“How many documentary filmmakers does it take to fill a houseboat on a canal in Amsterdam?
If you know the answer to that question, you were probably one of the dozens of docuphile party seekers that flooded the EyeSteelFilm (ESF) houseboat during IDFA last month (November 18-28). This was the first year I was able to attend the International Documentary Film Festival of Amsterdam, the largest doc fest in the world, and we (myself and Cinema Politica Executive Director Svetla Turnin) were quickly initiated into the nuances, tricks and maneuvering of the festival, which of course included nightly visits to the ESF party house boat…”
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