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Specialist in cinema and dramatic arts
Country of origin
United Kingdom

Formerly director of film at Trinity & All Saints Institute at the University of Leeds, Alan Foale (born 1949) specialised in cinema and drama, using films as pedagogic tools as well as objects of study. He has a special interest in cinema as cultural communication and offered courses in the field of world cinema (African, Indian, Japanese). He remains engaged in film education, with Ciné Clubs and with the promotion of rural cinema in Yorkshire. He is also closely involved in community theatre as actor and director.

Festivals

Current issues

Mythical figures and images from the worlds of culture, sport and politics formed the subject matter of some of the films screened at DocFest Sheffield 2026. Peter Paul Huth explores them.
The extent to which the documentary film has evolved was once again evident this year at DocFest Sheffield (10–15 June 2026). The classic ideal of Direct Cinema or Cinéma Vérité has given way to a wide variety of cinematic possibilities. Report by Peter Paul Huth.

Events

16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin

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