Nataša Urban’s The Eclipse (pictured) was declared the winner of CPH:DOX’s main international competition section on Friday (April 1), as the Copenhagen documentary festival entered the final weekend of its .
Logline:
Fire of Love is an unexpected love story of two intrepid scientists, Katia and Maurice Krafft, who die in a volcanic explosion doing the very thing that brought them together: seeking to understand the magic of volcanoes by capturing the most explosive imagery ever recorded.
Director/producer Dosa pitched with producers Shane Boris and Ina Fichman.
Fire of Love, which will weave a trove of archival footage with cutout animation, is set to be finished in time to premiere at a major festival. The team is looking for partners in streamers, broadcasters, funds and/or investors.
Greg Boustead, founding director of Sandbox Films, an investor in the project, said he was “blown away” by the archive material.