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The
festival which runs between 8 and 14 November, 2004 is now in its
10th year.
It's the UK's premier festival dedicated to the documentary genre
and its filmmakers. The festival is certainly the place to be for
anyone with a love for factual film and television.
It's also an excellent opportunity for students and independent
film makers to network and find a foothold in the industry - attending
are representatives from all corners of the motion picture industry.
This year the festival boasts a huge selection of films, diverse,
original, powerful and touching - 75 in all, coming out of over
20 countries!
In addition the festival organisers will hold sessions and master
classes - these aim to provide attendees with an insight into the
documentary world.
The event is heavily endorsed by the UK film and television industries
- filmmakers Joan Churchill and Nicholas Philibert will share their
experiences and creator of 'Super Size Me', Morgan Spurlock is this
year's Channel 4 interviewee.
Ones
to watch
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| Scene
from Accordion Tribe |
Highlights
of this years festival include the UK premiere of Accordion Tribe
by Stefan Schwietert. It's a film that follows master accordionist
and composer Guy Klucevsek and his international group of accordionists.
Also
showing for the first time in the UK is Salvador Allende - this
film concentrates on the Chilean leader's rise and fall, using interviews
to create a portrait of the man who took his political philosophy
from a shoemaker!
Jesus, You Know is a portrayal of six believers and their relationships
with God. Each story opens an intimate space, permitting us a view
of their relationships with their faith.
Grandpa is Still in the Tuff Shed is a hilarious account of a little
town, Nederland in Colorado - it looks at the bizarre legacy of
Norwegian Trygve Bauge and his private cryogenics enterprise.
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| Artist
impression of Tintin creator Herge |
Sure
to be a favourite, and another UK premier is Tintin and I. This
film offers a unique insight into the life of Tintin creator Herge
and combines a unique interview, archive material and animated sequences
to bring Herge to life again.
This is just a small collection of top quality films, with Russian
creation In The Dark - Justice, which looks at society in Rio De
Janeiro, and refugee love story Molly and Mobarak reinforcing the
high standard of production.
The international event brings together the public audience with
documentary directors, producers, commissioning editors, TV executives,
academics, students and critics.
"Sheffield International Documentary Festival is the UK's essential
filmmaking event with a policy for introducing challenging, entertaining
and inspirational subject matter to its audiences," said festival
director Brent Woods.
"The
festival provides an environment where documentary filmmaking is
treated without prejudice and challenges its participants and delegates
to explore, experiment and reinvent creative standards for the genre."
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