For over 15 years, the BDC has been supporting documentary filmmakers, journalists and activists in the region, providing development and networking opportunities through its BDC Discoveries and Docu ...

In parts of the Balkans, a remarkable tradition exists: women known as Burrneshas take on societal roles typically confined to men. They assume the physical appearance of men, adopt men’s names or ...

A new film looks at the harm done by the practice in Italy of ‘informal readmissions’ by which refugees and migrants were swiftly sent back over the border with Slovenia in 2020. Ignoring a court ...

Journalists, filmmakers and activists focused on impactful storytelling in the Balkans and neighboring regions through documentary films and podcasts can apply. The Balkan Documentary Center, with the ...

‘Silence of Reason’, a documentary made by Kumjana Novakova that uses Hague Tribunal archive material to explore how women were subjected to brutal violence during the Bosnian war, has its world ...

Though it’s often been lauded as a golden age for documentary filmmaking, a host of challenges still face independent docmakers in Europe, who struggle with everything from dwindling budgets at public ...