THIS YEAR EDOC CELEBRATES THE TENTH EDITION

This year on may and june the EDOC Film Festival will celebrate ten years of creating a platform for ecuadorian documentarist to present their work and to the public to enjoy independent cinema of the world. This will be a very special edition, with at least 100 documentaries coming from more than 20 countries, there will be 10 new ecuadorian films, and many international guest coming to present their work. The festival will be held in Quito from May 12 until the 22, and then it will continue to other cities of Ecuador such us Guayaquil, Ibarra, Santo Domingo, Otavalo and Portoviejo.

ABUELOS IS NOMINATED AT IDFA

From 17 to November 28 is taking place the largest documentary film festival in the world, the IDFA, in Holland. Two Ecuadorians filmmakers are present with their work: Carla Valencia Dávila, with Abuelos, the film that won the Audience Award in EDOC9, and the short film Streets, by Victor Carrera, the favourite Ecuadorian short of the Audience. A few days before the end of the festival, the nominations were announced yesterday. Abuelos has is one of the three films shortlisted for the First Appearance Award. The Award ceremony will take place tomorrow and the results will be announced.
Víctor Carrera was one of the three IDFA Academy participants selected to deliver the pitch of his new project. More information on the website of the IDFA. María José Elizalde, EDOC’s producer, and María Campaña, Artistic Director, are representing EDOC at IDFA.

‘ABUELOS’ AND ‘STREETS’ SELECTED AT IDFA

Abuelos, by Carla Valencia Dávila, documentary voted as the audience favorite during the ninth edition of the EDOC Festival has been selected in the First Appearance category of IDFA, International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, the most important documentary film festival in the world. Alongside Abuelos, also an Ecuadorian short film represents the country in the Dutch festival: Streets by Victor Carrera.

CALL FOR ENTRIES IS NOW OPEN FOR EDOC10

Submissions are now accepted for the 10th anniversary of Encuentros del Otro Cine ‘EDOC’.  The festival is looking for creative documentaries that express the point of view and the artistic intention of their authors. All subjects and film lengths are accepted. The deadline for entries is December, 31.

LATIN SIDE OF THE DOC, WELCOMES PRODUCERS

A four-day co-production and networking Rendezvous event between Latin America and Europe, with a strong North American delegation. DBD / LSD will gather Producers and Decision Makers from both sides of the Atlantic to share their experiences and mutual needs, build up a strong international documentary filmmaking network, and initiate international co-production projects.

SOY HUAO, AT OCHOYMEDIO

The Argentinean documentary Soy Huao, shown at the festival in presence of its director, Juan Baldana, and its producer, Mariana Cecchini, opens this Friday at OchoyMedio cinema, at the following times:

Friday 27, 16h00 & 21h15; Saturday 28, 16h30 & 21h00; Sunday 29, 16h30 & 20h45; Monday 30, 16h00 & 20h15, and Tuesday 31, 17h00 & 20h45.

The life of a huaorani family in Toñampari, province of Pastaza. Without judging it, the filmmaker portrays everyday life and its contradictions.

Visit the official site of the film

THREE ECUADORIAN FILMMAKERS COMPETE IN DOCSDF

The documentary film festival of Mexico City, DocsDF, published its official selection for films in competition. The event will take place from October 21 to 31 and will have to Ecuador as guest country.

Three Ecuadorian filmmakers made it to the competition for Best Iberoamerican Documentary: Defensa 1464, by David Rubio; Five ways to Dario, by Darío Aguirre, and Mi Terruño, by Paul Narvaez Sevilla, which competes for the Best Documentary Short. These three films premiered in Ecuador during the last Encuentros del Otro Cine.

Two films shown at EDOC9 in presence of their filmmakers, Soy Huao (Juan Baldana, Argentina) and Notes on the Other (Sergio Oksman, Spain), are also part of the official selection . DocsDF also included in its line-up Eyes Wide Open - Exploring Today’s South America, by Uruguayan filmmaker Gonzalo Arijón, which had its world premiere at the EDOC8, in 2009. Arijón came to the EDOC in 2008 with his previous documentary, Stranded. Congratulations to all!

EDOC FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATED ITS 9TH ANNIVERSARY

From May 13th to June 4th, the International Documentary Film Festival Encuentros del Otro Cine ‘EDOC’ (Encounters of the Other Cinema) celebrated its 9th anniversary. Documentaries from all over the world (33 countries) were screened in six cities of Ecuador: Quito, Guayaquil, Cuenca, Manta, Portoviejo and Ibarra. The festival attracted 15,000 attendees.

Every year the audience of the festival votes for their favorite documentary. On this occasion, the audience from Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca chose two films: the Argentinean-Colombian co-production Sins of my Father, from Nicolás Entel, and Grandfathers (Abuelos), from the Ecuadorian filmmaker Carla Valencia Dávila.

EDOC9 SCREENED 96 DOCUMENTARIES FROM 33 COUNTRIES

Every year, the program of the Encounters of the Other Cinema is divided into thematic sections. The past festival screened 96 movies from 33 countries, classified in ten thematic sections: ‘The Desire to Tell’; ‘Colombia: For Who Deserves Love’; ‘New Voices in Latin-American Documentary Filmmaking’; ‘Basilio Martín Patino: Freedom, Commitment and Avant-Garde’; ‘At School’; ‘Heterodoxies: Spanish Documentary Short Films’; ‘How We Are Seen, How We See Ourselves’; ‘Itineraries of the Mind’; ‘World Panorama’, and ‘Special Presentations’.

THE ECUADORIAN RELEASES DURING THE 9TH FESTIVAL

Each year, EDOC has the privilege to release documentaries from Ecuadorian filmmakers. The festival screened six feature films and nine short films. The public had the chance to meet their directors and engage in conversations with them during Q&A sessions and round tables where everyone shared their passion for documentaries. Here you can see the list of the Ecuadorian releases.

93 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS VISIT EDOC FILM FESTIVAL

This year, EDOC invited 93 high school and university students from 14 cities of Ecuador to attend the festival. The festival covered their accommodation, transportation, insurance and food expenses. The grant holders arrived to Quito in two groups and during four days they participated in workshops, round tables and discussions about documentary filmmaking. They were able to share their doubts and wishes with filmmakers from Ecuador, our international guests and the festival organizers. Each of the students received a free festival pass, so most of them watched at least three films per day during their stay.

It is EDOC’s main purpose to maintain this scholarship program on every edition since one of the goals of the festival is to engage new generations into the documentary practice.