Cinema Eye Honors unveiled the 16 films on the Audience Choice Prize Longlist, the Unforgettables Honorees, nominees in five Broadcast categories, and the annual Shorts List — spotlighting 11 of the year’s top documentary short films for its 18th annual edition.
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story dominated at the 9th Critics Choice Documentary Awards, winning all six of its nominated categories, including a tie with Will & Harper for Best Documentary Feature, along with wins for Best Director for Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui, Best Editing for Otto Burnham, Best Score for Ilan Eshkeri, Best Archival Documentary, and Best Biographical Documentary.
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.
The 27th SCAD Savannah Film Festival taking place from October 26 to November 2 will screen 162 films, including 123 narrative feature films, 31 documentary feature films, and 69 shorts, with 10 world premieres and six U.S. premieres.
The 33rd Heartland International Film Festival (HIFF) taking place October 10-20 in Indianapolis, Indiana, will showcase more than 110 feature films under theme “Expand Your Universe.”
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.
In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, former Saturday Night Live writer Harper Steele reached out to her old friend and former SNL cast member Will Ferrell to tell him of her decision to live as a woman. The two decided to embark on a road trip adventure together to better understand themselves and its all documented in the Netflix documentary film “Will & Harper.”
Actor, writer, producer, and comedy legend Will Ferrell will receive the 17th annual Kirk Douglas Award For Excellence in Film at Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
Telluride Film Festival announced its official program selections of nearly sixty feature films, short films, and revival programs for the 51st edition taking place over Labor Day weekend from Friday, August 30 through Monday, September 2, 2024.
Fantastic Fest is back for its 19th edition, at the world-famous Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, Texas, from September 19th- 26th, 2024.
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.
The 2024 Sundance Film Festival announced the 82 films, eight episodic titles, and a New Frontier interactive experience selected the 40th edition of the Festival taking place January 18–28, 2024, in person in Park City and Salt Lake City, with a selection of titles available online nationwide from January 25–28, 2024.