I arrived in London yesterday and was immediately taken off to some electronic music something or rather at the Whitechapel Gallery which was actually a really good way to be forced to get over my jetlag. Right now I’m getting ready for my friend Ellie’s wedding but the slightly more film-relevant reason for me being here is to finish preparations for BRITDOC which is happening July 25-27. I’m producing The Surgery which gives filmmakers an awesome opportunity to have a one to one meeting with a series of experts including Ryan Harrington from A&E IndieFilms, Julie Goldman from Cactus Three and Diana Holtzberg from Filmstransit.

BRITDOC takes place at the beautiful Keble College in Oxford which makes me feel a bit like I am in the middle of a Harry Potter film. We even have a banquet in the Great Hall! And this year there is going to be a Shooting People pub quiz. Oh yes.

Here’s the film line-up:

International Feature Doc Competition:

WHAT WOULD JESUS BUY?
Rob VanAlkemade

KURT COBAIN: ABOUT A SON
A J Schnack

COCALERO
Alejandro Landes

MANDA BALA
Jason Kohn

THE DEVIIL CAME ON HORSEBACK
Annie Sundberg & Ricki Stein

THE MONASTERY: MR VIG AND THE NUN
Pernilla Rose Grønkjær

THE MOSQUITO PROBLEM & OTHER STORIES
Andre Paounov

TAXI TO THE DARKSIDE
Alex Gibney

9 STAR HOTEL
Ido Haar

BILLY THE KID
Jennifer Venditti

British Feature Doc Competition:

ALIVE DAY
Tom Eldridge

HELVETICA
Gary Hustwit

IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON
David Sington

LIVING GODDESS
Ishbel Whitaker

LIVING WITH THE TUDORS
Nina pope & Karen Guthrie

WE ARE TOGETHER
Paul Taylor

CHINA’S STOLEN CHILDREN
Jezza Neumann

HOLD ME TIGHT LET ME GO
Kim Longinotto

BEAUTIFUL YOUNG MINDS
Morgan Matthews

ABANDONED
Kate Blewett