Documentary films

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, National Geographic Documentary Films and Picturehouse released the official trailer and key art for THE TERRITORY, the award-winning debut feature documentary from director Alex Pritz. Produced…

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 2022--Today, National Geographic Documentary Films announced that WE…

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, National Geographic Documentary Films announced that WE FEED PEOPLEthe critically acclaimed Oscar-winning documentary®-winning director Ron Howard with world-renowned chef and humanitarian José…

EXCLUSIVE: HBO Documentary Films is launching a documentary about pioneering supermodel Donyale Luna, one of the first black models to appear on the covers of major European fashion magazines. Naila Jefferson (Evanescent Pearls: The…

SHOWTIME(R) DOCUMENTARY FILMS ANNOUNCES "SOPHIA" FROM DIRECTORS JON KASBE AND…

SHOWTIME Sports Documentary Films presents a film examining the unlikely rise of one of boxing's most guarded champions, Andre Ward, produced by Lebron James and Maverick Carter's UNINTERRUPTED.The undefeated, five-time world champion and…

NEW YORK – June 8, 2022 – SHOWTIME Sports Documentary Films announced today McENROEa gripping and powerful film that delves deep into the life of John McEnroe, one of the greatest tennis players of all time who rose to No. 1 in the…

The United Nations commemorates World Food Safety Day on June 7 every year to raise awareness of food and water contamination around the world. The WHO continues to work to reduce foodborne illnesses across the world, and…

HBO Documentary Films and the Gotham Film & Media Institute's Expanding Communities program announced the Documentary Development Initiative, created for storytellers who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and/or storytellers with…

Netflix has carved out a place for itself as a home for true-crime documentaries. It's far from the only thing the streaming platform is known for, but it's undoubtedly true that some of their most popular content has involved crimes,…

SHOWTIME Sports Documentary Films announces NYC POINT GODS, highlighting the lasting impact of New York cheerleaders who honed their craft and developed their legendary showmanship on the city's iconic playgrounds and high school gymnasiums…

HBO Documentary Films and the Gotham Film & Media Institute's Expanding Communities program announced the Documentary Development Initiative, created for storytellers who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and/or storytellers with disabilities…

The Grammys took place in April, but we may not be done with the music award winners just yet. Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigue, Sheryl Ravenand The Beatles are the subject of documentary programs eligible for this year's Emmys.…

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, National Geographic Documentary Films and NEON released the official trailer and key art for FIRE OF LOVEthe award-winning documentary feature from director Sara Dosa ("The Seer and the Unseen"),…

In February, Writing With Fire, a feature-length documentary directed by Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh about a diary run entirely by Dalit women, was nominated for an Oscar. Previously, in February 2021, it won the Audience and Special…

HBO Documentary Films Acquires Sundance Grand Jury Prize…

HBO Documentary Films has acquired worldwide television rights for anything that breathes from Cities never sleep director Shaunak Sen. The film is slated for release by Submarine Deluxe and Sideshow in arthouse theaters across the…

anything that breatheswinner of the Grand Jury of the 2022 Sundance World Film Documentary Competition, has been acquired by HBO Documentary Films. The film, from director Shaunak Sen (sleep cities),…

HBO Documentary Films has purchased worldwide television rights to the Cannes specials title "All That Breathes." The film is the only Sundance film to screen as part of Cannes' Official Selection this year - a feat all the more…

HBO Documentary Films has purchased worldwide television rights to the Cannes specials title "All That Breathes."The film is the only Sundance film to screen as part of Cannes' Official Selection this year - a feat all the more impressive…

TEHRAN — The Asia Society in New York, a nonprofit organization that focuses on educating the world about Asia, has launched a program on Iranian documentary films. The program titled “So You Think You Know Iran,” which kicked off…

"NECESSARY FICTIONS": The title of the program refers to the powerful creations of artists working in the country's harsh…

Metallica and The Coda Collection have unveiled an extensive upcoming slate of live performances and documentary films set to arrive exclusively on the platform this spring. The partnership will bring seven titles to…

Metallica and The Coda Collection have unveiled a series of live performances and documentary films spanning the band's 40-year history premiering exclusively on the platform in spring 2022. As part of this partnership, seven…

Metallica and The Coda Collection have unveiled an extensive slate of live performances and documentary films coming exclusively to the platform this spring. The partnership will bring seven titles to streaming for the very first time,…

SHOWTIME(R) DOCUMENTARY FILMS ANNOUNCES "SHERYL" The feature-length documentary from director Amy Scott will premiere at SXSW tonight ahead of the network premiere on Friday, May 6 at 9 p.m. ET/PT Trailer and!-- Fri>…

VSHristine Turner remembers one of the first lynching postcards she ever saw – but it's not the horrific burned corpse of Will Stanley in Temple, Texas, in 1915 pictured on the front that marked the most. It was the creepy note handwritten…

HBO Documentary Films has acquired the rights to the Oscar-nominated short documentary "When We Were Bullies." Directed by Jay Rosenblatt (“Phantom Limb,” “Human Remains”), the 36-minute short is a meditation on a Brooklyn schoolyard…

Pamela Anderson has announced an "intimate" and "definitive" new documentary on Netflix.The actress and activist revealed on Instagram that her years-long film will land on the streamer, following the controversial Hulu series Pam &…

MTV Documentary Films has acquired worldwide rights to Ondi Timoner's "Last Flight Home," a moving and deeply personal portrait of a family grappling with the final days of their patriarch. The documentary had several bidders and…

In May, this two-part documentary series directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio will be available on HBO Max.For all lovers of classic comedy, this news should be exciting. As HBO Documentary Films has developed a touching deep look…

"Activist or raider, call me what you want, I made this money because the system is so bad, not because I'm a genius," Wall Street legend Carl Icahn says in a teaser trailer released today. today by HBO Documentary Films. Icahn: the…

Showtime Documentary Films received the first Oscar nomination in its history, with the feature documentary Penthouse by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson (Freedom Riders, The Murder of Emmett Till) and co-director…

Caitrin Rogers, producer of “Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain” and “20 Feet From Stardom” talks about making documentary films By Dolores Quintana Venice Arts is a neighborhood arts center that serves low-income youth and…

DocPoint – The Helsinki Documentary Film Festival rewarded the best new documentary films. Susanna Helke's Ruthless Times - Songs of Care won the national competition. Ruslan Fedotov's Where Are We Headed won the international…

Showtime Documentary Films has acquired worldwide rights to "Nothing Compares," the documentary about Sinéad O'Connor that premiered at the 2022 Sundance Virtual Film Festival, Vinnie Malhotra, Executive Vice President, Programming,…

SHOWTIME Documentary Films announced TODAY that it has acquired worldwide rights to Nothing Compares directed by Kathryn Ferguson (Taking the Waters, Space to Be).Nothing Compares traces Sinéad O'Connor's phenomenal rise to global fame and…

Showtime Documentary Films has acquired "2nd Chance," about the life and legacy of Richard Davis, from Oscar-nominated director and screenwriter Ramin Bahrani.The feature-length documentary centers on Davis, the charming and brash inventor…

National Geographic Documentary Films has acquired worldwide rights to a pair of Sundance Film Festival documentaries that recently held their world premieres. First, Nat Geo redeemed itself fire of…

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Received with overwhelmingly positive praise following its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, National Geographic Documentary Films announced today that it has acquired the rights to the…

UPDATE: It didn't take long. The case for fire of love is now closed, Deadline confirmed. The version is below our scoop of acquisitions. EXCLUSIVE: National Geographic Documentary Films signs seven-figure worldwide rights deal for…

The documentary narrated by Miranda July from Sandbox Films, Intuitive Pictures and Cottage M explores the life and passionate work of French volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft through their striking and rare archival…

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National Geographic Documentary Films announced today that it will make Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Matthew Heineman THE FIRST WAVE Available on National Geographic online (Natgeo.com/thefirstwave)…

IIn a business etiquette workshop designed to prepare future executives for potential encounters with their Western counterparts, an instructor with a polished Stepford veneer instructs his class on hugging protocol and the correct number…

The student films are five to eight minutes long, Sanders said, adding that they filmed interviews with historians, educators and a descendant of the Waters family in September."I think even though they're learning history in school, this…

As is the tradition around these parts, I separate documentaries into their own list of the best of the year, not because I think they should be judged differently from narrative films, but because I want to attract l I pay attention to…

HBO Documentaries (If you are not in the Obit, have breakfast, The Bronx, United States) has released the official trailer and key art for the upcoming documentary Super Bob Einstein movie. The film, celebrating the life and legacy of the…

SHOWTIME Documentary Films announced today WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT COSBY, a four-part docuserie by Emmy®award-winning director W. Kamau Bell (United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell) which offers an in-depth look at the…

2021 has been the year of some of the greatest biographies and documentaries, as well as series, and every streaming giant has done their best.From films about Britney Spears' tutelage to the dysfunctional police system in Mexico, the…

Paramount +, ViacomCBS's streaming service will exclusively feature MTV Documentary Films' award-winning roster, comprising two feature documentaries, four documentary shorts and one animated short. The films are produced by…

WASHINGTON, DC - (BUSINESS WIRE) - November 15, 2021--National…

MTV Documentary Films Acquires Global Rights To Feature Documentary Krimes, the new film by award-winning director Alysa Nahmias (Unfinished spaces, troubles). The film tells the story of 26-year-old…

WASHINGTON, DC - (BUSINESS WIRE) - November 15, 2021--National Geographic Documentary Films announced today…

Paramount +, ViacomCBS's streaming service, TODAY announced that it will exclusively present MTV Documentary Films' award-winning roster comprising two feature documentaries, four documentary shorts and one animated short. The films are…

WASHINGTON DC - (COMMERCIAL THREAD) - National Geographic Documentary Films announced today that TORN, by National Geographic photographer and explorer Max Lowe and producer Chris Murphy, as well as award-winning Lightbox…

Monday, November 15, 2021, 12:52Press release: Maori television Captivating, informative and insightful real-life stories from at home and abroad make prime-time Maori TV headlines MONDAY…

MTV Documentary Films has acquired the worldwide rights to "Krimes", the new non-fiction feature film from award-winning filmmaker Alysa Nahmias. The deal comes ahead of the film's screening at Doc NYC on Sunday.…

Hou was the French adventurer who probed the depths of the world's oceans to make us discover a magical and unique underwater universe. Commander Jacques-Yves Cousteau, a former naval officer who became inventor of Aqualung and diving…

In this week's Ask the Nutritionist, Nonie De Long's list includes Kiss the Ground, the popular documentary narrated by Woody Harrelson on regenerative agriculture and the importance of holistic solutions for soil, farmers and ecosystems.…

Matthew Heineman is an Oscar®-nominated and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker. The Sundance Film Festival called Heineman "one of the most talented and exciting documentary filmmakers working today", while Anne Thompson of Indiewire wrote that…

AMerica's recent attention to 22-year-old Gabby Petito, whose body was found last month in a remote part of Wyoming, has rekindled criticism of 'missing white woman syndrome' and media failure to address it. understand that black lives…

A A junior football team trapped deep in a flooded cave in Thailand is making headlines around the world. Even the Thai Navy Seals couldn't save them and their chances of survival are dire. That is, until a pair of middle-aged Brits…

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HBO Documentary Films acquires worldwide and streaming rights to SIMPLE AS WATER, from Academy Award-winning Megan Mylan (R), to debut this fall · HBO Documentary Films has acquired the worldwide and streaming rights to!-- Thu>…

CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio - The 12th annual Chagrin Documentary Film Festival is underway. What do you want to know War on the Diamond opened the festival with a local story 97 films are shown during the five-day event You can watch in person…

Dr Phil Kennedy is considered by many to be the Indiana Jones of neuroscience: a Limerick-born doctor who became a pioneer in bioengineering, making people excited – and then nervous – about the way he worked outside the system. Then…

ATHENS - Films created as part of the WOUB 2020-21 documentary film project Our Ohio High School -…

BURBANK, California (October 4, 2021) - Disney + today announced that “Fauci,” the feature-length documentary about the country's top infectious disease expert and dedicated public servant, Dr.…

"FAUCI", THE LONG MEMORY OF NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTARY FILMS, STARTS STREAMING ON DISNEY + ON OCTOBER 6 DISNEY + TRAILER AND KEY ART NOW AVAILABLE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwAF6sYb94s BURBANK, Calif. (October 4, 2021) -!-- Mon>…

SHOWTIME (R) SPORTS OFFICIAL TRAILER AND POSTER RELEASE FOR "PASSION PLAY: RUSSELL WESTBROOK" Film premieres Friday, Oct. 15 at 9 p.m. ET / PT on SHOWTIME NEW YORK - September 29, 2021 - SHOWTIME Sports Documentary Films has released!-- Wed>…

National Geographic Documentary Films is about to be released The rescue, a long-awaited chronicle of the dramatic rescue in 2018 of a time of Thai football that debuted on the opening night of the Tulluride Film Festival in 2021.…

WASHINGTON--(COMMERCIAL THREAD) - On the heels of the world premiere at the 2021 Telluride Film Festival, National Geographic Documentary Films and Greenwich Entertainment today announced the release THE RESCUE, Oscar's last…

SAN DIEGO, CA - Documentary films continued to employ higher percentages of women in behind-the-scenes roles than independent narrative feature films in 2020-2021, according to a report released Tuesday by the director of the Center for…

WASHINGTON - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Sep 1, 2021--National Geographic…

Deadline Yes, today's announcement of the films showing at the Telluride Film Festival, which begins Thursday and runs through Labor Day, features many of the usual suspects spotted on the Fall Festival…

WASHINGTON--(COMMERCIAL THREAD) - National Geographic Documentary Films, Story Syndicate and Picturehouse today announced the release TO BECOME COUSTEAU, the last film of the double Oscar® nominated and twice…

Photo via Pixabay Documentary films continued to employ higher percentages of women in behind-the-scenes roles than independent narrative feature films in 2020-2021, according to a report released Tuesday by the director of the…

WASHINGTON--(COMMERCIAL THREAD) - National Geographic Documentary Films and Magnolia Pictures today released the official trailer and key art for FAUCI, the feature documentary on the country's top infectious disease expert and…

In the midst of a Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and fears about women's rights and freedoms in the country, the New York film collective Women Make Movies makes its "Voices Of Afghan Women" collection…

The inaugural Truth Seekers Summit brought together some of the brightest minds in film, music and current affairs to discuss topics ranging from the impact of disinformation in the media to the evolving language of documentary cinema.…

MTV Documentary Films has acquired the worldwide rights to “Ascension (登楼 叹),” Jessica Kingdon's observational portrayal of China's…

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There are 50% more registrations than last year, from 34 countries and 5 continents. BRNO / PRAGUE / CZECH REPUBLIC - Over 200 documentary films have been submitted to the 47e edition of the International Environmental Film Festival…

The Hulu streaming service has a huge collection of horror ranging from classic movies and series to new originals.…

Can't find anything to watch on TV? These Netflix movies and shows will make you think you can solve a crime. Admit it. We've all fallen down the rabbit hole watching real crime videos on YouTube. What may have started out as an…

Can't find anything to watch on TV? These Netflix movies and shows will have you thinking you can solve a crime. Admit it. We've all fallen down the rabbit hole watching true crime videos on YouTube. What may have started with innocent…

MTV Documentary Films has set July 30 as the theatrical release date for "Sabaya". The documentary that generated heavy criticism at Sundance this year follows the sexual exploitation of women in the Kurdish religious minority group…

Three highly anticipated Chinese documentary films focused on the growth, dreams and lives of ordinary people released their latest production progress at the 24th…

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SHOWTIME documentaries TODAY announced the new feature documentary BITCHIN ': THE SOUND AND FURY OF RICK JAMES, directed by Emmy® nominee Sacha Jenkins (WU-TANG CLAN: OF MICS AND MEN, BURN MOTHERF * CKER, BURN!). BITCHIN 'is an…

SHOWTIME documentaries TODAY announced that it has acquired the worldwide rights to THE ONE AND ONLY DICK GREGORY, the debut film by producer Andre Gaines (The Lady and The Dale, Bill Nye: Science Guy). The feature documentary unveils the…

HBO'S THE LEGEND OF THE UNDERGROUND, which premieres TUESDAY, JUNE 29 (9:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. ET / PT), is a searing and timely look at tackling the endemic discrimination in Nigeria today, seen through the prism of many daring and…

The two films produced by Sony Music Latin and the new cinema division of Romeo Santos within his production company Chimby Productions Latin superstar Romeo Santos has announced, alongside Sony Music Latin, Endeavor Streaming and…

WASHINGTON--(COMMERCIAL THREAD) - National Geographic Documentary Films teams up with renowned filmmaker Dawn Bearer ("The Way I See It", "Good Trouble: John Lewis") and Trailblazer Studios on a feature documentary that sheds new…

Award-winning journalist DeNeen Brown chronicles the investigation of a mass grave in Oklahoma, documenting the reign of racial terror and the legacy of violence in the early 20th century in the two-hour special, Rise Again: Tulsa and the…

There are two Sean Penns, and we each decide which one is real based on our own political leanings and general cynicism. There's the attention-grabbing Penn, a cheeky hypocrite who uses his fame to affect the appearance of a selfless…

Is virtual reality a tool for social change? In the world of cinema, virtual reality has become a powerful tool to tackle pressing social issues. He is able to present hard truths in a way the average person can easily understand and…

Late yesterday, Apple Original Films announced an expansion to its list of award-winning documentaries with "Number One on the Call Sheet," two feature-length documentaries from acclaimed storytellers, including Academy Award winner…

In Oscar time, when most of the attention is on feature films, nominated shorts say a lot about the world watching the screen.While animated and live-action shorts may seek to entertain and enlighten, documentary shorts capture moments…

SHOWTIME documentaries TODAY announced that it has acquired the worldwide rights to CUSP, the feature documentary from directors Parker Hill and Isabel Bethencourt, winners of the Emerging Filmmaker Special Jury Prize at the…