The 22nd Sarajevo Film Festival Courtney Sheehan September 2016 Festival Reports 58 – that’s how many kilograms Mexican filmmaker Dana Rotbart’s baggage exceeded the limit when she tried to board a UN military flight back to Sarajevo in 1995. Rotbart stared down at the seven boxes of film t...
When Industries Collide: SXSW 2014 Courtney Sheehan June 2014 Festival Reports The 2014 edition of SXSW will (or at the very least, certainly should) always be remembered for the tragic drunk driving accident that ultimately took four lives – the last, a teenager, died two weeks after the...
Audience and Industry: The 24th International Documentary Festival Amsterdam Courtney Sheehan February 2012 Festival Reports “You bump into experiences, films, each other, opinions...on the internet you’re always searching for something, but during a festival you’re not looking – you’re finding.” – Martijn te Pas, IDFA Program Coord...
