2007 Sundance shorts and documentaries online
January 17th, 2007 by Zsofia
As of tomorrow, 33 narrative, documentary and animation shorts can be watched online, on the Sundance Film festival website. The films are available for free for three months, and can also be downloaded and owned for $1.99.
Filmmakers will receive 67% of the profits and also retain all rights to their works, including the option of selling them to other distributors. The remaining revenue will be divided up among iTunes, the Sundance Institute and the Sundance Channel.
From February 28 to March 8, 2007, the 9th edition of the One World International Documentary Film Festival will take place in Prague. The festival base will be at the Lucerna Cinema in the city centre, advence booking starts on February 19.
Michael Winterbottom’s docu-drama “The Road to Guantanamo” won the award for Best British Documentary at last night’s BIFA ceremony in London. The film focuses on a trio of British Muslims who were held in Guantanamo Bay for two years until they were released without charge.
London’s National Film Theatre will be host to a one-day UN documentary festival, screening 23 films on a number of human rights issues incl. human trafficking, female genital mutilation, child labour, HIV/AIDS, and domestic violence. Entitled “Stories from the field”, the event will feature films of all styles and length, including short public service announcements and feature documentaries. Where: National Film Theatre, at London’s South Bank — When: 2 December, 11am - 8.30pm.
Broomfield’s new feature film “Ghosts” re-enacts the events leading up to a 2004 British seashore tragedy (at Morecambe bay) in which a group of Chinese cockle-pickers were killed by the fast-moving tide. Broomfield seems to have stayed true to his documentary tradition as much as he could, by employing non-professional actors, and using hand-held cameras and true-life locations. (He did not write himself into the script though.)
