Frederick Wiseman

Doclisboa to Focus on Wiseman Films

Short Film News (SFN) - The 6th Lisbon International Documentary Film Festival - Doclisboa 2008 will present a retrospective of works from Emmy-winning Documentary-maker Frederick Wiseman.

He will be in Lisbon to present his films, talk to the audience and also to give a masterclass, organizers announced.

Made in China is another special program of Doclisboa which screen films from Zhang Yuang, Jia Zhang-ke and Huang Wenmei, among others.

The festival will have three new sections this year: New Families/ New identities which will screen films that show the transformation of the societies, concerning the families' organization and its models; Heart Beat which will be dedicated to the relationship established between music and the humanity; and Docs 4 Kids.

Emir Kusturica's Maradona, Errol Morris' Standard Operating Procedure, Alex Gibney's Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, Avi Mograbi's Z32, and Jogo de Cena by Eduardo Coutinho are among the festival highlights.

Doclisboa 2008 will be held October 16 - 26, and the lineup will be online soon at: www.doclisboa.org.

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