Nick Cunningham

1 week ago | businessdoceurope.com | Nick Cunningham

“At its core, Dungeon Masterhood is a documentary about adolescence, centred around an ongoing game of Dungeons & Dragons spanning multiple years,” UK producer Steven Lake (Phantom Parrot, 2023) tells Business Doc Europe on the eve of the 32nd Sheffield DocFest. “The appeal of the story lies in its youth-centred nature.

1 week ago | businessdoceurope.com | Nick Cunningham

Cuba and Alaska are not their real names of course, rather codenames applied in the field of combat, to be used alongside soubriquets ascribed to other Ukrainian military personnel, such as Artist, Javelin or, for obvious reasons, Baldhead. Yulia is called Cuba because of her tanned skin and dark hair, while Olexandra is named Alaska because she is “distant and cold,” she laughs in response to the question.

1 week ago | businessdoceurope.com | Nick Cunningham

The deadline for applications for the 2025 Ji.hlava New Visions Forum: Europe programme is fast approaching. The pitch event, to run during Ji.hlava Industry Days (Czech Republic, October 28–31), is dedicated to the “new generation of European producers, new formats, innovative trends, and visions for the future.” This year will see a special pitching section focused on Croatia, which is the Ji.hlava Industry guest country 2025. The deadline for applications is June 30.

1 week ago | businessdoceurope.com | Nick Cunningham

It all started off as a minor dispute after Ajike Owens’ kids were playing close to neighbour Susan Lorincz’s yard. But the matter escalated, and two years later Owens was dead, shot by Lorincz through the front door of her house. In her defence, Lorincz cited Florida’s “stand your ground” legislation that allows for justifiable homicide.

1 week ago | businessdoceurope.com | Nick Cunningham

The 31st Sheffield DocFest kicks off June 18, heralding six jam-packed days of public- and industry-facing documentary activity. The festival opens with the gloriously British Still Pushing Pineapples, in which DocFest alumnus Kim Hopkins provides an antidote to megastar pop profiles of recent years as she tells the moving story of Dene Michael Betteridge, frontman with the much-derided UK pop outfit Black Lace.