Raluca Iacob

Researcher in Film studies, interested in World cinema, especially documentaries and documentary studies.

[Raluca Iacob @raluca_aff]

An important intervention by Martin Scorsese on the challenges of having a knowledgeable cinema audience moving forward.

[IndieWire @IndieWire]

@mubi @criterionchannl In a new essay on Federico Fellini and the lost magic of cinema, Scorsese writes: "The art of cinema is being systematically devalued, sidelined, demeaned, and reduced to its lowest common denominator" by the rise of "content." Read more here: https://t.co/EPkQZ1eEve

[Raluca Iacob @raluca_aff]

@PMCicchetti offers an insightful look into Radu Jude’s recent film ‘Tipografic majuscul’. A review on one of the most exciting Romanian filmmakers of the last decades that is a must read!

[PM Cicchetti @PMCicchetti]

'Tipografic majuscul' was my second dip into Radu Jude's work. It led me to a long chat with @raluca_aff and two or three reflections on history, mediation and courage (which you can find here: https://t.co/PkTAfhdbG1)

[International Documentary Association (IDA) @IDAorg]

@waadalkateab @forsamafilm @afactoryfilm @apollo11movie @HoneylandDoc @OneChildNation @seaofshadowsSOS @BiggestLilFarm @ramellross @frieze_magazine @GarrettABradley @watts_edward @petracostal @AmExperiencePBS @bbcstoryville @POVdocs @AJWitness @AETV @ourplanet @HBODocs @AmazonStudios @Showtime @lifetimetvpr @nytimes @guardianfilm @Participant @WonderyMedia @GlobeSpotlight @headlong @heavyweight @LatinoUSA @evarendle4 @NFTSFilmTV @emm__uh @ucbsoj @NorthwesternU @AmazingGraceMov @RogerRossWill @WuTangOnHulu @WuTangClan @whenlambs @LorentzenLuke @chkrap @DogwoofSales @GreenwichET @lindsay_utz @MaradonaMovie @mattmortonmusic Last but not least, @waadalkateab receives this year’s Courage Under Fire Award, for her work documenting the siege of #Aleppo, not only as a female filmmaker but also as a mother. Thank you for bringing us @ForSamafilm! #IDADocAwards
https://t.co/pW3plsPfEw

[International Documentary Association (IDA) @IDAorg]

Have you applied for the #DocumentaryMag Editorial Fellowship yet? We're looking for writers who can enrich IDA's editorial voice with diverse perspectives and deepen the discussion on all things documentary. Apply now! https://t.co/x2bksEsQCw

[autlookfilmsales @autlookfilms]

We are thrilled to have three of our titles on the shortlist of the International Documentary Association's IDA Awards! For Sama, Midnight Family and Erde - Film https://t.co/ydG8h7655Z

[International Documentary Association (IDA) @IDAorg]

Our community has lost one of its great pioneers. We are mourning the loss of D.A. Pennebaker. From 'Primary' & 'Dont Look Back' to 'The War Room' & 'https://t.co/ShMl5h8VLi,' Pennebaker reinvented the form of documentary storytelling. https://t.co/zllMdx7ROr

[Cineuropa @Cineuropa]

The European Commission is launching LUMIERE VOD, a new platform managed by the @EuAvObservatory, a browser that consolidates information on the European films that are currently available on various online VOD services across the European Union
https://t.co/kfSBqk6Yey

[NANG @NANGmagazine]

Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf in his original contribution "NOTES ON A JOURNEY" #NANG4 #nangmagazine

[Cineuropa @Cineuropa]

We profile the awarded projects at @IDF_Prague's East Doc Platform, Eastern and Central Europe's biggest documentary industry event https://t.co/AUeeV6gWv1

[Cineuropa @Cineuropa]

Adina Pintilie's Golden Bear winner TOUCH ME NOT sold to 14 countries by @docandfilm https://t.co/ojkVAC2GpK

[Cineuropa @Cineuropa]

Greek film portal @flixgr has given the floor to 36 women involved in the Greek film industry so that they can talk about their experiences in the cinematic workplace https://t.co/AET8omsSGI

[Raluca Iacob @raluca_aff]

Perhaps the best film I have seen in the last couple of years! https://t.co/zPzWQ2Tp5m

[Open City Documentary Festival @OpenCityDocs]

Added today to MUBI in the UK, Mauro Herce's Dead Slow Ahead (Open City Documentary Festival 2016)

"A work of eerie beauty and apocalyptic grandeur, this meditative, sensory sci-fi journey across the sea seems to simultaneously expand and suspend time." https://t.co/CPX2uD0MTA

[BFI @BFI]

Your next obsession: the apocalyptic ‘slow’ cinema of Béla Tarr https://t.co/RnIljfkfiE

[Film Comment Magazine @FilmComment]

A Feminist Film Criticism Anthology, featuring writing by @haskmoll, @MelissEAnderson & more, is free for subscribers or $0.99 on iTunes, Kindle & Google Play: https://t.co/33vNLbJW9T

[DOK Leipzig @DOK_Leipzig]

More to read about #dokleipzig 2017: @carmen_gray in @SensesofCinema about our retrospective and Sergei Loznitsas masterclass
https://t.co/pEcsPULIZT https://t.co/akGOBvEA9h

[EDN @EDNEDN]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Filmmakers with a #documentary project aimed at young audiences can now submit their work for RealYoung 2018. The submission deadline is 10 January 2018 → https://t.co/aBHu72DS6K

[On the Move @OnTheMoveOTM]

Cultural Diplomacy: #Arts, #Festivals and #Geopolitics (Edited by Milena Dragićević Šešić)
https://t.co/R8fKZ6ggr9
@MoreEuropeEU @HelgaTruepel @EFA60 @ENCATC @EUNIC_Global @EUNIC_Brussels

[POV on PBS @POVdocs]

Attn students: We're accepting applications for our winter/spring internship program! Apply by Nov. 30. https://t.co/BmE7G3OPq9

[MUBI @mubi]

Your Dreams Have Already Been Filmed: Exploring the cinema of found footage filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt shown @DOK_Leipzig + #NowShowing @mubi https://t.co/kGprV4rjvR