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Sundance backs three WorldView-funded films

The Dream of Shahrazad: Filming Hassan el Geretly in Tahrir Square

The Sundance Institute has announced the 29 documentary feature films that will receive funds from its Documentary Film Program and Fund. The WorldView-funded films, The Dream of Shahrazad, Los Niños and The Storm Makers are among them — selected from 772 submissions from 88 countries. WorldView congratulates the makers of all three films for receiving

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Your WorldView hosts open pitch at Sheffield

WorldView’s sister project Your WorldView is looking to support five short films from the wider world at an Open Pitch at Sheffield Doc Fest 20 on the theme of ‘Home‘ A £5,000 funding grant will be split between the winning pitches and each of the five filmakers will have their short profiled on the Your

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WorldView to be a Doc/Fest principal sponsor

We are delighted to announce our continuing partnership with one of the world’s biggest documentary festivals. WorldView is proud to continue its partnership with Sheffield Doc/Fest, which this year runs from 12–16 June. The festival’s director Heather Croall said: “We have been delighted to work with WorldView – we have seen them grow to become

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Your WorldView partners with Hot Docs

Your WorldView, WorldView’s sister project for emerging filmmakers, has teamed up with Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival to host an online pitch for £1,000 to fund short films on food, in line with their ‘Thought for Food’ season. Filmmakers will have only 3 weeks to tweet their pitch for a short film on ‘food’.

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