Storyville has been a trusted partner for world-class filmmakers in bringing the globe’s best feature documentary stories to festival, cinema and television audiences for over 25 years. Storyville is where to find the most fascinating international stories, told by the best documentary film makers in the world. Broadcasting engaging, provocative and entertaining films to the broadest audience, Storyville has an enviable reputation for producing award winning, critically acclaimed titles.
It’s been home to over 700 films from some 70 countries including Olympic Massacre: One Day in September, Welcome to Chechnya: The Gay Purge, The Mole: Infiltrating North Korea, Casa Susanna, 3 Minutes: A Lengthening, Sex On Screen, Navalny and many more.
The strand primarily looks for ambitious, narrative driven contemporary stories which we co-produce with other funders. We also pre-buy and acquire some high end films. They are mainly international in scope and universal in approach – we are looking for the greatest stories, brilliantly told.
Please visit the Storyville website for further titles and clips.
Storyville is available on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ iPlayer, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Four, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Three and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two.
The strand is highly diverse in its range and we actively encourages diverse films made by diverse film makers. Our films must have cinematic scale and ambition with the potential for festival and theatrical runs. We are creative facing and work with both experienced filmmakers and new talent.
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