THIS ACTIVITY IS CANCELLED

DOC was honoured to have the opportunity to work with the Palestine Film Institute and the RIDM on bringing this important showcase of Palestinian works-in-progress to the festival. The Palestine Film Showcase has been taking place for many years at the International Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), Sheffield Doc Fest, and other international festivals. Even without the filmmakers present in Montreal, all of us felt that this was an important opportunity to showcase Palestinian voices and stories.

Unfortunately, this event will not be taking place. DOC is deeply grateful to the RIDM and to the PFI for their trust and collaboration in the development of this showcase.

Sarah Spring, Executive Director, Documentary Organization of Canada

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Original text for the activity :

The Palestinian Film Institute and DOC co-present a showcase of projects in various stages, inviting industry and festival guests to discover, engage, and stand in solidarity.

The last year has underlined the great struggle of Palestinians merely to exist. Palestinian arts and culture – and cinema in particular – have long played a fundamental role in protecting Palestinian narratives and reflecting the Palestinian struggle over the past 76 years.
In this tradition, the PFI in collaboration with DOC, proudly presents the Palestine Film Showcase hosted by the RIDM, underlining the importance of platforming Palestinian narratives on their own terms in industry forums.

We invite industry professionals, festival programmers, co-producers and potential collaborators to discover five exciting documentary projects at various stages of development and to support these directors, producers and their films-in-the-making to get made and seen.
These projects have been selected by an international jury, have received bespoke mentoring from PFI industry consultants and have been supported to access the festival through accreditation, accommodation and travel support.

The showcase will be followed by a discussion led by Regards Palestiniens and Coalition des arts de Montréal pour la Palestine on the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) – which is part of the broader Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement – and other strategies for Palestinian solidarity and cultural activism. It will offer practical insights to filmmakers and industry representatives on how they can align themselves, show effective solidarity and support each other in their advocacy and actions for a free Palestine.

The Palestine Film Institute is a Palestinian voluntary and independent non-profit organization established in 2019, The PFI was born from a shared desire among active film professionals who identify as Palestinians, to create an inclusive body with the mission to develop, promote and empower the community and industry of film in Palestine and for Palestinians worldwide and preserve its cinema.