News & Stories

Industry Talk Series Highlights: International Co-production: Creativity, Finance, and Audience
September, 15 - 2021
Pabelle Manikan and Wena Sanchez, alumnae of Docs By The Sea and a director-producer duo, on doing an international co-production with France for their film Dreaming in the Red Light (2019).

Masterclass Series Highlights: Cinematography in Creative Documentary
September, 15 - 2021
Wojciech Staroń, Silver Bear winner at the 61st Berlinale for Artistic Contribution for cinematography, shares some insights on his artistic works as a DOP.

Industry Talk Series Highlights: Finding Funding: International Documentary Financing Landscape
September, 15 - 2021
Toni Bell and Zeynep Güzel on types of financing models and sources of funding in the international documentary market. This session was programmed by Documentary Association of Europe.

Masterclass Series Highlights: Docs By The Sea Alumni Case Study: ASWANG
September, 15 - 2021
Alyx Arumpac, alumna of Docs By The Sea 2017 and director of the award-winning film Aswang, talks about pitching the film and the journey of meeting international co-producers.

Interview with Anne Fabini, Editing Lab Mentor
September, 15 - 2021
Our long-time mentor and member of Rough Cut Service on technicalities of film editing, how to work with a director, and how to know when a movie is "done".

Interview with Tan Pin Pin, Storytelling Lab Mentor
September, 15 - 2021
Director of Singapore GaGa (2015) and member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) on what she looks for in a documentary and her hopes for the Southeast Asian film industry.

Interview with Sein Lyan Tun, a filmmaker from Myanmar
September, 03 - 2021
Docs By The Sea 2021 Storytelling Lab alumni on the challenges of making an autobiographical film, his dreams for Myanmar cinema, and how to manage mental health under a difficult situation.
About Docs by the Sea
Docs by the Sea is an international documentary lab and forum for creative documentary projects from Indonesia, Southeast Asia, and other Asian regions. Through Docs by the Sea, the selected documentary projects will obtain mentorship and pitching opportunities that allow them to connect with the international market.
Initiated in 2017, Docs by the Sea is organised by Kemenparekraf (the Ministry of Tourism and Economy Creative of the Republic of Indonesia, formerly BEKRAF) in partnership with In-Docs.