Moscow Hosts ORIGINAL+DOCK Documentary Festival
The documentary content festival 'ORIGINAL+DOC' has launched at the Gorky Film Studio.
Consensus
- The ORIGINAL+DOCK documentary film festival opened on August 25 at Gorky Film Studio in Moscow.
- The festival is part of the Moscow International Film Week.
- Eighteen premiere documentary projects from Russian streaming platforms are in the competition.
- The opening film is the expanded director's version of 'Gorky Film Studio. The Main Role,' directed by Vladimir Kondrashov.
- The festival includes eight main categories for awards, with winners to be announced on August 28.
- The festival features special programs, including 'Festival-Drug!' and 'Innovation DOCK'.
- The festival highlights the use of new technologies in documentary filmmaking.
Points of divergence
- The festival includes 18 premiere projects from platforms such as KinoPoisk, Okko, START, Wink, 'Ivi', Kino1TV, 'Kino Mail', RT Doc, PREMIER, RUTube, 'VK Video', and others. — mn
- The main competition includes eight categories: 'Original Documentary Project', 'Most Anticipated Documentary Project', 'Original Directorial Vision', 'Original Cinematography Vision', 'Original Story', 'Original Hero', 'Original Heroine', and 'Original Collaboration'. — mn
- Special prizes are awarded by the jury of media and 'RG-Media'. — mn
- The 'Innovation DOCK' program includes eight projects, including 'Women Scientists', 'Neuro_DOCK', 'Pasha Tekhnik. Behind the Underground', 'History of Russia in 5 Bottles of Vodka', 'Quiet Meanings', and 'Myths about Hephaestus. God and Construction Crew'. — mn
- The 'Doc Market. I'm Looking for a Streaming Platform' section features 11 projects seeking platforms for further distribution. — mn
- The jury will select winners in 11 categories, including 'Most Anticipated Documentary Project', 'Directorial Vision', and 'Original Story'. — ntv
- The 'Innovation-DOCK' category is new this year and focuses on high-tech tools like augmented reality used in film production. — ntv
- Juliana Slatschova, General Director of Gorky Film Studio, stated that the studio produces at least two documentaries annually and several short cycles. — ntv
Coverage (2 sources)
- In Moscow, the documentary film festival ORIGIN+DOC opened — Московские новости
- Documentary content festival started at Gorky Film Studio in Moscow — НТВ Москва