Celebrating its 37th edition, the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) held in Amsterdam from November 14-24, 2024, revealed the main competition lineup.
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37th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) Unveils Main Competition Lineup, Opens with Piotr Winiewicz’s ‘About a Hero’
About a Hero by Piotr Winiewicz (courtesy IDFA)
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Annie Baker’s A24 Coming of Age Drama ‘Janet Planet’ Sets Streaming Debut on Max
Julianne Nicholson and Zoe Ziegler in Janet Planet. (Courtesy of A24) Janet Planet, the directorial debut of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of 2014’s The Flick, Annie Baker, will make its streaming debut on Max and its broadcast debut on HBO.
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‘Bird’ – Barry Keoghan Stars as a Deadbeat Dad to Nykiya Adams in Andrea Arnold’s Coming of Age Drama | Trailer
Bird by Andrea Arnold Academy Award-winning director Andrea Arnold (American Honey, Fish Tank) helms Bird, the coming of age drama on a young girl, played by newcomer Nykiya Adams, as she navigates her adolescence while dealing with her absent father and an intriguing new friend.
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‘Nocturnes’ – Sundance-Winning Immersive Documentary Explores Moths in the Himalayas | Trailer
Nocturnes (Grasshopper Film) Set in the dense forests of the Eastern Himalayas, Nocturnes is an immersive documentary following an ecologist on her quest to study moths in a remote ecological “hot spot” on the border of India and Bhutan.
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‘No One Asked You’ – Comedian Lizz Winstead Fights for Abortion Rights in Ruth Leitman’s Documentary | Trailer
Comedian Lizz Winstead in No One Asked You directed by Ruth Leitman No One Asked You, a documentary centering on comedian and co-creator of the Daily Show Lizz Winstead as she tours across the US fighting for abortion rights, world premiered last year at the 2023 DOC NYC Film Festival. The documentary has since played at the 26th Sarasota Film Festival and the 21st Oxford Film Festival where it got the honorable mention for Best Documentary Feature.
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Delaney Buffett to Receive Golden Key Award at Key West Film Festival for ‘Adult Best Friends’
Delaney Buffett (courtesy Key West Film Festival) Delaney Buffett will be awarded the 4th annual Golden Key Award for Emerging Talent at Key West Film Festival for her breakout role in front of the camera and direction behind it, in Adult Best Friends. The film will screen as a Spotlight title at the festival.
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Sugarcane Leads 9th Critics Choice Documentary Awards Nominations
The Catholic Church on the Sugarcane Indian Reserve. (Credit: Sugarcane Film LLC | National Geographic Films) Sugarcane leads the Ninth Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards (CCDA) nominations with eight nods including Best Documentary Feature. Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie for Best Director and Best New Documentary Filmmakers, Christopher LaMarca and Emily Kassie for Best Cinematography, Nathan Punwar and Maya Daisy Hawk for Best Editing, Best Historical Documentary, Best Political Documentary, and Best True Crime Documentary.
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‘Men of War;’ ‘Blitz’ ‘A Real Pain’ Headline 25th Woodstock Film Festival Lineup
Men of War by Jen Gatien and Billy Corben (Neon) Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Woodstock Film Festival will kick off on opening night with Men of War by Billy Corben and Jen Gatien, Blitz directed by Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen will screen as centerpiece film, and A Real Pain directed by Jesse Eisenberg as closing night film.
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Bobby Cannavale and Margaret Qualley to be Honored at Newport Beach Film Festival
Bobby Cannavale (Ezra | Bleecker Street) and Margaret Qualley (The Substance | MUBI) Bobby Cannavale (Ezra) will be honored with the Artist of Distinction Award and Margaret Qualley (The Substance) will be honored with the Spotlight Award at the 25th Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF). Both Cannavale and Qualley will be honored at the Festival’s annual Awards brunch taking place on Sunday, October 20.
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‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ and ‘Black Box Diaries’ Win Golden Eye Awards at 20th Zurich Film Festival
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl and Black Box Diaries On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, the second directorial work by Rungano Nyoni won the Golden Eye award in the Feature Film Competition at the 20th Zurich Film Festival. Black Box Diaries by Shiori Itō won he Golden Eye award in the Documentary Competition along with Audience Award.
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‘Louder: The Soundtrack of Change’ Documentary with Selena Gomez, Stacey Abrams and more Debuts on Max | Trailer
Selena Gomez in Louder: The Soundtrack of Change (screenshot / Max) Louder: The Soundtrack Of Change, directed by Emmy-winning filmmaker Kristi Jacobson (HBO’s “Solitary” and “No Accident”), debuts Thursday, October 17 on Max.
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Alicia Keys’ ‘Uncharted’ Documentary to Premiere on Paramount+ | Trailer
Alicia Keys in Uncharted (screenshot / Paramount+) Directed by Emmy and Peaboy Award winner Bath Aala, and Executive Produced by Alicia Keys, the documentary Uncharted will premiere on Paramount+ in the US and Canada on Tuesday, October 22.