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Masterclass from the 28th Ji.hlava IDFF

Masterclass from the 28th Ji.hlava IDFF

Masterclass from the 28th Ji.hlava IDFF

Masterclass from the 28th Ji.hlava IDFF

For almost a decade, the seven festivals in Doc Alliance—that's the 'DA' in DAFilms!—have each nominated one short and one feature length film for the prestigious Doc Alliance Award every year.

Masterclass at ​the Taiwan International Documentary Festival​ 2024.

Masterclass at ​the Taiwan International Documentary Festival​ 2024.

Masterclass at Visions du Réel 2024.

Masterclass at Visions du Réel 2024

Asmael El Moudir, director of Mother of All Lies, will share insights into the challenges of reconstructing past events, her exploration of unconventional filmmaking techniques, and the personal involvement of her own family in the project.

Johan Grimonprez excels at directing film essays bringing together key historical moments and cultural elements. Join us for an exploration of the relations between african american jazz music, civil rights and decolonization in Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat.

Alex Gibney's latest film, In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon (2023), presented at CPH:DOX, brings once again his storytelling talent to the music documentary genre. Join us for an in depth conversation about his work and creative processes.

Watch the European Film Awards live on DAFilms! As their official documentary partners for 2023, we're happy to present the ceremony live from Berlin.

Claire Simon's conversation at Ji.hlava IDDF discussing her latest film Our Body.

After the screening at DokuFest 2023, we talked to filmmaker Kumjana Novakova about her documentary “Disturbed Earth”, that she realized together with Guillermo Carreras-Candi. Their film was awarded a Special Mention by the jury of the Doc Alliance Award 2023.

We sat down to chat with Marie Bottois to talk about her short documentary The Cervix Pass, awarded with the 2023 Doc Alliance Award in the category Best Short Film.

Just after receiving the 2023 Doc Alliance Award at Dokufest for his documentary “Death of a City”, filmmaker João Rosas sat down with us to chat about his film and revealed how it evolved from following the construction of a building to focusing on the human stories of those doing the work.

This Thursday, we'll speak with filmmaker Gabe Klinger about his Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater.

A live discussion with the artist and filmmaker, encompassing all her films - from her early shorts through to her features DRIFT and HUMAN FLOWERS OF FLESH. Moderated by Laura Staab.

Zeina Daccache is a Lebanese actress, theatre & film director, clinical psychologist & drama therapist. Her Prison Trilogy is currently available on DAFilms.com in partnership with Reclaim the Frame.

English experimental filmmaker John Smith in conversation about his films, 19 of which are now available on our platform. Moderated by Christopher Small

Join us for an online conversation with legendary filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger, whose singular work is available on DAFilms. Moderated by Joana Sousa, head of programme at doclisboa.

Our conversation with María Rojas Arias, director of Open Mountain (Abrir Monte), is now online with English subtitles! Her film took home the Short Joy Award in 2021 at Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival.

Una conversación en línea con el cineasta chileno José Luis Torres Leiva, que tiene una retrospectiva de 12 películas en DAFilms. Moderado por Roger Koza.

Discussion with curator Merv Espina and the programmers of Taiwan International Documentary Festival about their curation of this DAFilms special program, available for FREE for two weeks from August 22, 2022.

Discussion with filmmaker Kirsten Johnson (Cameraperson, Dick Johnson Is Dead) about her work and method on DAFilms Live. Moderated by Lynne Sachs, also the subject of a recent DAFilms retrospective and Johnson's sister-in-law.

A conversation between filmmaker Nicolas Wadimoff and Giuseppe di Salvatore and Ruth Battig, co-founders of Filmexplorer.

Six of Wadimoff are available as part of an international retrospective on our platform.

Filmmaker Shelly Silver will be joined in conversation by Stefanie Schulte Strathaus (Arsenal Berlin) and Soyoung Yoon (Assistant Professor of Visual Studies, New School) for an in-depth discussion about her work and practice.

Starting at 8pm CET and 3pm Argentina time, join us for a discussion between Natalia Garayalde (Splinters, 2021) with critic and curator Lucía Salas (La Vida Útil), in Spanish with live translation to English.

A conversation between filmmaker Lynne Sachs and Cíntia Gil, former director of Sheffield DocFest and Doclisboa.

A conversation between filmmaker Peter Nestler and critic and curator Patrick Holzapfel. A selection of Nestler's early works are available right now on DAFilms.

Join us for a live discussion with Nikita Lavretski, the man Cahiers du cinéma called "The Psychopath of Minsk". You can watch seven of his films now entirely for free on our platform. Lavretski will be in conversation with filmmaker Andrés Duque and curator Christopher Small.

Join us for a live discussion with maverick Swiss filmmaker about his dazzling, unclassifiable body of work. You can watch his films now on our platform. Moderated by critic and curator Roger Koza.

Join us for a live discussion of Marc Isaacs's work in film, moderated by Ben Nicholson, contributing critic at Sight & Sound and editor at ALT/KINO.

We're happy to present a live conversation with Edwin, whose film Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash won the Golden Leopard at the 2021 Locarno Film Festival.

A live conversation with João Pedro Rodrigues and João Rui Guerra da Mata about the first part of their DAFilms retrospective.

Join us for a conversation with filmmakers Mayaw Biho and Lungnan Isak Fangas, whose films are featured in our latest curated program Taiwan Spectrum: Indigenous Documentary, 1994 to 2000.

Join us for a live conversation with the director of Everything is Forgotten In An Instant (Todo lo que se olvida en un instante, 2020), part of Sheffield DocFest: Shifting Frames on DAFilms. Moderated by Roger Koza.

Join us for a conversation with Filipino filmmaker Jet Leyco, who received a Special Jury Mention at the Taiwan IDF 2021 for his latest film For My Alien Friend.

Join us for a live conversation with the great Colombian-Brazilian filmmaker Paula Gaitán, whose retrospective at DAFilms Americas will be available free of charge from Friday 28 May to Friday 4 June.

Join us in discussion with Italian director Roberto Minervini. Having swept the 2018 Venice IFF with a total of 5 awards for his latest film, What You Gonna Do when the World’s on Fire, the talented filmmaker will talk about his work with acclaimed critic and artistic director of Locarno Festival, Giona Nazzaro.

Join us for a conversation in English with Chilean filmmaker Ignacio Agüero, subject of a DAFilms retrospective.

Los invitamos a una conversación con César González sobre su quinto largometraje Lluvia de jaulas (2019). El diálogo está organizado en colaboración con el Festival Rabia.

Acompañenos este Viernes a las 18 hs Buenos Aires para una conversación con Maíra Bühler, directora de Diz a Ela Que Me Viu Chorar, una de las películas sentrales del programa Housing Project, The Place I Was Born No Longer Exists.

Our next special guest for our regular live-streamed series, DAFilms Conversations, is set to be none other than award-winning director Radu Jude. On Monday, 19 April 2021 from 7pm, film critic and director Lucia Salas will have a chat with the recent Golden Bear winner from this year’s Berlinale.

Listen to this tender conversation with Instructions on Parting Director Amy Jenkins and Composer Noah Hoffeld, moderated by former Museum of Modern Art Doc Fortnight Curator Kathy Brew. An intimate portrait of love and loss, Instructions on Parting is a closely observed elegy to the ever-changing seasons and the indelible bond of family generations.

Our discussion with filmmaker (and prison abolitionist!) Brett Story from 2020. Story is the director behind The Hottest August, a frequent Film of the Week on DAFilms, as well as such notable titles as Prison in Twelve Landscapes and A Debtors' Prison. Hers is an absolutely essential voice in contemporary cinema.

Discussion with Japanese documentary filmmaker Kazuhiro Soda. Moderated by Péter Kerekes, Slovak filmmaker, producer, and teacher.

A rare live conversation with Canada's first Indigenous filmmaker, the legendary Alanis Obomsawin.

In conversation: film critic and editor Ela Bittencourt (Lyssaria) and film programmer Agnès Wildenstein (Sheffield DocFest) about the life and work of the great Colombian maverick filmmaker Luis Ospina.

A discussion with Marcelo Felix, the programmer of this new featured retrospective of Georgian cinema on DAFilms. Moderated by Christopher Small.

En conversación: la artista colombiana Lina González sobre su esposo, el cineasta Luis Ospina, como parte del foco a sus películas en DAFilms. Moderado por el crítico Roger Koza.

Perspectives on the work of Jonas Mekas with Jed Rapfogel of Anthology Film Archives and Austė Zdančiūtė, Cultural Attachee of the Lithuanian Embassy in France. Moderated by DAFilms curator Christopher Small.

En conversación: Eva Villaseñor sobre su película M, parte del foco dedicado a Black Canvas FCC. Disponible en DAFilms Americas y presentado por Correspondencias y Black Canvas

Celebrated editor - and recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Locarno Film Festival - Claire Atherton joined DAFilms curator Christopher Small for a discussion about her life's work, principally as a key collaborator with Chantal Akerman, subject of a retrospective at DAFilms.

Entrevista con cineasta Nestor Frenkel por Todo el año es navidad.

Sergio Wolf sobre Viviré con tu recuerdo.

Live discussion of the program of BAFICI (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente) with Javier Porta Fouz (Festival Director) and Augustín Masaedo (Programmer).

Author and programmer Dennis Lim discusses his collaboration and friendship with Michael Glawogger, one of the key filmmakers in our catalogue and of modern cinema as a whole.

Discussion with celebrated Canadian filmmaker Sofia Bohdanowicz about her retrospective at DAFilms.

Conversation with visionary Canadian documentary filmmaker Peter Mettler.