Last year, CBA WorldView was delighted to partner with Commonwealth Writers and B3 Media to produce the Commonwealth Shorts, a capacity building scheme to give emerging writers/directors the opportunity to make a film which highlights issues affecting them and their communities on the theme of relationships. The documentary and four dramas explore migration, indigenous rights
Two WorldView-funded films have won awards at One World 2014, the International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, and another has received a special jury mention. Judgement in Hungary was the recipient of the Best Film award, whilst Miners Shot Down received the Václav Havel Jury Award. No Fire Zone also received a Special Mention from the Václav
Orlando von Einsiedel’s Virunga will have its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2014. The film follows the incredible true story of a group of brave individuals, risking their lives to save the last of the world’s mountain gorillas in the midst of renewed civil war and a scramble for Congo’s natural resources.
We’ve teamed up with Sheffield Doc/Fest, Bungalow Town Productions and Creative Skillset to offer a new training initiative for ambitious and dedicated producers. The course, delivered by Sheffield Doc/Fest and led by Emmy Award winning producer Rachel Wexler / Bungalow Town productions (left), responds to the current international feature documentary production landscape in the UK,