'SONGS OF SLOW BURNING EARTH' PLAYING IN "BEST OF FESTS" AT IDFA 2024 /  by Maria Kristensen

Songs of Slow Burning Earth, a haunting and powerful record of the war in Ukraine directed by Olha Zhurba, will be shown at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam from 15 to 23 November 2024. This will also mark its Dutch premiere.

Our Anne Köhncke co-produced alongside Kerstin Überlacker at the Swedish production company We Have a Plan. Songs of Slow Burning Earth was produced by Darya Bassel at the Ukraine-based company Moon Man, who also produced Outside, the first of Olha’s films that we co-produced.

Having had its world premiere at this year’s Venice International Film Festival, this is only a continuation of Songs of Slow Burning Earth’s amazing impact, and we can’t wait for you to see it!

The film is screening in the prestigious Best of Fests programme, which also features another FCFR title, Manon Ouimet & Jacob Perlmutter’s Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other.

Read more about the screenings at IDFA and book your tickets here.

'FIGHTING DEMONS WITH DRAGONS' WINS YOUTH JURY AWARD IN LÜBECK /  by Maria Kristensen

This weekend Camilla Magid’s documentary film Fighting Demons with Dragons won the Youth Jury Award at the Nordic Film Days festival in Lübeck.

We are so honored that the jury chose the film, here is their statement: "Through out the week, we watched 9 different movies. Many of them effected us emotionally and it was a hard decision to choose the best one. But after long considerations, we decided to hand the award to a movie, which is about finding yourself, your safe space and people that you trust and make you feel comfortable around them. We hope that the movie reaches as many people as possible to show the importance of the topic."

Click here to read all the jury statement and to find out more about the festival

Fighting Demons with Dragons premiered as a TV series in primetime on national television, DR1 , in March 2024 and received wonderful reviews and reactions. The feature version of the film premiered at Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival, where it won the Silver Alexander for Best Debut.

Fighting Demons with Dragons is both a 4 part TV series, a 52 min TV version, and a 90 min feature film, and Cinephil is international sales agent.

'TWO STRANGERS TRYING NOT TO KILL EACH OTHER' NOMINATED FOR BIFA 2024 /  by Maria Kristensen

We are so proud and excited to announce that ‘Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other’ has been nominated for two British Independent Film Awards.

Not only has the film been nominated for Best Feature Documentary, but directors Manon Ouimet and Jacob Perlmutter are up for the Best Debut Director award for the genre.

Winners will be revealed at London’s Roundhouse on the 8th of December.

Watch the nomination announcement from BIFA here, and read more about all the nominees here.

POSTER AND TRAILER RELEASED FOR 'THE END' /  by Maria Kristensen

We are immensely proud to show the world the official poster for The End, Joshua Oppenheimer’s new post-apocalyptic musical starring Tilda Swinton, George MacKay, Moses Ingram, and Michael Shannon.

The amazing trailer has also just dropped, and it can be seen here.

We are so excited for the film to meet its audiences!

The End will be released in select cinemas in the US starting December 6th, and in Denmark on February 20.