Selected filmmakers will receive all official selection perks (The Tarkovski Grant, The Producer’s Night nomination, …) and are in the running for any of the award titles. We’re open to any documentary genre and especially any duration (which is always an issue for the physical part of the festival). If needed we can geo-block your film to our region.

Viewers will be able to watch, but not download your film. The OFF ON Selection will go online one week prior to the opening of the physical part of the festival and will stay online until the last day of the festival. Next to our physical screenings we’ll also be screening online with the special OFF ON SELECTION.

An official festival partner of The Producer's Night Los Angeles ().Īs of 2023 our festival will enter an exciting new phase in its existence. A 'Climate Neutral Film Event', powered by. Named as one of the Top 50 Emerging Film Festivals worldwide by. Ours is a new annual film festival featuring work from around the world by up and coming artists, showcasing innovative independent cinema with all selected films inviting viewers to learn and ponder. That is why Doc.Boston welcomes all of the above forms of documentary film-making, and even more so, those that transcend boundaries to move fluidly between one and more styles. They are valuable creations in a day and age where media is increasingly curated and so much more homogenous. How can we make a difference in the world?ĭocumentary films are not just an avenue through which we can observe real life they also serve to inform, educate, and critique. Whether in the form of an expository, a poem, an essay, an observational piece, whether it's dramatized, animated, or based on interviews, documentary films all have a message to send.

In a world where “truth” is carefully curated, filtered, and viewed through the lens of social media, often the only difference between truth and fiction lies in the perspective through which one views the world.ĭocumentary films offer a fascinating peephole into a particular reality, at a certain time of a certain person's life. Doc.Boston is part of Doc.World, a global network of Documentary Film Festivals, with festivals in London, Berlin, Sydney, Ghent, and Boston.įacts aren’t always facts, and “alternative facts” don't always lie.

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