Last week I had the privilege of being the official photographer of Open City Documentary Festival 2016. Founded by Michael Stewart and based at UCL, the Festival is one of several projects run by Open City Docs. Taking place over six days in venues across London the Festival created an open space to nurture and champion the art of creative documentary and non-fiction filmmakers.

Thanks to the rich programme I had the chance to see the best in contemporary, international documentary as well as filmmaker Q&As, industry panels, workshops, networking and parties. Artists such as the Ross Brothers, Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Helena Trestikova and Vincent Moon held engaging masterclasses where I had the opportunity to better understand their art and their creative process.

I feel I learnt a lot this week, and maybe it’s time to use that video button on the back of my camera! I would love to thank in particular Sophie Outhwaite, the super-organized Festival Producer that, together with her capable and cheerful team, made this Festival a pleasant experience for everybody!

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Open City Documentary Festival 2016