Leo Barraclough International Features EditorThere was a 22% decline in films selected by European documentary festivals during the pandemic, according to research presented in Cannes, and films from underrepresented regions and continents, such as Africa, continued to receive little love from selectors.On Monday, Marek Hovorka, festival director of Ji.hlava Intl.
Documentary Film Festival, presented its annual report “East West Index,” which compared in-person documentary events in 2019, and festivals during the pandemic in 2020.The survey covered 14 festivals; eight in Western Europe and six in Eastern Europe.
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