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Welcome to the new look FourDocs! We find the freshest new documentary talent wherever we can, and then support filmmakers by getting industry experts to review their work online, screening films on Channel 4 and awarding bursaries to help get films ready for festivals. We discuss anything doc-related in our blog, so please come join us...

Pinny Grills’ Peter and Ben - a perfect festival short doc

Author: Rebecca Frankel|Posted: 17:31 on 19/08/08

Category: festivals

Here is one of my favourite docs of this year - and a grand example of the kind of thing that goes down well on the festival circuit. Pinny Grills’ Peter and Ben is a dreamy and emotional film depicting the friendship between two lonesome outsiders; a man and a sheep. In contrast to Pinny’s unconstrained use of the camera and beautiful visual style, there is a definite construction of a story. There is an actual narrative arch, rather than just a character portrait. The soundtrack also really compliments the underlying nature/nature theme, and helps tie the film together.

Peter and Ben has been selected at numerous festivals, including all the big doco ones - SilverDocs, IDFA, HotDocs and SXSW.

FourDocs Festival Bursaries - win £1000 to finish your film

Author: Rebecca Frankel|Posted: 11:59 on 18/08/08

Category: festivals

We have opened up for applications!  In this first round, FourDocs will be awarding 3 people £1000 each to finish their documentary in tip-top shape for festivals.  It’s up to you how to spend the cash.  You might want some animation, a specially written soundtrack, or to hire a top notch editor to re-structure it.  All you need to apply is a documentary project you are already working on, and some idea of what you’d do with the money to make the film better.  There are full details of how to apply on our bursaries page.