AwardsWatch - documentary

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

Erik Anderson August 9, 2018

Slate includes new works from Alexis Bloom, Rashida Jones & Alan Hicks, Werner Herzog & André Singer, E. Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin, Vitaly Mansky,... Read More

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

Erik Anderson March 9, 2018

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

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

Erik Anderson February 16, 2018

It’s been an interesting few years for Middle Eastern cinema at the Oscars, with several films from Lebanon (THE INSULT), Syria (LAST MEN IN ALEPPO... Read More

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

Erik Anderson September 26, 2016

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

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

Erik Anderson August 9, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] TORONTO — The Toronto International Film Festival’s 2016 documentary programme presents a diverse collection of works from award-winning directors including Steve James,... Read More

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

Erik Anderson October 26, 2015

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that the field of Documentary Short Subject contenders for... Read More

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

Erik Anderson May 20, 2015

From the creators of the award-winning documentary Senna comes the trailer for the sobering and heartbreaking story of Amy Winehouse, who rose from obscurity to... Read More

134 Films to Compete for Documentary Feature Oscar

Erik Anderson October 31, 2014

A whopping 134 films are in contention for the Documentary Feature Oscar this year. A big number to be sure, but down a bit from... Read More

DGA Picks Its Top Five Doc Directors

Erik Anderson January 13, 2014

The Director’s Guild of America has chosen the top five directors of documentary feature films for 2013 and they feature first-timers and old hats. The... Read More