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The organisers write - "The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has been on the forefront of documentary, bringing documentary back to the cinema and championing its evolution. With the cooperation of TIFF's doc programmer, Thom Powers, there was no better time than now to showcase a collection of TIFF's best work at Doc/Fest."

Read our full 2008 Sheffield DocFest .


At The Edge Of The WorldOf Time And The City
(Country: Antarctica, Australia; Director: Dan Stone, Patrick Gambuti, Jr)
One man's war against a Japanese whaling fleet.

(Country: UK; Director: Weijun Chen)
Director, Weijin Chen, gets behind the scenes to garner the dreams and hopes of success from patrons and staff to expose the West Lake’s recipe for success. Like China they must balance a need for tradition and nationalism with ambition, profit and pride. Like a good meal this peek into the microcosm of China’s rebirth will leave you wanting more.

(Country: UK; Director: Richard Parry)
Insight into the life of war photographer Robert King, as he is traced through three different conflicts.

(Country: Canada; Director: Astra Taylor; Writer: Astra Taylor; Cast: K. Anthony Appiah, Judith Butler, Michael Hardt, Martha Nussbaum, Avital Ronell, Peter Singer, Sunaura Taylor, Cornel West, Slavoj Zizek)
Taking philosophical ideas on to the streets to see how they resonate in practice.

(Country: UK; Director: Terence Davies; Writer: Terence Davies)
Documentary ode to Liverpool.


News & Features Repo

Jean-Pierre Améris talks about his comedy Romantics Anonymous.

Michel Hazanavicius, the Dardennes and others on cinematic and fairy tale influences.

McQueen, Fassbender, Cronenberg, Durkin, Olsen, Payne talk about clothes and authenticity

Scottish and Icelandic shorts lead the pack.

Events include a rare screening of The Blue Angel
Playing Now! Italian Film Festival - Giovanna's Father


Cinema with a Latin flavour.
Running in London from May 1.

Running from April 29.

Line up now in for the festival which runs in April.

Archive australian film fest - global haywire

Highlights of 2007-2008.

Running until March 18.

Highlights of 2007-2008.

Highlights of 2006-2008.

Archive of festival coverage.

Reviews from 2007-2008.

Coverage of the 2008-2009 festival.
Daily diary and reviews from 2005-2008.

Coverage of the international festival.
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