Industry Report: Documentary
Section dedicated to the European Documentary Industry
“The way a festival is experienced in a cinema cannot be reproduced outdoors or online”
Csilla Kató and Dumitru Budrala • Head of programming and founding director, Astra Film Festival
We talked with the founders of Romania’s oldest documentary gathering about the challenges they encountered while preparing the 2022 edition
At Nordisk Panorama’s Town Hall, the industry hopes for the best but expects the worst for the future of Nordic documentaries
While young filmmakers demand more support from streamers and broadcasters, the industry decision makers are split between envisioning a bright 2032 and a gloomy, ten-year winter
“AJD Industry Days brings a whole spectrum of stories from countries we have not heard from before”
Rudy Buttignol • Moderator of Main Pitch and Work in Progress sections, AJD Industry Days
The independent broadcasting executive with over five decades of experience talks to us about his work at the first edition of the Al Jazeera Documentary Industry Days
Distribution / Releases / Exhibitors - UK/Germany
BBC Studios and Sky Deutschland ink a factual output deal
The agreement, covering 150 hours of factual content, includes titles such as Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World, Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic and David Attenborough: The Sound of Nature
In Galway, European commissioning editors discuss how the documentary landscape has changed over the last 18 months
The talk covered a variety of topics, including the shift from linear to virtual programming and broadcasters' latest editorial strategies for producing and distributing non-fiction content
"The platforms are shaking up the formats and narrative modes of the documentary"
Mathieu Béjot • Director of strategy and development, Sunny Side of the Doc
The director of strategy and development of the event discusses the 32nd edition (from 21 to 24 June) and current trends in the market and financing of documentaries
“Directors had to completely rethink their films and these reflections are fascinating”
Quentin Laurent • Producer, Les Films de l’œil sauvage
Selected for the 2021 Emerging Producers, the French producer explains what drives him to making documentaries, and how he is dealing with it through the current situation
