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BBC Docs Download: Atomic People
The session, aimed at freelancers, will reveal how the filmmakers captured the powerful memories and lived experiences of some of the last remaining 'Hibakusha', the only people left on earth to have survived an atomic bomb.
  • Industry Programme
Industry Session
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BBC Interview: Simon Reeve in Conversation
Author, journalist, explorer and presenter Simon Reeve throws light on his remarkable career, which has taken him around the world and through various danger zones.
  • Talks Programme
Talk
BBC Storyville Development Pitch
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Beyond Words
An unconventional choir attempt to communicate with those who have lost their connection to conventional language, in this beautiful and humane black-and-white study.
  • Kim Brand
  • 2024
  • Film Programme
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BFI Doc Society Drop-In Day
Followed by Happy Hour until 18:30 at Birdhouse.
  • Industry Programme
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BFI Doc Society Drop-In Day Happy Hour

Following BFI Doc Society's drop-in day, come and join us for Happy Hour.

  • Industry Programme
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BFI Doc Society: Works in Progress
For invited delegates only. Join the BFI Doc Society Fund for a showcase of selected works in progress from their current slate. 
  • Industry Programme
Marketplace Activity
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Black Snow
A Siberian mother's uncovering of a coal scandal thrusts her into conflict with Russian authorities, sparking a perilous quest for truth and justice.
  • Alina Simone
  • 2024
  • Film Programme
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Blue
A piercingly intimate glimpse into the complex dynamics in a family where obedience is obligatory and emotions are as unpredictable as the sea.

  • Ana Vijdea
  • 2024
  • Film Programme
Film
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blur: To The End
A treasure trove of live and archive footage drives this portrait of the British band as they prepare to tour their new album.
  • Toby L
  • 2024
  • Film Programme
Film
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blur: To the End - Afterparty
Following the Worldwide Premiere of blur: To The End, our Friday Night Party will be the go to afterparty to celebrate the film.
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blur: To The End + Conversation
Director Toby L will join us to discuss his definitive documentary portrait of one of the UK’s most beloved bands.
  • Film Programme
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The Boy and the Suit of Lights
A young boy grows up in a Spanish town with dreams of being a bullfighter in an age when tradition and modernity are in constant conflict.
  • Inma de Reyes
  • 2024
  • Film Programme
Film
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Breakfast Mixer: Building partnerships with Palestinian filmmakers
The Palestine Film Institute invites you to meet and hear from this year’s Palestinian Delegation over breakfast.
  • Industry Programme
Marketplace Activity
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Breaking Barriers: Navigating Obstacles in Today's Documentary Landscape
A BAFTA session exploring barriers to progression within the documentary industry in the UK.
  • Industry Programme
Industry Session
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Breaking the Cycle
When Thailand's military junta finally held elections in 2019, the son of an automotive industry stood as a candidate, turning the country's political world on its head.
  • Aekaphong Saransate, Thanakrit Duangmaneeporn
  • 2024
  • Film Programme
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Britain's Forgotten Prisoners
With one public protection prisoner recently committing suicide after giving up hope of ever being released, this film is an urgent call for all imprisonment for public protection cases to be reviewed.
  • Martin Read
  • 2024
  • Film Programme
Film
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Channel 4 First Cut Pitch
Channel 4 will once again be offering five new directors the chance to pitch to some of its documentary commissioning team and a live audience.
  • Industry Programme
Pitch
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Channel 4 Interview: Anna Hall
The Leeds-based, award-winning filmmaker and Creative Director of Candour Productions discusses her wide-ranging career as a filmmaker and producer, from Edge of the City, Catching A Killer to The Push.
  • Talks Programme
Talk
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Channel 4 Masterclass: The Making of Russell Brand: In Plain Sight
Russell Brand: In Plain Sight was one of the most significant investigative documentaries of recent times.
  • Industry Programme
Industry Session
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Chiledoc Drinks
Join the Chilean delegation to celebrate the films and projects selected this year.
  • Industry Programme
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Chris van Tulleken in Conversation
Doctor, scientist and best-selling author Chris van Tulleken reveals the secrets of Ultra-Processed Food, how it dominates our diets and has overtaken tobacco as the leading cause of early death globally.
  • Talks Programme
Talk
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Co-Resistance: No Other Land + Conversation
A conversation about the transformative power of co-resistance and how co-creation can ensure dialogue over polemic after the screening of No Other Land.
  • Film Programme
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Collaging Resistance
In response to Strike: An Uncivil War, this session will explore visual materials produced during the Miners’ Strike to discuss creativity in times of revolt.
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The Contestant
A fascinating record of a controversial mega-hit Japanese TV show, which saw an aspiring comedian locked in a room and living off magazine prizes.
  • Clair Titley
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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