Scottish Documentary Institute
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Bridging the Gap 2020 commissions announced
Four new Bridging the Gap films have been commissioned.
Myriam Rey on Only My Voice: “It’s a cinematic ode to freedom”
Four women interact with the city of Athens.
Applications open for Hot Docs 2020 delegation
Attend North America’s largest documentary festival.
Thomas Hogben on Teeth: “It drills down into our need to conform”
Watch this 10-minute short in full.
Right Here – Inspiration Workshop (ONLINE)
Right Here is a talent initiative run in association with Screen Scotland and BBC Scotland that offers Scotland-based filmmakers a unique opportunity to create a 30-minute creative documentary for broadcast on BBC. We are looking for 3 directors who seek to explore the rich diversity of Scottish identity through character-driven stories and beautiful imagery. This […]
Scottish Documentary Blog
With this blog we want to share our reflections and questions about creative documentary practice. We will invite guest bloggers from time to time and really welcome comments on our articles.
Toronto's Hot Docs festival kicks off this week and, as ever, the programme is looking well... HOT! We're delighted to see that lots of exciting Scottish projects have made the cut! From features to shorts to industry events; Scotland is well represented by an eclectic mix of programming. Take a look!
The IDFA 2018 programme is now live and there is so much to dig your teeth into! Here's a quick round up of all the Scottish films that will be screening at the festival.
Heads up! Tickets are already available to book for Guests and Friends and the general ticket sale begins on Thursday November 1st.
Becoming Animal
Rebecca Day recently attended the Getting Real conference in Los Angeles, run by the folks at the International Documentary Association. It’s a three-day event filled with international filmmakers, inspiring keynotes, presentations, workshops, and vital conversations around the most urgent issues facing the documentary community today.
As in past years, the main focus was the ever-increasing question of sustainability within the industry. This year transparency and creativity were added to the conversation, which made it the perfect environment to launch a much-needed discussion around the more vulnerable aspects of making documentaries. Rebecca went over there to host a panel discussion titled ‘Therapeutic Interventions in Documentaries’. Here she tells us a little more about how her work as a producer is merging with her new focus on mental health in the documentary sphere.
As you may have heard, SDI's latest offering Freedom Fields is to have its World Premiere this Saturday at the Toronto International Film Festival!
The film is the first feature from British/Libyan director Naziha Arebi, making it also the first feature documentary made by a Libyan female director!
Here's a quick shout out to all the Arab films making waves and heading to TIFF this week!
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RT @CEDUK_MEDIA: Just 9 day left to apply to #DOKInkubator’s six month @MEDIAprogEU-funded workshop to develop your #documentary #feature -…
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Along with @BBCScotland and @screenscots, we're looking to commission 30-min docs for broadcast on TV - if you're…
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