January 2022

21 Jan

FFDD22 Fokus Québec: Carefully Crafted Silences

FFDD22 Special Programmes Outlook: This year's Focus on Québec series is curated by French-Canadian director and sculptor Caroline Monnet: Family, in what it is, uncomfortable, beautiful, and ugly, remains one of the best spaces for self-knowledge. It is undeniable that, as we grow up, we become the ...

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19 Jan

FFDD22 Discourse Europe: Bulgaria

FFDD22 Special Programmes Outlook: In two programmes, each curated by Mariana Hristova and Hristo Hristozov, this year's Discourse Europe series is casting a light on various positions in the cinematic oeuvre in Bulgaria. In the "Captions from a Social Metamorphosis" programme, the Bulgarian ...

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17 Jan

FFDD22 Thematic Focus: Gender Equality

FFDD22 Special Programmes Outlook: The fifth anniversary of the LUCA GenderDiversity Film Award provides the perfect opportunity for positioning the subject of gender equality right at the heart of our special and professional programmes. We are intending to explore issues such as marginalisation ...

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12 Jan

Accreditation for FFDD22 now open

In about three months time, the 34 FILMFEST DRESDEN (5 to 10 April 2022) will take place and we hope to welcome numerous visitors, filmmakers and industry representatives again - with regard to the hygiene requirements then in force. We would like to invite all guests with a ...

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05 Jan

New FFDD22 festival motif

New year - new festival motif! We hope you had a healthy and happy start into 2022. We are already busy preparing the festival. Around 2,700 film submissions are currently being reviewed by our selection committees, stoking the anticipation for a new, multi-faceted short film program. Our fresh ...

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