Documentary film fest brings truth to Cinematheque
Documentary film is the star of the month at the Dave Barber Cinematheque. Starting today and running through Nov. 8, Cinematheque and the Winnipeg Film Group play host to the
Documentary film is the star of the month at the Dave Barber Cinematheque. Starting today and running through Nov. 8, Cinematheque and the Winnipeg Film Group play host to the
Perspective Films, a new documentary co-production initiative led by independent producer Jess Devaney, has unveiled its inaugural slate of films, Variety can report exclusively. The subjects of Perspective’s first five documentaries...
America's largest festival for nonfiction cinema, with more than 115 feature-length documentaries plus short film programs, opens in NYC theaters and streams online.
Hot Springs, Arkansas is known for many things – as the childhood home of Bill Clinton, as the former site of Major League Baseball’s spring training (in the era of Babe Ruth), for its beautiful national park, and for its mineral...
Double Oscar nominee James Longley, who won the top award at Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival on Saturday with “Mohabat,” will focus next on the Rohingya genocide. Longley – who was Oscar nominated for “Iraq in Fragments” and “Sari’s...
EXCLUSIVE: Nonfiction filmmaking in the Washington DC region is getting a major boost. WETA, the flagship public broadcasting station in the nation’s capital, and the DC/DOX film festival announced a new initiative Monday that will...
Jeon Do-yeon, Sul Kyung-gu, Cho Yeo-jeong, and Zo In-sung star in this must-see film from acclaimed director Lee Chang-dong.
The Calgary Underground Film Festival has officially unveiled the lineup for this year's CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival. Running from
Why do humans tend to vent abuse at their AI bots – and should they think about apologizing? That question is central to “Searching for SmarterChild,” the project that won the New Visions Award for the most promising U.S. project at the...
“Bára Basiková is a truly fascinating singer,” says Czech documentary filmmaker Helena Třeštíková, who was honored for her contribution to the genre at this week’s Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival. Her subject for the 50-year time...
Vietnamese-American filmmaker, writer, feminist and post-colonial theorist Trinh T. Minh-ha is readying her upcoming film “The Undying Desert.” “I’ve just finished editing it,” she told Variety at Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival,...
Karim Akalay’s “6TM” won the New Visions Award for the most promising European project at Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival. Variety spoke to Akalay at the festival. Set during a scorching summer at Brussels’ largest housing estate,...
James Longley’s “Mohabat” won the Opus Bonum section at Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival on Saturday. Produced by Mohammad Sharif Hotak, Longley and Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, it follows a 12-year-old boy Mohabat, whose...
EXCLUSIVE: Bucks Harbor, one of the most acclaimed documentaries of the year, is about to begin its Oscar-qualifying theatrical run. The film directed by Pete Muller opens at Firehouse: DCTV’s Cinema for Documentary Film in Manhattan on...
“6TM,” directed by Karim Akalay and produced by Walid Bekhti, won the New Visions Award for the most promising European project at the Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival on Friday. The film is described as “a Belgian family comedy in...
Barbara Kopple completes her trilogy on labor rights with “Union Town.” Following screenings at Venice and Toronto, it’s now heading to Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival, where Variety spoke to her about the film. “Union Town” follows...
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The last two years of BioWare's life were filmed and will be shown in a new documentary about the game studio.
The film will launch in 2027.
The Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) will be welcoming some of the top talents in the documentary field to its upcoming 40th edition. Among the first speakers to be announced: Poh Si Teng, director of Oscar...
Blackfella Films producer Darren Dale's directorial debut, 2.6 Seconds: Death in The Outback, dissects the shooting death of 19-year-old Warlpiri man Kumanjayi Walker by Northern Territory police officer Zachary Rolfe.
EXCLUSIVE: Jane Elliott Against the World, the Oscar-contending documentary about the Iowa educator who opened the eyes of Americans to the pernicious mechanism of racism, will soon reach theaters. Judd Ehrlich’s film, winner of the...
The famous chat show host’s journey from an English mining town to Australian screens and back is detailed in a documentary now screening at the British Film Festival.
EXCLUSIVE: Global nonfiction entertainment studio XTR is coming on board Y Vân: The Lost Sounds of Saigon as the award-winning documentary ramps up its campaign for Oscar recognition. That bid was strengthened over the weekend as the...
EXCLUSIVE: The final days of legendary video games studio BioWare will be told in a doc from Shane Fennessey and Adam Scorgie for Canada’s Super Channel. An upcoming Canadian documentary will chronicle the history of BioWare, the...
An upcoming Canadian documentary will chronicle the history of BioWare, the legendary Edmonton-based game developer that was shut down on Oct. 21. As reported by Deadline, Massive Effect: The BioWare Story will...
Massive Effect: The BioWare Story started filming two years before EA shut down the studio.
Danielle Harris made her acting debut starring as Jamie Lee Curtis’ daughter in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers in 1988, reprising the role for 1989 sequel Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers.
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Brand's defence barrister told jurors that Brand "had an immense amount of sex", but that "none of it was unlawful". Covered by 81 outlets: 19 lean left, 35 are centre, 16 lean right, 11 are not rated.
Dannii Minogue labelled Russell Brand a "vile predator".
Donald Trump Jr. faced a wave of online criticism after a video showed him defending Russell Brand and questioning the fairness of the comedian’s prison sentence. Brand was sentenced Monday at Southwark Crown Court...
He may still be keeping his Bible close to his chest, but the smart suit and silk cravat that Russell Brand wore during his trial have been replaced with drab prison gear.
The streaming giant has kept the comedy special on the service despite the comedian's conviction for rape and sexual assault.
Judges ruled Vickrum Digwa's original term was unduly lenient and refused his bid to have it cut. Vickrum Digwa’s ‘unduly lenient’ term for Southampton teenager’s murder increased after attorney general’s appeal Henry Nowak’s killer has...
Henry Nowak was fatally stabbed last year by Vickrum Digwa in Southampton
The Court of Appeal increased Vickrum Digwa's minimum sentence for murdering Henry Nowak from 21 to 25 years, citing the cruelty of filming the attack's aftermath.
It was a video that outraged the nation. Police officers handcuffing Henry Nowak as he lay dying, while his attacker, Vickrum Digwa, who had falsely accused him of racial abuse, stood watching.
The teenager was fatally stabbed by Vickrum Digwa last December.
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What was Elizabeth Holmes’s partner watching in the new Nathan Fielder documentary? Nathan Fielder's hit doc follows Elizabeth Holmes in her own home and unexpectedly opened my eyes to the problems in my own. Covered by 18 outlets: 8...
While reprising one of her most talked about roles, Amanda Seyfried conquered some artistic fears. The You Can See Everything star, who appears in the A24 doc after her Emmy and Golden Globe-winning performance as...
The Age's Karl Quinn and Nell Geraets discuss Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's new documentary on disgraced entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes.
Amanda Seyfried has finally spoken out about her secret involvement in the Elizabeth Holmes documentary “You Can See Everything.” When asked on a red carpet by People magazine how she feels now that the cat’s out of...
As they dissect Elizabeth Holmes’s persona, Nathan Fielder and Amanda Seyfried confront the nature of truth.
The team includes TV historian Dan Snow.
The documentary is intended to initiate wider conversations on reviving primary healthcare networks in urban and rural communities, and recognising neighbourhood doctors as an integral part of the healthcare system