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SFFILM’s 11th Doc Stories Film Festival Lineup Includes Laura Poitras’ ‘Cover-Up,’ Ben Proudfoot’s ‘The Eyes of Ghana’

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SFFILM’s 11th Doc Stories Film Festival Lineup Includes Laura Poitras’ ‘Cover-Up,’ Ben Proudfoot’s ‘The Eyes of Ghana’

Erik Anderson October 15, 2025

Today, SFFILM announced the lineup for the 11th Doc Stories film festival. The main program includes ten features and 12 short films, including new films... Read More

2026 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE, ORIGINAL SONG, SOUND (October)

Erik Anderson October 15, 2025

A triple threat of shortlisted aural categories, today looks at Original Score, Original Song and Sound. With a shortlist of 20, Original Score has the... Read More

Mill Valley Film Festival Spotlight on Eva Victor (‘Sorry, Baby’) | Mind the Gap Award

Damian Danemann October 15, 2025

The Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF) presented Eva Victor with the Mind the Gap Award during their 48th edition. As per the festival, this award,... Read More

2025 DOC NYC Short List Announced

Erik Anderson October 14, 2025

The DOC NYC Short List for documentary features was revealed today and includes some of the year’s most talked about titles. 2000 Meters to Andriivka,... Read More

‘Hamnet’ Wins Audience Award at 48th Mill Valley Film Festival

Erik Anderson October 14, 2025

Today, the 48th Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF48) announced the winners of its Audience Awards after officially wrapping on Sunday, October 12. Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet,... Read More

10th Critics Choice Documentary Awards (CCDA) Nominations: ‘2+2=5,’ ‘The Perfect Neighbor’ Lead

Erik Anderson October 14, 2025

The Critics Choice Association (CCA) has announced the nominees for the Tenth Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards (CCDA) where Raoul Peck’s Orwell: 2+2=5 and Geeta Gandbhir’s The Perfect... Read More

38th European Film Awards (EFA) Shortlist: ‘Bugonia,’ ‘It Was Just an Accident,’ ‘Sentimental Value’ and More Make the Cut

Erik Anderson October 14, 2025

The European Film Academy revealed the shortlist of 67 films that will be in contention for its EFA Awards, which will announce its nominations on... Read More

2026 Oscar Predictions: MAKEUP and HAIRSTYLING and VISUAL EFFECTS (October)

Erik Anderson October 13, 2025

Continuing the below the line predictions for October brings us to more categories that receive shortlist attention before Oscar nomination voting begins: Makeup and Hairstyling... Read More

AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 310 – 63rd NYFF Wrap-Up and the Film Editing and Cinematography Oscar Races

Sophia Ciminello October 13, 2025

On episode 310 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson and Executive Editor Ryan McQuade to chat about... Read More

Checking In with the NEON International Feature Film Pickups from Cannes: ‘It Was Just an Accident,’ ‘The Secret Agent,’ and ‘Sirāt’

Damian Danemann October 13, 2025

In a heated year for international films, NEON has dominated the conversation with its extensive slate of hot festival picks. Preserving their Palme d’Or-winning streak,... Read More

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