Sudan-Egypt project Dry Sky, produced and directed by Ibrahim Omar, has won the IDFA Forum award for best pitch, including a €1,500 cash prize, at the co-production and co-financing market of International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) today, November 21.
The documentary is about a man journeying back to his hometown to build what he has dreamed of his entire life but who realises that his fate is intertwined with his village’s past.
Jury members Dorota Lech and Malin Huber praised Dry Sky’s “subtle cinematic language” and described it as “a courageous proposal of healing…told through a unique and critical inside perspective.
The documentary is about a man journeying back to his hometown to build what he has dreamed of his entire life but who realises that his fate is intertwined with his village’s past.
Jury members Dorota Lech and Malin Huber praised Dry Sky’s “subtle cinematic language” and described it as “a courageous proposal of healing…told through a unique and critical inside perspective.
- 11/21/2024
- ScreenDaily
IDFA Forum (November 17-20), the co-production and co-financing market of International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), has unveiled the line-up for its 2024 edition, with projects from Aliona van der Horst and Eva Mulad among the selection.
IDFA Forum consists of the Forum Pitch, Producer Connection, Rough Cut Presentations, and IDFA DocLab Forum strands. This year’s 55-strong selection is dominated by women filmmakers across all formats, according to the organisers.
Among attendees in the Forum Pitch and Producer Connection is Russian-Dutch director Aliona van der Horst, whose Gerlach (co-directed with Luuk Bouwman) won the IDFA award for best Dutch film in...
IDFA Forum consists of the Forum Pitch, Producer Connection, Rough Cut Presentations, and IDFA DocLab Forum strands. This year’s 55-strong selection is dominated by women filmmakers across all formats, according to the organisers.
Among attendees in the Forum Pitch and Producer Connection is Russian-Dutch director Aliona van der Horst, whose Gerlach (co-directed with Luuk Bouwman) won the IDFA award for best Dutch film in...
- 10/8/2024
- ScreenDaily
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