FRONTDOC is an international festival of documentary films devoted to the theme of borders (geographical, political, social, cultural, etc ..) and on the films that explore new frontiers between the documentary genre and other means of expression.
The festival was born in 2008 and has been directed over the years by Luciano Barisone (former director of the Festival dei Popoli and Visions du Réel) and Carlo Chatrian (current director of the Berlinale). Since 2016, FrontDoc has been directed by a group of filmmakers and producers, collectively and democratically, that have made it an increasingly wide and rich appointment.
FRONTDOC is open to any documentary, of any kind or duration, with a preference for those that deal creatively and with a personal look with the theme of the festival.
FRONTDOC host, in its various sections, the best of international documentary production, the most innovative works and the most promising filmmakers. With a common thread: the look on the reality and the social and personal problems.
The festival aims to be not only a point of view on reality cinema, but also a meeting place: meeting between authors and the public, between different works and cultures, between life experiences and vision, through screenings, debates, workshops and special events .
FRONTDOC is organized by APA Vd'A, the association of audiovisual professionals in the Aosta Valley: a festival for filmmakers held collectively by a group of filmmakers.
The festival was born in 2008 and has been directed over the years by Luciano Barisone (former director of the Festival dei Popoli and Visions du Réel) and Carlo Chatrian (current director of the Berlinale). Since 2016, FrontDoc has been directed by a group of filmmakers and producers, collectively and democratically, that have made it an increasingly wide and rich appointment.
FRONTDOC is open to any documentary, of any kind or duration, with a preference for those that deal creatively and with a personal look with the theme of the festival.
FRONTDOC host, in its various sections, the best of international documentary production, the most innovative works and the most promising filmmakers. With a common thread: the look on the reality and the social and personal problems.
The festival aims to be not only a point of view on reality cinema, but also a meeting place: meeting between authors and the public, between different works and cultures, between life experiences and vision, through screenings, debates, workshops and special events .
FRONTDOC is organized by APA Vd'A, the association of audiovisual professionals in the Aosta Valley: a festival for filmmakers held collectively by a group of filmmakers.