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2018 TIFF Documentary Linnep Includes New Michael Moore, Errol Morris, Frederick Wiseman

Fahrenheit 11/9 (courtesy: TIFF) Slate includes new works from Alexis Bloom, Rashida Jones & Alan Hicks, Werner Herzog & André… Read More

August 9, 2018

Roadside Attractions and Miramax set Kevin Macdonald’s ‘Whitney’ doc for Summer

(Los Angeles, March 12, 2018) — Roadside Attractions and Miramax will release Whitney, Academy Award®-winning director Kevin Macdonald’s highly anticipated documentary about… Read More

March 9, 2018

2018 Berlin Film Festival Review: The raw and essential doc ‘What Comes Around’

It’s been an interesting few years for Middle Eastern cinema at the Oscars, with several films from Lebanon (THE INSULT),… Read More

February 16, 2018

First trailer for Ava DuVernay’s prison doc ’13th’ is a story “150 years in the making”

The first trailer for 13th, from Ava DuVernay (Selma), is a searing indictment on the enslavement of the black… Read More

September 26, 2016

TIFF 2016: Documentary Lineup Includes Films from Leonardo DiCaprio, Werner Herzog, Errol Morris, Jim Jarmusch

[divider style="solid" top="20" bottom="20"] TORONTO — The Toronto International Film Festival’s 2016 documentary programme presents a diverse collection of works… Read More

August 9, 2016

Oscar Shortlist of 10 Doc Shorts Announced includes 50 Feet from Syria, Minerita

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that the field of… Read More

October 26, 2015

TRAILER: The Powerful and Tragic Amy Winehouse Doc ‘Amy’

From the creators of the award-winning documentary Senna comes the trailer for the sobering and heartbreaking story of Amy Winehouse,… Read More

May 20, 2015

134 Films to Compete for Documentary Feature Oscar

A whopping 134 films are in contention for the Documentary Feature Oscar this year. A big number to be sure,… Read More

October 31, 2014

DGA Picks Its Top Five Doc Directors

The Director's Guild of America has chosen the top five directors of documentary feature films for 2013 and they feature… Read More

January 13, 2014

Best Documentary shortlist announced

In all the frenzy that was the announcement of the NYFCC awards (in fact, they're still at it as I… Read More

December 3, 2013