Speed Sisters win ‘Art for Freedom’ grant

Great news! WorldView-funded Speed Sisters is a the latest winner of the Art for Freedom Grant from VICE. Launched in September this year, ‘Art for Freedom’ is a new global digital campaign from Madonna and VICE, designed to fuel free speech. The goal of the programme is to encourage artists, photographers, videographers and poets to

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5 Broken Cameras wins the first Emmy for Palestine

5 Broken Cameras took the prize for best documentary at the International Emmy Awards in New York this week. Supported by WorldView, the film is a personal account of life and non-violent resistance in Bil’in, a West Bank village threatened with the building of a separation barrier. It was shot by Palestinian farmer Emad Burnat,

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The Shore Break wins IDFA WorldView grant

We are delighted to announce that the IDFA WorldView Summer School Award has been granted to The Shore Break, by Ryley Grunenwald.  WorldView’s Marion Simpson said: “It’s great to be able to support such a talented filmmaker, with a poignant and dramatic story to tell.” The film follows a family feud between two cousins who have opposing

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Tax break access for documentaries may be increased

The UK government is considering lowering the tax relief threshold for documentaries from £1 million per hour to £650,000 per hour to increase the country’s factual output. The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Select Committee has published proposals recommending the amendment of  High-end Television Tax Relief, introduced in April 2013 to help factual

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