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Tentacle Sync

Tentacle Sync Becomes IDFA2016 Prize Sponsor

We are pleased to welcome Tentacle Sync as an official Prize Sponsor of this year’s IAFOR Documentary Film Award. They will be contributing two Tentacle Sync Standard Sets and cables to the Award’s prize pool. Founded by filmmakers Ulrich Esser...

/ August 23, 2016
Brent Huffman IDFA2015

“Documentary Journalists on the Front Line” – Brent E. Huffman

Associate Professor Brent E. Huffman, IDFA2015 Honorary Award Recipient, was a Featured Speaker at The Asian Conference on Media & Mass Communication 2015 (MediAsia2015) in Kobe, Japan. In our modern age of vanishing journalism outlets, documentary filmmakers are filling the...

/ August 21, 2016

Marovo Carver – Grand Prize Winner (2015)

Marovo Carver Directed by Elliot Spencer Tasiro is a wood carver who expertly creates traditional sculptures, which represent Solomon Island culture and reflect the natural beauty of the environment that surrounds him. Dedicated to his craft Tasiro uses carving as...

/ March 9, 2016

Gazelle – The Love Issue – Best Professional Feature (2015)

Gazelle – The Love Issue Directed by Cesar Terranova Paulo is a 45-year-old Brazilian flight attendant. He is internationally famous in the after-hours world for the fabulous persona he has worked tirelessly to create, his artistic alter-ego, Gazelle. Appearing in...

/ March 9, 2016

The Land of Many Palaces – Best Newcomer Feature (2015)

The Land of Many Palaces Directed by Adam James Smith & Song Ting In Ordos, China, thousands of farmers are being relocated into a new city under a government plan to modernize the region. The Land of Many Palaces follows...

/ March 9, 2016

IDFA2015 Competition Award Winners

2015 was a remarkable year for the IAFOR Documentary Film Award & Festival. New records were set in several areas, from number of entries to representation by country. Our goal to be a global competition which encompasses the world’s many...

/ November 17, 2015