الفيلم الوثائقي : مداخل للفهم و التفسير

Abstract EN

This article addresses the concept of documentaries as a conceptual entry point for this type of work, both in its cinematic and television formats, and explains the characteristics and types of documentaries, focusing on the characteristics identified by John Gererson, the first to consider and design documentary cinema as a stand-alone art.

and various documentary classifications, some based on format, others on content.

The final part of the article refers to the major documentary film schools, in which reference is made to the Soviet, American, and Dutch schools.