Presenting his work in London for the first time, Emmy award-winning director Alan Berliner discusses his method and unique filmmaking style.
From Left Field – New Hybrid Alternatives
Emily Bell discusses new forms of hybridisation in documentary with revered directors Kevin Macdonald and Penny Woolcock, and producer and co-founder of Renegade Pictures Alan Hayling.
Grassroots Surge – Trust and User Generated Content
Jenny Kleeman, Tim Pool, Turi Munthe and Chris Hamilton discuss user-generated content in news reporting & documentary.
Selling Out? Corporate and Political Control of Documentary and Journalism
With speakers Lis Howell, Richard Gizbert, Paul Blanchard & Kevin Marsh.
Storytelling in the New Landscape – The Medium and the Message
William Uricchio, Mandy Rose, Caspar Sonnen and Alexandre Brachet discuss revolutionary new ways of storytelling, presenting interactive projects from around the world.
Trading Places - Merging Boundaries in Documentary
James Mullighan, Kim Longinotto, Christopher Hird, Callum Macrae & Jon Blair discuss blurring distinctions and boundaries between documentary and journalism.
Where Do We Go From Here?
William Uricchio, Emily Bell, Alexandre Brachet, Dan Bell and Rebecca Lichtenfeld wrap up Between the Lines festival discussing the future for filmmaking, journalism and social media.
Masterclass with Claire Ferguson, who has worked with directors across varied backgrounds, from Nick Broomfield's Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer to first time director Adam Wakeling's Up In Smoke (2011) and Rupert Murray's The End of the Line (2009).
Masterclass with David Charap, who has edited docs directed by Marc Isaacs, amongst many others. He brings a unique approach to editing documentary having successfully moved between fiction and documentary during his extensive and varied career.
Another chance to see filmmaker Marc Isaacs host the first ever Masterclass in London with Denmark's Jon Bang Carlsen.
A masterclass with Mark Cousins, one of the truly unique voices in cinema, hosted by film critic Danny Leigh.
Masterclass with Joan Churchill, one of the most influential and well-known documentary cinematographers, having shot over 200 non-fiction films.
An in-depth masterclass with Joshua Oppenheimer, director of The Act of Killing, in conversation with Penny Woolcock, on the motivations, revelations, method and meaning of this powerful, controversial and boundary-pushing film.
Larry Sider and Mary Milton sit down for an in-depth discussion on all things sound in documentary.
Masterclass with film editor and sound designer Larry Sider, Director of the School of Sound.
Masterclass with Mary Milton, one of the UK's most experienced sound recordists for observational documentaries
Masterclass with multi-award winning self-shooter Molly Dineen.
Filmed masterclass with legendary Japanese director Kazuo Hara, chaired by Julian Ross. Part of Open City Documentary Festival 2018.
Perhaps the most renowned partnership in observational documentary filmmaking; editor Ollie Huddleston in conversation with Kim Longinotto.
Open City Documentary Festival 2017 begin their Vitaly Mansky focus with this Masterclass event, during which Mansky will discuss his wide-ranging and prolific career as well as his approach to his filmmaking practice.
Director Pamela Yates and producer Paco de Onís give an in-depth masterclass on Granito: How to Nail a Dictator, which looks at how Yates' first documentary helped to bring evidence in the trial against Guatemalan ex-dictator Efraín Ríos Montt.