
The 85th Peabody Awards announced the nominees for the Documentary, News, Public Service, and Radio/Podcast categories, for stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during 2024.

The 85th Peabody Awards announced the nominees for the Documentary, News, Public Service, and Radio/Podcast categories, for stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during 2024.

Edward Berger’s Conclave lead the 9 nominations for the 2024 Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ), with 9, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress for Isabella Rossellini, Best Actor fot Ralph Fiennes, Best Supporting Actor for Stanley Tucci, and Best Ensemble Cast .

Armand directed by Halfdan Ullman Tøndel won the Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 32nd Hamptons International Film Festival. Viktor, directed by Olivier Sarbil, received the Award for Best Documentary Feature.

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.

Mike Flanagan’s The Life of Chuck wins the People’s Choice Award at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival which officially wrapped today with its annual awards. The People’s Choice Documentary Award went to The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal directed by Mike Downie; and the People’s Choice Midnight Madness Award went to The Substance, directed by Coralie Fargeat.

From director Sue Kim (The Speed Cubers) and producer Malala Yousafzai comes ‘The Last of the Sea Women,’ a documentary film on the haenyeo divers of Jeju Island, South Korea. The documentary follows the divers, who are mostly elderly women now, as they fight to keep their traditions alive in the age of social media.

This year’s 55th Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm), taking place from September 19–25, 2024 promises more than 150 films, including 44 feature-length films and more than 33 official selections making their U.S., North American and world premieres.

Former Vice host Eddie Huang, novelist Edna O’Brien, US politician Adam Kinzinger, disability rights activist Patrice Jetter, aerial cameraman Joe Jennings, and the haenyeo fisherwomen of South Korea are among the subjects of 21 documentary titles in the 2024 Docs program, presented by A&E IndieFilms, at the 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, taking place September 5–15, 2024.