Documentary films

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HBO Documentary Films MASTER OF LIGHTdirected by director Rosa Ruth Boesten, debuts WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 (8:30-10:00 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. The film had its world premiere at SXSW and was…

Jo Tell the Truth is a long-running TV show in which a celebrity panel is featured with three contestants who all claim to be the same person with unusual work experience. The panel grills each of them and must decide which are imposters…

Ten years ago, Bruce David Klein '85 visited the Binghamton University campus as a guest lecturer for the film department. He explained to the students how the company he founded, Atlas Media Corp., became one of the largest…

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WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National Geographic Documentary Films and NEON today announced the release of their hit film FIRE OF LOVEdirected by Sara Dosa, on IMAX screens for special screenings at select venues across the country…

Picture addedLast year, Mark Terry premiered his documentary film The new face of Iceland in front of some of the world's most important decision makers at the United Nations COP26 climate summit. Terry is an award-winning documentary…

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In a wonderful development for moviegoers in and around New York, as well as the lifeblood of documentary filmmaking itself, a new home dedicated to non-fiction cinema has opened its doors. Firehouse: DCTV's Cinema for…

A poster of the ECO FILM Production 2021-2022 project. (Source: vnmedia.vn) Both Movies - "Binh Yen, Come Home!" and "Road to Xuan Lien" - are the result of cooperation between CCD, FOUR PAWS Viet and Vietnamese filmmakers. "Binh Yên,…

The Midtown Manhattan Community Television Center celebrated the opening of the media arts center's 67-seat nonprofit theater, Firehouse: DCTV's Cinema for Documentary Film, on Tuesday.The only theater in New York City…

A poster of the ECO FILM Production 2021-2022 project. (Source: vnmedia.vn) Hanoi (VNA) - The Goethe-Institut, in collaboration with the Center for Nature Conservation and Development (CCDs) and FOUR PAWS Viet/Bear Sanctuary Ninh…

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 2022--Today, ahead of its world…

gIannis AntetokounmpoNBA player for the Milwaukee Bucks, joined the project as an executive producer Trailer start here Key Art Start HereWASHINGTON, September 16, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, ahead of its world premiere at the Camden…

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TELLURIDE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Following the highly anticipated arrival of Bobi Wine at the Telluride Film Festival, National Geographic Documentary Films has announced that it has acquired worldwide rights to BOBI WINE: THE…

By: Moustafa Kamel, Egyptian heritage researcher Documentary films have a great role in the preservation of Egyptian cultural heritage in tangible and intangible aspects, documentary film is designed to…

MTV Documentary Films has embarked on new projects about an all-female Afghan robotics team, a #MeToo crime story, an imprisoned mural artist, and a community of disabled children in Pakistan. The documentaries join a slate that includes…

HBO Documentary Films has acquired worldwide television and streaming rights for master of lightthe award-winning SXSW film about artist George Anthony Morton, who honed his exceptional talent while serving a prison sentence. Dutch…

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 23, 2022--National Geographic Documentary Films and Neon announced today…

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National Geographic Documentary Films and Neon today announced the release of their hit film FIRE OF LOVEdirected by Sara Dosa, in theaters nationwide for a special one-night-only screening on August…

“People meet me and they tell me, you are real! They can't believe it,” says Sandra Pankhurst, the subject of Lachlan McLeod's second documentary, Clean. Pankhurst is a person who has led many lives in one life: adopted as a child, then…

VSCurrently on extended release in theaters and already award-winning, Fire of Love, Sara Dosa's stunning documentary about the shared relationship and career of French volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft, is the surprise indie hit of…

HBO Documentary Films' WE MET IN VIRTUAL REALITY, from director Joe Hunting, debuts WEDNESDAY, JULY 27 (9:00-10:35 PM ET/PT) on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. WE MET IN VIRTUAL REALITY had its world premiere at the…

HBO Documentaries We met in virtual realityfrom director Joe Hunting, debuts July 27 on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. We met in virtual reality had its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and is…

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For its 24th edition, the Meetings South African International Documentary Festival,from June 23 to July 3, returns to physical locations in Johannesburg and Cape Town for the first time in two years. OkAfrica dove into the festival program…

SHOWTIME(R) DOCUMENTARY FILMS ANNOUNCES NEW DOCUMENTARY "CONFIRMED" (w/t)…

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…