All Documentaries articles – Page 2
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NewsIDFA title ‘Amilcar’, about African anti-colonialist leader, boarded for sales
EXCLUSIVE: Documentary traces life of anti-colonialist leader Amilcar Cabral.
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NewsFilms from Chile, Canada and Uganda unveiled in diverse DOK Leipzig 2025 lineup
The 2025 festival will be the final edition under director Christoph Terhechte.
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NewsMarianne Faithfull documentary ‘Broken English’ sells wide including UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: Germany, Spain, Scandinavia among further deals.
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NewsIDFA title ‘The Shepherd And The Bear’ acquired for UK-Ireland distribution
EXCLUSIVE: Film follows an ageing shepherd struggling to find a successor.
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NewsGianfranco Rosi, Laura Poitras films among first IDFA selections
Festival makes selections in Signed and Best of Fest strands.
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NewsBusan, LFF title ‘Singing Wings’ acquired for world sales
EXCLUSIVE: Hemen Khaledi’s documentary will also play at Zurich film festival.
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NewsDOK Leipzig sets Roman Bondarchuk, Gal Rosenbluth projects among 2025 co-pro market selection
Documentary projects by Ukraine’s Roman Bondarchuk, Israel’s Gal Rosenbluth and Germany’s Julia Fuhr Mann among 35-strong line-up at German event.
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NewsRoss McElwee’s ‘Remake’ wins Venice Golden Globes impact documentary prize
Jury credits “an exemplar of documentary creativity and excellence in form, and the power of film to reach and impact audiences.”
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Reviews‘Kim Novak’s Vertigo’ review: Affectionate documentary profiles the Hollywood legend and Hitchcock star
Director Alexandre O’ Philippe joins Novak for a look back at her career, and her most famous role
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FeaturesToronto 2025 preview: Screen’s guide to TIFF Docs
TIFF Docs’ section this year includes films by Laura Poitras, Gianfranco Rosi, Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin.
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NewsJi.hlava awards Docu Talents projects in Sarajevo, selects 18 Emerging Producers
One producer is from Ethiopia, guest country of the programme.
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Reviews‘Fuck The Polis’ review: FIDMarseille winner is a personal, lyrical portrait of modern Greece
Rita Azevedo Gomes’s documentary won the festival’s international competition grand prix
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NewsUkraine’s Dmytro Hreshko on documenting the ecological impact of Russia’s full-scale invasion
Hreshko’s documentary Divia, which world premieres at Karlovy Vary, has been a labour of love during extraordinarily difficult times.
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FeaturesOrwa Nyrabia reflects on his “rollercoaster” seven years at the head of IDFA
“One of the key problems with institutional work in culture is how institutions get so used to [doing] things,” says the Syrian filmmaker.
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Reviews‘Saturn’ review’: Transilvania non-fiction winner paints complex portrait of fractured Spanish family
Director Daniel Tornero turns the camera inwards for his What’s Up, Doc? winning debut
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Reviews‘Bright Future’ review: Romanian documentary revisits 1989 Pyongyang Festival of Youth and Students
Andra MacMasters’ archival essay named best debut feature in Transilvania’s Romanian Days
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FeaturesMysterious ways: Why UK-Ireland audiences are coming back to documentaries
Subjects with strong fanbases, but a touch of mystery, are proving to be theatrical draws for audiences.
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NewsTransgender self-discovery documentary ‘Niñxs’ acquired for sales
EXCLUSIVE: Film follows a 15-year-old on a journey of self-discovery in a Mexican town.
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Reviews‘The Six Billion Dollar Man’ review: Julian Assange is the ultimate whistleblower in Eugene Jarecki doc
Director uses divisive WikiLeaks founder to explore the wider freedom of the press
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NewsIsraeli documentary coproduction market CoPro Film announces project lineup
The event runs in Tel Aviv from May 26-29.