The ‘Notturno’ director talked about the discovery in his filmmaking process during an IDFA masterclass.
Golden Lion and Golden Bear-winning director Gianfranco Rosi has made an impassioned plea for creative freedom for documentary makers.
During his IDFA masterclass hosted by festival director Orwa Nyrabia, Rosi spoke of his “enormous hate” of commissioning editors who force documentary makers to stick by the script.
“We [documentary filmmakers] have to experiment constantly. We have to find a language, a challenge and [a way of] not repeating ourselves,” Rosi told Nyrabia. “That is what is fantastic about documentary – that you’re able to experiment and challenge yourself.
“[The commissioning editors] give you...
Golden Lion and Golden Bear-winning director Gianfranco Rosi has made an impassioned plea for creative freedom for documentary makers.
During his IDFA masterclass hosted by festival director Orwa Nyrabia, Rosi spoke of his “enormous hate” of commissioning editors who force documentary makers to stick by the script.
“We [documentary filmmakers] have to experiment constantly. We have to find a language, a challenge and [a way of] not repeating ourselves,” Rosi told Nyrabia. “That is what is fantastic about documentary – that you’re able to experiment and challenge yourself.
“[The commissioning editors] give you...
- 11/23/2020
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
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