98

20:00 The Mine Wars

At the dawn of the 20th century, coal powered America, The Mine Wars is the biggest civil insurrection in US history.

10:45

American Ballet Theater: A History

13:00

A Ballerina’s Tale

15:00

BFI Archive

17:00

Guardian Shorts

18:00

¡Vivan las Antípodas!

Award-winning filmmaker Ric Burns delves into the rich history of one of the world’s pre-eminent ballet companies.

Traces the prodigious rise and potentially careerending injury of Misty Copeland, the first African American ballerina in a major company.

Continuing this great Doc/Fest tradition, we are proud to screen this collection of footage from the BFI Archive.

The Guardian’s documentary programme features contemporary global real stories that will surprise and intrigue. These three films take you from the Amazon to the Bronx for the best short stories from around the world right now.

It’s a question every school child has wondered: where would you end up if you dug from one side of the world to the other?

20:00 Mavis!

Spanning six decades, Mavis Staples’ extraordinary career has paralleled the musical and political landscapes of the times. Featuring Bob Dylan, Sharon Jones and more.

Guardian Screen on Tudor Square

First Position

The award-winning documentary follows six dancers as they prepare to perform for one of the most prestigious ballet competitions.

15:00

Mavis!

Spanning six decades, Mavis Staples’ extraordinary career has paralleled the musical and political landscapes of the times. Featuring Bob Dylan, Sharon Jones and more.

17:00

Cat Listening to Music

Guillaume-en-Egypte, music-loving cat, is listening to Pajaro Triste by Federico Mompou.

17:03

Kedi

18:30

BFI Archive

Believed to absorb the “negative energy” of humans, cats are allowed to live and roam freely in the streets of Istanbul.

Continuing this great Doc/Fest tradition, we are proud to screen this collection of footage from the BFI Archive.

20:20 Encounters at the End of the World

In this Oscar-nominated film, Werner Herzog takes his roving camera to Antarctica to film those living in the most treacherous conditions for scientific research.

Berlin 1936, The Final Illusion

13:00

Guardian Shorts

13:45

Varicella

15:00

A Todo Color

17:30

American Ballet Theater: A History

19:30

The Epic of Everest

The story of the 1936 Berlin Olympics, transformed

by Nazi propaganda into a grandiose spectacle dedicated to the glory of the Reich.

The Guardian’s documentary programme features contemporary global real stories that will surprise and intrigue. These three films take you from the Amazon to the Bronx for the best short stories from around the world right now.

The tender and trusting relationship between two sisters with a common dream: becoming a soloist ballet dancer.

Cuba, 1990s. Amidst economic, political and social strife, young people turned to music as a source of salvation. A rousing music documentary with some fabulous concert scenes.

Talks & Sessions

13:00

11:00

Marketplace

Short Doc Programme

Check out some exceptional new works by emerging and established documentary filmmakers.

Award-winning filmmaker Ric Burns delves into the rich history of one of the world’s pre-eminent ballet companies.

A remarkable film record of the legendary 1924 attempt to conquer the highest mountain in the world, newly restored by the BFI National Archive.

Parties & Social

11:00

Alternate Realities

Films

Beijing Screen on Howard Street

Sunday 12 June

Schedule

Outdoor Screens

99

Beijing Screen on Howard Street

Monday 13 June

Guardian Screen on Tudor Square

Parties & Social

Marketplace

Talks & Sessions

Alternate Realities

Films

Schedule

Outdoor Screens

100

11:00

The Mine Wars

13:30

American Ballet Theater: A History

15:30

In Pursuit of Silence

17:30

¡Vivan las Antípodas!

At the dawn of the 20th century, coal powered America, The Mine Wars is the biggest civil insurrection in US history.

Award-winning filmmaker Ric Burns delves into the rich history of one of the world’s pre-eminent ballet companies.

This contemplative cinematic experience explores the elusive sound of silence, challenging audiences to step away from the cacophony of our urban lives.

It’s a question every school child has wondered: where would you end up if you dug from one side of the world to the other?

20:00 The Spirit of ‘45

The Labour government of 1945 established a welfare state that put public services in place for all of Britain’s citizens. Veteran filmmaker Ken Loach reconstructs the socialist dreams of yore.

11:00

Short Doc Programme

13:00

Notes on Blindness

15:00

The Epic of Everest

17:00

First Position

19:00

BFI Archive

Check out some exceptional new works by emerging and established documentary filmmakers.

When John Hull lost his sight he began documenting his new world on audio cassettes.

This hybrid documentary tells his story.

A remarkable film record of the legendary 1924 attempt to conquer the highest mountain in the world, newly restored by the BFI National Archive.

The award-winning documentary follows six dancers as they prepare to perform for one of the most prestigious ballet competitions.

Continuing this great Doc/Fest tradition, we are proud to screen this collection of footage from the BFI Archive.

20:40 A Todo Color

Cuba, 1990s. Amidst economic, political and social strife, young people turned to music as a source of salvation. A rousing music documentary with some fabulous concert scenes.

Guardian Screen on Tudor Square

A Todo Color

13:00

BFI Archive

13:00

A Ballerina’s Tale

15:00

Berlin 1936, The Final Illusion

17:10

American Ballet Theater: A History

Varicella

19:10

In Pursuit of Silence

20:00 A Ballerina’s Tale

21:00

Guardian Shorts

Continuing this great Doc/Fest tradition, we are proud to screen this collection of footage from the BFI Archive.

15:00

Short Doc Programme

Check out some exceptional new works by emerging and established documentary filmmakers.

17:00

Black Gold

Tadesse Meskela struggles to keep his 74,000 Ethiopian coffee farmers from Western exploitation.

Black Gold exposes the truth behind each cappuccino and demands we wake up and smell the coffee.

19:20

The tender and trusting relationship between two sisters with a common dream: becoming a soloist ballet dancer.

Traces the prodigious rise and potentially careerending injury of Misty Copeland, the first African American ballerina in a major company.

Cuba, 1990s. Amidst economic, political and social strife, young people turned to music as a source of salvation. A rousing music documentary with some fabulous concert scenes.

Traces the prodigious rise and potentially careerending injury of Misty Copeland, the first African American ballerina in a major company.

The story of the 1936 Berlin Olympics, transformed

by Nazi propaganda into a grandiose spectacle dedicated to the glory of the Reich.

Award-winning filmmaker Ric Burns delves into the rich history of one of the world’s pre-eminent ballet companies.

This contemplative cinematic experience explores the elusive sound of silence, challenging audiences to step away from the cacophony of our urban lives.

The Guardian’s documentary programme features contemporary global real stories that will surprise and intrigue. These three films take you from the Amazon to the Bronx for the best short stories from around the world right now.

Talks & Sessions

11:00

Marketplace

Notes on Blindness

When John Hull lost his sight he began documenting his new world on audio cassettes.

This hybrid documentary tells his story.

Parties & Social

11:00

Alternate Realities

Films

Beijing Screen on Howard Street

Tuesday 14 June

Schedule

Outdoor Screens

101

Beijing Screen on Howard Street

Wednesday 15 June

Guardian Screen on Tudor Square

Parties & Social

Marketplace

Talks & Sessions

Alternate Realities

Films

Schedule

Outdoor Screens

102

11:00

The Mine Wars

13:30

Notes on Blindness

15:00

In Pursuit of Silence

16:30

Mavis!

At the dawn of the 20th century, coal powered America, The Mine Wars is the biggest civil insurrection in US history.

When John Hull lost his sight he began documenting his new world on audio cassettes.

This hybrid documentary tells his story.

This contemplative cinematic experience explores the elusive sound of silence, challenging audiences to step away from the cacophony of our urban lives.

Spanning six decades, Mavis Staples’ extraordinary career has paralleled the musical and political landscapes of the times. Featuring Bob Dylan, Sharon Jones and more.

11:00

Cat Listening to Music

11:03

Kedi

13:00

Black Gold

15:00

The Spirit of ‘45

17:15

BFI Archive

Guillaume-en-Egypte, music-loving cat, is listening to Pajaro Triste by Federico Mompou.

Believed to absorb the “negative energy” of humans, cats are allowed to live and roam freely in the streets of Istanbul.

Tadesse Meskela struggles to keep his 74,000 Ethiopian coffee farmers from Western exploitation.

Black Gold exposes the truth behind each cappuccino and demands we wake up and smell the coffee.

The Labour government of 1945 established a welfare state that put public services in place for all of Britain’s citizens. Veteran filmmaker Ken Loach reconstructs the socialist dreams of yore.

Continuing this great Doc/Fest tradition, we are proud to screen this collection of footage from the BFI Archive.

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We have programmed 14 immersive media experiences in Millennium Gallery and beyond, and 12 Virtual Reality documentaries in Site Gallery and The Space, allowing a depth of experience far beyond the limitations of the flat screen.

Put on a virtual reality headset to explore momentous historical events as though you were there – at Dublin’s General Post Office during the Easter Rising or in 1950s rural Australia when British atomic bomb tests changed lives of the indigenous Martu people forever.

In the Alternate Realities Summit, we present a range of engaging talks and demonstrations. Artificial intelligence is one of our key themes: we will talk to an android about love and war and discover how USC Shoah Foundation – the Institute for Visual History and Education is pioneering the use of natural language processing software to enable virtual conversations with 3D images of Holocaust survivors so conversations can continue far into the future.

The Summit afternoon concentrates on the VR industry’s hot topics: Does VR really work in eliciting empathy? What can VR makers learn from immersive theatre? How can VR enhance journalistic documentary?

Catch extra Alternate Realities sessions throughout the rest of the programme.

Schedule Films Alternate Realities Talks & Sessions

Virtually visit the International Space Station. Better understand what it might be like aboard a migrants’ boat in Aardman Animation’s first foray into virtual reality. How does it feel to experience the onset of epilepsy, or navigate the world without sight?

Marketplace

Welcome to Alternate Realities, our world-leading programme of interactive media and virtual reality exhibitions and talks.

We invite you to get hands-on and dive headfirst into documentary stories where you become a participant.

Parties & Social

Alternate Realities

Mark Atkin – Curator, Alternate Realities 107

Love, War & Robots: (Wo)man and Machine, in Conversation

Sun 12 Jun / 10:05 / Crucible Studio The concept of intelligent machines is no longer science fiction, it is a reality – but whose values and lifestyles are influencing the design of this new species?

Join Ramona Pringle, Director of the Love, War + Robots project, in conversation with our first android keynote speaker, Bina48, as they discuss love, war and identity. Followed by Q&A with Bruce Duncan, Director of the Terasem Movement Foundation.

Morning / Afternoon Science Fiction Prototyping: Artificial Intelligence and Storytelling Sun 12 Jun / 10:55 / Crucible Studio

Sheffield Robotics demonstrate the importance of intelligent machines in the future of storytelling.

Covering telepresence, embodiment and the increasing social and economic influence of artificial intelligence, we will discover how human content creators will be working with sentient machines to take documentary to the next level. Featuring live demonstrations from their robot friends.

Films

Schedule

Alternate Realities Summit

Speakers

Ramona Pringle

Speakers

Bina48

Alternate Realities Talks & Sessions Marketplace

Sun 12 Jun / 11:45 / Crucible Studio Dr Stephen Smith’s keynote talk will showcase New Dimensions in Testimony (p.114); ground-breaking natural language software that allows audiences to have a “virtual encounter” with the recorded image of Holocaust survivor, Pinchas Gutter, who responds in real time, powered by complex algorithms providing realistic conversation. Dr Smith shows how he and his team compile the complex audio and visual data for this project, which will transform storytelling and archives of the future.

Speakers

Dr Stephen Smith (USC Shoah Foundation)

Parties & Social

Pinchas Gutter

108

NAO

Bruce Duncan (Terasem Movement Foundation)

New Dimensions in Testimony

Lunch Break 12:30 – 13:30

Michael Szollosy (University of Sheffield)

The Future of Virtual Reality

Sun 12 June / 13:30 / Crucible Studio Jessica Brillhart, Principal Filmmaker for VR at Google, kicks off our VRfternoon of talks. Jessica is at the forefront of developing in our understanding of the potential of virtual reality. Her blogs are used as a manual by emerging VR producers. As a film enthusiast with a passion for technology, she will share her insights from the frontline of VR production.

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Jessica Brillhart (Google)

360° Sound for a 360° Experience: Dynamic Binaural Audio in VR

Sun 12 Jun / 14:00 / Crucible Studio

VR & Journalism: Opportunities and Challenges

Sun 12 Jun / 14:35 / Crucible Studio Virtual reality transports you to other places, allows you to witness the conditions people live in and see the world through their eyes. But how authentic is it when 360° filming requires shots to be carefully staged? What is VR journalism good for? How will it change our newsrooms? A range of journalists from press and broadcast discuss the ethics, audience and business of VR journalism.

Hugo Ward (The Economist)

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Siobhan Sinnerton (Channel 4)

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Dan Edge (PBS Frontline) Francesca Panetta (The Guardian) Zillah Watson (BBC)

United Nations VR Film Launch

Sun 12 Jun / 15:20 / Crucible Studio The UN has pioneered the use of virtual reality to raise awareness of global issues. Join a mass viewing of their latest VR film, about gender-based violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo where factions fight over the country’s mineral resources.

After the viewing, director Gabo Arora will be interviewed by Francine Stock of BBC Radio 4’s The Film Programme. In partnership with Brink Institute.

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VR: The Machine to Make Us More Human?

Sun 12 Jun / 15:55 / Crucible Studio Bringing together research in neuroscience and academia, and using data collected from The Empathy Station (p.113), our speakers interrogate the idea of VR as the ‘ultimate empathy machine’.

How can we define the differences between empathy and immersion? Is VR an opportunity for ‘embodied’ relating across cultural, social and political difference?

Can the effects of ‘generated’ empathy be measured and mobilised to create meaningful real world change? In partnership with British Council Film.

Celia Black (Brink Institute)

Session Producers / Jemma Desai (British Council) Chair Clint Beharry (Harmony Institute)

Francine Stock (BBC Radio 4)

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Gabo Arora (United Nations)

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Trevor Cox (University of Salford)

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Tom Parnell (BBC)

Maria Panagiotidi (Arctic Shores) Celia Black (Brink Institute) Nico Daswani (World Economic Forum)

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Audio engineers demonstrate how cutting-edge spatial audio is being used to create richer and more immersive VR experiences. From the challenges of recording in the wild to the complexities of marrying 360° sound with 360° visuals, learn from the experts about the role of sound in VR storytelling and how to start designing dynamic binaural audio for your next project.

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Sun 12 Jun / 16:45 / Crucible Studio When you don a VR headset, you are in the middle of the action. No longer a passive spectator, you’re onstage with the actors. You can look around, move around, even interact. Creating VR is more like staging theatre than shooting film. Four VR producers with a background in theatre discuss what we can learn from producing drama when making VR.

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All the World’s a Stage

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Toby Coffey (National Theatre) Tom Burton (BBC) Catherine Allen (BBC)

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May Abdalla (Anagram)

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A Night of Surveillance: The Supernerds Experience

Sun 12 Jun / 20:00 / Crucible Studio A thrilling experience for a live audience, designed to make you think twice about your online footprint.

Producer Georg Tschurtschenthaler gives insights into the original production of the interactive parttheatre, part-TV show Supernerds, before providing us with a playful demonstration of just how easy it is to hack phones and tap into private data. Based on the transmedia project Supernerds produced for gebrueder beetz filmproduktion.

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Hannah Kappes (gebrueder beetz filmproduktion)

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Georg Tschurtschenthaler (gebrueder beetz filmproduktion)

Afternoon / Evening Interactive Theatre, Technology & Empathy & In My Shoes: Waking in Slough Sun 12 Jun / 17:30 / Crucible Studio

Jane Gauntlett talks about the In My Shoes project (p.119) and her mission to describe the indescribable and empathise with the inexplicable.

Jane’s work recreates true stories as theatrical experiences that straddle the intersection of empathy, performance, multisensory immersion, documentary and technology. This talk will include a performance of the first In My Shoes piece that she made: Waking in Slough.

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Jane Gauntlett (Sublime & Ridiculous) Andrew Somerville (differencEngine)

Awards

Sheffield Doc/Fest is extremely pleased to announce the first Virtual Reality Award for the 2016 Festival.

To celebrate the ever-growing number of highquality VR documentaries in what has now become a new creative genre, we have introduced a new Alternate Realities VR award, with this year’s projects being considered by an all-female jury.

All virtual reality projects are up for the Alternate Realities VR Award.

May Abdalla Anagram / UK

John MacFarlane

Annika Gustafson

Francesca Panetta

Ingrid Kopp

The Guardian / UK

Tribeca Film Institute / South Africa

Shanida Scotland

Siobhan Sinnerton

Caspar Sonnen

Francine Stock

POV Digital / USA

BBC / UK

IDFA / Netherlands

BoostHgb / Sweden

Channel 4 / UK

Broadcaster / Critic / Writer / UK

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World Economic Forum / Switzerland

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Nico Daswani

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An international jury of film and interactive media industry experts award this prize to the project that exhibits originality in its approach to form, storytelling and delivery. Sheffield Doc/Fest is dedicated to recognising new platforms for interactive storytelling.

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Millennium Gallery / Fri 10 Jun 12:00 – 17:00 / Sat 11 Jun 10:00 – 17:00 / Sun 12 Jun 11:00 – 16:00 / Mon 13 Jun – Wed 15 Jun 10:00 – 17:00

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#Hacked: Syria’s Electronic Armies

Mobile phone app #Hacked: Syria’s Electronic Armies invites users to investigate a deadly cyber war. You become a journalist and gather evidence against the clock while dodging hacks.

A Polish Journey

Creator: Juliana Ruhfus

Producers: Nataly Rios Goico, Robert Pratten, Juliana Ruhfus Country: UK Year: 2016 Format: Game Premiere: World Website: www.aljazeera.com/SyHacked Contact: Juliana Ruhfus, Al Jazeera Email: juliana.ruhfus@aljazeera.net

Creator/Producer: Julian Konczak

Country: UK, Germany, Poland Year: 2015 Format: Interactive Documentary Premiere: World Website: www.apolishjourney.com An interactive web documentary that explores migration through a journey of discovery by the creator to uncover truths behind his father’s arrival to Britain from Nazi Germany.

Antariksha Sanchar – Transmissions in Space

An Indian point-and-click cultural adventure game set in the early 1920s in a temple town in South India. Its protagonists are inspired by mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan and by Indian classical dancer Jayalakshmi Eshwar.

Contact: Julian Konczak, zerok.tv Email: juliankonczak@hotmail.com

Creators: Abhinav Mishra, Romit Raj, Avinash Kumar Producers: Avinash Kumar, Gaurav Malaker, Babitha George Country: India Year: 2016 Format: Game Premiere: International Website: www.antariksha.in Contact: Avinash Kumar, Quicksand Design Studio Email: avinash@quickand.co.in

Alternate Realities: Interactive Exhibition Avatar Secrets

Creator/Producer: Ramona Pringle

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Millennium Gallery / Fri 10 Jun 12:00 – 17:00 / Sat 11 Jun 10:00 – 17:00 / Sun 12 Jun 11:00 – 16:00 / Mon 13 Jun – Wed 15 Jun 10:00 – 17:00

Explore the complexities of human connection in the networked world, following Ramona Pringle’s journey across borders and bandwidths in search of love and meaning in the 21st century.

Contact: Ramona Pringle, Ramona Pringle Productions Email: ramona@ramonapringle.com

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Country: Canada Year: 2014 Format: Interactive Documentary Premiere: European Website: www.avatarsecrets.com

Combining neuroscience and virtual reality, The Empathy Station uncovers unconscious biases and collects data on whether VR really is ‘the machine to make us more human.’ In association with British Council Film.

Associated Talk: VR: The Machine to Make Us More Human? (p.109)

The Enemy

The Enemy breaks away from traditional media depictions of war. By giving a voice to those living in violence, it challenges personal views, and ultimately humanises the combatants. Prototype version.

Creator: Karim Ben Khelifa

Producers: Caméra Lucida, France Télévisions, The National Film Board of Canada, Dpt., Émissive Country: France, Canada Year: 2016 Format: Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality Premiere: World Website: www.theenemyishere.org Contact: Louis-Richard Tremblay, The National Film Board of Canada Email: L.R.Tremblay@nfb.ca

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Producer: Jemma Desai Country: UK Year: 2016 Format: Installation Premiere: World

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Creators: Jemma Desai, Maria Panagiotidi

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Associated Talk: Love, War & Robots: (Wo)man and Machine in Conversation (p.108)

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Millennium Gallery / Fri 10 Jun 12:00 – 17:00 / Sat 11 Jun 10:00 – 17:00 / Sun 12 Jun 11:00 – 16:00 / Mon 13 Jun – Wed 15 Jun 10:00 – 17:00

iSynx

A personal artificial intelligence operating system that revolutionises your life by enhancing your body and mind, boosting your brain power and making choices for you based on metadata and algorithms.

John Lennon: The Bermuda Tapes

Producers: Jonathan Borge Lie, Lars Løge Country: Norway Year: 2016 Format: Transmedia Premiere: World Website: www.isynx.tech Contact: Lars Løge, Flimmer Film Email: lars@flimmerfilm.no

Creators: Michael Epstein, Mark Thompson Producer: Andrew Banks Country: USA Year: 2013 Format: Interactive Documentary Premiere: UK Website: www.lennonbermudatapes.com

An immersive journey into John Lennon’s trip to Bermuda in the summer of 1980, where he found the inspiration for the album Double Fantasy.

New Dimensions in Testimony

Contact: Mark Thompson Email: mark@skylab5.com

Creator: Heather Maio

Producer: Stephen Smith Country: USA Year: 2016 Format: Installation Premiere: World Website: sfi.usc.edu/research/ initiatives/new-dimensions This collection of testimonies from USC Shoah Foundation permits audiences far into the future to have a ‘virtual conversation’ with a Holocaust survivor about their life experiences.

Associated Talks: New Dimensions in Testimony (p.108), Innovation in Archive (p.128)

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Creator: Tonje Hessen Schei

Contact: Stephen Smith, USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education Email: smithsd@dornsife.usc.edu

Alternate Realities: Interactive Exhibition This War of Mine: The Little Ones

Creators: Michal Drozdowski, Przemyslaw Marszal

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Millennium Gallery / Fri 10 Jun 12:00 – 17:00 / Sat 11 Jun 10:00 – 17:00 / Sun 12 Jun 11:00 – 16:00 / Mon 13 Jun – Wed 15 Jun 10:00 – 17:00

An interactive media and artefact shrine based on an investigative arts project. Trick or Treat : Bhai-O-Scope celebrates the pluralities and complexities of Indian healthcare. Supported by Wellcome Trust.

Two Billion Miles

Contact: Gaurav Malaker, BLOT! Email: gaurav@blot.in

Creators/Producers: Harry Horton, Kieron Bryan, Felix Renicks, Mike Smith Country: UK Year: 2015 Format: Interactive Documentary Premiere: Festival Website: www.theenemyishere.org

A playable video story documenting the extraordinary journeys behind the migration crisis. This immersive experience offers hundreds of potential routes, shown through original news footage spanning 21 countries.

Contact: Felix Renicks, Channel 4 News/ITN Email: felix.renicks@itn.co.uk

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Producer: Wellcome Trust Country: India Year: 2016 Format: Installation Premiere: International Website: www.trickortreat.guru

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Creators: Neha Singh, Gaurav Malaker, Avinash Kumar

Marketplace

Trick or Treat : Bhai-O-Scope

Contact: Pawel Miechowski, 11 bit studios Email: pawel.miechowski@11bitstudios.com

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Explore the hardships of wartime survival as seen from an entirely new perspective – through the eyes of children.

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Producer: Marek Ziemak Country: Poland Year: 2016 Format: Game Premiere: World

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Millennium Gallery / Fri 10 Jun 12:00 – 17:00 / Sat 11 Jun 10:00 – 17:00 / Sun 12 Jun 11:00 – 16:00 / Mon 13 Jun – Wed 15 Jun 10:00 – 17:00

Undoing Time

Creator/Producer: Sharon Daniel

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Country: USA Year: 2016 Format: Installation Premiere: UK Website: www.undoingtime.us

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A multi-media installation of prison industry products linked to an interactive archive of interviews in which incarcerated men and women reflect on what it means to ‘do time’.

Walden, a Game

Contact: Sharon Daniel Email: sdaniel@ucsc.edu

Creator/Producer: Tracy Fullerton

Country: USA Year: 2016 Format: Game Premiere: UK Website: www.waldengame.com

A first-person game simulation of the life of American philosopher Henry David Thoreau during his experiment in self-reliant living at Walden Pond.

Contact: Tracy Fullerton, USC Game Innovation Lab Email: tfullerton@cinema.usc.edu

Try out the exhibits and meet the makers at our Virtual Reality Arcade Preview Drinks at Site Gallery, Fri 10 Jun, 16:30 – 20:00 and Alternate Realities Reception supported by BBC R&D at Millennium Gallery, Sun 12 Jun, 18:00 – 19:30

Alternate Realities: Virtual Reality Arcade 6x9: A Virtual Experience of Solitary Confinement

Creators: Francesca Panetta, Lindsay Poulton

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Site Gallery & The Space / Fri 10 Jun 12:00 – 20:00 / Sat 11 Jun – Wed 15 Jun 11:00 – 18:00

Right now, more than 80,000 people in the US are locked in solitary confinement for 22 – 24 hours a day with little to no human contact.

We invite you into their world.

Contact: Francesca Panetta, Guardian Email: francesca.panetta@guardian.co.uk

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Producer: Jarrad Vladich Country: UK Year: 2016 Premiere: UK Website: www.theguardian.com/solitary-vr

Collisions

Contact: Maddy Power, Custom Reality Services Email: maddy@crsvrlab.com

Creator: Lynette Wallworth

Producer: Nicole Newnham Country: USA, Australia Year: 2015 Premiere: UK Website: www.collisionsvr.com A journey to the land of indigenous elder Nyarri Morgan and the Martu tribe in the Western Australian desert, that explores the collision between science and spirit.

Contact: Nicole Newnham, Coco Films Email: nicole@cocofilms.com

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Producers: Julie Young, Morgan Johnson, James Pallot, Michael Licht, Caren Spruch, Dawn Laguens, Molly Eagan Country: USA Year: 2015 Premiere: Eurpoean Website: www.acrossthelinevr.com

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While anti-abortion extremists try to intimidate patients who seek sexual and reproductive health care, watch through the eyes of a patient or bystander, as part of this immersive experience.

Creators: Nonny de la Peña, Jeff Fitzsimmons, Brad Lichtenstein

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Across the Line

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Associated Talk: VR & Journalism: Opportunities and Challenges (p.109)

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Site Gallery & The Space / Fri 10 Jun 12:00 – 20:00 / Sat 11 Jun – Wed 15 Jun 11:00 – 18:00

Easter Rising: Voice of a Rebel

Creator: Oscar Raby

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Producers: Katy Morrison, Catherine Allen Country: UK, Australia Year: 2016 Premiere: World Step into one man’s memories, into a moment that changed Irish history forever – the 1916 Easter Rising. Created by VRTOV for BBC.

Contact: Dan Tucker, BBC Email: dan.tucker@bbc.co.uk

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Alternate Realities

Associated Talk: All the World’s a Stage (p.110), Innovation in Archive (p.128)

Home – An Immersive Spacewalk Experience

Creators: Tom Burton, Kate Bartlett Production Agency: Rewind Producer: Tom Burton Country: UK Year: 2016 Premiere: World

Throw yourself into the void 250 miles above Earth in this virtual reality spacewalk. Inspired by NASA’s training programme and the astonishing experiences of its astronauts. Created by Rewind & BBC.

Contact: Tom Burton, BBC Email: tom.burton01@bbc.co.uk

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Associated Talk: All the World’s a Stage (p.110)

Home : Aamir

Producers: James Hedley, Johanna Nicholls, Richard Nockles Country: UK, France Year: 2016 Premiere: World The first of a series of 360° films exploring the meaning of home through the stories of refugees in the Calais Jungle. This first film follows Aamir, a 22-year-old man escaping the threat of murder in Sudan.

Associated Talk: All the World’s a Stage (p.110)

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Creator: Toby Coffey, Erfan Saadati, Rufus Norris

Contact: Johanna Nicholls, National Theatre Email: jnicholls@nationaltheatre.org.uk

Alternate Realities: Virtual Reality Arcade In My Shoes: Dancing with Myself

Creators: Jane Gauntlett, Andrew Somerville

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Site Gallery & The Space / Fri 10 Jun 12:00 – 20:00 / Sat 11 Jun – Wed 15 Jun 11:00 – 18:00

The true story of Jane, friends, strangers and epilepsy – told in virtual reality. Part of the In My Shoes first-person documentary project, it fuses film, theatre, technology and empathy.

Contact: Jane Gauntlett, differencEngine Email: jane.gauntlett@gmail.com

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Producer: Jane Gauntlett Country: UK Year: 2015 Premiere: Festival Website: www.inmyshoesproject.org

Guided by the powerful voices of survivors, Invisible takes the audience on an immersive journey into the uncertainty and despair of the UK’s immigration detention system. A Sheffield Doc/Fest & Site Gallery commission, supported by Arts Council England.

Mars 2030

Contact: Darren Emerson, East City Films Email: darren@eastcityfilms.com

Creator: Julian Reyes

Producers: Alejandro Reyes, Julian Reyes, NASA, Nvidia, MIT’s Space Systems Laboratory, FusionVR Country: USA Year: 2016 Premiere: World A virtual reality journey to Mars, putting viewers in the place of explorers, living millions of miles from Earth.

Contact: Julian Reyes, Fusion Media Network Email: julian.reyes@fusion.net

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Producers: Jem Talbot, Darren Emerson Country: UK Year: 2016 Premiere: World

Marketplace

Creator: Darren Emerson

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Invisible (Festival Commission)

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Associated Talks: Interactive Theatre, Technology & Empathy In My Shoes: Waking in Slough (p.110)

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Site Gallery & The Space / Fri 10 Jun 12:00 – 20:00 / Sat 11 Jun – Wed 15 Jun 11:00 – 18:00

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Notes on Blindness: Into Darkness

After losing his sight in 1983 John Hull began keeping an audio diary.

John’s recordings form a unique testimony of loss, rebirth and renewal, documenting his extraordinary journey into ‘a world beyond sight’.

Associated Events: Notes on Blindness (p.35), Notes on Blindness: A Film and VR Autopsy (p.141), Notes on Blindness: Into Darkness at the Showroom Café (p.11, 15)

Origins

Creators: Arnaud Colinart, Amaury La Burthe, Peter Middleton, James Spinney Producers: Arnaud Colinart, David Coujard, Mike Brett Country: UK, France Year: 2016 Premiere: European Website: www.arte.tv/notes-on-blindness Contact: Philippa Kowarsky, Cinephil Email: philippa@cinephil.com

Creators: William A. Kirkley, Adam Amaral, Glenn Snyder Producer: Debra Maniscalco Country: USA Year: 2016 Premiere: European

Take a trip into the early days of the Brotherhood of Eternal Love, the world’s largest suppliers of LSD and hash.

We Wait

Contact: William Kirkley, Orange Sunshine Email: wkirkley@gmail.com

Creator: Daniel Efergan, Darren Dubicki

Producers: Becky Gregory-Clarke, Ben Curtis Country: UK Year: 2016 Premiere: World We Wait transports you into the heart of the refugee crisis. In this unforgettable journey, you travel alongside a terrified Syrian family crossing the sea, sharing their hopes and fears. Created by Aardman Animations for BBC. Associated Talk: VR & Journalism: Opportunities and Challenges (p.109)

Contact: Daniel Efergan, Aardman Animations Email: dan.efergan@aardman.com

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Elsewhere in the programme, we have fascinating panels that include theatrical documentaries, working with non-profits, branded content, documenting the refugee crisis, working in danger zones, female trailblazers and zero-carbon filmmaking.

We will also debate the issues facing the industry, including the future of public service broadcasting, both in the UK and across Europe and the implications of leaving the EU for both the UK and European film and TV industries.

The Talks & Sessions programme comprises over 60 sessions including masterclasses, panels and pitches and is designed to complement both the Film and Alternate Realities Programmes and Marketplace activity at the Festival. This agenda-setting programme will shine a spotlight on all long and short form documentary for all platforms, with insights from over 200 leading directors, producers, commissioners and distributors.

Donata von Perfall – Documentary Campus Director Manuela Winkler – Documentary Campus Event Manager for Masterschool & Industry Events Nigel Fischer – Sheffield Doc/Fest Talks & Sessions Programme Manager

Alternate Realities

We’re excited to offer stand-out speakers to reflect the brave new worlds of commissioning, marketing and distribution – from traditional broadcasters to the increasingly important digital platforms offering new funding pots and greater audiences, as well as the disrupting and empowering world of self-publishing.

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We welcome the world’s star filmmakers and documentary innovators, to hear about their work and find out what inspires them.

Marketplace

Sheffield Doc/Fest and Documentary Campus are delighted to bring you a fantastic line-up of talent-talks and panel discussions to reflect the Film and Alternate Realities Programmes and key industry topics of the day.

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Doc/Fest Exchange on Tudor Square Fri 10 Jun

Friday 10 June / Saturday 11 June Arts Commissioning for Galleries and Online Spaces

Sat 11 Jun / 10:00 / Cutlers’ Hall, Hadfield Hall

Join a series of events discussing and showcasing the extraordinary talent, films and projects across the Doc/Fest universe, presented by Wellcome Trust.

14:00 Digging Deeper... Snow Monkey 16:30 In Conversation... a Doc/Fest luminary

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For more information, see p.146

How do artists get work commissioned? What do commissioners want and how do they operate? What support should artists expect from commissioners?

Our expert panel will explore different models of commissioning and diverse funding opportunities for works on screen, online and in gallery spaces.

Session Producer

Iain Pate

Chair

Hannah Redler (Science Museum)

Speakers

Fiona Morris (The Space) Pegah Farahmand (Random Acts, Channel 4)

Marketplace

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Alternate Realities

Elisabetta Fabrizi (Tyneside Cinema) Michelle van Beusekom (National Film Board of Canada)

Breaking In: A Guide for Film Industry Entrants

Sat 11 Jun / 10:00 / Crucible Studio The film industry is notoriously difficult to break into, but we’ve lined up a panel of emerging filmmakers and professionals who each have a story to tell as to how they did just this. A must-attend session for young filmmakers which gives insight into the lifecycle of a film from development to distribution, and advice on how first time filmmakers get noticed and get their films seen.

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Sat 11 Jun

Join a series of events discussing and showcasing the extraordinary talent, films and projects across the Doc/Fest universe, presented by Wellcome Trust.

10:00 About Last Night… daily review including Life, Animated 12:30 Creative Exchange… ideas behind SEED: The Untold Story 14:30 Digging Deeper... Ants on a Shrimp and Miso Hungry

Session Producer

Liz Scott

Chair

Charlie Lyne (The Guardian)

16:30 In Conversation... Doc/Fest luminary Julie Goldman

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Daisy-May Hudson (VICE)

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Tom Read (True Vision)

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Brian Woods (True Vision)

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Nick Read (Red Zed Films)

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Ben Taylor (Glasgow Film Festival)

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Katy McGahan (BFI)

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Paul Bell Aaron Brookner (dir. Uncle Howard, p.73)

Petra Graf

Simon Young (National Geographic)

Maya Goded (dir. Plaza de la Soledad, p.71) Kirsten Johnson (dir. Cameraperson, p.33)

Sat 11 Jun / 12:15 / Cutlers’ Hall, Hadfield Hall What is vlogging and why should documentary makers care about it? From mega-celebrities to teen agony aunts advising on everything from sex to mental health, right through to families documenting each waking moment, vloggers are attracting millions of followers – numbers traditional broadcasters could only dream of. In a world where YouTube dominates, what can documentary makers learn from this new way of documenting experience and can the two forms ever really cross over?

Session Producer

Marta Jelec (True Vision)

Chair

Jolyon Rubinstein

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Dan Jones (Little Dot Studio) Hannah Whitton Jonathan Saccone Samantha Montgomery aka Princess Shaw (protagonist Presenting Princess Shaw, p.36) Johnny Benjamin

The BBC Interview: Reggie Yates

Sat 11 Jun / 13:00 / Crucible Theatre Broadcaster, actor, writer and director, Reggie is one of TVs most exciting talents. His recent documentaries for BBC3, perceptive, thoughtful explorations of important issues, take in some of the world’s most divided societies. Reggie will discuss his career so far and share insights into future projects and ambitions.

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Archive is an essential tool in the documentarians’ toolbox. In this masterclass we hear from filmmakers from both film and television who have creatively used archive footage to tell their stories. We will discuss how archive can be used in storytelling, how to make archive footage resonate with an audience and explore the relationship between director and archive producer.

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The harmony of photography and story has been the goal of professional cinematographers throughout cinema history. But how is the perfect marriage of image and narrative achieved and what choices do the director and cinematographer make to best visually express the story? A panel of distinguished documentary filmmakers will discuss the creative and practical process and offer valuable insights into the dramatic choices directors and cinematographers make.

Sat 11 Jun / 12:15 / Crucible Adelphi

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Sat 11 Jun / 12:15 / Crucible Studio

BAFTA Masterclass: Working with Archive

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Writing with Light: The Art of Cinematography

Saturday 11 June

Image Credit: Phil Taylor

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Reggie Yates

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Talks and Sessions Sat 11 Jun / 14:45 / Cutlers’ Hall, Hadfield Hall Immerse yourself in the opportunities and creative potential of archives and meet curators, commissioners and producers working at the cutting edge of documentary arts. The panel will explore ways that filmmakers and artists are combining archive and new technologies to engage audiences across TV, cinema screens, VR, galleries and exhibition spaces, and what the future holds for film heritage.

Session Producer

Annabel Grundy

Chair

Rebecca Polding (BAFTA)

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Catherine Allen (BBC/prod. Easter Rising: Voice of a Rebel, p.118)

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Saturday 11 June Surviving Danger Zone Docs

Sat 11 Jun / 14:45 / Crucible Studio From detention in Indonesian prison to Mexican meth labs, militia-controlled Tripoli and disastrous mountain climbs, our panellists have experienced some of the most testing physical, political and psychological terrains. Chaired by Siobhan Sinnerton (Rory Peck Trust board), we hear from investigative reporters Stacey Dooley and Seyi Rhodes, Joe Simpson – subject of BAFTA-winning Touching the Void – and filmmaker Rebecca Prosser, on dealing with danger and risk-taking for the stories you’re passionate to tell.

Session Producer

Alice Allen (True Vision)

Chair

Siobhan Sinnerton (Channel 4)

Speakers

Seyi Rhodes (Channel 4)

Stephen Smith (USC Shoah Foundation/prod. New Dimensions in Testimony, p.114)

Rebecca Prosser Joe Simpson (BBC/protagonist Burma’s Secret Jungle War with Joe Simpson, p.64)

Lindsey Hanlon (BBC Arts Scotland/LUX)

Viva la Revolucion: Video Activism and Citizen Journalism

Sat 11 Jun / 14:45 / Crucible Adelphi How do filmmakers capture the political struggles of our divided world? What challenges do filmmakers face in making politically-committed documentaries?

How can radical films connect with audiences? This session explores different approaches to political filmmaking taking place in the UK, Egypt and Greece, from video-activism and feature documentary to interactive formats and fiction/documentary hybrids.

Session Producer/ Chair

Steve Presence (UWE Bristol)

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Shaun Dey (Reel News)

Stacey Dooley (BBC)

Professor Green: Documentaries and Me Sat 11 Jun / 15:30 / Crucible Theatre

Professor Green, Stephen Manderson to his friends, comes to Doc/Fest to talk about his future film work for BBC3 – intensely personal portraits of difficult subjects like male suicide and homelessness.

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Alisa Lebow (University of Sussex)

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Garth Twa (Ravensbourne)

Session Producer

Emma Cooper (Rocket)

Chair

Dr Freddie Gaffney (Ravensbourne)

Chair

Nick Crossland (Rocket)

Speakers

Andy Whittaker (The Grierson Trust/Dogwoof)

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Jolyon Rubinstein Dr Farida Vis (University of Sheffield)

Marie James (Channel 4) Ulrike Kubatta

Simone Dembitzer (Sheffield Doc/Fest Youth Jury)

Tom Long (Speechless Films)

Helen O’Donnell (BBC Worldwide)

Ian Russell (ITN)

Alternate Realities Summit (Morning Session): Androids, Robots and Avatars Live Sun 12 Jun / 10:00 / Crucible Studio

A morning of playful presentations from the creators and technologists shaping interactive factual storytelling and virtual reality. Bringing together experts from the worlds of engineering and psychology, we’ll explore the impact of artificial intelligence with our humanoid keynote speaker, demonstrate groundbreaking natural language processing software and more.

For full details see p.108

The Kids Are Alright: Creating Public TV Programmes for a Forgotten Audience

Sun 12 Jun / 10:00 / Cutlers’ Hall, Hadfield Hall A recent survey among young Americans has revealed that more than half of them have never watched traditional cable TV. How are TV producers, filmmakers and public broadcasters dealing with this shift? This panel presents innovative formats and initiatives that have successfully connected with Generation Y. And what does this all mean for us producers and broadcasters? Are we gaining a new audience? Is new programming on the horizon?

Session Producer/ Chair

Eva Rink (Kobalt Documentary)

Speakers

Georg Tschurtschenthaler (gebrueder beetz filmproduktion) Margaux Missika (UPIAN) Søren Schumann (RBB)

Schedule Films

Allegedly, audiences are flocking from long-form broadcast to short-form on-demand – vloggers are getting bigger audiences than broadcasters – and yet digital brands are launching linear channels.

The media-consumption revolution is revolving so fast it feels like nobody really knows what is happening.

We’ll explore how younger audiences are ACTUALLY finding and consuming media, and what this means for channels, commissioners and documentary producers.

Alternate Realities

“Riding a tide of billions of instantly accessible digital images and clips, is rapidly becoming so free and recycling so reflexive that it is hard to imagine it being slowed,” Randy Kennedy wrote in the New York Times. In an age when an entire generation gets its news from social media, what is the role of traditional documentary? An eminent panel of filmmakers and producers discuss if it is time to redefine what documentary is, can be and should be.

Sat 11 Jun / 17:00 / Crucible Studio

Talks & Sessions

Sat 11 Jun / 17:00 / Crucible Adelphi

What’s a TV Channel Granddad? How We’ll Be Watching Docs in the Future

Marketplace

Is Documentary Relevant in a World with Information Available at Your Fingertips?

Saturday 11 June / Sunday 12 June

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Sun 12 Jun / 10:00 / ITV Town Hall Reception Room A 4K, UHD, HDR and WCG are this year’s buzziest acronyms. They promise an all-new viewing experience with more detail, more colour and more contrast. But is this brave new visual world for real or is it just another fad like 3D? The panel will talk about the pitfalls and promises of 4K production and discover what you need to make your documentaries future-proof. And how to make them without going bankrupt.

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Documentary is all about diversity – diverse stories about diverse people told in diverse ways. So why do we need to talk about diversity? A panel of filmmakers and broadcasters presents the Minority Report, a no holds barred investigation into who’s telling stories about whom with some words of advice on how to get diversity into your next production from KG Tha Comedian.

Session Producer/ Chair

Ruth Berry

Speakers

Bertrand Loyer (Saint Thomas)

Speakers

KG Tha Comedian (Channel 4)

Marjolein Duermeijer (TERN)

Dawn Porter

Bernhard Popovic (Bernhard Popovic Film & Videoproduction)

Mok Choy Lin (Channel News Asia)

Tom Rogers (Molinare TV & Film)

Joseph Maxwell

Doc/Fest Exchange on Tudor Square Sun 12 Jun

Join a series of events discussing and showcasing the extraordinary talent, films and projects across the Doc/Fest universe, presented by Wellcome Trust.

12:30 Creative Exchange… ideas behind The Age of Consequences

Parties & Social

Sun 12 Jun / 10:00 / Crucible Adelphi

Rodney Sewell (Sewell Filmproduction)

10:30 About Last Night… daily review including Kiki

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Minority Report: Diversity in Documentary

Session Producer/ Chair

Alternate Realities

Films

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The Hype About 4K

Sunday 12 June

14:30 Digging Deeper... Notes on Blindness 16:30 In Conversation... Doc/Fest luminary Charlie Phillips

Beyond YouTube: What Can the ‘Other’ Digital Platforms Offer Filmmakers?

Sun 12 Jun / 12:15 / ITV Town Hall Reception Room A

In a growing digital landscape, what are the clear opportunities for filmmakers to reach more audiences and earn some actual money working with new digital partners? Taking into consideration the view of experienced producers experimenting with online propositions, digital native production companies and the platforms themselves, discover how you can collaborate with these new partners for your own career and commercial gain.

For more information, see p.147 Session Producer/ Chair

Sarah Mosses (Together Film)

Speakers

Stephanie Walton (We Are Colony) John Farrar (NERD) Jono Stevens (Just So) Buzzfeed

co-presented by

Karen Hoy

Speakers

Alex Usbourne (104 Films / prod. Notes on Blindness, p.35)

Session Producer/ Chair

Will Garbutt (Halo)

Speakers

Richard Addis (Halo) James Cregeen (Halo)

Ade Rawcliffe (Channel 4)

Will Garbutt (Halo)

Amanda Ariss (Cultural Diversity Network) Adam Pearson (BBC)

Honest Truths: The Ethical Challenges of Filmmaking Sun 12 June / 12:15 / Cutlers’ Hall, Hadfield Hall

Any filmmaker who sets out to make a documentary faces multiple challenges, not the least of which is a set of ethical issues inherent in the process. To film or not to film? How close to a subject is too close?

How far is too far? Sometimes lines are crossed and sometimes boundaries are set beforehand. These documentarians share their experience on recent projects and how they handled a variety of ethical issues that occurred.

Session Producer/ Chair

Christoph Jörg

Speakers

Nanfu Wang (dir. Hooligan Sparrow, p.61) Angus McQueen

D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus in Conversation with Francine Stock Sun 12 Jun / 12:30 / Crucible Theatre

Talking to BBC Radio 4 Film Programme presenter Francine Stock, renowned filmmakers and Academy Award-winners D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus will discuss their latest film Unlocking the Cage, as well as look back over a body of work spanning 40 years. This will be a chance to hear from two filmmakers widely regarded as luminaries of cinema vérité.

Chair

Francine Stock (BBC)

Speakers

D.A. Pennebaker

Schedule Films

Session Producer/ Chair

With huge advances in cloud-based software and remote editing, is there still a place for a traditional post house in modern filmmaking? Culture and demand is changing, and post facilities need to adapt to meet the requirements for UHD, HDR, VR content and its asset management. The panel explore the advances in these changing markets and discuss how the post industry must continue to evolve to meet these new challenges.

Alternate Realities

We know that people with disabilities are vastly underrepresented in the world of factual TV and documentaries. In theory – and in law – a “reasonable adjustment” to working conditions should allow them to compete. But do we always understand what constitutes a disability, let alone a “reasonable adjustment”? With an inspired and inspiring expert panel, we’ll engage directly with some solutions to disability underemployment.

Sun 12 Jun / 12:15 / ITV Town Hall Reception Room B

Talks & Sessions

Sun 12 Jun / 12:15 / Crucible Adelphi

The Post Production Facility: An Evolving Model

Marketplace

A Reasonably Adjusted Debate: Disability On and Off Screen

Sunday 12 June

Chris Hegedus See more from Pennebaker and Hegedus with Unlocking the Cage, p.56; Monterey Pop, p.56; Don’t Look Back, p.55

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Talks and Sessions Alternate Realities Summit (Afternoon Session): VRfternoon

Sun 12 Jun / 13:30 / Crucible Studio An afternoon of intriguing panels and playful presentations from the leading voices in interactive factual storytelling and virtual reality. Featuring experts from documentary film and broadcast, theatre, journalism and neuroscience, we will discuss advances in virtual reality journalism and cutting-edge binatural sound techniques, plus demonstrate how VR can evoke empathy and more.

Sunday 12 June I Do It My Way: Directors Talk About Their Work Sun 12 Jun / 14:45 / ITV Town Hall Reception Room A

A panel about the art of direction through conversations with three award-winning directors from the US, Latin America and the UK. “Be persistent, be fair, and be brave. You are the only one waiting for your film, everyone else’s attention you have to earn” – Dawn Porter, Director and Founder Trilogy Films

For full details see p.108 – 110 Session Producer/ Chair

Ruth Berry (Factual Studios)

Speakers

Dawn Porter (Trilogy Films)

Marketplace

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Alternate Realities

Ian Duncan (Windfall Films) German Kral (Kral Filmproduction)

Succeed to Screen: Getting Indie Docs to the Audience

Sun 12 Jun / 14:45 / ITV Town Hall Reception Room B A panel of successful indie producers discuss the ways and means by which their films were conceived, financed and brought to their audience. How did they market and distribute their films and what were their experiences? What did they learn and how would they do things differently on the next one?

Session Producer

Maureen Murray (Foxtrot Films)

Chair

Margy Kinmonth (Foxtrot Films)

Speakers

Elhum Shakerifar (Postcode Films)

Parties & Social

Maureen Maury (Foxtrot Films)

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Al Morrow (Met Film/prod.

Sour Grapes, p.37) Paula Vaccaro (Pinball/prod.

Uncle Howard, p.73)

Documentary and Trauma: A Survivor’s Guide

Sun 12 Jun / 14:45 / Crucible Adelphi The pressure on documentary filmmakers to deliver stories that demonstrate in-depth access about difficult and traumatic issues is greater than ever before. But are we properly equipped to do the best job? A panel of expert filmmakers and trauma experts discuss the different approaches now being used.

How do we cope, how do we protect vulnerable contributors and how do we depict the issues we witness in the best way?

Session Producer

Sacha Mirzoeff

Chair

Brian Woods (True Vision)

Speakers

Shelagh Beckett Olly Lambert Gillian Moreton (Dart Centre for Journalism and Trauma)

co-presented by

Session Producer

Clive Tulloh (Burning Bright Productions)

Chair

Alastair Stewart (ITN)

Speaker

Joanna Lumley

Archives and Copyright: A Beginners Guide Sun 12 Jun / 17:00 / ITV Town Hall Reception Room B

Archives offer a wealth of material for documentary and fiction filmmakers alike, but where do you begin? Let an expert panel guide you through the fascinating and sometimes bewildering world of archives and copyright. How do archives themselves acquire content? What are the challenges filmmakers face when clearing films? The panel of archivists, filmmakers and legal experts will discuss their own experience and offer top tips.

Session Producer

Kerry McLeod

Chair

Lisa Salem

The VICE Rule Britannia Pitch

Sun 12 Jun / 17:00 / ITV Town Hall Reception Room A VICE is back with The Rule Britannia Pitch, offering filmmakers a chance to win a £25,000 commission.

Finalists will pitch ideas live to VICE’s award-winning commissioners and producers, with the winner seeing their idea come to life in VICE’s flagship UK observational documentary strand Rule Britannia.

Session Producer/ Chair

Annabel Grundy (Unlocking Film Rights)

Session Producer

Maddie Brook (VICE)

Chair

George Pank (Pank)

Speakers

Simon McCallum (BFI)

Selection Panel

Wendie Ottewill (VICE)

Tony Morris (Marriott Harrison) Paul Bell Amanda Huntley (Huntley Film Archive)

Schedule Films

This event will be British Sign Language interpreted.

10x10 returns for its ninth Doc/Fest. The premise is simple: filmmakers screen 10 minutes of their work-in-progress and receive 10 minutes of directed feedback from the most qualified people in the room – the audience. Work screened ranges from first shorts to Sundance-winning features. 10x10 is not a pitching forum or financing workshop. It’s a chance to focus on the filmmaking whilst building a more empowered indie documentary community.

Alternate Realities

We welcome a true legend to this year’s Festival: Joanna Lumley OBE. Her documentary work has included epic journeys to discover diverse cultures and continents and intimate portraits of pop icons. Joanna will discuss her experiences on these films and her future work.

Sun 12 Jun / 17:00 / Crucible Adelphi

William Fairman (VICE) Rhys James (VICE)

Talks & Sessions

Sun 12 Jun / 15:00 / Crucible Theatre

10 X 10: The Doc-in-Progress Workshop

Marketplace

The Absolutely Adventurous Joanna Lumley in Conversation

Sunday 12 June

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Talks and Sessions Sun 12 Jun / 18:00 / Crucible Theatre

Sheffield Doc/Fest and Channel 4 are excited to welcome Oscar-winning director Michael Moore back to Sheffield, 18 years after his first visit. Voted one of “The World’s 100 Most Influential People” by Time Magazine, he is widely regarded as one of the most important filmmakers working in documentary.

Michael will talk in detail about his new film, as well as look back over his hugely successful career.

This event will be British Sign Language interpreted.

Talks & Sessions Marketplace Parties & Social

Mon 13 Jun / 09:45 / ITV Town Hall Reception Room A The Nordic countries – Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland – are, to some, a documentary utopia. This panel brings together Decision Makers from Nordic broadcasters to talk about the opportunities for filmmakers from beyond the region, for acquisition and co-productions. What’s the best way in? How do broadcasters work with national film institutes? Is it really a utopia for filmmakers from outside? Come and hear all from these Northern lights.

Anja Popp (ITN)

Chair

Ralph Lee (Channel 4)

Session Producer

Krishan Arora (SBS Australia)

Speaker

Michael Moore (dir. Where to Invade Next?, p.29)

Speakers

Mette Hoffman Meyer (Danish Broadcasting Corporation) Jenny Westergaard (YLE Finland) Axel Arnö (SVT)

Trust Me, I’m a TV Producer: The Secrets of Great Access

Mon 13 Jun / 09:45 / Crucible Studio Excellent storytelling often requires negotiating difficult access to individuals or institutions.

But how best to obtain that access? The makers of several of Sky’s access-driven series share their knowledge, experiences and tips for obtaining great access. Plus, Sky will share a special announcement of a new series on Sky 1 with unprecedented access to a well-known institution, who have hitherto kept their doors firmly closed.

Session Producer

Bill Hobbins (Sky)

Chair

Mark Dolan

Speakers

Siobhan Mulholland (Sky) Emma Read (Emporium Productions)

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Northern Exposure: Working with Nordic Broadcasters

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The Channel 4 Interview: Michael Moore

Sunday 12 June / Monday 13 June

Michael Walderman

The French Connection: Working with France

Mon 13 Jun / 09:45 / Cutlers’ Hall, Hadfield Hall France has one of the best supporting systems for documentaries in the world with most of the output still controlled editorially by traditional broadcasters.

We examine the role of French broadcasters in the “global documentary community” and discuss coproduction opportunities with France in a complex and constantly changing international market.

Session Producer/ Chair

Christoph Jurg (Pumpernickel Films)

Speakers

Fabrice Puchault (France Télévisions) Diego Bunuel Catherine Alvaresse (ARTE France)

co-presented by

Session Producer

Andy King (Rogan Productions)

Session Producer

Carol Nahra (Docs on Screen)

Chair

Roger Graef (Zinc Media)

Chair

Claire Aguilar (Sheffield Doc/Fest)

Speakers

James Bluemel (KEO Films/dir.

Exodus: Breaking into Europe (Working Title), p.66)

Speakers

Kate Townsend (BBC Storyville) Oli Harbottle (Dogwoof) John Hoffman (Discovery)

James Rogan (Rogan Productions/ prod. The Confession, p.34)

Elizabeth Wood (Bertha Dochouse) Simon Chinn (Lightbox)

Siobhan Sinnerton (Channel 4) Ahmad al-Rashid

Context Hacking: A Performance Lecture

by Johannes Grenzfurthner Mon 13 Jun / 10:00 / Crucible Adelphi

“Context hacking” breaks down conventional communication with unconventional interventions.

It’s a political action spurred on by the paradoxes and absurdities of power. Johannes Grenzfurthner will present projects by monochrom, a collective dealing with technology, art and philosophy – an interesting mix of pop attitude, subcultural science and political activism.

Doc/Fest Exchange on Tudor Square Mon 13 Jun

Join a series of events discussing and showcasing the extraordinary talent, films and projects across the Doc/Fest universe, presented by Wellcome Trust.

Schedule Films

It’s a golden age for theatrical documentaries with new forms of distribution and exhibition easing the way while audience appetites for watching documentaries on the big screen have never been stronger. This session will focus on different avenues for getting your theatrical documentary funded and distributed. This expert panel will discuss how to avoid pitfalls in what remains a difficult path to navigate.

Alternate Realities

Last year 1 million plus people fled across the Mediterranean to Europe. Over 3,770 died. Filming the story of these refugees – human trafficking, nightmarish sea crossings, treks through hostile borders, asylum-seeking in Northern Europe – is an urgent and challenging task. This panel of filmmakers, producers and commissioners discuss their experiences of making documentaries on the subject, fraught with technical, legal, moral and editorial obstacles.

Mon 13 Jun / 10:00 / Crucible Theatre

Talks & Sessions

Mon 13 Jun / 10:00 / ITV Town Hall Reception Room B

How to Get Your Theatrical Doc Funded and Distributed

10:30 About Last Night… daily review including Mr. Gaga 12:30 Creative Exchange… ideas behind Miss Sharon Jones!

14:00 Digging Deeper... Doc/Fest Alternate Realities: Interactive

Session Producer

Manuela Winkler (Documentary Campus)

16:30 In Conversation... Doc/Fest luminaries Anna Higgs and Ingrid Kopp

Speaker

Johannes Grenzfurthner (monochrom)

For more information, see p.147

Marketplace

How to Document the World’s Biggest News Stories: Telling the Refugee Crisis

Monday 13 June

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Nino Kirtadze: The Fine Line Between Fact and Fiction Mon 13 Jun / 11:30 / Crucible Adelphi

Born in Tbilisi, Nino ‘Georgia’ Kirtadze has established a distinguished career as both an actor and a documentary filmmaker. She has directed five films, all of which centre on the relationship between Russia and Georgia. Nino will talk about her filmmaking techniques, her cinematic influences and the fine line between drama and documentary.

Session Producer/ Chair

Christoph Jörg (Pumpernickel Films)

Speaker

Nino Kirtadze

Monday 13 June Commissioning: Singles, Specials and Series

Mon 13 Jun / 12:00 / Crucible Theatre With Netflix and Amazon making bold moves into the documentary space, what does this mean for an already cluttered international market? Is exclusive access and strong storytelling still enough, or do new documentary commissions need to offer something more? Is there a risk that in doing so, the authenticity of the genre takes second place to marketing and publicity demands? Or is it just the natural evolution of the genre?

Session Producer

Tom Gorham (Discovery)

Chair

Emma Read (Emporium Productions)

Speakers

Nick Mirsky (Channel 4) Patrick Holland (BBC)

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Jo Clinton-Davies (ITV) Guy Davies (Channel 5)

Does it Matter Who Funds My Film?

Making Branded Docs Mon 13 Jun / 12:00 / Cutlers’ Hall, Hadfield Hall

The line between branded content and documentary is becoming increasingly fine, with some films clearly functioning as both. This panel session will explore the ethical implications of being funded by a brand, and the possible creative freedom that additional cash allows. As more films are being viewed online, content is becoming more prevalent and subversive.

This discussion will appeal to anyone looking for a different way to fund their film.

Good Intentions Vs Good Viewing: What Happens when Doc Makers Join Non Profits Mon 13 Jun / 12:00 / ITV Town Hall Reception Room A

If you want to send a message use Western Union.” – Attributed to various Hollywood luminaries, it captures the tension between creativity, communication, art and propaganda. Today NGOs are becoming more sophisticated about how they get their messages across. Filmmakers who have worked with NGOs offer an honest account of the pleasures, perils and opportunities of work with NGOs. Session Producer

Cormac O’Brien (Thomson Reuters Foundation)

Session Producer

Kate Hindley (Rogan Productions)

Chair

Chair

James Rogan (Rogan Productions/ prod. The Confession, p.34)

Liz Mermin (Thomson Reuters Foundation)

Speakers

Speakers

Joe Alexander (Boiler Room TV) Orlando Von Einsiedel (Grain Media) Claire Finn (Firecracker Films) Jeremy Groman (Firecracker Films) Neil Boorman (Mother London)

Rob Elliott (Breakthrough Media) Jezza Neumann (True Vision) Fabio Basone (Médecins Sans Frontières) Marc Silver (dir. The Living Forest, p.94) Jess Crombie (Save the Children)

co-presented by

Nick Crossland (Rocket)

Chair

Emma Cooper (Rocket)

Speakers

Dan Tucker (BBC iWonder/commissioning editor Easter Rising: Voice of a Rebel, p.118)

Session Producer / Chair

Sebastian Sorg (DOK.forum)

Speakers

Sven Walti (SRG SSR)

Martin Belam (The Guardian) Christos Savvides (Channel 4)

Mon 13 Jun / 13:15 / Crucible Adelphi Oscar-winner Spotlight showed the power of investigative journalism. Correctiv.org is using the same techniques to expose the criminal networks behind refugee smuggling in the Mediterranean, finding out who really downed MH17 in Ukraine, and uncovering the structure of a Neo-Nazi terror cell in Germany. Find out what the ingredients of investigative journalism are, how to make people talk, and how to captivate your audience with a story.

Session Producer

Manuela Winkler (Documentary Campus)

Speaker

Christian Humborg (CORRECT!V)

Schedule

Bruno Choiniere (Akufen Studio)

Annabel McCleod (Love Productions)

Evidence Based Storytelling with Christian Humborg

Films

Session Producer

Interactive web documentary DADA Data was supposed to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Dadaism. Instead, it discovered and collected a whole lot of data about audiences, the world we are living in and the future of media. How can we apply this knowledge to public television so that it can continue justifying the way it produces and finances itself?

Alternate Realities

Some interactive documentaries are huge, sprawling epic productions. At the other end of the scale are complex stories told in a single tweet or clickable activity no bigger than a smartphone screen. How do they squeeze so much inside something which looks so small?

Mon 13 Jun / 12:15 / ITV Town Hall Reception Room B

The Channel 4 First Cut Pitch

Mon 13 Jun / 14:15 / Cutlers’ Hall, Hadfield Hall Five shortlisted directors will vie to prove that they are ready to take on the challenge of an hour-long, post watershed documentary for Channel 4 by presenting a three-minute documentary film that answers an editorial brief set by Channel 4. Each director will introduce, show and discuss their films in front of the audience and a panel of executive producers, established directors and Rita Daniels, Commissioning Editor for First Cut. Session Producer

Jamie Merrins (Channel 4)

Chair

Neill Crombie (Swan Films)

Speakers

Alisa Pomeroy (Channel 4) Rita Daniels (Channel 4) Helen Littleboy

Talks & Sessions

Mon 13 Jun / 12:00 / Crucible Studio

War of the Worlds: How DADA-Data Webdoc Virus Defends the World

Marketplace

Tardis Docs: Telling Deceptively Big Stories in Tiny Online Spaces

Monday 13 June

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Between Activism and Extremism: Storytelling for Change

Mon 13 Jun / 14:30 / ITV Town Hall Reception Room A You want to tell strong stories to change the world?

Become active and use different documentary forms in order to understand and bridge the gap between the extreme positions of your characters?

New innovative ways of development, production and outreach strategies are needed to increase the impact of your story, to make it powerful. Four case studies will look for answers.

Session Producer

Monday 13 June Commissioning: Specialist Factual

Mon 13 Jun / 14:30 / Crucible Studio How is specialist factual programming delivering innovative, accessible and revolutionary content to a broad audience? In a bid to survive in a crowded market, has the genre lost the landmark place it has traditionally held in the TV schedules – and is it even specialist anymore?

Heide Gronauer (ZeLIG School for Documentary, Television and New Media)

Session Producer

Victoria Noble (Discovery)

Chair

Ruth Pitt

Chair

Sabine Bubeck-Paaz (ZDF/ARTE)

Speakers

Martin Davidson (BBC)

Speakers

Yoav Gross (B’Tselem)

Ed Sayer (Discovery Networks International)

Julia Dahr (Differ Media)

Rachael Job (A+E Networks UK)

Arash T. Riahi (Golden Girls Filmproduktion)

John Hay (Channel 4) Lucy Willis (Channel 5)

Tonje Hessen Schei (Ground Productions)

Docs on Cops

Mon 13 Jun / 14:45 / Crucible Adelphi Audiences love true crime. As the popularity of boxset style crime drama increases, we hear from those behind some of TV’s biggest and ground-breaking police documentaries; what effect is crime drama having on how we cover real life investigations?

How do you deal with the legality of covering current cases? And what responsibility do documentary makers have to the police, the public and those affected by the crimes they cover?

Female Trailblazers: New Ways of Working in Media

Mon 13 Jun / 14:45 / ITV Town Hall Reception Room B There is a new vanguard in our media culture. A growing pool of talented and experienced women, tired of waiting for the film and TV industry to reach the 21st century, are driving it forward themselves. The voices of working mothers, and female perspectives in general, are being lost in the current industry climate.

The women on this panel are forging ahead with new business models and new ways of working that suit their lives, their choices and their careers.

Session Producer

Amy Richardson (True Vision)

Session Producer

Amber Parson (Mandrake Films)

Chair

Anne Morrison (BAFTA)

Chair

Dr Saleyha Ahsan

Speakers

Anna Hall (True Vision Aire)

Speakers

Sophie Mayer (Raising Films)

Neil Grant (Films of Record)

Rachel Wexler (Bungalow Town)

Aysha Rafaele (BBC)

Lucy Baxter (Mandrake Films)

Pete Beard

Kirsten Johnson (dir. Cameraperson, p.33)

co-presented by

Session Producer

David Alamouti (Inovi)

Session Producer

Naomi Rose (Channel 4)

Chair

Charlie Phillips (The Guardian)

Chair

Sara Ramsden (Channel 4)

Speakers

Liz Cook (Kickstarter)

Speakers

Heather Jackson (Channel 4) Teresa Watkins (RDF)

Philip Ilson (London Short Film Festival)

Kev and Alfie Cook (The Secret Life of 5 Year Olds)

Lina Prestwood José F Rodriguez (Tribeca Film Institute)

What Makes a Feature Doc? Directors Discuss

Mon 13 June / 16:45 / ITV Town Hall Reception Room A What elevates your documentary to a film that people will go out and pay to see? How do subject matter, contributors, budget and access affect whether you make your film for TV, the cinema or an online network? In this session, established and awardwinning directors with films in the programme talk about making succesful feature documentaries in the current landscape.

New Genderation: Has Factual Kept up with the Revolution in Gender and Sexuality?

Mon 13 Jun / 17:00 / Crucible Adelphi

Documentaries about the LGBT community have broken into the mainstream recently. Films like My Transexual Summer, Gay and Under Attack and Girls to Men have told a diverse range of stories. While some of these were celebrated, others were accused of being voyeuristic and exploitative. So what is the attitude of broadcasters, programme-makers and the film industry towards gender identity and sexuality, and is there any diversity behind the camera?

Session Producers

Session Producer

Abigail Berry (Directors UK)

Chair

Morgan Matthews (Minnow Films)

Speakers

Anthony Wonke (Partizan)

Chair

John Dower (Pulse Films/.dir My Scientology Movie, p.62)

Theresa Heath-Ellul (Wotever Film Festival)

Speakers

Fox Fisher

Lucy Baxter (Mandrake Films) Zoe Davies (Calibrate Films)

Louise Osmond (dir. Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach, p.31)

Zoe Davis (Calibrate Films)

James Spinney (co-dir./prod. Notes on Blindness, p.35/creator Notes on Blindness: Into Darkness, p.120)

Twiggy Pucci Garcon (co-writer/protagonist. Kiki, p.71)

Jes Wilkins

Schedule Films

It’s an ethical, legal and logistical minefield! How do you gain a 4-year-old’s consent? Is parental consent sufficient? Do you and the parents have a different agenda for the child? Does a child need to be licenced? What about getting them psyched? The teams at the forefront of putting young children on TV discuss this and more. Plus, 5-year-old Alfie tells us what it was like to spend two weeks in an RDF rig.

Alternate Realities

The Guardian is back for a second year of pitching at Doc/Fest, offering filmmakers selected from open submissions the chance to pitch ideas for short documentaries and receive £5,000 towards their film and an online premiere on The Guardian website, visited by 140 million monthly browsers.

Short documentaries for The Guardian are story-led, contemporary, global facing and surprising.

Who will get the commission?

Mon 13 Jun / 16:45 / Crucible Studio

Talks & Sessions

Mon 13 Jun / 16:30 / Cutlers’ Hall, Hadfield Hall

How to Put Kids on TV: A Channel 4 Masterclass

Marketplace

The Guardian Documentaries Pitch

Monday 13 June

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Talks and Sessions Into the Land of VOD: How I Tried to Contact Netflix Mon 13 Jun / 17:00 / ITV Town Hall Reception Room B

A filmmaker wants to pitch to VOD platforms like Netflix and Amazon Studios. But where to begin? She needs to find out what they’re looking for, who to talk to, how to pitch and how much they pay. In this hypothetical journey we navigate the dangerous subterranean caverns of the VOD world guided by those who have lived to tell the tale.

Session Producer/ Chair

Ruth Berry (Documentary Campus)

Speakers

Emma Hardie (Deloitte)

Monday 13 June / Tuesday 14 June Ronnie O’Sullivan in Conversation

Mon 13 Jun / 17:45 / Crucible Theatre The maverick and phenomenally gifted snooker player Ronnie the Rocket, who has won five World Championship titles at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre, will talk with Guardian journalist Simon Hattenstone about the documentaries that have inspired him throughout his life and snooker career.

This event will be British Sign Language interpreted.

Tim Mulligan (MIDiA Research)

Freddie Flintoff & Robert Penn Talk Docs & Chips

Mon 13 Jun / 19:45 / Crucible Theatre Cricketing legend Flintoff and journalist Robert Penn talk to comedian Mark Dolan about their Sky 1 series. They discuss the making of Flintoff: Lord of the Fries and Freddie Fries Again, plus share moments from their recent trip to Australia to film Freddie Down Under.

Parties & Social

Marketplace

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Mat Levy (Passion River)

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Bill Hobbins (Sky)

Chair

Mark Dolan

Speakers

Freddie Flintoff Robert Penn

Chair

Simon Hattenstone (The Guardian)

Speaker

Ronnie O’Sullivan

Why You Should Be Working with Channel 5 Tue 14 Jun / 09:30 / Crucible Studio

Channel 5 has come of age, with exciting factual achieving acclaim and ratings. But how do you work with them? And why should you go there first? How does Channel 5 make the creative process stimulating and exciting? With no question out of bounds, Director of Programming Ben Frow and key suppliers of the channel’s hits reveal how Channel 5 has transformed into television’s most varied and nimble commissioner.

Session Producer

Liz Scott

Chair

Krishnendu Majumdar (BAFTA, Me and You Productions)

Speakers

Ben Frow (Channel 5) Paul Blake (Maroon Productions) Jonathan Stadlen (Knickerbocker Glory TV) Cat Lewis (Nine Lives Media) Paul Stead (Daisybeck Studios)

co-presented by

Session Producer

Ellie Robinson (Sheffield Doc/Fest)

Chair

Ingrid Kopp (Tribeca Film Institute)

Speakers

Peter Middleton (co-dir./prod. Notes on Blindness, p.35/creator Notes on Blindness: Into Darkness, p.120) Mike Brett (Archer’s Mark) Arnaud Colinart (Agat Films Et CIE/ creator/prod. Notes on Blindness: Into Darkness (p.120) Lizzie Francke (BFI) Philippa Kowarsky (Cinephil) Lili Blumers (ARTE)

How to Pitch Your Climate Change Idea Tue 14 Jun / 10:00 / ITV Town Hall Reception Room B

Climate change is one of the most important issues of our time, but engaging mainstream audiences is a huge creative challenge. We talk to the heads of development from three leading independent producers to find out from them what works and what doesn’t. And we’ll hear from a leading broadcaster about his own experience of commissioning climate change ideas.

Session Producer

Adam Jacobs (Discovery)

Chair

Liese Spencer (The Guardian)

Speakers

John Hay (Channel 4) Mandy Chang (ABC) Celia Taylor (Sky) Mark Bell (BBC)

Roadmap to Film Funding: Unlocking the Mysteries of Grant Proposals Tue 14 Jun / 10:00 / Crucible Adelphi

Daunted by the thought of proposal writing? Does grant funding seem unattainable? This session will feature case studies of successful grant applications.

If you’re looking to apply to US funders like Sundance, Tribeca Film Institute, Catapult Fund, among others, this workshop is for you. Leading this conversation is Tracie Holder, filmmaker/consultant who has raised $2 million for her own film projects.

Session Producer

Mark Galloway (IBT)

Session Producer

Polly Perkins (Big Buddha Films)

Chair

Tom Heap (BBC)

Speaker

Speakers

Richard Bowron (Love Productions)

Tracey Holder (Tracey Holder Consulting)

Schedule

With multiple TV platforms and channels now available, what does the future of arts programming look like for consumers with so much choice at their fingertips? How can we ensure that it provides scope for a wide audience with the ability to cut through without diluting the content for a core audience?

What will be the next topics, styles and genres to breakthrough and what can the next generation of on-screen talent bring to the table?

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Following the UK Premiere, the Notes on Blindness (p.35, p.120) team share insights on creating and distributing film and virtual reality together for the first time. From early talks at Doc/Fest’s MeetMarket to touring the project across the UK, its creators, funders and distributors discuss challenges in building a successful model for funding and touring cinema and virtual reality together.

Tue 14 Jun / 10:00 / Crucible Theatre

Alternate Realities

Tue 14 Jun / 09:45 / ITV Town Hall Reception Room A

Commissioning: Arts Documentary

Talks & Sessions

Notes on Blindness: A Film and VR Autopsy

Tuesday 14 June

Marketplace

Talks and Sessions

Aidan Hansell Tony Dillamore (Boundless)

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Tom McDonald (BBC)

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Schedule

Doc/Fest Exchange on Tudor Square Tue 14 Jun

Join a series of events discussing and showcasing the extraordinary talent, films and projects across the Doc/Fest universe, presented by Wellcome Trust.

10:30 About Last Night… daily review including There Will Be Water

Films

12:30 Creative Exchange… ideas behind Machine of Human Dreams 16:30 In Conversation... Doc/Fest luminary Mark Herbert, Warp Films

Alternate Realities Talks & Sessions Marketplace Parties & Social

The Whicker’s World Foundation Pitch Tue 14 Jun / 11:45 / Cutlers’ Hall, Hadfield Hall

Who will win the coveted £80,000 documentary prize? Five finalists, five judges and the spirit of one legendary broadcaster but only one winner. Come and support the nominees and bear witness to a little bit of documentary history in the making as, for the very first time, the legacy of Alan Whicker brings one brilliant documentary idea to life.

14:30 Digging Deeper... National Bird

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Tuesday 14 June

Session Producer

Jane Ray (Whicker’s World Foundation)

Chair

Paul Pauwels (European Documentary Network)

Selection Panel

Valerie Kleeman (Whicker’s World Foundation) Elizabeth McIntyre (Sheffield Doc/Fest) Roger Graef (Zinc Media) Mak CK

Commissioning: Shorts for All Platforms Tue 14 Jun / 12:00 / Crucible Studio

Short films have undergone a renaissance online.

Platforms like Vimeo and YouTube host an infinite array of content and have become completely integrated into our lives. Yet they have limited uptake in cinema and television. How can short filmmakers successfully distribute and monetise their content?

Should there be a place for shorts on TV, or should shorts be regarded as a new medium for new media platforms and audiences?

Documentary Film Production Goes Green Tue 14 Jun / 12:00 / ITV Town Hall Reception Room A

Did you know that the film industry generates two per cent of all carbon emissions worldwide? Our filmmaking is impacting global warming and we urgently need to find a way to make it greener. In this panel, experts introduce tools for sustainable film production. They will approach problems with practical solutions in a workshop environment with active audience participation.

Session Producer

Jamie Hayward (Discovery)

Session Producer

Anahita Nazemi (Kobalt Documentary)

Chair

Ingrid Kopp (Tribeca Film Institute)

Chair

Speakers

Charlie Phillips (The Guardian)

Birgit Heidsiek (European Documentary Network)

Speakers

Carl A. Fechner (fechnerMEDIA)

Max Godarty (BBC3) Adam Gee (Channel 4) Jordan McGarry (Vimeo) Anna Higgs (Nowness)

Paul Bradshaw (BBC) Christiane Dopp (Film Commission Hamburg/ Schleswig Holstein)

co-presented by

Bettina Walter

Chair

José F Rodriguez (Tribeca)

Speakers

Diana Bustamente (Cartagera International Film Festival, FICCI)

Session Producer

Nasfim Haque (Channel 4)

Speakers

Fozia Khan (Channel 4) Jamie Roberts (Channel 4) Asim Chaudhry

Inti Cordera (International Documentary Film Festival of Mexico City, DocsDF)

Tue 14 Jun / 13:00 / Crucible Theatre

A powerhouse in the documentary world, Sheila Nevins has shepherded scores of the genre’s best films over many years and, as President of HBO Documentaries, is one of the US’s most powerful documentary executives. Sheila, winner of the Creative Leadership Award supported by Coaching for Leaders (p.27) talks with Nick Fraser about some of the many hits in a career that has garnered nearly thirty Emmy awards.

Schedule

Tamanna Rahman

Gabriela Sandoval (Santiago International Film Festival, SANFIC)

In Conversation with HBO’s Sheila Nevins

Films

Session Producer/

Not a week goes by where there isn’t a story in the news about British Muslims or Islam and mainstream broadcasters are getting in on the act. There’s Something About Muslims brings together filmmakers and talent to explore the challenges and experiences of telling stories about a growing minority in the UK.

IBT Climate Change Pitch

Tue 14 Jun / 14:00 / Cutlers’ Hall, Hadfield Hall Climate change is one of the most important issues of our time. It’s been given renewed impetus by last December’s UN talks in Paris. A global consensus has now been reached about the need for urgent action. But engaging mainstream audiences is a huge challenge. Broadcasters are keen to give it more air time, but they want a fresh approach. IBT is inviting filmmakers to come up with their own suggestions.

Chair

Nick Fraser (BBC)

Session Producer

David Alamouth (Inovi)

Speaker

Sheila Nevins (HBO)

Chair

Tom Heap (BBC)

Speakers

Tom Edwards (BBC) John Hay (Channel 4) Helen Hawkin (Discovery)

Alternate Realities

Co-producing documentaries with Latin America is happening more often and is of ever more interest for European producers. Latin America has a long cinematic tradition, numerous film festivals and increasing co-financing possibilities. With key players from Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Colombia, the panel will discuss the co-production possibilities and introduce to you an inspiring festival landscape.

Tue 14 June / 12:15 / Crucible Adelphi

Talks & Sessions

Tue 14 Jun / 12:15 / ITV Town Hall Reception Room B

There’s Something About Muslims

Marketplace

Co-Production Possibilities and Festival Culture in Latin America

Tuesday 14 June

Parties & Social

Talks and Sessions

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Talks and Sessions

Tue 14 Jun / 14:15 / Crucible Studio

Factual entertainment programming is in the throes of a critical and commercial renaissance. Lines between genres are being further blurred with specialist factual, factual and factual entertainment all crossing borders. UK producers and broadcasters are leading the world when it comes to factual entertainment formats, but in which direction will the genre next move? What are the broadcasters looking for and how can they stand out in a competitive field?

Talks & Sessions Marketplace Parties & Social

Tue 14 Jun / 14:30 / ITV Town Hall Reception Room B

This BAFTA-sponsored session will look at how to make a winning documentary that keeps kids watching and wanting more. In a media world with so much choice what will bring children to your story?

Come and find out.

Session Producer

Kez Margrie (BBC)

Chair

Neil Smith (betty)

Chair

Bridget Banton (Ayo Banton Digital)

Speakers

Bill Hobbins (Sky)

Speakers

Kat Lewis (Nine Lives Media)

Donna Clark (BBC)

Rachel Drummond Hay (Drummer TV)

Lucy Leveugle (Channel 4)

Stefania Bounajuti (Drummer TV)

Ninder Billing (Channel 5)

Docs in the Newsroom

Tue 14 Jun / 14:30 / ITV Town Hall Reception Room A Whether at The Guardian, Al Jazeera, or the New York Times, the embrace of documentary forms by journalism has been a remarkable recent development.

This panel will explore this turn, teasing out what short documentaries, interactive formats and now virtual reality offer the digital newsroom. It will look at the collaborations central to these developments and ask what commissioning opportunities arise for documentary makers in these contexts.

New US Trends and Platforms

Tue 14 Jun / 14:30 / Crucible Adelphi

The US is the major export territory for UK content producers – so what is the current state of play? Recent years have seen seismic changes in commissioning sources and distribution platforms, matched by multi-million dollar M&A activity and consumer ‘cordcutting’. This panel will explore the impacts of digital and highlight future trends, providing valuable insight into the world’s biggest marketplace.

Session Producer/ Chair

Mandy Rose (i-Docs)

Session Producer / Chair

Mark Leaver (UKTI)

Speakers

Charlie Phillips (The Guardian)

Speakers

Alexander Lewin (Maker Studios)

Juliana Ruhfus (Al Jazeera)

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A Place at the Table: Why Documentaries for Kids Matter

Rob Holloway (Discovery)

Session Producer

Alternate Realities

Films

Schedule

Commissioning: Factual Entertainment

Tuesday 14 June

Kathleen Lingo (NY Times) Sarah Wolozin (MIT OpenDoc Lab)

Diana Holtzberg (Films Transit International)

co-presented by

Sylvia Harvey (University of Leeds) Des Freedman (Goldsmiths, University of London) Natasha Cox

Chair

Steve Hewlett

Speakers

Lord David Puttnam Patrick Holland (BBC) Jane Martinson (The Guardian) Hugh Harris (DCMS) Ralph Lee (Channel 4)

The University of Sheffield Presents: How to Pitch Your Academic Idea Wed 15 Jun / 10:30 / Cutlers’ Hall, Hadfield Hall

In this session, producers and broadcasters offer guidance to academics from the University of Sheffield on how to present effectively to documentary producers and commissioners. In a roundtable set up, and in front of an audience, five shortlisted academics showcase their fields of expertise.

Session Producers

Adam Jacobs (Discovery)

Chair

Dan Korn (STV)

Speakers

Denman Rooke (October Films) Rachel Job (A+E Networks UK) Jago Lee (NERD) Charlotte Engels (Rock Yenta Productions)

Schedule

10:30 About Last Night… daily review including India in a Day 12:30 Creative Exchange… ideas behind Unlocking the Cage 14:30 Digging Deeper... Doc/Fest Alternate Realities: Virtual Reality 16:45 In Conversation... a Doc/Fest luminary

Films

Session Producers

Join a series of events discussing and showcasing the extraordinary talent, films and projects across the Doc/Fest universe, presented by Wellcome Trust.

For more information, see p.147

Alternate Realities

As the BBC Charter Renewal moves into final stages, with a White Paper due in the summer and the possible privatisation of Channel 4 on the government’s agenda, the future of these cultural institutions is currently in doubt. This will be an opportunity to voice your opinion and hear a distinguished panel debate the issues facing public service television.

Wed 15 Jun

Adam Buxton Presents a BUG Special: David Bowie Wed 15 Jun / 19:30 / City Hall Ballroom

Ground control to Major Tom: the BFI’s sell-out music video show returns to Doc/Fest for a Bowie extravaganza. Hosted by comedian Adam Buxton, this is his love letter to the Thin White Duke, originally created to coincide with the V&A’s ‘David Bowie is Making a Scene’ and Buxton’s own BBC6 music documentary on the pop icon. BUG promises to bring you out of your seats and up to the starman waiting in the sky.

Talks & Sessions

Tue 14 Jun / 16:00 / Crucible Theatre

Doc/Fest Exchange on Tudor Square

Marketplace

Our BBC, Our Channel 4: A Future for Public Service TV?

Tuesday 14 June / Wednesday 15 June

Parties & Social

Talks and Sessions

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Doc/Fest Exchange on Tudor Square

Scheduale

Fri 10 Jun

14:00 Digging Deeper… Snow Monkey

Science presenter Aarathi Prasad and child psychologist Sam Wass (The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds) enter the child universe of George Gittoes’ Snow Monkey (p.44).

16:30 In Conversation… a Doc/Fest luminary

A Doc/Fest luminary will discuss the future of

Films

documentary film.

Sat 11 Jun

Marketplace

Talks & Sessions

Alternate Realities

10:00 A bout Last Night… daily review including Life, Animated

Conversations and creative exchanges inspired by extraordinary talent, groundbreaking films and interactive and virtual reality storytelling.

We proudly introduce Doc/Fest Exchange, a place where luminaries from across the Festival exchange ideas about groundbreaking films, collaborations and interactive and virtual reality projects.

Drop by for scheduled events and a few surprises, with creative minds from across the Doc/Fest universe. The Doc/Fest Exchange on Tudor Square is free and open to all and includes food and drink stalls.

About Last night…

Listen to filmmakers and creatives as they discuss the previous day’s highlights.

Digging Deeper…

Parties & Social

Explore further the art, craft and themes of some of the best Festival films.

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Creative Exchange…

Tune in to the power of documentary to spark big ideas and get under the skin of life.

In Conversation…

Glimpse the future of documentary with luminaries from the Doc/Fest universe.

Comedian Chella Quint and autism specialist Megan Freeth illuminate fresh perspectives on living with autism through the lens of Life, Animated (p.85).

12:30 Creative Exchange… ideas behind SEED: The Untold Story (p.41)

Conservation specialist Helen Anne Curry and

directors Jon Betz and Taggart Siegel discuss global efforts to protect seed varieties and why it matters to the future of food.

14:30 Digging Deeper… Ants on a Shrimp and Miso Hungry

Food Anthropologist Kaori O’Connor and Science

Communicator Erinma Ochu journey into the Japanese culinary experiments that gave birth to Ants on a Shrimp (p.78) and Miso Hungry (p.79).

16:30 In Conversation… Doc/Fest luminary Julie Goldman

Award-winning producer Julie Goldman from Motto films glimpses into the future of documentary.

co-presented by

10:30 About Last Night… daily review including Kiki

10:30 About Last Night… daily review including There Will Be Water (p.41)

12:30 Creative Exchange… ideas behind The Age of Consequences (p.38)

12:30 Creative Exchange… ideas behind Machine of Human Dreams (p.89)

Mike Brett, producer of Notes on Blindness (p.35) talks with comedian Chella Quint to delve deeper into the development and making of this groundbreaking film.

16:30 In Conversation… Doc/Fest luminary Charlie Phillips

Charlie Phillips, Head of Documentary at The Guardian, looks into the future of documentary film.

Mon 13 Jun

10:30 About Last Night… daily review including Mr. Gaga

Dance filmmaker Alex Reuben and Science Communicator Erinma Ochu explore a life in dance through the lens of Mr. Gaga (p.59)

12:30 Creative Exchange… ideas behind Miss Sharon Jones! (p.70)

Broadcaster Karen Gabay and Victoria Williamson, a specialist on the psychology of music, exchange ideas around the healing power of music.

14:30 Digging Deeper… the Doc/Fest Alternative Realities: Interactive Exhbition

Emma Cooper from Rocket examines the making of some of the ground-breaking interactive projects from Doc/Fest’s Alternate Realities: Interactive Exhibition.

16:30 In Conversation… Doc/Fest luminaries Anna Higgs and Ingrid Kopp

Anna Higgs, Creative Director at NOWNESS, and Ingrid Kopp, Senior Digital Consultant at Tribeca Film Institute discuss innovation in distribution platforms for documentaries.

14:30 Digging Deeper… National Bird (p.62)

Carol Nahra, director Sonia Kennebeck and future media expert Andy Miah explore the power of drones to change the way we experience the world.

16:30 In Conversation… Doc/Fest luminary Mark Herbert, Warp Films

Mark Herbert, CEO of Sheffield-based Warp Films discusses the future factual plans for this awardwinning and acclaimed independent film company.

Wed 15 Jun

10:30 About Last Night… daily review including India in a Day (p.84)

Director Richie Metha talks about this groundbreaking, crowd sourced film, executive produced

by Ridley Scott.

12:30 Creative Exchange… ideas behind Unlocking the Cage

Bob McKay, an expert on the human-animal relations in literature, delves into the ideas behind Unlocking the Cage (p.56) with Journalist Camila Ruz.

14:30 Digging Deeper… the Doc/Fest Alternative Realities: Virtual Reality Arcade

Emma Cooper of Rocket looks into the making of the ground-breaking virtual reality project In My Shoes with creator Jane Gauntlett.

16:45 In Conversation… a Doc/Fest luminary

Join a Doc/Fest luminary for a glimpse into the future of documentary film.

Alternate Realities

14:30 Digging Deeper… Notes on Blindness

Director Roy Cohen in conversation with future media expert Andy Miah about the dream life of machines.

Talks & Sessions

Director Jared P. Scott, in conversation with creative chemist Tony Ryan and Sam Illingworth, climate expert and poet, explore ways to modify how we talk about climate change.

Director Per Liebeck and Engineer Bill Watts explore big ideas to tackle environmental challenges as featured in their film.

Marketplace

Join Charlie Phillips of The Guardian in conversation with Twiggy Pucci Garcon, co-writer and protagonist of Kiki (p.71)

Films

Tue 14 June

Parties & Social

Sun 12 Jun

Scheduale

Doc/Fest Exchange on Tudor Square

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Speakers

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May Abdalla

Co-Director / Anagram

Richard Addis

May is a documentary filmmaker and journalist who has been commissioned by the BBC, Channel 4 and Al Jazeera English to make films and reports all around the world. In addition to her film work, May developed Alternative Reality Games at BBC Current Affairs and consulted for BBC World Service on a series of interactive projects.

Richard is an MSc graduate of the University of Salford in Professional Sound and Video Technology, and has worked at Halo for the past five years. He is responsible for their Audio Operations department, as well as new audio technology research and development, specifically relating to VR and spatial audio mixing.

Audio Operations / Halo

Session:

Alternate Realities Summit: VRfternoon, p.110

Claire Aguilar

Saleyha Ahsan

Alongside film programming, Claire participates in industry training and mentoring. Prior to Sheffield, she served as funder and co-producer for independent filmmakers and public media at the Independent Television Service (ITVS). She serves on the boards of Women Make Movies, European Documentary Network and Firelight Media.

Saleyha is a presenter for BBC Science (Trust Me I’m A Doctor, One Show, Horizon) and a filmmaker/journalist (The Guardian, Newsnight, ITV). She is a practising emergency medicine doctor and completed her LLM in International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. Saleyha was previously an army officer at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, serving in Bosnia.

Marketplace

Talks & Sessions

Alternate Realities

Director of Programming & Industry Engagement / Sheffield Doc/Fest

Session:

How to get Your Theatrical Doc Funded and Distributed, p.135

Head of Film / Boiler Room TV

Catherine Allen

Joe has worked extensively across the film industry, directing commercials and music videos for clients including Kanye West, Nike and Topshop. He is responsible for commissioning and producing all film output beyond the live broadcasts, from brand films to editorial documentary to more forwardthinking and creative visual treatments of music.

Catherine is a BBC digital producer, responsible for one of their first VR documentaries. She specialises in non-fiction digital products bridging creativity and technology. Catherine founded Ember Television and worked at Touchpress, producing the criticallyacclaimed Elmer the Patchwork Elephant kids’ app and working on BAFTA-winning Disney Animated.

Parties & Social

Session:

Female Trailblazers: New Ways of Working in Media, p.138

Digital Producer / BBC

Session:

Does it Matter Who Funds My Film?

Making Branded Documentaries, p.136

Gema Juarez Allen

Sessions:

Innovation in Archive, p.128 Alternate Realities Summit: VRfternoon, p.110

Ahmad al-Rashid

Producer

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The Post Production Facility: An Evolving Model, p.131

Presenter, Filmmaker & Journalist

Joe Alexander

Gema has been a film producer since 2005. She has a particular interest in arthouse films and documentaries with international potential. Gema has produced for new and established directors; among her credits are: Oscuro Animal (Felipe Guerrero), Camino a la Paz (Francisco Varone), 327 Cuadernos (Andrés Di Tella), ¡Vivan las Antipodas!

(Victor Kossakovsky, p.98, 100).

Session:

Session:

Co-Production Possibilites and Festival Culture in Latin America, p.143

Born in Aleppo, Syria, Ahmad is a Kurd forced to flee his home in 2011. After working with refugees in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, in May 2015 he again had to find a place of safety. Risking his life crossing Europe, Ahmad has now been granted asylum in the UK.

Session:

How to Document the World’s Biggest News Stories: Telling the Refugee Crisis, p.135

Speakers

A–B

Catherine Alvaresse

Amanda Ariss OBE

Prior to ARTE France, Catherine served as Deputy Managing Director at Europe Images International, Director of International Co-productions at Boréales, and Director of Acquisitions and International Coproductions at Télé Images International.

Amanda, described by Broadcast magazine as an “equality heavyweight”, is Executive Director of the Creative Diversity Network. The CDN is host to television’s new Diamond diversity monitoring system. As former Chief Executive of the Equality and Diversity Forum, Amanda was also instrumental in the 2010 Equality Act.

Executive Director / Creative Diversity Network

Session:

The French Connection: Working with France, p.134

Gabo Arora

Bridget Banton

Alongside the UN, Gabo is Founder & CEO of LightShed, a VR and social impact start-up and an award-winning filmmaker represented by Vrse.works.

He has screened at Sundance and other major film festivals. He is a World Economic Forum 2016 Arts and Cultural leader at Davos and a term-member at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Bridget is a creative disruptor who has commissioned television, video and audio content for the BBC, Penguin Random House and Channel 4, amongst others. An experienced producer, she has an acute understanding of the children’s, teen and youth markets, plus a passion for storytelling across all platforms.

She’s currently Managing Director and a consultant at Ayo Banton Digital.

A Reasonably Adjusted Debate: Disability On and Off Screen, p.131

Alternate Realities Summit: VRfternoon, p.109

Victoria Barrell

Fabio Basone

Victoria is Producer and COO at Noah Media Group, formed off the back of feature documentary Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Man (2015). Noah Media brings together a team of awardwinners in film and television with hugely successful original thinkers from the online and new technology sectors.

Fabio is a former producer/director working predominantly in access driven, contributor-led documentaries and factual entertainment. He now works as Video & Multimedia Manager for MSF UK producing/directing in-house content as well as partnering with external broadcasters and platforms to produce films about MSF.

Chief Operating Officer & Producer / Noah Media Group

Session:

A Place at the Table: Why Documentaries for Kids Matter, p.144

Video and Multimedia Manager / MSF

Session:

Succeed to Screen: Getting Indie Docs to the Audience, p.132

Lucy Baxter

Managing Director / Mandrake Films

Peter Beard

Lucy is Managing Director of Mandrake Films and a freelance producer. She has worked on documentaries, current affairs and dramas and produced digital projects and industry events. Her work has won BAFTA and RTS awards and been nominated for others. Her book Running a Creative Company in the Digital Age will be published in 2016.

Peter Beard is a producer/director who has gained national praise for his stylish camera work and approach to storytelling. His recent credits include Camera for The Murder Detectives; Producer/Director for 24 Hours in Custody; and most recently Director of the critically acclaimed My Son the Jihadi for Channel 4.

Session:

Good Intentions Vs Good Viewing: What Happens when Doc Makers Join Non Profit, p.136

Talks & Sessions

Session:

Alternate Realities

Managing Director / Ayo Banton

Marketplace

Creative Director & Senior Advisor / United Nations

Session:

Films

Deputy Director Knowledge, Documentaries and Specialist Factual / ARTE France

Schedule

co-presented by

Sessions: Female Trailblazers: New Ways of..., p.138 New Genderation: Has Factual Kept Up With..., p.139

Session:

Docs on Cops, p.138

Parties & Social

Director & Producer

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Schedule

co-presented by

Speakers

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Shelagh Beckett

Independent Child Care Consultant

Clint Beharry

Shelagh was a social work practitioner and manager before specialising further. She now has an independent consultancy, works as an expert witness (primarily assessing attachments of abused children), and provides consultancy to organisations including ITV, Channel 4, the BBC and indies on programmes featuring vulnerable children and adults.

Clint is the senior creative technologist at the Harmony Institute. Working with social and data scientists, his role is to blend theory and technology to explore the interplay between narrative media and social impact. Currently he is designing StoryPilot, a web app that reveals connections between a film’s content and audience reactions.

Director of Design and Technology / The Harmony Institute

Session:

Documentary and Trauma: A Survivor’s Guide, p.132

Martin Belam

Alternate Realities Talks & Sessions Marketplace

Head of Commissioning, Arts / BBC

Session:

Tardis Docs: Telling Deceptively Big Stories in Tiny Online Spaces, p.137

Paul Bell

Session:

Archives & Copyright: A Beginners Guide, p.133

Parties & Social

Commissioning: Arts Documentaries, p.141.

BAFTA Masterclass: Working with Archive, p.127

Jonny began vlogging after being diagnosed with schizophrenia. He has since made 90 videos about his journey through mental illness. In 2014 he launched a campaign to search for the stranger who talked him out of taking his own life, which was documented in the film Stranger on the Bridge.

Session:

Vlogs Vs Docs: Tales of Our Time, p.127

Ninder Billing

Producer & Director

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Sessions:

Mental Health Campaigner & Film Producer

Ruth Berry

Ruth is a writer, producer and director.

She is passionate about science, natural history and old horror movies.

Her productions include the awardwinning Terrible Lizards of Oz, Tropic Gothic, Hypsi the Forest Gardener and The Neanderthals’ Dark Secret. She is currently developing Skeleton in the Closet, with ARTE France.

Mark is Commissioning Editor, Arts for Vision and is also Arts Coordinator for the BBC. A member of the BBC Knowledge Commissioning team, Mark commissions arts programmes for television and multiplatform content, with a role to coordinate and maximise the BBC’s arts output across television, radio and online.

Jonny Benjamin

Producer

After studying acting, screenwriting and art history, Paul earned a degree in Visual Theory in the mid ‘90s.

Bell focuses his efforts on archive documentary filmmaking, and produced two of the most successful UK documentaries of recent years: Senna and Amy.

Alternate Realities Summit: VRfternoon, p.109

Mark Bell

Social & New Formats Editor / The Guardian Martin is Social & New Formats Editor for The Guardian in London. He helped set up UsVsTh3m and Ampp3d for the Daily Mirror, and has worked at Sony and the BBC.

Session:

Commissioning Editor, Factual / Channel 5

Sessions:

I Do it My Way: Directors Talk..., p.132.

Minority Report: Diversity in Documentary, p.130

Since joining Channel 5 last year, Ninder has commissioned popular factual and factual entertainment series and one offs. She also oversees The Wright Stuff, The Saturday Show and the news.

Before Channel 5, Ninder was Executive Producer at the BBC, overseeing documentaries and series for BBC1, BBC3, CBBC and BBC2.

Session:

Commissioning: Factual Entertainment, p.144

co-presented by

Speakers

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Bina48

Robot Personality

Celia Black

Bina48 is one of the world’s most advanced social robots, commissioned

by Dr Martine Rothblatt and created

by Hanson Robotics Inc. based on information about Bina Aspen. Bina48 was created using video interviews, transcripts, laser scanning, life mask technology, facial recognition, artificial intelligence, voice recognition and text to speech software.

Celia has studied singularity theory for almost 20 years. Working with inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil as Vice President of Business Development for Kurzweil Technologies, Celia has been instrumental in communicating Kurzweil’s Law of Accelerating Returns through New York Times bestselling books, awardwinning films, media appearances and international speaking engagements.

Alternate Realities Summit: Androids, Robots and Avatars Live, p.108

James Bluemel

Lili Blumers

James is an award-winning director.

Starting out as a video journalist, he has gone on to make a wide range of documentaries from high-profile documentary series including Skint (C4), The Romanians are Coming (C4) and Exodus (BBC2), to independent feature documentaries such as Tangled Up in Dylan and 66 Months.

Lili is a commissioning editor in ARTE France’s web department. She is in charge of interactive programmes (fiction, documentaries and games). She has worked for ARTE since 2005, where she was previously in charge of programming within the Programme Direction. Prior to ARTE, she led international development and programming for Multithématiques/ Canal+.

Alternate Realities Summit: VRfternoon, p.109

How to Document the World’s Biggest News Stories: Telling the Refugee Crisis, p.135

Neil Boorman

Stephania Bounajuti

Starting as a writer, Neil worked as a columnist for The Guardian and wrote comedy scripts for Channel 4. When the creative and strategic opportunities were too good to miss, he jumped to branded content via VCCP, founded a content division at Grey and is now doing the same at Mother.

Stefania is an independent TV director specialising in hard access, hostile environments and expedition films. As an ecology and human rights activist she chooses and develops projects based on their socio-political value.

With The Boy on the Bicycle (CBBC) up for numerous awards, Stephania is now working on a documentary feature film about the last guardians of the Amazon.

Content Director / Mother

Session:

Notes on Blindness: A Film and VR Autopsy, p.141

Producer / Drummer TV

Session:

Does it Matter Who Funds my Film?

Making Branded Documentaries, p.136

Richard Bowron

Head of Development / Love Productions

Paul Bradshaw

Richard joined Love as Head of Development in 2009. Previously at Shine, he was Head of Entertainment Development. Richard is an experienced programme maker, having worked at the BBC as a series producer and Head of Development, as well as for several production companies including RDF and Darlow Smithson.

As a series producer, Paul has made 10 series for the BBC, from history to science and natural history (wildlife).

In his recent productions Wonders of the Monsoon and Earth’s Greatest Spectacles his ambition was both to tell a great story and to bring home the wonder and fragile interconnectedness of our planet.

Session:

A Place at the Table: Why Documentaries for Kids Matter, p.144

Talks & Sessions

Session:

Alternate Realities

Commissioning Editor / ARTE France

Marketplace

Series Director / KEO Films

Session:

Films

Session:

Schedule

Founder / BRINK Institute

Session:

How to Pitch your Climate Change Idea, p.141

Session:

Documentary Film Production Goes Green, P.142

Parties & Social

Series Producer / BBC

151

Films

Schedule

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Speakers

B–C

Mike Brett

Co-founder & Producer / Archer’s Mark

Aaron Brookner

Mike co-founded award-winning production company Archer’s Mark.

His film Next Goal Wins won the Moët BIFA for Best Documentary, earning him recognition as a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit and Screen International Future Leader. Mike produced Notes on Blindness (p.141) and its VR sister project (p.120), which have their UK Premieres at Doc/Fest.

Aaron’s credits include: Uncle Howard (2016, p.73); The Silver Goat (2012), the first feature film created exclusively for iPad; and The Black Cowboys (2004), Audience Award-winner at Rochester International Film Festival.

He has also remastered his uncle Howard Brookner’s 1983 feature documentary on William S. Burroughs, Burroughs: The Movie (2014).

Director & Screenwriter / Pinball London

Session:

Notes on Blindness: A Film and VR Autopsy, p.141

Sabine Bubeck-Paaz

Alternate Realities Talks & Sessions Marketplace

Director of Documentaries and Factual Entertainment / Canal+

Session:

Between Activism and Extremism: Storytelling for Change, p.138

Parties & Social

Diego is a French filmmaker and the Host and Director of the National Geographic Channel series Don’t Tell My Mother. He is also the host of a television news show in France called Les Nouveaux Explorateurs, broadcast on Canal+. In 2014 he was appointed Director of Documentaries and Factual Entertainment at Canal+.

Tom Burton

Mandy Chang

Tom currently works as Interactive & Technology Lead for the BBC Digital Storytelling team. He is currently working on a BBC CGI VR experience.

He is the trustee and co-founder of Raucous theatrical collective, a godfather of the Almanac of the Future and has sat on technology research boards.

Mandy oversees a broad slate of TV arts programming and the ABC iview Arts Channel. She has overseen many coproductions with BBC Arts, Storyville and international broadcasters. Prior to ABC, she was an award-winning producer/ director of a range of documentaries for international broadcasters.

Interactive & Tech Lead / BBC Digital Storytelling

Session:

The French Connection: Working with France, p.134

Head of ABC TV Arts and ABC iview Arts Channel / ABC

Session:

Alternate Realities Summit: VRfternoon, p.110

Aris Chatzistefanou

Simon Chinn

Aris is a journalist, photographer and director. He has contributed articles and documentaries to The Guardian and has worked for the BBC World Service and several newspapers and radio stations in Greece and Cyprus.

He is the author of three books on current affairs.

Simon is an Academy Award-winning producer, responsible for some of the most successful recent documentaries, including Man on Wire, Searching for Sugar Man and The Green Prince, which opened Sundance 2014 and won the Audience Award. He recently launched Lightbox, a multiplatform media company focused on the small screen.

Director / Infowar Productions

152

BAFTA Masterclass: Working with Archive, p.127

Diego Buñuel

Commissioning Editor / ZDF/Arte Sabine is a commissioning editor at ZDF for various documentary slots on ARTE. Recently, she has been involved in The Act of Killing, The Look of Silence, Drone, netwars, Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah, and I Am Ingrid Bergman. Since 2015, Sabine has been Head of Studies of ESoDoc European Social Documentary.

Session:

Session:

Commissioning: Arts Documentaries, p.141

Producer / Red Box Films & Lightbox

Session:

Viva La Revolution: Video Activism and Citizen Journalism, p.128

Session:

How to Get Your Theatrical Doc Funded and Distributed, p.135

Speakers

C

Mak CK

Donna Clark

Session:

The Whicker’s World Foundation Pitch, p.142

Jo Clinton-Davis

Session:

Commissioning: Factual Entertainment, p.144

Toby Coffey

Session:

Commissioning: Singles, Specials and Series, p.136

Toby is Head of Digital Development for the National Theatre. His team is responsible for the creative and technical development of the digital interfaces between the NT and its audiences. He focusses on developing forms of digital engagement and interaction around the National Theatre and its repertoire of productions.

Arnaud Colinart

Alfie Cook

Arnaud is particularly interested in applying new technologies and interactive mechanisms in the conception of narrative works, whether documentary or fiction. He is a producer for Notes on Blindness: Into Darkness (p.120).

6-year-old Alfie took part in The Secret Life of 5 Year Olds in 2015.

He lives with his mum, dad and two-year-old sister Daisy. Alfie is very knowledgeable about the solar system and his favourite planet is Saturn.

Alfie has worn hearing aids since 2014 when it was discovered he is deaf.

This does not hold him back!

Session:

Alternate Realities Summit: VRfternoon, p.110

Protagonist / The Secret Life of 5 Year Old

Session:

Notes on Blindness: A Film and VR Autopsy, p.141

Kev Cook

Liz Cook

Kev is married to Zoë and dad to Alfie and Daisy. He was born in Somerset and brought up on a farm. Kev plays guitar and banjo with regular gigs across the South West. He holds a BA Honours in Creative Music Technology from Bath Spa University and has composed music for short films. He is a media lecturer at the local college.

Liz is a documentary film outreach lead at Kickstarter. She has worked with hundreds of filmmakers, helping them successfully raise funds and awareness around their projects. There has been over $100 million raised for documentary films on Kickstarter.

Dad / The Secret Life of 5 Year Olds

Session:

How to Put Kids on TV: A Channel 4 Masterclass, p.139

Marketplace

Producer / AGAT Films & Cie/EX NIHILO

Alternate Realities

Head of Digital Development / National Theatre

Talks & Sessions

Controller of Popular Factual / ITV As Controller of Factual at ITV, Jo’s commissions include: BAFTA awardwinning Long Lost Family; Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs; Inside Death Row/ The Mafia with Trevor McDonald; HMP Aylesbury; Our Queen; 56 Up; Billy Connolly’s Route 66; Joanna Lumley’s Nile; and the arts strand Perspectives.

Credits include the BBC3 series Fat Men Can’t Hunt and My Childhood, Drinking with the Girls (BBC3), Night Cops (Sky One), The WI Ladies Guide to Brothels (Channel 4) and Don’t Tell The Bride (BBC3). While Director of Factual at Lion, credits include 15 Kids and Counting (Channel 4).

Documentary Film Outreach Lead / Kickstarter

Session:

How to Put Kids on TV: A Channel 4 Masterclass, p.139

Session:

The Guardian Documentaries Pitch, p.139

Parties & Social

Mak is the panelist with the most recent experience of being on the other side of the pitching fence. His second documentary Little People Big Dreams, set in a dubious Chinese theme park, showed at Doc/Fest last year to great acclaim.

Head of Commissioning Features and Formats / BBC

Films

Documentary Maker

Schedule

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Emma Cooper

Inti Cordera

Films

Schedule

Business Development Manager / Rocket Emma has been working on creative, vivid interactive experiences for over 15 years. Her career highlights so far happen to coincide with two BAFTAnominated projects she’s worked on.

Emma is passionate about playfulness in digital spaces, skilled in finding a balance between client needs and the time, ability and attention span of the user.

Executive Director / International Documentary Film Festival of Mexico City

Sessions:

What’s a TV Channel Granddad?..., p.129 Tardis Docs:..., p.137 Doc/Fest Exchange, p.147

Trevor Cox

Alternate Realities Talks & Sessions Marketplace

Session:

Alternate Realities Summit: VRfternoon, p.109

Parties & Social

James has worked in operational roles in post-production for over 10 years and recently joined Halo as Head of Operations. Specialising in end-to-end bespoke workflows from pre-production through to delivery, James has a strong focus on training and education in order to meet the ever changing requirements of the industry.

Sessions:

The Post Production Facility: An Evolving Model, p.131

Neil Crombie

Deputy Director, Creative / Save the Children

Creative Director / Swan Films

Session:

Good Intentions Vs Good Viewing: What Happens When Doc-Makers Join Non Profits, p.136

Neil recently directed the BAFTA, RTS and Grierson-winning series Grayson Perry: Who Are You?, for which he was also nominated for Best Factual Director at the BAFTA Craft Awards. It was the follow-up to his previous series with Grayson, the BAFTA and Griersonwinning All in the Best Possible Taste.

Nick Crossland

Julia Dahar

With a background in interactive design and development, Nick has been creating things for the web since 1997. He manages web and mobile projects for clients of all sizes across sectors including TV multiplatform, culture and heritage and industry. Recent digital work include the BAFTA-winning Live From Space website; Embarrassing Bodies My MindChecker; and Richard III: The Reburial.

Julia is an award-winning director from Differ Media, dedicated to telling stories on human rights, sustainable development issues and challenge stereotypes. Her films have been used by more than 30 NGOs and screened at the UN Climate conference.

Currently Julia is working on the feature documentary Before the Flood.

Creative Director / Rocket

154

Co-production Possibilities and Festival Culture in Latin America, p.143

Head of Operations / Halo

Jess Crombie

Jess is Deputy Director of Creative at Save the Children, leading a creative team that shoots, crafts and creates powerful, effective and award-winning communications materials. Previously, Jess has led content creation at WaterAid, headed up the creative unit at Magnum Photos and spent almost 10 years in advertising as a shoot producer.

Session:

James Cregeen

Professor of Acoustic Engineering / University of Salford Trevor is Professor of Acoustic Engineering at the University of Salford and also a science presenter and author. His current major research projects include investigating future technologies for spatial audio in the home, as well as the developing of algorithms to allow big audio data to be interpreted by computers.

Inti is a documentary producer/director from Mexico City. He began his directorial career in 1992 with the documentary Neruda in Isla Negra. He later created La Maroma, a media company focusing on the development of documentary projects. In 2006, he founded the International Documentary Film Festival of Mexico City (DocsDF).

Session:

Channel 4 First Cut Pitch, p.137

Director & Producer / Differ Media

Sessions:

What’s a TV Channel Granddad?..., p.129 Tardis Docs:..., P.137

Session:

Between Activism and Extremism – Storytelling for Change, p.138

Speakers

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Rita Daniels

Nico Daswani

Executive Producer / Channel 4

Channel 4 First Cut Pitch, p.137

Martin Davidson

Guy Davies

Martin is Commissioning Editor, History and Business at the BBC. Before that, he was an award-winning director, producer and executive producer. He is the author of six books and has worked in academia, publishing and advertising before starting his broadcasting career in 1988 with the BBC.

Guy is currently Commissioning Editor of Factual at Channel 5, commissioning factual programming across the Channel. Among the awards he has received have been the BAFTA for Best Factual Series and The Grierson Award for The Trust (Channel 4, 2003). At Channel 5, he has commissioned a wide range of factual programming.

Commissioning Editor, History & Business / BBC

Alternate Realities Summit: VRfternoon, p.109

Director / Calibrate Films

Simone Dembitzer

Before founding Calibrate Films, Zoe was an award-winning editor of documentaries, commercials and branded content. Highlights include being involved in the 2006 launch of the Al Jazeera English channel in Qatar, winning First Place at the National Headliner Awards for Secrets in the Ice, and being invited to join BAFTA Crew.

Since graduating last year, Simone has interned for a number of international production companies including Fox Searchlight and MTV. In 2014 she coproduced her first short documentary Saam in Limpopo, South Africa. She is currently on the Youth Jury at Sheffield Doc/Fest and is working on her second film to be completed next year.

Sessions:

Commissioning: Singles..., p.136 Why You Should Be Working with Channel 5, p.140

Youth Jury

Session:

New Genderation: Has Factual Kept up with the Revolution in Gender and Sexuality?, p.139

Jemma Desai

Session:

What’s a TV Channel Granddad?

How We’ll Be Watching Docs in the Future, p.129

Shaun Dey

Film Programme Manager / British Council

Talks & Sessions

Commissioning: Specialist Factual, p.138

Marketplace

Session:

Alternate Realities

Commissioning Editor, Factual / Channel 5

Zoe Davis

Jemma is Film Programme Manager at the British Council, leading on Shorts and Global Exhibition and is a freelance programmer for BFI London Film Festival.

Most recently she was Film Programmer at the Independent Cinema Office (ICO), providing advice to independent cinemas on their film programme and contributing to distribution and training activity.

Session:

Films

Session:

Nico heads the arts and culture programming and initiatives of the World Economic Forum. He connects artists with Decision Makers to challenge assumptions, bring new perspectives and build bridges on global issues. Nico has coordinated, directed and produced festivals, tours and residencies, encouraging collaborations across cultures.

Video Activist / Reel News

Session:

Alternate Realities Summit: VRfternoon, p.109

Shaun is a founding member of the video-activist collective Reel News.

Formerly a shop steward for UNISON in local government from the late eighties to the mid-nineties, he became a video-activist in the anti-capitalist movement in the early 2000s, working with Indymedia amongst others before starting Reel News in 2006.

Sessions:

Viva la Revolution: Video Activism and Citizen Journalism, p.128

Parties & Social

Rita is an executive producer in Channel 4’s Documentaries Department. She is across a variety of returning series including 24 Hours in A&E, One Born Every Minute and First Dates, as well as the first time director’s strand, First Cut.

Programme Lead, Arts & Culture / World Economic Forum

Schedule

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Tony Dillamore

Stacey Dooley

Tony is Development Executive at Boundless, overseeing the Factual Entertainment and Specialist Factual slate. His primary focus is developing returnable factual formats with the development team. Tony’s production roles include Series Director on Channel 4’s Mr Drew’s School for Boys and Producer/Director on shows such as The Apprentice and Channel 5’s The Bachelor.

Stacey Dooley is one of Britain’s most loved documentary presenters. Her investigative journalism for BBC3 has taken her around the world, covering topics from sex trafficking and the global war on drugs to the fate of child refugees. Stacey was shortlisted for the Grierson Award for Best Presenter.

Films

Schedule

Development Executive / Boundless

Presenter / BBC 3

Session:

How to Pitch Your Climate Change Idea, p.141

Christiane Dopp

John Dower

Christiane has worked for Film Commission Hamburg since 2001.

Previously, she was a unit and production manager for TV and cinema. In 2011 she became Managing Director of Green Shooting Card, providing consulting, workshops and co-operations with regional partners. Christiane is invested in making the film industry green.

John’s career began in the late ‘90s with a series of low-budget, cult documentaries for Channel 4 before directing his first feature Live Forever.

He is also known for the Griersonwinning Thriller in Manila and Bradley Wiggins – A Year in Yellow. His most recent, My Scientology Movie (p.62) was released at London Film Festival 2015.

Marketplace

Talks & Sessions

Alternate Realities

Film Commissioner / Film Commission Hamburg/Schleswig Holstein

Session:

Documentary Film Production Goes Green, p.142

Executive Producer / Drummer TV

David Dufresne

Rachel is an executive producer who runs Bristol-based indie Drummer TV with Tamsin Summers. She makes factual and children’s programmes for the major UK broadcasters.

CBBC shows include three My Life documentaries (Born Lucky, RTS award-winner, Boy on the Bicycle, award-nominated) and two series of Ice Stars (RTS award-winner).

David is an award-winning independent writer and filmmaker. He has joined MIT as a fellow at the Open DocLab in Comparative Media Studies/Writing.

His projects include DADA-DATA (2016, SSR-SRG/Arte), Fort McMoney (2013, ONF/Arte and Toxa) and Prison Valley (2010, Upian/Arte) which won the World Press Photo Multimedia Contest for non-linear in 2011.

Parties & Social

Session:

What Makes a Feature Doc? Directors Discuss, p.139

Writer & Filmmaker

Session:

A Place at the Table: Why Documentaries for Kids Matter, p.144

Bruce Duncan

Ian Duncan

Managing Director / Terasem Movement Foundation

156

Surviving Danger Zone Docs, p.128

Director

Rachel Drummond-Hay

Alongside Terasem Movement Foundation, Bruce is Project Leader and Principle Investigator for the LifeNaut Project, created by Dr Martine Rothblatt, inventor of SIRIUS Satellite Radio, author and Biotech CEO. He is responsible for the development of Bina48, the world’s first advanced humanoid robot based on a real person.

Session:

Director / Windfall Films

Session:

Alternate Realities Summit: Androids, Robots and Avatars Live, p.108

Ian is widely recognised as being one of the most visually gifted, original and imaginative film directors of his generation. He has devised striking and highly evocative ways of bringing the past to life in science and historical documentaries. Many of his films are considered classics of the genre.

Session:

I Do It My Way: Directors Talk About Their Work, p.132

Speakers

E–F

Dan Edge

Tom Edwards

A multi-award-winning filmmaker, Dan has produced and directed documentaries in more than 20 countries, from the Japanese nuclear disaster to the rise of the Pakistani Taliban. He recently travelled to West Africa to make Outbreak, an in-depth look at the Ebola virus, which was accompanied by a pioneering VR project.

Tom is a commissioning executive producer for BBC1 and 2 Factual Features and Formats. His development and production slate ranges from primetime staples such as BBC1’s BAFTA-nominated DIY SOS: The Big Build, new formats like BBC2’s Alex Polizzi: The Fixer, and cookery talent including Nigel Slater and Rachel Khoo.

Commissioning Editor, Factual Features and Formats / BBC

Session:

Alternate Realities Summit: VRfternoon, p.109

Robert Elliott

Charlotte Engel

Robert climbed the TV production ladder at some of the world’s largest super-indies researching, developing, producing and directing content. Founding Breakthrough in 2008 as a drama and documentaries production company, it has since expanded into communications, delivering content-led, research-driven campaigns to some of the world’s largest and most powerful organisations.

Based in Toronto, Engel has worked for over 25 years in film and television. She was a production executive for CHUM, CTV & Bell for 10 years. After departing Bell, Charlotte set up Rock Yenta Productions. In April 2015, she joined CBC to look after the documentary strand Firsthand.

The IBT Climate Change Pitch, p.143

Good Intentions Vs. Good Viewing: What Happens When Doc-Makers Join Non-Profits, p.136

William Fairman

Elisabetta Fabrizi

William is a showrunner and director at VICE. He has produced and directed some of their most acclaimed documentaries and previously oversaw all of their UK online video content, leading the multi-award winning Rule Britannia strand.

Elisabetta is a contemporary art curator based in London and Newcastle. She has extensive experience of curating moving image exhibitions including as Head of Exhibitions at the British Film Institute and as Curator at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art. Currently she is Curator of Artist Film at the Tyneside Cinema.

Showrunner & Director / VICE

Session:

The University of Sheffield Presents: How to Pitch Your Academic Idea, p.145

Curator / Tyneside Cinema

Session:

The VICE Rule Britannia Pitch, p.133

Pegah Farahmand

John Farrar

Pegah works at Channel 4 as Editor of its short form arts strand, Random Acts. Previously, she worked for VICE Media where she spent 10 years producing and directing documentaries with talent such as Spike Jonze, Jonathan Glazer and Sally Potter, as well overseeing the content from VICE’s many brand partnerships.

John’s recent successes include: My Selfie Life, Find My First Love, The 12 Year Old Lifer and Grierson-nominated Inside The Gangsters’ Code. Prior to NERD, John was an accomplished director and development head at many leading indies including Talkback Thames, Tiger Aspect and Raw Television, where he developed the multi-award-winning documentary The Imposter.

Arts Commissioning for Gallery and Online Spaces, p.126

Creative Director & Co-Founder / NERD TV

Session:

Arts Commissioning for Gallery and Online Spaces, p.126

Session:

Beyond YouTube: What can the ‘Other’ Digital Platforms Offer Filmmakers, p.130

Parties & Social

Editor / Channel 4

Session:

Talks & Sessions

Session:

Alternate Realities

Managing Director / Rock Yenta Productions

Marketplace

Director

Session:

Films

Documentary Filmmaker and Commissioning Editor / PBS Frontline

Schedule

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Carl Fechner

Claire Finn

For 27 years Carl’s company has been promoting examples of sustainable living and has won numerous international awards for its documentary films, PR campaigns and crossmedia projects – among them his first cinema documentary The 4th Revolution – Energy Autonomy (2010), which was followed in March 2016 by Power to Change – The Energy Rebellion.

Claire joined Firecracker after 15 years working in some of the world’s top creative advertising agencies. One of her most exciting projects the is first of its kind Nike TV reality/observational documentary show, Nike Rise.

Films

Schedule

Producer & Director / fechnerMEDIA

Head of Content / Firecracker Films

Session:

Documentary Film Production Goes Green, p.142

Fox Fisher

Freddie Flintoff

After coming out on C4’s My Transsexual Summer, Fox set up My Genderation, documenting the lives of gender variant people. Now with 50+ shorts, they broadcast on the BBC and My Trans Story on C4. Fox co-founded Trans Pride Brighton, and is an author, script advisor and director of Lucky Tooth Films.

Freddie Flintoff is a presenter, broadcaster and cricketing legend.

Freddie and co-presenter Robert Penn were reunited in 2014, taking to the highways of Great Britain for a new series, Flintoff: Lord of the Fries airing on Sky 1 in February 2015. The show followed the boys serving up fish and chips to the general public in their ecofriendly chip van.

Parties & Social

Marketplace

Talks & Sessions

Alternate Realities

Director / Lucky Tooth Film

158

Does it Matter Who Funds My Film?

Making Branded Documentaries, p.136

Presenter & Cricketer

Session:

New Genderation: has Factual Kept up with the Revolution in Gender and Sexuality?, p.139

Lizzie Francke

Session:

Freddie Flintoff & Robert Penn Talk Chips & Docs, p.140

Nick Fraser

Senior Production and Development Executive / BFI Film Fund Lizzie is a senior production and development executive at the BFI’s Film Fund. She was formerly a development producer for the UK Film Council’s First Feature Programme. She started her career as a film critic in the early 1990s and in 1997 was appointed Artistic Director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Session:

Editor / BBC Storyville

Session:

Notes on Blindness: A Film and VR Autopsy, p.141

Nick has been Editor of Storyville since it started in 1997. After graduating from Oxford he worked as a reporter, television producer and editor. Storyville films have won more than 200 awards, including four Oscars, a Sundance Grand Jury Prize and several Griersons, Emmys and Peabodys.

Ben Frow

Director of Programmes / Channel 5

Dr Freddie Gaffney

Ben has responsibility across all content for the UK’s third largest commercial TV channel and channels 5STAR, Spike and 5USA. Since joining in 2013, the Channel 5 portfolio has been the only PSB family to grow share and has increased its young and upmarket audience share more than any other terrestrial family.

Freddie has published extensively on screenwriting and film and British cinema, and has been a contributor to the BFI’s landmark website ScreenOnline. He is currently commencing the research stage for a biography of the “father of documentary”, John Grierson.

Session:

In Conversation with HBO’s Sheila Nevins, p.143

Subject Leader, Digital Film Production / Ravensbourne

Session:

Why You Should Be Working with Channel 5, p.140

Session:

Is Documentary Relevant in a World with Information at your Fingertips, p.129

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Will Garbutt

Jane Gauntlett

With nearly 20 years’ experience in post facilities, Will is currently the Managing Director at Halo Post Production. Halo has been awarded several prestigious awards for its creative work, including the Broadcast Awards Best Post Facility 2016, it’s second in three years.

Jane is an artist, producer and founder of the In My Shoes Project (p.119); an internationally recognised empathy project. In My Shoes is an ever expanding library of interactive experiences which use story, theatre, audio-visual technology, virtual reality and first person documentary to recreate real-life experiences.

Session:

The Post Production Facility: An Evolving Model, p.131

Adam Gee

Maya Goded

As one of the most experienced commissioners in UK broadcasting of multiplatform TV, Adam has won over 80 awards, including four BAFTAs. He served on BAFTA’s Television and Interactive Entertainment committees and is a voting member of the European Film Academy.

Through her photographs and debut film Plaza de la Soledad (p.71), Maya explores the subjects of female sexuality, prostitution and gender violence in a society in which the role of women is narrowly defined. Maya has published several books and coauthored others, including Plaza de la Soledad, Good Girls and Tierra Negra.

Alternate Realities Summit: VRfternoon, p.110

Commissioning: Shorts for all Platforms, p.142

Max Gogarty

Roger Graef OBE

Max is Content Editor at BBC3, the first linear broadcaster in the world to make the move to a digital-first content proposition. He runs the new in house content team and short form programming. Max is also a filmmaker, having made the critically-acclaimed Chemsex at VICE last year.

Roger is one of the world’s leading documentary makers, renowned for his pioneering work focusing on criminality and social issues and empowering emerging talent. He is the only documentary maker to be given a BAFTA Lifetime Achievement Fellowship.

Editor / BBC 3

Session:

Writing with Light: The Art of Cinematography, p.127

Documentary Maker / Zinc Media

Session:

Commissioning: Shorts for all Platforms, p.142

Neil Grant

Managing director / Films of Record

Johannes Grenzfurthner

An award-winning executive producer, Neil’s been in TV since 1989. Credits include: Your Child in Their Hands; The Murder Detectives; Brett: A Life with No Arms; Three Days that Shook Paris; Don’t Cap My Benefits; Greggs: More than Meats the Pie; Fish Town; Hotel (Adelphi); Fighting the War; The Oklahoma Bomber; and The Boys That Killed Stephen Lawrence.

Johannes is an award-winning artist, filmmaker, writer and researcher. He is the Founder and Artistic Director of art and theory group monochrom.

He directed the sci-fi comedy Die Gstettensaga: The Rise of Echsenfriedl and the documentary Traceroute.

Among other projects, he is head of Ars Elektronika in San Francisco and Roboexotica in Vienna.

Sessions:

The Whicker’s World Foundation Pitch, p.142 How to Document the World’s Biggest News..., p.135

Talks & Sessions

Session:

Alternate Realities

Director & Photographer

Marketplace

Commissioning Editor, Multiplatform & Online Video (Factual) / Channel 4

Session:

Schedule

Artist & Producer

Films

Managing Director / Halo

Session:

Docs on Cops, p.138

Session:

Context Hacking: A Performance Lecture by Johannes Grenzfurthner, p.135

Parties & Social

Artist & Filmmaker / monochrom

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Jel Groman

Yoav Gross

Jel is Co-founder and Executive Creative Director at Firecracker Films and has led the company’s Branded Entertainment output since day one.

Jel has built relationships with leading global agencies and has led Firecracker to become a company at the forefront of the content revolution.

Yoav is a documentary filmmaker and human rights activist. He has directed various unique media projects aimed to document and expose human rights violations, among them the awardwinning B’Tselem Camera Project. His documentary work has been screened at film festivals worldwide including Berlinale, Hot Docs, IDFA and more.

Executive Creative Director / Firecracker Films

Documentary Filmmaker and Human Rights Activist / B’Tselem

Session:

Does it Matter Who Funds My Film?

Making Branded Documentaries, p.136

Annabel Grundy

Alternate Realities Talks & Sessions Marketplace

Session:

Archives & Copyright: A Beginner’s Guide, p.133

Director & Producer / True Vision Aire

Lindsey Hanlon

Anna is a multi-award-winning filmmaker and has directed numerous documentaries for national television.

She has worked for C4, BBC1, 2 and 3 and ITV1. Her most recent ‘Cop’ credits include: Behind Closed Doors (BBC1, 2016); Forced Marriage Cops (C4, 2015); and The Hunt for Britain’s Sex Gangs (C4, 2013).

Lindsey has led on a number of pioneering artists’ projects commissioned by BBC Scotland Arts including: Art Screen, an arts documentary film festival; Artists and Archive, an artist residency and commission based in the BBC archives; and last year launched the first ever BBC Scotland Poet in Residence.

Parties & Social

Session:

Alternate Realities Summit: Androids, Robots and Avatars Live, p.108

Project Lead / BBC Scotland Arts

Session:

Docs on Cops, p.138

Oli Harbottle

Session:

Innovation in Archive, p.128

Emma Hardie

Head of Distribution / Dogwoof

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Born in Lodz, Poland in 1932, Pinchas was seven when his family was forced to flee their home and relocate to Warsaw. In the years that followed, he managed to survive in six different concentration camps. He now travels frequently giving lectures about his incredible life story.

Anna Hall

Oli has been at Dogwoof since 2006 and was part of the original team who made the decision to specialise in documentaries. As Head of Distribution, he is responsible for acquisitions and overseeing all film releases.

Between Activism and Extremism: Storytelling for Change, p.138

Pinchas Gutter

Producer & Programmer

A seasoned film festival producer, programmer, production manager in both Australia and the UK, Annabel delivers industry engagement programmes across the UK creative economy and was recently appointed producer of the Edinburgh Digital Entertainment Festival, an inaugural celebration of digital technology and live arts taking place in Edinburgh in August 2016.

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Senior Strategy Consultant / Monitor Deloitte

Session:

How to get Your Theatrical Doc Funded and Distributed, p.135

Emma is a Senior Strategy Consultant at Monitor Deloitte, working with international broadcasters, pay-TV providers and distributors, to define and develop their content and commercial strategies. Prior to this, Emma worked across development, production and postproduction on major film and TV titles with some of the UK’s leading indies.

Session:

Into the Land of VOD: How I Tried to Contact Netflix, p.140

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Hugh Harris

Simon Hattenstone

Our BBC, Our Channel 4: A Future for Public Service Television?, p.145

Helen Hawken

John Hay

Helen is Vice President of Production and Development, Factual, for Discovery Networks International (DNI), a division of Discovery Communications, the premier pay-TV programmer in the world. Hawken develops and commissions both natural history and factual productions for Discovery Networks.

John’s arts slate includes Our Gay Wedding: The Musical, Grayson Perry: Who Are You?, The Vote and the recently expanded Random Acts short film strand, but he also commissions more broadly across Specialist Factual with projects including Channel 4’s coverage of Richard III’s discovery and reburial, Walking the Nile, and D-Day: As It Happens.

Ronnie O’Sullivan in Conversation, p.140

IBT Climate Change Pitch, p.143

Tom Heap

Rural Affairs Correspondent / BBC

Theresa Heath

Tom presents the investigations on Countryfile – Britain’s most popular factual TV programme. He is also the principal voice of Costing the Earth on BBC Radio 4. He was the presenter of the long running BBC1 daytime series Animal 24:7 which remains popular with regular repeats.

Theresa is a PhD candidate at King’s College, London, researching queer and women’s cinema and film festivals. She is producer and founder of the Wotever DIY Film Festival, which has been running since 2012 and showcases no- and low-budget film from the LGBTQIA community.

Sessions:

Commissioning: Arts Documentaries, p.141 Commissioning: Shorts for All Platforms, p.142

PhD Candidate / Kings College, London

Sessions:

How to Pitch your Climate Change Idea, p.141 The IBT Climate Change Pitch, p.143

Chris Hegedus Filmmaker

Birgit Heidsiek

Chris has directed, shot, and edited films for four decades. In 2002 she was awarded the prestigious DGA Award for Startup.com. With D.A. Pennebaker she directed the 1992 Oscar-nominated The War Room, Emmy Award-winning Elaine Stritch at Liberty, Town Bloody Hall, Moon Over Broadway, Depeche Mode, Kings of Pastry, and Unlocking the Cage (p.56).

Birgit, a graduate in political science and journalism, has 25 years of experience covering the film and media industry for national and international media.

She is the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Green Film Shooting, an independent magazine for sustainable film and media production that presents new approaches to green production methods.

Session:

New Genderation: Documentary and Revolution in Gender and Sexuality, p.139

Talks & Sessions

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Alternate Realities

Commissioning Editor, Arts / Channel 4

Marketplace

Vice President of Production and Development, Factual / Discovery

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Schedule

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Simon is a journalist with The Guardian.

He has interviewed numerous stars from Banksy to Pele, Stevie Wonder, Dolly Parton, Serena Williams and Henry Kissinger. His story last year about the death of young Conservative activist Elliott Johnson led to the resignation of cabinet minister Grant Shapps.

Publisher & Editor-in-Chief / Green Film Shooting

Session:

D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus in Conversation with Francine Stock, p.131

Session:

Documentary Film Production Goes Green, p.142

Parties & Social

Hugh previously worked for the HM Treasury, the No 10 Policy Unit, the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit, NM Rothschild & Sons, the Confederation of British Industry and the Economist. He earned an MPA at Harvard as a Kennedy Scholar and a BA Hons in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Magdalen College, Oxford.

Journalist / The Guardian

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Director of Media, International, Gambling & Creative Industries / Department for Culture, Media & Sport

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Mark Herbert

Anna Higgs

Mark is joint CEO of Sheffield-based Warp Films. Now in its 11th year, Warp is known for its multi-award-winning films and television and is hailed as one of the UK’s most critically acclaimed independent film production companies.

In 2016 Anna was appointed Creative Director of NOWNESS, the innovative online platform programming across art, design, fashion, beauty, music, food and travel. Prior to this, Anna was Head of Film4.0, the ground-breaking innovation banner for Film4.

Films

Schedule

Producer & CEO / Warp Films

Creative Director / NOWNESS

Session:

Doc/Fest Exchange on Tudor Square p.147

John Hoffman

Tracie Holder

Through Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and Science Channel, John oversees all development activities for documentaries and specials, produces original documentary programming from development through production, commissions and acquires films and specials and is responsible for developing cross-platform programming.

An award-winning filmmaker, fundraiser and engagement specialist, Tracie has raised nearly $2 million from numerous funding bodies and is considered an expert in funding proposals. She is a consultant to many prestigious organisations including Women Make Movies, Active Voice, EDN, Scottish Documentary Institute and the Made in NY Media Center.

Marketplace

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Alternate Realities

Executive Vice President, Documentaries and Specials / Discovery Channel

Session:

How to Get Your Theatrical Doc Funded and Distributed, p.135

Parties & Social

Roadmap to Film Funding Success: Unlocking the Mysteries of Grant Proposals, p.141

Development Producer & Writer / Gilded Lily

Session:

Commissioning: Singles, Specials and Series, p.136

Daisy-May Hudson

Karen writes the blog reasonably adjustedtv.com. She has been a Creative Diversity Network senior mentee, and is a graduate of Doc/Fest’s Fast Track to Features scheme. Her credits include The Leopard Son (Discovery), Water, the Drop of Life (UNESCO) and Dallas DNA (Investigation Discovery). Karen has the disabling condition ME.

Anita Hugi

Producer & Director / VICE

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Karen Hoy

Head of Documentaries / BBC

Daisy filmed her family’s experiences of living in a homeless hostel throughout 2013 and successfully raised £10,000 on Indiegogo, which she used to turn 250 hours of raw footage into the feature length documentary Half Way. She has written for publications including The Times, Independent, The Debrief and VICE, and is currently writing a feature length screenplay.

Commissioning: Shorts for all Platforms, p.142 Doc/Fest Exchange on Tudor Square, p.147

Filmmaker

Patrick Holland

Patrick leads one of the biggest commissioning teams at the BBC, overseeing a huge range of output, from Bake Off to observational series The Detectives (BBC2) and The Met (BBC1).

The documentaries team commissions across all four BBC channels, from Storyville (BBC4) to the BAFTA awardwinning Life and Death Row (BBC3).

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Producer & Author / Swiss Radio and Television Channel SRF

Session:

Breaking In: A Guide for Film Industry Entrants, p.126

Anita is a producer and author at the Swiss radio and television channel SRF, heading a weekly programme of arts and culture documentaries. Since 2016, she mainly works as an independent author and co-signs the interactive project DADA-DATA.

Session:

A Reasonably Adjusted Debate: Disability On and Off Screen, p.131

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Christian Humborg

Amanda Huntley

Session:

Evidence Based Storytelling, p.137

Huntley Film Archives bills itself as a social history archive, films of the lives of ordinary people around the world, doing ordinary things: working, at leisure and with the family. Amanda brings her historian’s mind to the subject, working with film as a historic primary source.

The archive offer a full commercial service to all media producers.

Philip Ilson

Marie James

Philip co-founded London Short Film Festival in 2004. He is also the short film programmer for the BFI London Film Festival, and has worked as a freelance programmer, including at the East End Film Festival (London), Cork Film Festival (Ireland), Latitude music festival, and at Curzon Soho Cinema.

With a background in broadcast television production and extensive digital content experience, Marie focusses on using digital tools to directly engage audiences. Focusing largely on factual programming (history, science and current affairs), Marie commissions online experiences designed to enhance audience understanding of programme topics.

The Guardian Documentaries Pitch, p.139

Session:

Beyond YouTube: What Can the ‘Other’ Digital Platforms Offer Filmmakers, p.130

Rachel Job

Senior Producer & Director / Vice

Director of Programming, History & H2 / A+E Networks UK

Session:

The VICE Rule Britannia, p.133

Rachel is Director of Programming, History & H2, for A+E Networks UK and is responsible for acquired and commissioned content for both channels across the UK, Scandinavia, Benelux, Central and Eastern Europe, SubSaharan Africa and the Middle East.

Kirsten Johnson Filmmaker

Dan Jones

Kirsten’s Cameraperson (p.33) premiered at Sundance in 2016. Her work as a cinematographer appears in Oscar-winning Citizen Four, Academy Award-nominated The Invisible War, Tribeca Best Documentary Featurewinner Pray the Devil Back to Hell, Fahrenheit 9/11, Academy Awardnominated Asylum, This Film is Not Yet Rated and Derrida.

Dan has produced more than 100 hours of original YouTube content, generating more than 100 million views, alongside being an executive producer on shows ranging from BBC3’s Rise of the Superstar Vloggers to Channel 4’s interactive format Embarrassing Bodies.

Productions overseen by Dan have generated four BAFTAs, two Emmys and seven RTS awards.

Sessions:

Commissioning: Specialist Factual, p.138 The University of Sheffield Presents:, p.145

Talks & Sessions

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Alternate Realities

Producer / Channel 4

Rhys James

Rhys is a supervising producer and director at VICE UK. Starting his career as a journalist and photographer, Rhys moved into documentary and film in 2009, working on VICE’s fledgling online channel VBS.TV, which later became the flagship VICE.com website.

Archives & Copyright: A Beginners Guide p.133

Marketplace

Artistic Director / London Short Film Festival

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Director of Content / Little Dot Studio

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Female Trailblazers: New Ways of Working in Media, p.138 Writing With Light..., p.127

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Vlogs Vs Docs: Tale of Our Time, p.127

Parties & Social

Christian is Executive Director of the non-profit investigative newsroom Correctiv.org. He is a member of the advisory boards of the Whistleblower Network and the anti-corruption organisation Transparency International Germany.

Archive Film Consultant / Huntley Film Archive

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Executive Director / Correct!v

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Christoph Jörg

KG Tha Comedian

Christoph has been producing and commissioning documentaries for over 20 years. He worked as Commissioning Editor for ZDF in Germany and ARTE France in Paris. He founded Pumpernickel Films in 2009.

KG Tha Comedian is an experienced entertainer, presenter and TV personality. He’s an infectious viral YouTuber, a Channel 4 short’s maker, a BBC Radio 1Xtra comedy club stand-up comedian, a canine mind reader, a roller skating rapper who killed Harry Potter and a science journalist? He is diversity on crack.

Parties & Social

Marketplace

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Producer / Pumpernickel Films

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Comedian & Filmmaker

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Nino Kirtadze: The Fine Line Between Fact..., p.136 The French Connection: ..., p.134

Margy Kinmonth

Producer & Director / Foxtrot Films

Nino Kirtadze

A BAFTA and RTS Award-winning producer/director, Margy’s most recent credits include the cinema documentaries Hermitage Revealed, Royal Paintbox and War Art with Eddie Redmayne. Her new cinema documentary Revolution, about the artists of the 1917 Russian revolution will be in cinemas worldwide in Autumn 2016.

An Academy Award-winning director, Nino was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. Her films deal with controversial subjects, placing the accent on the underlying human drama. Her films have won international acclaim and numerous prestigious prizes at festivals worldwide.

She also works with different national and international organisations as a consultant, jury, lecturer and tutor.

Minority Report: Diversity in Documentary, p.130

Director

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Succeed to Screen: Getting Indie Docs to the Audience, p.132

Valerie Kleeman

Session:

Nino Kirtadze: The Fine Line Between Fact and Fiction, p.136

Ingrid Kopp

Founder / Whicker’s World Foundation Valerie was Alan Whicker’s partner in life and work for over 40 years. Valerie was always in Whicker’s World, they travelled everywhere together. She was his photographer and sounding board and got the clearest idea of the maverick mind beneath his gentlemanly disguise.

Session:

Senior Consultant, Interactive / Tribeca Film Institute

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The Whicker’s World Foundation Pitch, p.142

Ingrid is a Senior Consultant in the Interactive Department at the Tribeca Film Institute. She also curates Storyscapes at the Tribeca Film Festival.

She is based in Cape Town where she is working on a virtual reality project for African creators and audiences.

Dan Korn

Creative Director / STV Productions

Philippa Kowarsky

Dan joined STV last August from Discovery, where, for ten years, he was Head of Programming and Production for UK and Western Europe. Since joining STV, he has been running a major AFP factual entertainment series for Channel 5, developing a number of projects with Group M Entertainment and pitching a number of factual projects to US Networks.

In 1997 Philippa established Cinephil, an international sales and consultancy firm with a well-established reputation for securing distribution deals and financing for documentaries from around the world on behalf of film producers and directors.

With a reputation for selling unique, award-winning films, Cinephil also acts as a strategic advisor, co-producer and executive producer.

Sessions:

Commissioning: Shorts..., p.142 Notes on Blindness: A Film and VR Autopsy, p.141

Managing Director / Cinephil

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The University of Sheffield Presents: How to Pitch Your Academic Idea, p.145

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Notes on Blindness: A Film and VR Autopsy, p.141

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German Kral

Ulrike Kubatta

German was born in 1968 in Buenos Aires and moved to Germany in 1991 to study film at the Munich Film School.

His documentary features include Images of the Absence (1999), Bernd Eichinger — When Life Becomes Film (2000), That’s Life (2002), Música Cubana (2004) and The Last Applause (2009). Our Last Tango (p.60, 2015) is his latest film.

Ulrike is a London-based awardwinning producer/director and is currently in advanced pre-production of her second feature documentary Every Boy Wants a Toy Gun. The film is coproduced by Andre Singer (Spring Films) and Joram Ten Brink (DocWest), whose most recent credits include The Act of Killing and Night Will Fall.

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I Do It My Way: Directors Talk About Their Work, p.132

Olly Lambert Producer & Director

Jago Lee

Olly has made over 30 films for Channel 4 and the BBC, most recently Abused: The Untold Story about the events and aftermath of the Savile revelations. Other credits include Mum and Dad are Splitting Up and Syria: Across The Lines, which won 10 awards including a BAFTA and an Emmy.

Jago is an award-winning executive producer of factual series and formats and the Managing Director of NERD TV, which he co-founded in 2010 and is now part of global super-indie group Red Arrow. Has has also held senior creative roles at several Top 10 UK indies including Tiger Aspect and Optomen.

Session:

Schedule

Producer & Director

Is Documentary Relevant in a World with Information at your Fingertips?, p.129

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Ralph Lee

Deputy Chief Creative Officer / Channel 4

Lucy Leveugle

Ralph is Deputy Chief Creative Officer at Channel 4, and has been a Factual Commissioning Head since 2008.

He commissions documentaries and specialist factual programmes including Gogglebox, 24 Hours in A&E and Guy Martin’s Speed. Ralph leads on short form commissioning for digital platforms and oversees the Creative Diversity and Nations and Regions teams.

Lucy has worked as Commissioning Editor in the Factual Entertainment department at Channel 4 since 2012, commissioning series such as Child Genius, Kitchen Impossible with Michel Roux Jr. and the award-winning The Undateables. She also commissions pop singles such as Inside the Ku Klux Klan, The Billion Pound Hotel and the forthcoming event Stripped (working title).

Session:

The University of Sheffield Presents: How to Pitch Your Academic Idea, p.145

Commissioning Editor / Channel 4

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The Channel 4 Interview: Michael Moore, p.134 Our BBC, Our Channel 4:..., p.145.

Mat Levy

Cat Lewis

Mat has been acquiring and selling documentaries for Passion River Films since 2004, specialising in educational, major VOD and physical home video distribution. Mat attends most major markets and film festivals including Sundance, SXSW, TIFF, Tribeca, AFM, IDFA, CPH:DOX and Hot Docs; as well as retail and library trade shows.

Cat is an executive producer who runs her own independent production company, Nine Lives Media, specialising in factual programme making. She is passionate about producing factual shows for children and has made eight films for the CBBC My Life strand including I Am Leo, which recently won the BAFTA for Best Children’s Factual.

Commissioning: Factual Entertainment, p.144

CEO & Executive Producer / Nine Lives Media

Session:

Into the Land of VOD: How I Tried to Contact Netflix, p.140

Session:

A Place At The Table: Why Documentaries for Kids Matter, p.144

Parties & Social

Senior Director Sales & Acquisitions / Passion River Films

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Talks & Sessions

Documentary and Trauma: A Survivor’s Guide, p.132

Marketplace

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Alternate Realities

Managing Director / NERD TV

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Kathleen Lingo

Helen Littleboy

Kathleen is the executive producer of the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning New York Times Op-Doc series. Since joining Op-Docs in 2013, she has worked on over 100 short films by directors such as Errol Morris, Laura Poitras and Roger Ross Williams.

Helen is a Grierson-nominated director, award-winning producer and executive producer. Helen was Executive Producer for Channel 4’s popular fixed rig comedy documentary series The Hotel. She has supported new talent as Executive Producer on ten films for First Cut and overseen acclaimed single documentaries for Channel 4’s flagship Cutting Edge strand.

Executive Producer

Films

Schedule

Executive Producer / The New York Times

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Docs in the Newsroom, p.144

Bertrand Loyer

Joanna Lumley

Bertrand has directed more than 20 science and wildlife films and produced more than 75 other. Among them are three episodes of the Life on Fire series and the 4K documentary Giant Sea Serpent, Meet the Myth, which allows for the first time the scientific study of the world’s largest bony fish.

Joanna is probably best known on television for her hugely popular role of Patsy in award-winning BBC series Absolutely Fabulous. Since then she has appeared in many other documentaries, most recently travelling on the TransSiberian Railway and another on Elvis Presley. She has written five books, has an extensive theatre career and was awarded an OBE in the 1995 New Year Honours.

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Channel 4 First Cut Pitch, p.137

Actor & Presenter

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The Hype About 4K, p.130

Charlie Lyne Filmmaker

Kez Margrie

Charlie is a filmmaker and film critic living in London. His first film Beyond Clueless premiered at SXSW 2014 and was released the following year. His second, Fear Itself, debuted on the BBC iPlayer in 2015. This year, his ten-hour protest film Paint Drying received worldwide attention. As a critic, Lyne writes a weekly column for The Guardian and festival coverage for Sight & Sound.

Kez looks after a portfolio of factual entertainment formats made by independent companies for CBBC (the BBC’s multiplatform content for 6-12-year-olds). These include the BAFTA award-winning My Life and Operation Ouch! series as well as Our School and RTS award-winning Ice Stars.

Session:

The Absolutely Adventurous Joanna Lumley in Conversation, p.133

Commissioning Executive Producer, Independents / BBC

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Breaking In: A Guide for Film Industry Entrants, p.126

Jane Martinson

Head of Media / The Guardian

Morgan Matthews

Jane is the Head of Media of The Guardian and former women’s editor.

She read English at Cambridge and attended City University’s journalism school before starting her career at the South Wales Echo in Cardiff. She worked at the Financial Times before joining The Guardian in May 1999 as a Wall Street correspondent.

A BAFTA-winning director, Morgan has established a distinctive style as a documentary director and as a director of drama after his feature film debut X+Y. Morgan founded Minnow Films in 2006 and directed The Fallen, described by the BBC as the most ambitious single documentary they had ever commissioned.

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A Place at the Table: Why Documentaries for Kids Matter, p.144

Producer & Director / Minnow Films

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Our BBC, our Channel 4. A Future for Public Service Television?, p.145

Session:

What Makes a Feature Doc? Directors Discuss, p.139

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Joseph Maxwell

Commissioning Editor / SBS

Sophie Mayer

Prior to SBS, Joseph developed, directed and produced high-end prime time documentaries for most major UK broadcasters. In Australia, credits include, Dirty Business: How Mining Made Australia and Who Do You Think You Are. He also has a series of new international co-productions in both science and history.

Sophie is the author of Political Animals: The New Feminist Cinema (IB Tauris, 2015) and The Cinema of Sally Potter: A Politics of Love (Wallflower, 2009). She is a regular contributor to Sight & Sound, The F-Word and Literal, and works with queer feminist film curators Club des Femmes and industry campaigners Raising Films.

Minority Report: Diversity in Documentary, p.130

Simon McCallum

Curator / BFI Mediatheques

Annabel McCleod

Since joining the BFI in 2005, Simon has worked closely on the launch and programming of BFI Mediatheques around the UK and developed the BFI’s first YouTube channel. He is currently lead curator for several projects within the BFI’s major new digitisation scheme, and helps develop the BFI National Archive’s presence across the organisation’s digital platforms.

Annabel has developed interactive campaigns for many primetime UK channels. She’s worked on diverse programming ranging from MDMA to dating, youth unemployment and baking. Annabel focusses on closing the gap between linear programming and digital platforms. Recent credits include BAFTA-winning and Emmy-nominated Don’t Stop the Music.

Tardis Docs: Telling Deceptively Big Stories in Tiny Online Spaces, p.137

Katy McGahan Curator / BFI

Session:

The University of Sheffield Presents:How to Pitch Your Climate Change Idea, p.145

Katy is BFI’s Curator, specialising in documentary film. Her main specialism is the history of the British documentary from the 1920s to the present. Other areas of specialism include the history of official films, in particular the work of the Central Office of Information.

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BAFTA Masterclass: Working with Archive, p.127

Elizabeth McIntyre

Jordan McGarry

Alternate Realities

Session:

Talks & Sessions

Archives & Copyright: A Beginners Guide, p.133

Marketplace

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Head of Commissioning, Natural History and Specialist Factual / BBC

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Commissioning: Shorts for All Platforms, p.142

Prior to becoming CEO of Doc/Fest, Elizabeth was Head of Production and Development at Factual Discovery UK, and Factual Commissioner for Discovery Networks International. An awardwinning documentarian and Head of Documentary Campus Masterschool, she sits on the Board of Women in Film & Television and the BAFTA TV Committee.

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The Whicker’s World Foundation Pitch, p.142

Parties & Social

CEO & Festival Director / Sheffield Doc/Fest

Director, Curation / Vimeo Jordan is Vimeo’s Director of Curation, heading the team that programmes the site’s illustrious Staff Picks channel, the Vimeo On Demand homepage and its new Curated Categories, ensuring that the site’s 170 million monthly visitors can always find something to entertain their eyeballs.

Female Trailblazers: New Ways of Working in Media, p.138

Executive Producer / Love Productions

Tom McDonald

Tom is Head of Commissioning for Natural History and Specialist Factual Formats. Tom’s previous commissioning credits include Trust Me, I’m a Doctor, An Hour to Save Your Life, Scrappers and the new BBC1 science strand The Truth About…

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Author & Co-founder / Raising Films

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Liz Mermin

Peter Middleton

Director of Visual / Thomson Reuters Foundation Liz has been directing documentaries for almost twenty years, specialising in character-driven features about global society and culture, human and otherwise. As Director of Visual at the Thomson Reuters Foundation she works with a team of producers and journalists to make online shorts about underreported humanitarian stories worldwide.

Director

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Good Intentions Vs Good Viewing: What Happens When Doc-Makers Join Non-Profits, p.136

Nick Mirsky

Margaux Missika

Nick joined Channel 4 in 2012 from the BBC as Deputy Head of Factual and in 2013 was promoted to Head of Documentaries. In addition to working across the whole documentary output with the team, he has commissioned new singles and series including First Dates, Educating the East End, Benefits Street and Cyberbully.

After her studies in economy, English and business, Margaux gained experience in IT at Brainsonic. In 2010 she joined UPIAN, where she produces online audiovisual productions, such as Happy World, Manipulations, Prison Valley, Alma, A Tale of Violence and Génération quoi? She is currently launching the European version Generation What?

Marketplace

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Alternate Realities

Head of Documentaries / Channel 4

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Commissioning: Singles, Specials and Series, p.136

Choy Lin Mok

Parties & Social

Notes on Blindness: Into Darkness, a Film & VR..., p.141 What Makes a Feature Doc?..., p.139

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The Kids Are Alright: Creating Public TV Programmes for a Forgotten Audience, p.129

Michael Moore

VP Network Programming and Promotions / Channel NewsAsia Choy Lin has over 20 years of experience in the broadcast industry in Asia. She has worked with the top filmmakers in Asia and has extensive knowledge of co-production partners throughout the region. As Vice President of International Production for Channel NewsAsia, she spearheads regional programming at the channel.

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Executive Producer / UPIAN/France

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Minority Report: Diversity in Documentary, p.130

Michael was born in Flint, Michigan and worked as a journalist before turning to documentary filmmaking. His film Fahrenheit 9/11 won the Palme d’Or and FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes. Michael returns to Sheffield with what may be his most provocative and hilarious film yet, Where to Invade Next (p.29).

Gillian Moreton

Fiona Morris

Gill is a therapist at the Rivers Centre for Traumatic Stress in Edinburgh and has worked alongside people affected by trauma for 20 years. She is in the board of the UK Psychological Trauma Society and the Dart Centre Europe which provides training and support for journalists and filmmakers dealing with trauma.

Fiona is Chief Executive and Creative Director at The Space, a commissioning and development organisation founded by BBC and Arts Council England. She develops and commissions art, digitally supporting artists to utilise technology by increasing the reach of existing work, opening up art to new audiences and exploring artistic experiences using new technology.

Therapist / Rivers Centre for Traumatic Stress

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With collaborator James Spinney, Peter has co-directed a range of creative documentary projects. Their Emmyaward winning short Notes on Blindness (2014) preceded the feature film (p.35) and VR experience (p.120) of the same name. Both projects have their UK Premiere at Doc/Fest 2016.

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The Channel 4 Interview: Michael Moore, p.134

Chief Executive and Creative Director / The Space

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Documentary and Trauma: A Survivor’s Guide, p.132

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Arts Commissioning for Gallery and Online Spaces, p.126

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Tony Morris

Anne Morrison

Archives and Copyright: A Beginners Guide, p.133

Al Morrow

Sarah Mosses

Al is an award-winning producer at Met Film Production who has produced or executive produced over a dozen feature documentaries. Her latest film is Sour Grapes (Netflix, Arte, VPRO) directed by Jerry Rothwell and Reuben Atlas which will have its UK Premiere at Sheffield Doc/Fest this year (p.37).

Sarah works with documentary filmmakers to improve their impact objectives upon distribution. She encourages filmmakers to expand their distribution options and source new types of funding.

Succeed to Screen: Getting Indie Docs to the Audience, p.132

Maureen Murray

Tim provides analysis and insight for all companies involved in the online video space, from TV broadcasters through to production companies, technology vendors and online video services.

His research encompasses the entire online video economy including streaming services, short form strategy, cord cutting, video subscriptions and ad supported models.

An award-winning producer, Maureen is a founding member of Women in Film & Television and specialises in international co-production. She executive produced Foxtrot Films’ recent feature documentary Hermitage Revealed, which has been screened in over 32 countries worldwide to date.

Session:

Beyond YouTube: What Can the ‘Other’ Digital Platforms Offer Filmmakers, p.130

Producer / Foxtrot Films

Senior Analyst / MIDiA Research

Session:

Into the Land of VOD: How I Tried to Contact Netflix, p.140

Jezza Neumann

Session:

Succeed to Screen: Getting Indie Docs to the Audience, p.132

Sheila Nevins

Producer & Director / True Vision Productions

Talks & Sessions

Session:

Alternate Realities

CEO / Together Films

Tim Mulligan

Jezza worked as a production manager before directing his first film, China’s Stolen Children in 2006, winning three British Academy Awards. This success has been followed by a number of award-winning films including BAFTAwinning Zimbabwe’s Forgotten Children.

Docs on Cops, p.138

Marketplace

Producer / Met Film

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Schedule

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Anne is Chair of BAFTA, a Governor of University of the Arts London, Board Member of London & Partners and Trustee of the Charleston Trust.

Previously she was the director of the BBC Academy, the BBC’s centre for training, and Controller, Documentaries and Contemporary Factual at the BBC.

President / HBO Documentary Films

Sessions:

Surviving Danger Zone Docs, p.128.

Good Intentions Vs Good Viewing:..., p.136

Sheila is an American television producer and the President of HBO Documentary Films. She has produced over 1,000 documentary films for HBO. She has worked on productions that have been recognised with 59 Emmy Awards, 31 Peabody Awards and 21 Academy Awards. Nevins has won 29 individual Primetime Emmy Awards, more than any other person.

Session:

In Conversation with HBO’s Sheila Nevins, p.143

Parties & Social

Tony heads the Media Law Group at Marriott Harrison. He is retained by film and television producers, film sales agents, satellite and online broadcasters, record companies and music publishers, musicians and bands, talent agents and managers, as well as individual creatives.

Chair / BAFTA

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Head of Media and IP Law / Marriot Harrison

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Erinma Ochu

Helen O’Donnell

Erinma is Creative Director of Squirrel Nation and a lecturer in transmedia and science communication. Squirrel Nation develop and produce interactive projects ranging from games to artistic installations and live events. Trained originally as a neuroscientist, she made the transition to working in broadcast and interactive with support from NESTA and Wellcome Trust.

Helen serves as Marketing Manager for the UK Consumer products division of BBC Worldwide, overseeing comedy, entertainment and factual brands, including British well-loved favourites like BBC Earth and Top Gear.

Films

Schedule

Creative Director / Squirrel Nation

Marketing Manager / BBC

Session:

Doc/Fest Exchange on Tudor Square, p.146–147

Claire O’Neill

Ronnie O’Sullivan OBE

Claire is one of three producers for Half Way, a documentary about hidden homelessness in the UK. Half Way is the first feature length documentary

by Beehive Films, of which she is a founding director. Alongside documentary producing, Claire produces theatre. Claire is Business Affairs Manager at Audible UK, where she acquires content.

Ronnie O’Sullivan – the some might say maverick, all would say phenomenally gifted player – has won five World Championship titles at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre. Ronnie the Rocket has always been both an incredible player to watch and a fascinating public figure to follow in the modern world of sport.

Parties & Social

Marketplace

Talks & Sessions

Alternate Realities

Producer / Beehive Films

170

Session:

What’s a TV Channel Granddad?

How We’ll Be Watching Docs in the Future, p.129

Snooker Player

Session:

Breaking In: A Guide for Film Industry Entrants, p.126

Louise Osmond Director

Wendie Ottewill

Her recent work includes Dark Horse, winner of the International Documentary Audience Award at Sundance 2015 and BIFA for Best Documentary. Other work includes the BAFTA-nominated, RTSwinning Richard III – The King in the Car Park, Deep Water, The Beckoning Silence, winner of an International Emmy and Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach (p.31)

Wendie oversees video content for the youth media brand across VICE’s digital channels including VICE.COM, MUNCHIES, Noisey, Motherboard, Broadly and VICE Sports. Previously, Wendie was a multiaward-winning programme maker with 10 years’ series producing and 15 years’ directing experience for broadcasters including the BBC and Channel 4.

Session:

Ronnie O’Sullivan in Conversation, p.140

Executive Producer, Digital Programming / VICE UK

Session:

What Makes a Feature Doc? Directors Discuss, p.139

George Pank

Producer & Founder / PANK

Maria Panagiotidi

George is an award-winning producer and founder of UK/Australian production company PANK. His most recent work is Oscar-winning Amy, directed by Asif Kapadia, which he co-produced alongside long-time producing partner James Gay-Rees. George’s previous film, All This Mayhem, directed by Eddie Martin, won Best Independent Film of 2014 on iTunes UK.

At Arctic Shores, a Manchester-based start-up designing science-driven games to measure personality traits, Maria translates findings from applied psychology, behavioural economics and cognitive neuroscience to mobile games.

She completed a PhD in Psychology at the University of Sheffield. Research interests include cognitive psychology/neuroscience, gamification, big data and creativity.

Session:

The VICE Rule Britannia Pitch, p.133

Research Psychologist / Arctic Shores

Session:

The VICE Rule Britannia Pitch, p.133

Session:

Alternate Realities Summit: VRfternoon, p.109

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Francesca Panetta

Tom Parnell

A virtual reality pioneer, awardwinning sound artist and journalist, Francesca has recently produced 6x9: An Immersive Experience of Solitary Confinement (p.117), a VR project addressing the need for prison reform showing at Doc/Fest this year. She’s become an international lead on digital storytelling and innovation in audio.

Tom is a sound engineer with 15 years of experience broadcasting music, drama and speech on the BBC’s radio networks. He works on documentaries for BBC Radio 4, outside broadcasts like BBC Radio 3’s Free Thinking, and his orchestral and chamber music balances take him to concert halls across the UK.

Session:

Alternate Realities Summit: VRfternoon, p.109

Paul Pauwels

Robert Penn

EDN Director Paul has produced international documentaries and was a commissioning editor for Flemish Public Television. As a member of the selection committee for documentaries for the Flanders Audiovisual Fund, he has tutored workshops and pitching sessions in over 30 countries.

Robert is a writer, photographer and broadcaster. He is a frequent columnist in UK national newspapers and has written widely on such subjects as cycling, travel and the British woodlands. In 2014 he travelled around Britain in a fish and chip van with Freddie Flintoff, making a six-part series for Sky 1.

Alternate Realities Summit: VRfternoon, p.109

The Whicker’s World Foundation Pitch, p.142

D.A. Pennebaker Filmmaker

Magali Pettier

A cinéma vérité pioneer and recipient of an Academy Honorary Award, D.A. collaborated with Drew Associates on the revolutionary Living Camera series, including Primary. He developed one of the first portable 16mm synchronized camera/sound rigs. His classics Don’t Look Back (p.55) and Monterey Pop (p.56) defined the rock film genre.

Magali is the Founder and Director of Provenance Films. Her debut indie feature length documentary, Addicted to Sheep, about a tenant hill farming family who live 1,300 feet above sea level in the North Pennines, premiered at Sheffield Doc/Fest in 2015 and has since toured nationally and internationally.

Session:

Freddie Flintoff & Robert Penn Talk Docs & Chips, p.140

Founder and Director / Provenance Films

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D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus in Conversation with Francine Stock, p.131

Charlie Phillips

Ruth Pitt

Charlie is Head of Documentaries at The Guardian, commissioning and acquiring new short documentaries from all around the world. Charlie was previously Deputy Director at Sheffield Doc/Fest for seven years before joining The Guardian in 2014. Prior to that, he was Editor of FourDocs for Channel 4.

Ruth is an executive producer, journalist and writer. Previous posts include Head of Factual Programmes at Tiger Aspect Productions, Creative Director of Documentaries for BBC Religion and Ethics, and Executive Director of the funding body Screen England. She is BAFTA-nominated and awards include Royal Television Society, Broadcast Production and an International Emmy.

Breaking In: A Guide for Film Industry Entrants, p.126

Executive Producer

Sessions:

Commissioning: Shorts..., p.142 Docs in the Newsroom, p.144 The Guardian Docs Pitch, p.139

Session:

Commissioning: Specialist Factual, p.138

Parties & Social

Head of Documentaries / The Guardian

Session:

Talks & Sessions

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Alternate Realities

Writer & Presenter

Marketplace

Director / European Documentary Network

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Research Studio Manager / BBC

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Special Projects Editor / The Guardian

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Rebekah Polding

Alisa Pomeroy

Rebekah recently joined BAFTA as the inaugural Director of Archive, Heritage and Exhibitions. Previously, she established London’s Screen Archives as a thriving virtual regional film archive, with successes including a cinema release of a compilation of archive films of London and the creation of an archive screening ‘KinoVan’.

Alisa is a BAFTA-nominated documentary filmmaker who now commissions Channel 4’s flagship documentary strand, Cutting Edge, as well as the 10pm documentary series.

She has made documentaries for all four BBC channels, including two films for the Wonderland documentary strand.

Films

Schedule

Director, Archive, Heritage & Exhibitions

Commissioning Editor / Channel 4

Session:

Innovation in Archive, p.128

Dawn Porter

Steve Presence

Dawn is a documentary filmmaker whose first feature, Gideon’s Army, won the Sundance Film Festival Editing Award in 2013 and later broadcast on HBO. Dawn’s other films have appeared on PBS’s Independent Lens, OWN and the Discovery Channel. Her latest project, Trapped, explores the impact of laws regulating abortion clinics in the South.

Steve is a researcher at the University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol.

His work focusses on political film culture, documentary and the UK film and television industries. He is a founder member of the Bristol Radical Film Festival and convener of the Radical Film Network.

Marketplace

Talks & Sessions

Alternate Realities

Director

Sessions:

Minority Report: Diversity in Documentary, p.130 I Do It My Way: Directors Talk...,p.132

Ramona Pringle

Lina has worked with VICE as Executive Producer and with Channel 4 as a commissioning editor of documentaries. She was one of the UK’s youngest commissioning editors as Director of Content at Current TV, where she commissioned and exceed 150 plus documentaries and factual entertainment series.

Ramona’s work examines the evolving relationship between people and technology. A faculty member at Ryerson University, she is also the Creative Director of the Transmedia Zone, an incubator for the future of media. Ramona is the writer and director of Avatar Secrets (P.108) and was previously interactive producer of PBS Frontline’s Digital Nation.

Producer

Parties & Social

Session:

Viva la Revolucion: Video Activism and Citizen Journalism, p.128

Digital Content Creator

Session:

The Guardian Documentaries Pitch, p.139

Mark Procter

Session:

Alternate Realities Summit: Androids, Robots and Avatars Live, p.108

Rebecca Prosser

Acting Head of Production and Development, Factual Entertainment / Discovery Networks International

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Channel 4 First Cut Pitch, p.137

Researcher / University of the West of England (UWE) Bristol

Lina Prestwood

Mark develops and produces factual entertainment content for Discovery Networks International’s female flagship channels, including TLC, which reaches more than 393 million subscribers in 191 markets around the globe.

Session:

Director & Journalist

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Commissioning: Factual Entertainment, p.144

Rebecca has produced and directed documentaries focused on organised crime including the international drugs trade, illegal arms smuggling, sex work and maritime piracy. In 2015 she was arrested while filming an investigation in Indonesia and spent several months in prison.

Session:

Surviving Danger Zone Docs, p.128

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P–R

Fabrice Puchault

Lord Puttnam

The French Connection: Working with France, p.134

Cassie Quarless

Aysha Rafaele

Cassie is a first-time feature producer/ director and co-director of Generation Revolution (p.61). He studied Digital Anthropology at UCL and has a strong interest in the imagining of, and potential for, radical futures.

As the BBC’s Head of Documentary Production, Aysha has been Executive Producer on some of the BBC’s biggest brands including: The Met: Policing London; Life and Death Row; The Call Centre; factual dramas Don’t Take My Baby and Murdered by My Father; as well as executive producing for Louis Theroux.

Our BBC, Our Channel 4: A Future for Public Service Television?, p.145

Viva la Revolucion: Video Activism and Citizen Journalism, p.128

Sara Ramsden

Ade Rawcliffe

Sara is Commissioning Editor for Specialist Factual at Channel 4, with responsibility for science programmes.

Sara’s recent transmissions include The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds, Drugs Live: Cannabis on Trial, and Our Guy in India.

She is currently looking after shows being made by Jamie Oliver, Rupert Everett and Guy Martin.

Ade has produced across the BBC and independent sector. Channel 4 credits include: Big Brother; Right to Reply; and The Big Breakfast. As Creative Diversity Manager at Channel 4, Ade implements much of the 360 Degree Diversity Charter, encouraging diversity in production teams and onscreen. In addition to the Rio Paralympics, 2016 is Channel 4’s Year of Disability.

Commissioning Editor, Specialist Factual / Channel 4

Session:

Docs on Cops, p.138

Diversity and Talent Manager / Channel 4

Session:

How to Put Kids on TV: A Channel 4 Masterclass, p.139

Jane Ray

Emma Read

Jane is an award-winning former BBC reporter, documentary producer, trainer, editor and director with credits from BBC Radio 4 to Chinese State Television. She worked with Alan Whicker in the 1990s and got the call last year to set up a new documentary foundation funded by his generous legacy.

An award-winning executive producer and former commissioner, Emma has recently set up Emporium with top independent company Hat Trick.

Emma’s recent output includes Harrow: A Very British School (Sky1), Young Vets (BBC2), Climbing Great Buildings (BBC2) and Mud Men (History Channel).

Artistic Director / Whicker’s World Foundation

Session:

A Reasonably Adjusted Debate: Disability On and Off Screen, p.131

Talks & Sessions

Session:

Alternate Realities

Head of Documentary Production / BBC

Marketplace

Producer & Director

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Lord Puttnam is currently chairing ‘A Future for Public Service Television Inquiry’. He is an independent producer of award-winning films including The Mission, The Killing Fields, Local Hero, Chariots of Fire and Midnight Express.

He was Deputy Chairman of Channel 4 Television and in 2006 he was awarded a BAFTA Fellowship.

Managing Director / Emporium Productions

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The Whicker’s World Foundation Pitch, p.142

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Commissioning: Singles, Specials and Series, p.136 Trust Me, I'm a TV Producer..., p.134

Parties & Social

Fabrice joined France Télévisions in 2005 as Commissioning Editor, then Deputy Director of the Documentary Unit of France 2, the main French broadcaster.

He was appointed Secretary General for Programming in 2008. He became Head of the Documentary Department in 2011.

He is also a lecturer at Paris I PantheonSorbonne University.

Producer / Labour Peer

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Head of Documentary Department, France 2 / France Télévisions

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Hannah Redler

Seyi Rhodes

Associate Curator in Residence / Open Data Institute Hannah is an independent curator working with international artists and organisations on projects combining art, science, technology and photography.

She is also Associate Curator in Residence at the Open Data Institute.

Previously, she was Head of Arts Programme at the Science Museum.

Reporter / Channel 4

Session:

Arts Commissioning for Gallery and Online Spaces, p.126

Arash T. Riahi

Eva Rink

Arash, born in Iran, now lives in Austria.

He has won more that 60 awards, with work comprised of experimental films (Mississippi), documentaries (Exile Family Movie) and the cross-media project Everyday Rebellion. His feature For a Moment Freedom received 30 international awards and was Austria’s candidate for the 2010 Academy Awards.

As a lead producer for international co-productions at major German documentary film production companies, such as filmtank hamburg, gebrueder beetz filmproduction, ma.ja. de, filmquadrat.dok and now Kobalt Documentary, she has produced a multitude of documentaries for the international market – both for TV and cinema.

Marketplace

Talks & Sessions

Alternate Realities

Producer and Dramatic Advisor / Golden Girls Filmproduktion

Session:

Between Activism and Extremism: Storytelling for Change, p.138

Jose F. Rodriguez

Parties & Social

Surviving Danger Zone Docs, p.128

Session:

The Kids Are Alright: Creating Public TV Programmes for a Forgotten Audience, p.129

James Rogan

Director of Documentary Programs / Tribeca Film Institute Jose is the Director of Documentary Programs at the Tribeca Film Institute, where he oversees the growth and funding for the documentary funds and has led the TFI Latin America Fund’s Filmmaker Workshop series. After interning as an assistant to producer Amy Hobby, he became a script/book reader for Overture Films.

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Producer / Kobalt Documentary

Director & Producer / Rogan Productions

Session:

Co-production Possibilities and Festival Culture in Latin America, p.143

An award-winning writer, director and producer, James’ work includes the acclaimed feature documentary Monty Python: The Meaning of Live, BBC2’s Life in the Freezer Cabinet about Iceland Foods and three international feature documentaries for BBC Storyville: Amnesty! When They Are All Free; The Trouble with Pirates; and Blog Wars.

Denman Rooke

Mandy Rose

Denman joined October Films in 1995 as a director, producing specialist factual programmes, observational documentaries and current affairs programmes. In 2004 he became the company’s Managing Director and in 2014, following a period of significant growth, was appointed Executive Chairman.

Mandy is Co-director of i-Docs and Director of the University of the West of England’s Digital Cultures Research Centre. An award-winning TV and interactive producer, during 20 years at the BBC, Mandy oversaw projects including Video Nation and Capture Wales.

Executive Chairman / October Films

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Seyi is a reporter for Channel 4’s critically-acclaimed Unreported World and Dispatches series. Originally from South London, Seyi has reported from danger zones all over the world, from favelas in Brazil and Guatemala to war zones in Ivory Coast and Libya, and undercover in Zimbabwe and Burma.

Sessions:

How to Document the World’s Biggest News..., p.135 Does it Matter Who Funds My Film?..., p.136

Director / i-Docs

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The University of Sheffield Presents: How to Pitch Your Academic Idea, p.145

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Docs in the Newsroom, p.144

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Jolyon Rubinstein

Juliana Ruhfus

Jolyon is a filmmaker and performer best known for the BAFTA awardwinning satirical comedy The Revolution Will Be Televised. Jolyon also works as a lead creative at digital agency Don’t Panic London whose online platforms launched his and comedy partner in crime Heydon Prowse’s career.

Juliana is the Senior Presenter on Al Jazeera’s People & Power current affairs and investigative strand. At Doc/Fest 2016, she will showcase her Pirate Fishing - Interactive Investigation and represent Al Jazeera’s growing number of online and transmedia productions.

Sessions:

What’s a TV Channel Granddad?

How we’ll ..., p.129 Vlogs Vs Docs: Tales of Our Time, p.127

Jonathan Saccone

Christos Savvides

Jonathan, Anna, toddler Emilia, little Eduardo and their Maltese dogs are a vlogging family from Cork, Ireland. They upload videos every single day, giving an intimate insight into their daily lives to their immense following of almost 1.5 million people.

Christos is a multi-award-winning digital producer, currently overseeing Channel 4’s digital marketing strategy and 4creative.

Docs in the Newsroom, p.144

Vlogs Vs Docs: Tales of Our Time, p.127

Tardis Docs: Telling Deceptively Big Stories in Tiny Online Spaces, p.137

Ed Sayer

Tonje Hessen Schei

At Discovery Networks International, Ed oversees commissions and creates factual content, including series and specials in the male-skewing genres for the company’s London production hub to be broadcast in more than 220 countries including the UK.

Tonje is an award-winning documentary filmmaker who has worked with independent documentary since 1996.

Tonje is the director of Drone, a film on the secret CIA drone warfare. Drone has won several international awards, and has a successful international release with television broadcasts, theatrical runs and educational screenings globally.

Vice President Production and Development, Factual / Discovery Networks International

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Director & Producer / Ground Productions

Sessions:

Commissioning: Specialist Factual, p.138 The IBT Climate Change Pitch, p.143

Søren Schumann

Rodney Sewell

After his studies in political sciences and philosophy in Berlin, Søren worked first as an editor and executive producer and then as an author and director for documentaries for several German broadcasters. Since the ‘90s he has been working as a commissioning editor for the RBB (Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg).

Since 2008 he has been Head of the ARTE Department at the RBB.

Rodney is a freelance documentary film editor. Trained at ABC Australia, he works for European broadcasters and production companies and specialises in long form history, science and natural history productions. He owns and operates a boutique editing facility in Munich, Germany.

Between Activism and Extremism: Storytelling for Change, p.138

Film Editor

Session:

The Kids Are Alright: Creating Public TV Programmes for a Forgotten Audience, p.129

Session:

The Hype About 4K, p.130

Parties & Social

Commissioning Editor / RBB, Germany

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Talks & Sessions

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Alternate Realities

Senior Digital Producer / Channel 4

Marketplace

Vlogger

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Senior Presenter / Al Jazeera

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Elhum Shakerifar

Marc Silver

Elhum is an advisor for London Film Festival and a BAFTA-nominated producer working on the intersection between personal and political. She managed the UK theatrical distribution of her recent production A Syrian Love Story, directed by Sean McAllister, which won Doc/Fest’s 2015 Grand Jury Award and was the first BBC Storyville on BBC1.

An award-winning filmmaker, Marc’s first feature length film Who is Dayani Cristal? premiered at Sundance 2013 with his second film 3½ Minutes, Ten Bullets following at Sundance 2015. Marc’s rich portfolio includes documentaries, concert visuals, art installations and branding. He is Creative Director of The Filmmaker Fund.

Marketplace

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Alternate Realities

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Producer / Postcode Films

Director

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Succeed to Screen: Getting Indie Docs to the Audience, p.132

Joe Simpson Author

Siobhan Sinnerton

Joe is an author, mountaineer and corporate motivational speaker, renowned for his best-selling book Touching the Void, which told the story of his remarkable fight for survival in the Peruvian Andes 30 years ago. The drama documentary film of Touching the Void won a BAFTA in 2004. He is the protagonist of Burma’s Secret Jungle War with Joe Simpson (p.64).

Siobhan commissions Channel 4’s critically-acclaimed foreign affairs series Unreported World, films within the Dispatches strand and one-off documentaries. Recent commissions include Escape from ISIS, Kids in Crisis and Nigeria’s Hidden War. She is Producer/Director of award-winning Walking Wounded: Return to the Frontline.

Session:

Surviving Danger Zone Docs, p.128

Parties & Social

Sessions:

Surviving Danger Zone Docs, p.128 How to Document..., p.135. Alternate Realities Summit, p.109

Dr Stephen Smith

Joint Managing Director / betty

Executive Director / USC Shoah Foundation

Session:

Commissioning: Factual Entertainment, p.144

A theologian by training, Dr Smith founded the UK Holocaust Centre in Nottinghamshire, England and co-founded the Aegis Trust for the prevention of crimes against humanity and genocide. He was also the inaugural Chairman of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, which runs the National Holocaust Memorial Day in the United Kingdom.

Liese Spencer

Alastair Stewart OBE

Liese began her journalism career writing about film for publications including Sight and Sound and The Independent. She was Deputy Editor on The Scotsman magazine before joining Weekend as Features Editor in 2006.

She has been The Guardian’s Arts Editor since 2013.

Alastair presents a range of news and current affairs programmes on the ITV network including The ITV Evening News and The ITV Lunchtime News. In 2006, he was awarded the OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for his work in broadcasting and for charity.

Arts Editor / The Guardian

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Good Intentions Vs Good Viewing: What Happens When Doc-Makers Join Non-Profits, p.136

Commissioning Editor in News and Current Affairs / Channel 4

Neil Smith

Neil is the joint managing director at betty, where he oversees production and development. betty makes high quality, primetime programmes across all popular factual genres including The Undateables, Bear Grylls: Mission Survive, Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners, Heston’s Great British Food and The Autistic Gardener.

Session:

Sessions:

Alternate Realities Summit: Androids, Robots and Avatars Live, p.108 Innovation in Archive, p.128

Journalist & Newscaster

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Commissioning: Arts Documentaries, p.141

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The Absolutely Adventurous Joanna Lumley in Conversation, p.133

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Francine Stock

Dr Michael Szollosy

Francine is a broadcaster, critic and writer, fronting a range of arts and current affairs programmes for BBC including Newsnight, Front Row and The Film Programme, which she’s presented since 2004. Her published work includes novels, short stories, film criticism and her latest book, In Glorious Technicolor: A Century of Film and How It Has Shaped Us.

Michael is a research fellow in the psychology department at the University of Sheffield. He has a background teaching cultural and literary studies, and regularly writes on the social and cultural impact of robots, artificial intelligence and VR.

Sessions:

D.A, Pennebaker & Chris Hegedus in Conversation with Francine Stock, p.131 Alternate Realities Summit, p.109

Celia Taylor

Kate Townsend

Celia is Head of Non-Scripted Commissioning at Sky Entertainment.

Since joining in 2009 she has commissioned Pineapple Dance Studios, Ross Kemp Extreme World, won a BAFTA for Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough and delivered Sky’s highest ever rated series An Idiot Abroad, plus many more.

Kate is Executive Producer for BBC’s international documentary strand, Storyville. She develops and delivers commissions for Storyville, both from the UK and throughout the world. Kate has directed and produced a wide range of factual programmes, including Paddington Green, Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekend and films in the This World and Cutting Edge strands.

Commissioning: Arts Documentaries, p.141

Session:

How to Get Your Theatrical Doc Funded and Distributed, p.135

Dan Tucker

Senior Producer, Film and Cross-media / gebrueder beetz filmproduktion

Editor / iWonder

Sessions:

The Kids Are Alright:..., p.129 A Night of Surveillance:..., p.110

Dan is a digital creative who has been making factual content for television and digital for the last 15 years. He worked on the first BBC VR documentary, Easter Rising: Voice of a Rebel (p.118), putting users in the shoes of an eye witness to the aforementioned insurrection.

Alex Usborne

Paula Vaccaro

Alex runs 104 Films, world leaders in disability cinema. The company has produced seven feature films including Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll and Notes on Blindness (p.35). They have made over 65 short films with disabled film talent and run a raft of training and development programmes for disabled film talent.

Paula is the Founder and Producer of Pinball London, a production company specialising in content with an auteur zeal. The company has worked with prestigious filmmakers including Sally Potter, Emir Kusturica, Guillermo Arriaga, Jim Jarmusch, Lucia Puenzo, Mira Nair and Aaron Brookner (Uncle Howard, p.73). Paula is also an impact producer and a professor at Kingston University.

Tardis Docs: Telling Deceptively Big Stories in Tiny Online Spaces, p.137

Founder & Producer / Pinball London

Session:

A Reasonably Adjusted Debate: Disability On and Off Screen, p.131

Session:

Succeed to Screen: Getting Indie Docs to the Audience, p.132

Parties & Social

Producer / 104 Films

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Talks & Sessions

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Alternate Realities

Executive Producer / BBC Storyville

Georg Tschurtschenthaler

Georg oversees the editorial department of gebrueder beetz filmproduktion.

As well as feature-length and TV documentaries and series, he launched cross-media TV events including Supernerds (an interactive TV show, Suddenlife Gaming, theatre and book) and Farewell Comrades (a TV series, book and web documentary).

Alternate Realities Summit: Androids, Robots and Avatars Live, p.108

Marketplace

Head of Non-Scripted Commissioning / Sky Entertainment

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Research Fellow / University of Sheffield

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Broadcaster / BBC Radio 4

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Farida Vis

Director / Visual Social Media Lab

Orlando von Einsiedel

Farida is Director of the Visual Social Media Lab, which brings together a group of interdisciplinary researchers from academia and industry interested in analysing social media images.

She is a faculty research fellow in the Information School at the University of Sheffield, where her research focusses on online visual cultures.

Orlando’s multi-award-winning films span Africa, Asia, the Americas and the Arctic, covering all manner of stories from a skateboard school in Afghanistan through to pirates in West Africa. Most recently, he is the director of Oscar-nominated and BAFTA-winning film Virunga. He co-runs the production company Grain Media.

Director / Grain Media

Session:

What’s a TV Channel Granddad?

How We’ll Be Watching Docs in the Future, p.129

Sven Wälthi

Head of Co-productions / SRG SSR

Stephanie Walton

Sven coordinates the “Pacte de l’audiovisuel”, film co-production arrangements between the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) and the independent film industry. He is a member of the Swiss Film Commission (EFiK) and the Board of Trustees of Swiss Cinema. He sits on the board of Locarno Film Festival, Cinébulletin, FOCAL and the Prix Europa.

Stephanie’s experience ranges from online communities to film festivals and international film sales. As the community and partnerships manager for We Are Colony, Stephanie helps to launch films to global audiences, focusing on bringing fans closer to the films they love through behind-thescenes extras.

Parties & Social

Does it Matter Who Funds My Film?

Making Branded Documentaries, p.136

Community and Partnerships Manager / We Are Colony

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Hugo Ward

Teresa Watkins

Over the past 12 months Hugo’s been at the forefront of newly created Economist Films, directing a range of documentaries and VR films including Passport 360, which was filmed in Japan. He’s made documentaries in more than 15 countries, primarily for Channel 4’s foreign affairs strand, Unreported World and investigations series Dispatches.

Teresa is a senior creative with a track record for developing and executive producing successful TV shows across all factual genres. Executive Producer credits include Michael Jackson’s Face, and more recently, The World’s Greatest Musical Prodigies, Terry Wogan’s Ireland, and BAFTA-nominated Channel 4 series The Secret Life of 4, 5 and 6 Year Olds.

Series Producer & Director / Economist Films

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Beyond YouTube: What Can ‘Other’ Digital Platforms Offer Filmmakers, p.130

Creative Director / RDF Television

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Zillah Watson

Rachel Wexler

A former current affairs producer and multi-award-winner, Zillah works as Editorial Lead on Future Content and Storytelling projects for BBC Research & Development. Current projects include developing VR and immersive journalism for news and current affairs.

She was Head of Editorial Standards for BBC Radio 4 for five years.

Bungalow Town was set up by Rachel and partner Jez Lewis in 2004. They specialise in producing documentaries for a worldwide audience. Rachel has produced many acclaimed films which have been screened at dozens of film festivals including Sundance, Doc/Fest and London Film Festival and won many awards including a Grierson, an Emmy and two Peabodys.

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Andy Whittaker

Jes Wilkins

Before starting Dogwoof, Andy was an e-commerce specialist in several blue chip companies. Andy led the expansion with a digital focused business model and is responsible for funding, strategy, partnerships and business development. Awards include: Evening Standard’s Progress 1000 list; Most Influential Londoners 2015; and The Guardian Film Power 100 list.

Over the last 10 years Jes has been behind some of the most talked about and highest rating documentaries both in Britain and around the world. He joined Firecracker in 2008 and is the Senior Creative Head in the London office, working across both development and production.

Chief Creative Officer / Firecracker Films

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Hannah Witton

Sarah Wolozin

Whilst studying for a degree specialising in sexual history, Hannah vlogged about the subject that interested her the most – sex. Her film, The History of Homosexuality in 60 Seconds was a finalist in the Guardian/Oxford University Press’ Short Film Competition in 2013, while her vlogs have amassed over 13 million views.

As director of the OpenDocLab, Sarah develops and oversees activities related to the lab including projects, events and collaborations that support the emerging field of digital storytelling.

Before coming to MIT, she produced documentaries and interactive web projects for a wide variety of media outlets, various websites and educational platforms.

New Genderation: Has Factual Kept Up with the Revolution in Gender and Sexuality, p.139

Vlogs Vs Docs: Tales of Our Time, p.127

Anthony Wonke

Elizabeth Wood

Anthony is an Emmy and triple BAFTA award-winning director. He has also won a Prix Italia, Peabody, Grierson and RTS, amongst others. His films are characterised by intelligent observation, intimate access, visual flair and emotional understanding. He is best known for his feature documentaries, TV series and award-winning commercials.

Elizabeth is the Founder and Director of DocHouse. She is a producer/director who was CEO of her own production company, Woodfilm Productions, from 1980. She is currently a member of the Sheffield Doc/Fest Advisory Board and has written many articles including for Dox Magazine, Filmwaves and Vertigo Magazine.

Elizabeth developed, designed and now curates the Bertha DocHouse cinema.

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Phillip Wood

Brian Woods

Phillip’s first feature length film, Chasing Dad, was recently shown by the BBC. This intimate documentary, edited by Ollie Huddleston, depicts his dad’s long-term struggle with addiction and the filmmaker’s attempt to put years of acrimony and estrangement behind them as they battle through a revealing past which unfolds before us.

Brian started True Vision with wife Deborah Shipley. Their first production, The Dying Rooms, was nominated for two BAFTAs and won many other awards. He has produced and directed numerous international documentaries tackling human rights issues; shown in over 80 countries, they have garnered awards including seven Emmies, three Peabodies and seven BAFTAs.

How to Get Your Theatrical Doc Funded and Distributed, p.135

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Broadcaster & Director Reggie has an impressive body of documentary work, from Comic Relief in Kibera to Autistic Superstars and most recently his award-winning series Reggie Yates: Extreme Russia, which succeeded Extreme Africa and Extreme UK. Reggie is currently working on documentaries with Sundog Pictures and Keo Films which air this year.

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The BBC Interview: Reggie Yates, p.127

Usayd Younis

Adam Pearson

Usayd is a radical filmmaker and digital journalist. He is a first-time feature producer/director and co-director of Generation Revolution (p.61). His short documentary The Two Worlds addresses the topic of inequality in post-apartheid South Africa. Usayd has facilitated workshops on Arts & Activism and has a passion for social justice.

Adam, an award-winning actor, presenter and campaigner, was a strand presenter on Beauty And The Beast: The Ugly Face of Prejudice (Channel 4) before fronting the critically acclaimed The Ugly Face of Disability Hate Crime (BBC3). He appears as a reporter in Tricks of the Restaurant Trade (Channel 4), and most recently presented Adam Pearson: Freak Show (BBC3).

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Viva la Revolucion: Video Activism and Citizen Journalism, p.128

NAO

Jessica Brillhart

NAO, pronounced ‘now’, is an autonomous, programmable humanoid robot who lives at the Sheffield Robotics Lab at the University of Sheffield.

NAO has always dreamed of being a speaker at festivals and secretly hopes to eventually become a robot presenter full-time.

Jessica joined Google’s Creative Lab in 2009, spearheading numerous awardwinning shorts and documentaries before joining the VR team in 2015. Since directing WORLD TOUR – the first VR film made with the Jump ecosystem – she has continued traveling the world, filming and experimenting, all in an effort to better understand and help inform others about this emergent medium.

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A Reasonably Adjusted Debate: Disability On and Off Screen, p.131

Principal Filmmaker, VR / Google

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Alternate Realities Summit: Androids, Robots and Avatars Live, p.108

Professor Green (aka Stephen Manderson) Firmly established as one of the crossover superstars of British music, rapper Professor Green has released two albums and had nine consecutive top 40 singles.

His acclaimed documentary for BBC3, Suicide and Me, announced him as factual talent to watch. He has number of documentaries scheduled for release on BBC3 in 2016 including Hidden & Homeless and Dangerous Dogs.

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Simon is one of National Geographic’s main points of contact for global production. Previously, he oversaw the production of Channel 4’s headlinegrabbing documentaries about the discovery of Richard III, including The King in the Car Park, the highest-rated specialist factual programme in the channel’s history.

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Other opportunities include Marketplace sessions about formats, commissioning, international funds and foundations, TV features and much more. Round Tables operate a standby queue and Sales Sunday is open to all, whereas 10 Minute Meets and Meet The Briefs are pre-booked. Our slate of six pitches see filmmakers pitch and receive feedback from an industry panel.

We also welcome 15 International Delegations, creating opportunities to meet international partners and co-producers.

Visit the Marketplace Switchboard where industry mentors offer festival guidance, project specific advice and tips on connecting with Decision Makers.

Karolina Lidin – Marketplace Executive Producer Anna Parker – Marketplace Manager

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Schedule MeetMarket gives a special pitching platform to selected filmmakers through matchmade one-to-one meetings with key Decision Makers. Our remit has expanded to include more series, formats and shorts alongside documentary single film ideas pitched to international Decision Makers across all platforms. The Alternate Realities Market provides market opportunities for interactive and virtual reality projects. We’re excited to welcome 18 new faces for the On-Screen Factual Talent Market, as part of a new initiative.

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We welcome over 300 Decision Makers from over 20 countries, including commissioning editors, distributors, sales agents, funders, mentors and executive producers from theatrical, traditional broadcast and new digital platforms.

Marketplace

Welcome to Marketplace, a leading funding, sales and distribution platform designed to unlock UK and international market opportunities and facilitate creative collaborations.

Marketplace comprises a range of business activity and is proudly open to all, from first-time filmmakers to established talent.

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Sales Sunday

MeetMarket is one of the world’s largest documentary and factual markets and pitching forums, with the opportunity to meet with over 300 international funders, broadcasters, distributors and exhibitors.

Doc/Fest offers a unique way to pitch your projects through matchmade meetings between pitchers and Decision Makers for creative and financial discussions. Projects range from long to short form films, series and formats. Each year 65 projects are selected from over 500 submissions.

Sales Sunday helps you connect with sales and distribution agents and strategise the release of your projects. It is designed specifically for filmmakers to learn about taking their project to an audience through sales and distribution.

If you have a film or TV project in a late or finished stage you want to sell and distribute, this day could be perfect for you. The event includes a host of sessions and networking and is open to all Festival Pass holders.

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Sales Sunday Who’s Who

Alternate Realities Market is the key place to make partnerships and secure international funding for interactive, immersive and virtual reality projects within the documentary, factual or hybrid genre. The Market is a forum for exploring the creation, funding, distribution, exhibition or marketing of stories told through new technologies. Meetings are matchmade and one-to-one and run in parallel to the MeetMarket. Each year 25 projects are selected from open submissions.

International sales agents and distributors will gather for a quick and casual rundown of what they are looking for and what new projects they are excited about. The Who’s Who aims to give a good sense of the international distribution landscape within the space of just one hour.

On-Screen Factual Talent Market

Sales Sunday Finished Film Spotlight

On-Screen Factual Talent Market is the place to connect potential new on-screen talent with producers, commissioners and other Decision Makers looking for fresh faces for their programmes. 18 fresh new faces were selected through open submissions and will come to the Market having been pitched trained by The Academic Ideas Lab.

Our assembled group of sales agents and distributors will brainstorm distribution and sales possibilities for a number of case studies films selected from the Festival film programme.

Mon 13 Jun / 9:30 – 19:00 / Cutlers’ Hall, Main Hall Tue 14 Jun / 9:30 – 19:00 / Cutlers’ Hall, Main Hall

Mon 13 Jun / 9:30 – 19:00 / Cutlers’ Hall, Main Hall Tue 14 Jun / 9:30 – 13:00 / Cutlers’ Hall, Main Hall

Wed 15 Jun / 13:00 – 14:30 / Cutlers’ Hall, Old Banqueting Hall

Sun 12 Jun / 14:45 – 18:00 / Cutlers’ Hall

Sun 12 Jun / 14:45 – 15:45 / Cutlers’ Hall, Hadfield Hall

Sun 12 Jun / 15:45 – 16:15 / Cutlers’ Hall, Hadfield Hall

Sales Sunday Networking, Round Tables and 10 Minute Meets Sun 12 Jun / 16:00 – 17:30 / Cutlers’ Hall

A chance to meet distributors and sales agents in the Marketplace Café or through pre-booked sessions. Round Tables operate a standby queue. 10 Minute Meets are pre-booked through sign ups from May 2016.

Join us to celebrate the start of the Market at the Marketplace Drinks supported by Documentary Campus on Sunday 12 June at 16:30 in Cutlers’ Hall, Marketplace Café.

Dutch Delegation

Beijing Delegation

Jordanian Delegation

Chilean Delegation

Three established filmmakers and industry players have come to Doc/Fest to establish new connections in the British and European film industry through co-productions and sales.

Supported by ChileDoc, an organization created in 2010 with the objective of improving the distribution and promotion of Chilean documentaries throughout the world, to give Chilean documentaries international exposure and promote their commercial development.

Emerging filmmakers, selected from a filmmaking workshop at the Royal Film Commission (RFC) Jordan in collaboration with the British Council Jordan, attend Doc/Fest with additional mentoring through the Doc/Fest Marketplace. The delegation is supported by the RFC Jordan, encouraging Jordanians to tell their stories in an international market.

British Council Drinks Reception Sun 12 Jun / 18:00 – 19:30 / Tamper

Irish Delegation

With support from the IFB, the Irish Delegation come to Sheffield to connect with international audiences, co-producers and financiers. Bord Scannán na hÉireann/ Irish Film Board is the national development agency for Irish filmmaking. Don’t miss Bobby Sands: 66 Days, Crash & Burn, Mattress Men and The Land of the Enlightened in the 2016 film programme.

Irish Delegation Drinks Mon 13 Jun / 19:00 – 20:30 / Winter Garden

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Beijing Documentary Development Association (BDDA) is the first private enterprise sponsoring documentary filmmaking in China, with permission from the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Radio, Film and Television, all kept on record in the Civil Administration Bureau of Beijing. They lead a delegation of over 30 established and emerging filmmakers at Doc/ Fest, to create European connections through sales, distribution and co-productions.

The team behind Tarikat (p.51), nominated for the Student Doc Award, join Doc/Fest this year with support from VPRO, one of the public broadcasters in the Netherlands. The VPRO aims to surprise, inspire, enrage and inform, as well as touch people, make them think, laugh and put things into perspective.

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Five filmmakers attend Doc/Fest to connect with international Decision Makers through match making and mentoring with support of Image Nation, one of the leading media and entertainment companies in the Arabic-speaking world. The company aims to build a sustainable film and television industry in Abu Dhabi and the United Arab Emirates.

British Council Drinks Reception Sun 12 Jun / 18:00 – 19:30 / Tamper

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Abu Dhabi Delegation

Four emerging Cuban filmmakers, with support from the British Council, attend Doc/Fest to meet filmmakers and Decision Makers in the international market. The delegation comprises graduates from the Cuban International Film School (EICTV) and participants in the Sundance Documentary Film Program/The Guardian development workshop for short films.

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Doc/Fest is delighted to welcome 15 International Delegations in 2016. You can meet some of them at sponsored events and other networking receptions – look out for them and make international connections happen. We’re proud to maintain a relationship each year with our International partners to help support new, emerging and established talent at the Festival by providing them with support through one-to-one mentoring and help with access to market and networking opportunities.

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Nordic Delegation

Our annual delegation of filmmakers from across the Nordic countries returns to Doc/Fest, with support from Nordisk Panorama. Year on year, Nordisk Panorama brings together the Nordic filmmaking community for a 6-day festival with films, seminars, workshops, parties and industry events including Nordisk Panorama Market and Forum.

Parties & Social

Creative Skillset’s Media Archive Traineeship is a professional development programme for emerging archivists across the UK. This delegation is part of a wider Doc/Fest programme of sessions, screenings and events which focus on working with archive documentary creatively and technically.

Nordic Vodka Hour at Guilty Pleasures Party Tue 14 Jun / 22:00 – 23:00 / Plug

Meet the Archivists Drinks Reception Sat 11 Jun / 18:15 – 19:30 / Marketplace Café, Cutlers’ Hall

Palestinian Delegation

Ukranian Delegation

The Palestinian Delegation includes three filmmakers, one producer and staff from FilmLab: Palestine. The main goal of the organisation is to establish international links, introduce emerging Palestinian talents and to strengthen their filmmaking capacities. Filmlab: Palestine, in partnership with the British Council, is honoured to present the Palestinian Delegation at Sheffield Doc/Fest.

British Council Drinks Reception Sun 12 Jun / 18:00 – 19:30 / Tamper

Scottish Delegation

Scottish talent come to Doc/Fest, supported by Creative Scotland, the public body supporting arts, screen and creative industries in Scotland. Creative Scotland’s film funding supports emerging and established film and TV talent producing distinctive and engaging work promoting Scotland’s creativity. Additional support provided by the Scottish Documentary Institute, specialising in documentary training, production and distribution.

Comprising film mentors and emerging documentary filmmakers participating in the premiere DocWorks UA/UK – a Sheffield Doc/Fest, DocuDays and UA/ British Council training and mentoring programme. Producer/director teams from the UK and Ukraine will participate in sessions in Sheffield and Kiev, with guidance from international industry professionals. The teams will pitch to potential funders in March 2017.

British Council Drinks Reception Sun 12 Jun / 18:00 – 19:30 / Tamper

USA Delegation

The Chicken & Egg Pictures Accelerator Lab brings together 10 non-fiction projects helmed by female filmmakers, providing the necessary tools and environment for talented filmmakers to tell their stories. Financial assistance, creative guidance and peer support are provided through workshops and industry connections. Participants receive up to $35,000 for their film, which they develop throughout the programme.

Scottish Delegation Drinks Sat 11 Jun / 19:00 – 20:30 / Winter Garden

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South Korean filmmakers gather in Sheffield, supported by Broadcasting Content Promotion Foundation (BCPF) and Korea Communications Agency (KCA), celebrating powerful Korean documentaries that have entered international markets with good results.

BCPF and KCA will hold a Korea Pitching Day event at Doc/Fest 2016; they invite you to meet promising Korean filmmakers and have a great time.

Wider European Delegation

Filmmakers from Wider Europe (including Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Georgia) will attend Doc/Fest this year to establish international links, introduce emerging talent and develop new collaborations. The British Council with generous support from the GREAT Challenge Fund is excited to support this delegation of leading documentary film professionals.

British Council Drinks Reception Sun 12 Jun / 18:00 – 19:30 / Tamper

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On Tuesday, join Whicker’s World Foundation for drinks and nibbles at the Whicker’s Winter Garden Sundowner and party with Channel 4 in Crucible Delegate Lounge before grabbing a glass of bubbly as you head to the Awards Ceremony. Celebrate the best of the Festival programme as Sheffield Doc/Fest’s prestigious competition prizes will be announced alongside our Audience Awards, decided by you.

Party to the very end where the Closing Night Reception offers the chance to reflect on an exhilarating six days.

See you on the dance floor!

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Schedule Strike a pose at our notorious parties, ranging from old favourites to exciting new events. As the sun goes down in Sheffield, Doc/Fest’s legendary parties & socials rev up.

Celebrate this year’s documentaries at the BBC Party in the stunning surroundings of Sheffield’s Cathedral; let your body move to the music at Vogue, Strike a Pose Party!; and glam yourself up in glitter at Guilty Pleasures Party with Festival favourite DJ Sean Rowley. Packed with bedazzling dancers, live bands and cabaret performers galore, you’ll be dancing until the sunrise.

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Strike a deal over a pint of Doc/Fest ale at networking events with major industry influencers, beginning with Welcome Drinks from Shooting People at the Curzon Bar and Terrace.

Share drinks, ideas and dreams with filmmakers, archivists and international delegations at receptions taking place across Sheffield’s diverse range of beautiful venues.

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With live events, a whole host of themed networking and opportunities along with nightly major parties, Doc/Fest’s Parties & Socials are the documentary world’s best places to work, play and dance.

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Shooting People Welcome Drinks Reception

Alternate Realities: Virtual Reality Arcade Preview Drinks

Kick off the Festival with Shooting People at our annual Doc/Fest shindig at the new Curzon Bar and Terrace.

Connect with local filmmakers, industry guests and fellow documentary lovers at the first drinks of the Festival.

The Alternate Realities: Virtual Reality Arcade invites you into worlds you might otherwise never experience. Extraordinary and at times uncomfortable, projects allow you to step inside a prison cell, or travel across space and time without leaving the gallery. Join us for these plus the launch of our Festival Commission Invisible (p.119).

Opening Night Party presented

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Meet the Archivists Drinks Reception

Fri 10 Jun / 21:00 – 01:00 / Cutlers’ Hall, Main Hall

Sat 11 Jun / 18:15 – 19:30/ Cutlers’ Hall, Marketplace Café

Following the UK premiere of Michael Moore’s Where to Invade Next (p.29), join us at the Opening Night Party presented by Molinare to kick start your Doc/Fest experience. Enjoy the opportunity to relax, unwind and meet friends old and new within the stunning and historical venue of Cutlers’ Hall.

A reception for those working with archive, as part of a celebration of screen heritage across the programme. This is a chance to meet Creative Skillset’s Media Archive Trainee delegation, as well as welcoming our archive partners and all documentary makers interested in and working with archive.

Scottish Delegation Drinks

Vogue, Strike a Pose Party!

In celebration of Paul Fegan’s Where You’re Meant To Be (p.31) and Scottish talent, meet the Scottish Delegation and Creative Scotland executives to hear about their films and Scotland as a first-class place for documentary filmmaking and co-production.

Creative Scotland is the national film funder in Scotland.

Following the UK Premiere of Kiki (p.71), Doc/Fest is excited to bring voguing to Sheffield. Come and join us at our colourful and flamboyant Saturday night party and be inspired to embrace and celebrate the freedom of dance. Undoubtedly an evening to remember – let your body move to the music!

Marketplace Drinks supported by Documentary Campus

ITV Drinks Reception

Fri 10 Jun / 16:00 – 17:30 / Curzon Bar and Terrace

Sat 11 Jun / 19:00 – 20:30 / Winter Garden

Sun 12 Jun / 16:00 – 18:30 / Cutlers’ Hall, Marketplace Café

Rounding off Sales Sunday and kicking off a new week of Marketplace activity, Marketplace Drinks offer an opportunity to get to know Decision Makers better. The event welcomes everyone involved in Sales Sunday, the MarketPlayer, MeetMarket, Alternate Realities Market and other Marketplace initiatives.

Fri 10 Jun / 16:30 – 20:00 / Site Gallery

Sat 11 Jun / 21:00 – 01:00 / O2 Academy

Sun 12 Jun / 16:30 – 17:30 / Crucible Delegate Lounge

ITV’s Factual Team will host a drinks event directly after the ITV session The Absolutely Adventurous Joanna Lumley in Conversation (p.133) in the Crucible Delegate Lounge. Come along to network with other Delegates and find out about working with ITV in the coming year.

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Sun 12 Jun / 18:30 – 20:00 / Winter Garden

Come and join the members of The Grierson Trust board for a convivial get together and the opportunity to meet the talented young filmmakers who are part of the 2016 Grierson DocLab and Mentoring Scheme.

Soul and Funk Night

Sun 12 Jun / 21:00 – 01:00 / City Hall Ballroom

Inspired by the sensationally gifted American soul and funk singer Sharon Jones and the equally engaging documentary Miss Sharon Jones! (p.70), join us and the fantastic live funk and soul band The Natural Highs to relax and indulge in an eclectic range of soulful sounds.

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Sun 12 Jun / 20:00 – 21:30 / Crucible Delegate Lounge

Following the live pitch (p.133), VICE will host a drinks reception in the Crucible Delegate Lounge to announce the winner of the VICE Rule Britannia Pitch.

Breakfast with Boudica

Mon 13 Jun / 09:00 – 10:30 / Cutlers’ Hall, Marketplace Café

Women in Film and Television have teamed up with eminent post-production house Schedule 2 to launch Boudica’s new film funding initiative. Named after the legendary warrior queen, Boudica aims to prioritise female talent in all areas of the film industry, including documentary features.

Altitude Music Welcome Drinks

BFI Film Fund Pitch Drinks Reception

Altitude Music is a full-service music agency specialising in bespoke composition, production music, sound design and supervision. Celebrating their first time at the Festival, they invite you to join them for a drink (or three) and talk all things music with the team.

Come and join the BFI for drinks to celebrate their documentary offerings showcased in this year’s Doc/Fest, including The Rise and Fall of the Highrise (p.30) in the lovely surroundings of Tamper Sellers Wheel.

Mon 13 Jun / 17:30 – 19:00 / Curzon Bar and Terrace

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The BBC is showcasing its latest virtual reality experiments with a variety of different demos, from 360 video right through to fully immersive VR and binaural sound experiences.

Meet the creators behind these immersive projects and discuss how this new medium has potential to serve audiences in a wide range of genres.

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Grierson Trust New Talent Reception

Sun 12 Jun / 18:00 – 19:30 / Millennium Gallery

Talks & Sessions

Come and meet British Council Film and the leading international documentary film professionals attending this year’s Doc/Fest. We are delighted to present delegations from Jordan, Palestine, Cuba and Wider Europe (including Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Georgia) as well individual Delegates from all across the globe.

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Sun 12 Jun / 18:00 – 19:30 / Tamper Sellers Wheel

Alternate Realities Reception supported by BBC R&D

Mon 13 Jun / 18:00 – 19:30 / Tamper Sellers Wheel

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Celebratory Drinks with The Guardian Mon 13 Jun / 18:00 – 19:30 / Cutlers’ Hall, Hadfield Hall

International documentary distributor Journeyman Pictures welcomes you to share a drink with the talented directors and producers behind this year’s Doc/Fest programme. Come along to meet potential collaborators from across the industry.

Irish Delegation Drinks Reception

The BBC Party

Bord Scannan na hÉireann (the Irish Film Board) is delighted to invite you to meet the Irish delegation of filmmakers at Sheffield Doc/Fest and celebrate the screenings of Bobby Sands: 66 Days (p.32), Crash and Burn (p.76), Mattress Men (p.90) and The Land of the Enlightened (p. 35).

The BBC will host drinks on Monday 13 June at Sheffield Cathedral from 21:00. Come and celebrate this year’s documentaries with the BBC team.

Delegates Breakfast with Discovery Tue 14 Jun / 09:30 – 11:00/ Cutlers Hall, Marketplace Café

Why You Should Be Working with Channel 5 Brunch

As a purpose-driven company in 220 plus countries and territories, Discovery Communications has a unique opportunity to bring storytellers’ work to a global audience. Join production and programming executives from the company’s documentaries unit and Discovery Networks International as they informally lay out their vision for their networks.

Channel 5 has come of age, with exciting and challenging factual content achieving critical acclaim and high ratings. With many strong new series in the pipeline, Channel 5 is where popular and purposeful factual television thrives. Meet Ben Frow, Director of Programmes and his factual commissioning team immediately after the Channel 5 session (p.140).

UKTI Networking Reception

Channel 4 Party

Last year UKTI helped well over 300 UK creative industries companies win almost £620 million worth of export business in 55 export markets. Join the UKTI team to meet other filmmakers and international guests, and learn how UKTI can help your business expand and succeed globally.

The Channel 4 commissioning team invites Delegates to join them in raising a glass to another great year for documentaries on the channel. Let us publically service you with commerciallyfunded drinks and canapés at the Crucible Delegate Lounge.

Alternate Realities Talks & Sessions Marketplace

Tue 14 Jun / 15:45 – 16:45 / Crucible Adelphi

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Mon 13 Jun / 20:00 – 21:30 / Crucible Delegate Lounge

The Guardian loves documentaries!

Following The Guardian Pitch (p.139), join the team for celebratory drinks and to hear the pitch winner announcement. Open to all Festival goers, you’ll hear about The Guardian’s documentary commissioning and partnerships for 2016, celebrate the achievements of the teams that pitched, and hang out with fellow Delegates.

Mon 13 Jun / 20:00 – 21:30 / Winter Garden

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Mon 13 Jun / 21:00 – 01:00 / Sheffield Cathedral

Tue 14 Jun / 11:00 – 12:30 / Crucible Delegate Lounge

Tue 14 Jun / 17:00 – 20:00 / Crucible Delegate Lounge

Parties & Social Whicker’s Winter Garden Sundowner

BFI Film Audience Network Reception

Tense with anticipation before the Awards Ceremony? Need a little calm before learning who gets Alan Whicker’s inaugural £80,000 documentary prize?

Join the Whicker’s World Foundation amid the elegant palm fronds for free drinks and nibbles ahead of their premier award.

The BFI Film Audience Network (FAN) is a UK-wide network dedicated to encouraging people to build a lifelong relationship with film and with more people enjoying film more often.

FAN invites you to join them for a drink and meet their delegation of members including cinema exhibitors, programmers and festival organisers.

Sheffield Doc/Fest Awards Ceremony

Guilty Pleasures Party

The winners of Sheffield Doc/Fest’s prestigious competition prizes will be announced alongside our Audience Awards, decided by you. Collect your glass of bubbly at the door and join presenter KG Tha Comedian as we celebrate the best of the Festival programme and recognise the success of the best filmmakers in the industry.

Guilty Pleasures is back – the perfect night for you to indulge in your favourite pop and rock secrets. DJ Sean Rowley and a select team of Guilty Pleasures hedonists are guaranteed to raise the bar for a fantastic six days of documentary, discussions and films by dancing up at storm at the legendary party. Plus, join the Nordic Delegation for everyone’s favourite Nordic Vodka Hour from 22:00 – 23:00. See you on the dance floor!

Closing Night Film Reception

Sheffield ‘Media City’ Walking Tours

Following our Closing Night Film, The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger (p.29), join us at the Reception to raise a glass and celebrate the conclusion of the Festival. A time to reflect upon and share your personal highlights of the exciting and diverse range of screenings, talks and sessions held over the past six days.

Fri 10, Sat 11, Tue 14 Jun / 10:00 & 16:00 / Tudor Square

Join local tour guide Marcus Newton as he gives an exciting, interactive and entertaining 90-minute tour of Sheffield.

Created especially for the Sheffield Doc/Fest audience, the route will give you a fascinating insight into Sheffield as a ‘Media City’ with a focus on local arts, films and music.

Finishing at the Showroom Bar, walkers will be able to reflect upon newly discovered knowledge that adds to the wonder of Sheffield. Please note that for Delegates, the cost of the walking tour is not included in the Festival Pass; visit www.sheffdocfest.com for details.

Schedule Films Alternate Realities Talks & Sessions

Wed 15 Jun / 21:15 – 23:00 / The ITV Bar

Tue 14 Jun / 22:00 – 02:00 / Plug

Marketplace

Tue 14 Jun / 20:00 – 21:30 / Crucible Theatre

Tue 14 Jun / 18:30 – 20:00 / Tamper Sellers Wheel

Parties & Social

Tue 14 Jun / 18:30 – 20:00 / Winter Garden

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Doc/Fest would like to thank the following people — Adele Bailey Plug

George McGeorge

Christine Bardsley British Council

Tom Millen

Jane Balfour

Paul Billington Sheffield City Council

Simon Bladen Hawsons Chartered Accountants Jo Clinton-Davis ITV

Nick Crossland ROCKET

Iain Dodgeon Wellcome Trust

John Durkan UK Trade & Investment Richard Eyre Sheffield City Council Ingrid Geser BBC

Simon Green Sheffield City Council

Alexandra Hannibal Tribeca Film Institute Oli Harbottle Dogwoof

Simon Hattenstone Guardian

Edward Highfield Sheffield City Council Marie Hirst SIV

Nic Jones & the team at Über

Sally Joynson Screen Yorkshire Yung Kha Dogwoof

Anna Kime Film Hub North Richard Klein

Stefan Kloos Kloos & Co. Medien GmbH Milan Krsljanin ARRI

Tracey Lancaster Sheffield Hallam University Fiona Lawson-Baker Al Jazeera Ralph Lee Channel 4

Jez Lewis Bungalow Town Productions

Rebecca Lichtenfeld Bertha Foundation Rebecca Maddox Sheffield City Council Sparkle Marple Bertha Foundation Jordan McGarry Vimeo

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Sarah-Jane Meredith British Film Institute Catherine Mitchell Arts Council England Agnieszka Moody Creative Europe Jane Mote Wicker Foundation

John Mothersole Sheffield City Council Jessica O’Brien

Gregory M Oldfield University of Sheffield Charlie Phillips The Guardian Daniel Pynnonen SVT James Quinn Sky UK

Jane Ray Wicker Foundation Adam Roberts

Ben Roberts British Film Institute Charles Rubinstein

Ed Sayer Discovery Networks International Laura Sillars Site Gallery

Nicola Strafford University of Sheffield Tony Tabatznik Bertha Foundation

Professor Vanessa Toulmin University of Sheffield Kate Townsend BBC Storyville

Esther Van Messel First Hand Films Lucy Vernall Academic Ideas Lab

Donata von Perfall Documentary Campus

Rachel Wexler Bungalow Town Productions Andy Whittaker Dogwoof

Ian Wild & the team at Showroom Cinema Manuela Winkler Documentary Campus Sohil Zokari

Krzysztof Zylawy & the team at X8

Index by Event Film / Project / Session / Event

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#Hacked: Syria’s Electronic Armies 112 #MyEscape 57 10 X 10: The Doc-in-Progress Workshop 133 360° Sound for a 360° Experience: Dynamic Binaural Audio in VR 109 6x9: A Virtual Experience of Solitary Confinement 117 A Family Affair 88 A Ballerina’s Tale 97, 98, 101 A Night of Surveillance: The Supernerds Experience 110 A Place at the Table: Why Documentaries for Kids Matter 144 A Polish Journey 112 A Reasonably Adjusted Debate: Disability On and Off Screen 131 A Todo Color 74 The Absolutely Adventurous Joanna Lumley in Conversation 133 Across the Line 117 Adam Buxton Presents a BUG Special: David Bowie Live 145 After Spring 57 The Age of Consequences 38 All the World’s a Stage 110 Alternate Realities Market 186 Alternate Realities Reception supported by BBC R&D 195 Alternate Realities Summit (Afternoon Session): VRfternoon 132 Alternate Realities Summit (Morning Session): Androids, Robots and Avatars Live 129 Alternate Realities: Virtual Reality Arcade Preview Drinks 194 Altitude Music Welcome Drinks 195 Ambulance 58 American Ballet Theater 97, 98, 99, 100, 101 Antariksha Sanchar - Transmissions in Space 112 Ants on a Shrimp 78 Archives and Copyright: A Beginners Guide 133 Arts Commissioning for Galleries and Online Spaces 126 Author: The JT LeRoy Story 80 Avatar Secrets 113 Back on Board: Greg Louganis 75 BAFTA Masterclass: Working with Archive 127 The BBC Interview: Reggie Yates 127 The BBC Party 196 Behemoth 80 Berlin 1936: The Final Illusion 97, 98, 99, 101 Between Activism and Extremism: Storytelling for Change 138 Beyond YouTube: What Can the ‘Other’ Digital Platforms Offer Filmmakers?

130 BFI Archive 98, 99, 100, 101, 102 BFI Film Audience Network Reception 197 BFI Film Fund Pitch Drinks Reception 195 Black Gold 101, 102 Bobby Sands: 66 Days 32 Born to Be Free 38 Breakfast with Boudica 195 Breaking In: A Guide for Film Industry Entrants 126 Brillo Box (3¢ off) 45 British Council Drinks Reception 195 Brothers 32 Bunkers 45 Burma’s Secret Jungle War with Joe Simpson 64 Burnout 48 Cameraperson 33 Care 68 Cat Listening to Music 97, 98, 99, 102 Cathy Come Home 52 The Cause of Progress 81 Celebratory Drinks with The Guardian 196 The Channel 4 First Cut Pitch 137 The Channel 4 Interview: Michael Moore 134 Channel 4 Party 196 The Charro of Toluquilla 81 City 40 33 City Of Dreams: A Musical 65

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City of Gold 78 Closing Night Film Reception 197 Collisions 117 Command and Control 82 Commissioning: Arts Documentary 141 Commissioning: Factual Entertainment 144 Commissioning: Shorts for All Platforms 142 Commissioning: Singles, Specials and Series 136 Commissioning: Specialist Factual 138 The Confession 34 Consumed 92 Context Hacking: A Performance Lecture by Johannes Grenzfurthner 135 Continental Drift 48 Co-Production Possibilities and Festival Culture in Latin America 143 Crash and Burn 76 D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus in Conversation with Francine Stock 131 Daddy’s Girl 69 Dead Slow Ahead 82 Death by Design 39 Delegates Breakfast with Discovery 196 Destination Unknown 65 Doc/Fest Exchange on Tudor Square 146-147 Docs in the Newsroom 144 Docs on Cops 138 Documentary and Trauma: A Survivor’s Guide 132 Documentary Film Production Goes Green 142 Does it Matter Who Funds My Film? Making Branded Docs 135 The Dog 92 Don’t Look Back 55 Easter Rising: Voice of a Rebel 118 Elders 92 The Empathy Station 113 Encounters at the End of the World 97, 99 The Enemy 113 Enough, Already 58 The Epic of Everest 99, 100 Evidence Based Storytelling with Christian Humborg 137 Exodus: Breaking into Europe (Working Title) 66 The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis 66 Extremis 45 Eye for an Eye 49 Female Trailblazers: New Ways of Working in Media 138 Figure 93 First Cut 93 First Position 97, 98, 99, 100 The Flickering Flame 52 Flotel Europa 43 Footprint 39 Fraud 83 Freddie Flintoff & Robert Penn Talk Chips & Docs 140 Freightened - The Real Price of Shipping 40 The French Connection: Working with France 134 The Future of Virtual Reality 108 Gatekeeper 46 Generation Revolution 61 Golden Girl 69 Good Intentions Vs Good Viewing: What Happens when Doc Makers Join Non Profits 136 Grey Area 49 Grierson Trust New Talent Reception 195 The Guardian Documentaries Pitch 139 Guardian Shorts 98, 99, 101 Guilty Pleasures Party 197 The Happy Film 83 The Happy Warriors 93 The Hard Stop 67 Hell on Wheels 94

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Home - A VR Spacewalk Experience 118 Home : Aamir 118 Honest Truths: The Ethical Challenges of Filmmaking 131 Hooligan Sparrow 61 How to Document the World’s Biggest News Stories: Telling the Refugee Crisis 135 How to Get Your Theatrical Doc Funded and Distributed 135 How to Pitch Your Climate Change Idea 141 How to Put Kids on TV: A Channel 4 Masterclass 139 The Hype About 4K 130 I Do It My Way: Directors Talk About Their Work 132 I Don’t Belong Anywhere - The Cinema of Chantal Akerman 53 IBT Climate Change Pitch 143 I’m Not From Here 46 In Conversation with HBO’s Sheila Nevins 143 In My Shoes: Dancing with Myself 119 In Pursuit of Silence 84 India in a Day 84 Innovation in Archive 128 Inside the Gang (Working Title) 67 Interactive Theatre, Technology & Empathy & In My Shoes: Waking in Slough 110 Into the Land of VOD: How I Tried to Contact Netflix 140 Invisible 119 Irish Delegation Drinks Reception 196 Is Documentary Relevant in a World with Information Available at Your Fingertips?

129 iSynx 114 ITV Drinks Reception 194 Jeanne Dielman, 23 Commerce Quay, 1080 Brussels 54 Jim: The James Foley Story 34 Joan 49 John Lennon: The Bermuda Tapes 114 Johnny Physical Lives 46 Journeyman Pictures Presents: Meet the Filmmakers Drinks 194 Just a Dog 94 Kedi 89 The Kids Are Alright: Creating Public TV Programmes for a Forgotten Audience 129 Kiki 71 Kivalina 40 Klavierkunst 50 The Land of the Enlightened 35 League of Exotique Dancers 59 Life, Animated 85 The Living Forest 94 Lobanovskiy Forever 76 Love, War & Robots: (Wo)man and Machine, in Conversation 108 Lyari Notes 43 Machine of Human Dreams 89 Mad Dogs 77 Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures 72 Marketplace Drinks supported by Documentary Campus 194 Mars 2030 119 Mattress Men 90 Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise 70 Mavis!

97, 98, 99, 101 Meet the Archivists Drinks Reception 194 MeetMarket 186 Merci Patron ! (Thanks Boss!)

90 The Mine Wars 97, 98, 100, 102 Minority Report: Diversity in Documentary 130 Miso Hungry 79 Miss Sharon Jones!

70 MONSTER IN THE MIND The Convenient UN-truth about Alzheimer’s 85 Monterey Pop 56 Mr. Gaga 59 The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble 74 My Aleppo 50 My Scientology Movie 62

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National Bird 62 New Dimensions in Testimony (Alternate Realities: Interactive Exhibition) 114 New Dimensions in Testimony (Alternate Realities Summit) 108 New Genderation: Has Factual Kept up with the Revolution in Gender and Sexuality?

139 New US Trends and Platforms 144 Nino Kirtadze: The Fine Line Between Fact and Fiction 136 No Home Movie 54 Noma: My Perfect Storm 79 Northern Exposure: Working with Nordic Broadcasters 134 Notes on Blindness 35 Notes on Blindness: A Film and VR Autopsy 141 Notes on Blindness: Into Darkness 120 On-Screen Factual Talent Market 186 One Day Pina Asked…

55 Opening Night Party presented by Molinare 194 Origins 120 Our BBC, Our Channel 4: A Future for Public Service TV? 145 Our Last Tango 60 Out Run 72 Paa Joe & The Lion 68 The Peacemaker 63 Pickle 95 Plaza de la Soledad 71 The Post Production Facility: An Evolving Model 131 Presenting Princess Shaw 36 Professor Green: Documentaries and Me 128 Pulse 50 Recorded Absence 47 Reset 60 The Rise and Fall of the High-rise 30 Roadmap to Film Funding: Unlocking the Mysteries of Grant Proposals 141 Ronnie O’Sullivan in Conversation 140 Rwanda & Juliet 86 Sales Sunday 186 Saving Sungei 51 Science Fiction Prototyping: Artificial Intelligence and Storytelling 108 Scottish Delegation Drinks 194 The Seasons In Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger 29 SEED: The Untold Story 41 Serena 77 The Settlers 36 Sheepo 95 Sheffield Doc/Fest Awards Ceremony 197 Sheffield ‘Media City’ Walking Tours 197 Shooting People Welcome Drinks 194 Short Doc Programme 98, 99, 100, 101 Silent Voices 47 Snow Monkey 44 Solitary 86 Sonita 44 Soul and Funk Night 195 Sour Grapes 37 Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four 63 Speaking is Difficult 95 The Special One 96 The Spirit of ‘45 53 Storyboard P, a stranger in Sweden 30 Strike a Pose 73 Succeed to Screen: Getting Indie Docs to the Audience 132 Surviving Danger Zone Docs 128 Tardis Docs: Telling Deceptively Big Stories in Tiny Online Spaces 137 Tarikat 51 Tempestad 37 There Will Be Water 41 There’s Something About Muslims 143 This War of Mine: The Little Ones 115

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Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru 87 Toucan Nation 47 Transit Zone 51 Trick or Treat : Bhai-O-Scope 115 Trust Me, I’m a TV Producer: The Secrets of Great Access 134 Two Billion Miles 115 Two Trains Runnin’ 75 Tyrus 87 Ukrainian Sheriffs 91 UKTI Networking Reception 196 Uncle Howard 73 Undoing Time 116 United Nations VR Film Launch 109 The University of Sheffield Presents: How to Pitch Your Academic Idea 145 Unlocking the Cage 56 Varicella 97, 98, 99, 101 Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach 31 The VICE Rule Britannia Pitch 133 The VICE Rule Britannia Pitch Drinks Reception 195 Viva la Revolucion: Video Activism and Citizen Journalism 128 ¡Vivan Los Antipados!

98, 100 Vlogs Vs Docs: Tales of Our Time 127 Vogue, Strike a Pose Party!

194 VR: The Machine to Make Us More Human?

109 VR & Journalism: Opportunities and Challenges 109 Walden, a Game 116 War of the Worlds: How DADA-Data Webdoc Virus Defends the World 137 We Wait 120 Weiner 64 What Makes a Feature Doc? Directors Discuss 139 What’s a TV Channel Granddad? How We’ll Be Watching Docs in the Future 129 When Two Worlds Collide 88 When You Awake 48 Where to Invade Next 29 Where You’re Meant To Be 31 Whicker’s Winter Garden Sundowner 194 The Whicker’s World Foundation Pitch 142 White Rage 91 Why You Should Be Working with Channel 5 140 Why You Should Be Working with Channel 5 Brunch 196 Writing with Light: The Art of Cinematography 127 Zud 42

Director / Creator

Film / Project

Gina Abatemarco Anne-Claire Adet Chantal Akerman

Kivalina Bunkers Jeanne Dielman, 23 Commerce Quay, 1080 Brussels No Home Movie One Day Pina Asked…

I'm Not From Here

40 45 54

The Hard Stop Lobanovskiy Forever Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures

67 76 72

Grey Area Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru SEED: The Untold Story Inside the Gang (Working Title)

49 87 41 67

Exodus: Breaking into Europe (Working Title) Ukrainian Sheriffs Uncle Howard When Two Worlds Collide

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Home - An Immersive Spacewalk Experience Bobby Sands: 66 Days Recorded Absence Footprint MONSTER IN THE MIND The Convenient UN-truth about Alzheimer’s Silent Voices Gatekeeper After Spring

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Home : Aamir

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Machine of Human Dreams Notes on Blindness: Into Darkness

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Chantal Akerman Chantal Akerman Maite Alberdi, Giedr Žickyt George Amponsah Anton Azarov Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato Jon Barton Joe Berlinger Jon Betz, Taggart Siegel Paul Blake, Victor Chimara James Bluemel Roman Bondarchuk Aaron Brookner Heidi Brandenburg, Matthew Orzel Tom Burton, Kate Bartlett Brendan J. Byrne Gillian Callan Valentina Canavesio Jean Carper Pritha Chakraborty Yung Chang Steph Ching, Ellen Martinez Toby Coffey, Erfan Saadati, Rufus Norris Roy Cohen Arnaud Colinart, Amaury La Burthe, Peter Middleton, James Spinney Drea Cooper, Zackary Canepari Matthew D'Arcy Maurice Dekkers Denis Delestrac Tim Delmastro James Demo Jemma Desai, Maria Panagiotidi Pierre Deschamps Shimon Dotan John Dower Bartek Dziadosz, Christopher Roth, Colin MacCabe, Tilda Swinton Susanna Edwards Daniel Efergan, Darren Dubicki Darren Emerson Michael Epstein, Mark Thompson Deborah S. Esquenazi

The Dog

54 55 46

91 73 88

32 47 39 85 47 46 57

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Storyboard P, a stranger in Sweden Ants on a Shrimp Freightened - The Real Price of Shipping Miso Hungry The Peacemaker The Empathy Station

30 78 40 79 63 113

Noma: My Perfect Storm The Settlers My Scientology Movie The Seasons In Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger

79 36 62 29

Golden Girl We Wait

69 120

Invisible John Lennon: The Bermuda Tapes

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Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four Tom Fassaert A Family Affair Paul Fegan Where You're Meant To Be Claire Ferguson Destination Unknown Jeff Feuerzeig Author: The JT LeRoy Story Deirdre Fishel Care Dean Fleischer-Camp Fraud Cheryl Furjanic Back on Board: Greg Louganis Laura Gabbert City of Gold Jane Gauntlett, Andrew In My Shoes: Dancing with Myself Somerville

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Film / Project

Ashish Ghadiali Alexis Girardet

The Confession Burma's Secret Jungle War with Joe Simpson Snow Monkey Plaza de la Soledad City 40 Figure Strike a Pose

George Gittoes Maya Goded Samira Goetschel Katarzyna Gondek Ester Gould, Reijer Zwaan Ido Haar Arto Halonen Mauro Herce Bob Hercules, Rita Coburn Whack Paula Heredia Tomer Heymann Brian Hill, Sam Benstead Tatiana Huezo Mohamed Jabaly Kristi Jacobson Kirsten Johnson Sara Jordenö Chris Kelly Sonia Kennebeck Robert Kenner Karim Ben Khelifa William A. Kirkley, Adam Amaral, Glenn Snyder Julian Konczak Barbara Kopple German Kral Dan Krauss Zhao Liang Marianne Lambert Melissa Langer Per Liebeck Ken Loach Ken Loach Ken Loach Leonardo Machado Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami Heather Maio Richie Mehta Miriam Chandy Menacherry, Maheen Zia Živil Mieiulyten Glen Milner Marta Minorowicz Abhinav Mishra, Romit Raj, Avinash Kumar Emma Miranda Moore Michael Moore Juan Antonio Moreno, Silvia Venegas Ben Nabors, Stefan Sagmeister, Hillman Curtis Joshua Neuman Morgan Neville Amy Nicholson Pietro Novello Brian Oakes Sean O'Cualain Lamin Oo Louise Osmond Francesca Panetta, Lindsay Poulton Jack Peagam

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Presenting Princess Shaw White Rage Dead Slow Ahead Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

36 91 82 70

Toucan Nation Mr. Gaga City Of Dreams: A Musical

47 59 65

Tempestad Ambulance Solitary Cameraperson Kiki The Cause of Progress National Bird Command and Control The Enemy Origins

37 58 86 33 71 81 62 82 113 120

A Polish Journey Miss Sharon Jones!

Our Last Tango Extremis Behemoth I Don't Belong Anywhere - The Cinema of Chantal Akerman My Aleppo There Will Be Water Cathy Come Home The Flickering Flame The Spirit of '45 The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis Sonita

112 70 60 45 80 53

New Dimensions in Testimony India in a Day Lyari Notes

114 84 43

Joan Elders Zud Antariksha Sanchar - Transmissions in Space Hell on Wheels Where to Invade Next Enough, Already

49 92 42 112

50 41 52 52 53 66 44

94 29 58

The Happy Film

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Johnny Physical Lives The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble Pickle Continental Drift Jim: The James Foley Story Crash and Burn The Special One Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach 6x9: A Virtual Experience of Solitary Confinement Klavierkunst

46 74 95 48 34 76 96 31 117

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Nonny de la Peña, Jeff Fitzsimmons, Brad Lichtenstein D.A. Pennebaker D.A. Pennebaker D.A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus Louise Peter, Mahyar Goudarzi, Steve Bache Robin Petré Gayane Petrosyan Sam Pollard Ramona Pringle Ben Proudfoot Pieter-Jan De Pue Colm Quinn Oscar Raby & BBC Rama Rau Ian Robertson Jay Rosenblatt Jerry Rothwell, Reuben Atlas Julian Reyes François Ruffin Juliana Ruhfus Elke Sasse Marc Silver Gareth C. Scales Tonje Hessen Schei AJ Schnack Jasmijn Schrofer Andrea B. Scott Jared P. Scott Richard Seymour Patrick Shen Lisanne Skyler James Spinney, Peter Middleton Wojciech Staron Elyse Steinberg, Josh Kriegman Roberto Studart Frederik Subei Johnny Symons, S. Leo Chiang Shintaro Tay Alban Teurlai, Thierry Demaizière Pamela Tom Vladimir Tomic Ceyda Torun Glen Travis Melisa Üneri Randy Valdes Miguel López Valdivia Various José Villalobos Lynette Wallworth Nanfu Wang Ryan White Benjamin Wigley Roger Ross Williams Sue Williams Usayd Younis, Cassie Quarless

Across the Line

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Don't Look Back Monterey Pop Unlocking the Cage

55 56 56

Eye for an Eye

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Pulse Born to Be Free Two Trains Runnin' Avatar Secrets Rwanda & Juliet The Land of the Enlightened Mattress Men Easter Rising: Voice of a Rebel League of Exotique Dancers Sheepo When You Awake Sour Grapes

50 38 75 113 86 35 90 118 59 95 48 37

Mars 2030 Merci Patron ! (Thanks Boss!) #Hacked: Syria's Electronic Armies #MyEscape The Living Forest First Cut iSynx Speaking is Difficult Tarikat Just a Dog The Age of Consequences Consumed In Pursuit of Silence Brillo Box (3¢ off) Notes on Blindness

119 90 112 57 94 93 114 95 51 94 38 92 84 45 35

Brothers Weiner

32 64

Mad Dogs Transit Zone Out Run

77 51 72

Saving Sungei Reset

51 60

Tyrus Flotel Europa Kedi The Happy Warriors Daddy's Girl A Todo Color Burnout The Rise and Fall of the High-rise The Charro of Toluquilla Collisions Hooligan Sparrow Serena Paa Joe & The Lion Life, Animated Death by Design Generation Revolution

87 43 89 93 69 74 48 30 81 117 61 77 68 85 39 61

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