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Sep
02
    

Thankfully, there is DOC Blog.  Daily posts leading up to and during this film festival.  Close to 50 filmmakers are asked to participate, and the posts vary widely.  But for a view into the festival and some of these filmmmakers thoughts as they make the best of it, DOC Blog should not be missed.

http://blog.tiffg.ca/blog/


 
Sep
01
    

When: September 15-21, 2006
Where: Overland Park, Kansas
What: Strong lineup of fictional and documentary films.  Particular films of interest this year include This Film Is Not Yet Rated, War Tapes, and Drakmar.
Website: http://www.kansasfilm.com/


 
Aug
29
    

When: September and October, 2006
Where: Auckland, Wellington, Chrishchurch, and Dundein; New Zealand
What: First Australasian dedicated documentary film festival. The festival will showcase more than 110 documentary works from all over the world with a quarter from New Zealand. 30 New Zealand films are in compeitition for the Best Feature Documentary, Best Medium Documentary and the Best Short Documentary.
Website: http://www.docnz.org.nz/


 
Aug
23
    

19th Seagate Foyle Film Festival announces Call For Entry to the Stella Artois Film Awards, 10-19 November 2006.

Categories include: Best International Short, Best Irish Short, Best Animation, Best Feature and Best Documentary

FINAL DEADLINE is 8th September 2006

A £10 fee will be applied for entries recieved by 4th September.
Those received by the final deadline will be charged £20

Short Film and Short Animations must be between 5–40minutes duration, while Short Documentaries must be a minimum of 15minutes and a maximum of 30minutes duration. There is no time limit for the categories of Feature Film, Feature Animation and Feature Documentary.

For the selection process acceptable formats are VHS, NTSC and DVD. Successful entries to the competition must be on 35mm format for all categories excluding Documentary, for which 35mm and digital formats (excluding Digibeta and DVCam Pro) are suitable.
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Jul
31
    

When: July 14-August 6, 2006
Where: Johannesburg and Capetown, South Afrca
What: One of the fastest growing documentary festivals.  Documentaries from around the world are showcased with a focus on South African and African films.
Website: http://www.encounters.co.za


 
Jul
28
    

When: July 26-28, 2006
Where: Keble College, Oxford, United Kingdom
What:  First annual festival.  British attempt at a must attend documentary film festival to allow for a meeting place of the British documentary community and introduction to the rest of the world.  In its first year 20 films will be screened.
Website: https://www.britdoc.org/festival/mission.php


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Jul
25
    

Telefest is more than a festival for television. The goal of Telefest is simple – the revolution of television. Telefest is as diverse as the programming currently on network and cable TV, with 15 categories encompassing drama, comedy, reality, soaps, documentaries, films, music videos, stand up comedy, how-to shows, political shows, animation, commercials, teleplays and more.
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Jul
25
    

When: August 18-24, 2006
Where: Hollywood, California
What: Smaller event that feels like multiple screenings more than a full festival.  Put on by the International Documentary Association.
Website: http://www.documentary.org/programs/index_06.php


 
Jul
23
    

When: November 8-12, 2006
Where: American Museum of Natural History, New York City, New York
What: The Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival is the longest-running showcase for international documentaries in the United States, encompassing a broad spectrum of work, from indigenous community media to experimental nonfiction. The festival involves forums for discussion with filmmakers and speakers. The festival was founded by the American Museum of Natural History in 1977, in honor of pioneering anthropologist Margaret Mead on her seventy-fifth birthday and her fiftieth year at the Museum.
Website: http://www.amnh.org/programs/mead/


 
Jul
20
    

When: October 30-November 5, 2006
Where: Sheffield, United Kingdom/
What: Where the UK factual film industry goes to network and do business.  Beyond the commericial element, 75 films are going to be screened.  This is one of the largest doc festivals in the world, and extends it reach by offering a tour of select films at other times in the year.
Website: http://www.sidf.co.uk/


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Jul
15
    

When: January 2007
Where: Helsinki, Finland
What: DocPoint is the largest documentary film festival in the Nordic countries. In Finland, it is the only one dedicated solely to documentary films. Every year, the festival offers both a national and an international selection of the best brand new movies, celebrated classics, and a special selection of documentary films for children. In addition, a wide range of seminars, lectures and workshops is organised.
Website: http://www.docpoint.info/


 
Jul
13
    

When: September 7-10, 2006
Where: Sydney, Australia
What: First held in October 1998, queerDOC has subsequently become established as an important event on the Australian and international gay and lesbian film festival calendar. queerDOC remains the world’s only documentary film festival focusing on queer (gay, lesbian transgender, transsexual, intersex etc) documentary films. As such it has a worldwide reputation and has access to the best of queer documentaries from around the world.
Website: http://www.queerscreen.com.au/


 
Jul
11
    

When: April 12-15, 2007
Where: Carolina Theatre – Durham, North Carolina
What: One of the largest and best attended documentary film festivals in the United States.  Over 100 documentary films screened.  Festival offers panel discussions, semiars, and Q&A sessions.
Website: http://www.fullframefest.org


 
Jun
30
    

When: October 30-November 5, 2006
Where: Leipzig, Germany
What: The largest German festival for documentary film but also one of the most traditional and important ones on an international level. Founded in 1955 by the club of East German film technicians (“Club der Filmschaffenden der DDR”) it started as the first independent film festival in East Germany called the “1st All-German Leipzig Festival of Cultural and Documentary Films.” The annual international film festival was established by director Wolfgang Kernicke in 1960.
Website: http://www.dokfestival-leipzig.de



 
Jun
25
    

When: March 16-25, 2007
Where: Thessaloniki, Greece
What: Documentaries screen from Greece and the world.  Film market activities.
Website: http://www.docfestival.gr/docfestival/uk/index.htm


 
Jun
25
    

When: June 2006
Where: La Rochelle, France
What: A film market that facilitates contacts, purchasing, selling, and networking in the documentary industry.
Website: http://www.silverdocs.com/


 
Jun
25
    

When: June 2007
Where: Silver Springs, Maryland
What: A large well funded festival that screens over 100 films each year.
Website: http://www.silverdocs.com/


 
Jun
25
    

When: October 12-22, 2006
Where: New York City, New York
What: Long running spring festival now in the fall.  Festival includes screenings of premieres, works-in-progress and classic docs. Every screening is introduced by the filmmaker and followed by a question and answer session with the same. Website: http://www.mtr.org/festivals/mtrdocfest2006/


 
Jun
25
    

When: September 2007
Where: Jackson Hole, Wyoming
What:  Biennial wildlife festival with multiple juried awards
Website: http://www.jhfestival.org/


 
Jun
25
    

When: October 20-29, 2006
Where: Hot Springs, Arkansas
What: One of the larger U.S. documentary film festivals.  Going into its 15th year, this festival screens over 50 films and hosts around a hundred filmmakers each year.
Website: http://www.hsdfi.org/


 
Jun
11
    

When: November 23-December 3, 2006
Where: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Website: http://www.idfa.nl/


 
Jun
11
    

When: April 20-29, 2007
Where: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
What: North America’s largest documentary festival. hot docs presents a selection of more than 100 documentaries from Canada and around the globe. Through its industry programmes, the festival also provides a full range of professional development, market and networking opportunities for documentary professionals.


 
Jun
11
    

When: December 1-6, 2006
Where: Florence, Italy
What: This Italian government supported festival screens recent documentaries from all over the world.  Categories include International, Italian, and yearly theme based.  A well run international festival that draws a large number of filmmakers and film enthusiasts each year.
Website: http://www.festivaldeipopoli.org


 
Jun
11
    

When: May, 2007
Where: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
What: DOXA is a curated and juried festival of public screenings, workshops, panel discussions and public forums. The festival is presented by the Documentary Media Society, a Vancouver based non-profit, charitable society devoted to presenting independent and innovative documentaries to Vancouver audiences.
Website: http://www.vcn.bc.ca/doxa/