Category Archives: Overviews

Sundance 2024: Lineup Announced

The lineup has been announced for the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, taking place in-person in Utah, as well as online, January 18-28.

Today’s announcement reveals 91 projects in the US and World Cinema Documentary and Dramatic Competitions, NEXT, Premieres, Midnight, Episodic, Spotlight, Family Matinee, Special Screenings, and New Frontier sections, and may be found here. Shorts and Collection titles will be revealed in an upcoming announcement.

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Sundance 2023: Local Lens Lineup Announced

The lineup has been announced for 2023 Sundance Film Festival: Local Lens, taking place July 26-29 in Utah.

This series presents indoor and outdoor screenings of favorites from January’s Festival, free for Utah residents, as well as a special pitching event for local filmmakers. For full lineup and more information, including how to RSVP, click on the link above.

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RIDM 2022 Overview

Festival:
The 25th RIDM

Dates:
November 17-27

About:
Montreal’s premier nonfiction event showcases approximately 60 new and recent documentary features.

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DOC NYC 2022 Overview

Festival:
The 13th DOC NYC

Dates:
November 9-27

About:
More than 100 new and recent features are presented by America’s largest documentary festival.

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IDFA 2022 Overview

Festival:
The 35th IDFA

Dates:
November 9-20

About:
Nearly 150 new and recent documentary features make up the lineup of the largest nonfiction event in the world.

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New York Film Festival 2022: Documentary Overview

Photo by Nan Goldin | courtesy Film at Lincoln Center/New York Film Festival

Festival:
The 60th New York Film Festival

Dates:
September 30-October 16

About:
Nearly 60 new features – among them, 15 works of nonfiction or hybrids – are showcased in this major Fall cinema event.

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Camden 2022 Overview

Festival:
The 18th Camden International Film Festival

Dates:
September 15-25

About:
This respected Maine nonfiction event showcases just over 30 recent documentaries both in person and online.

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Toronto 2022: Documentary Overview

Festival:
The 47th Toronto International Film Festival

Dates:
September 8-18

About:
This world-class Fall cinema event returns closer to its pre-pandemic numbers, offering 30 feature docs or hybrids among its approximately 200 presentations.

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Telluride 2022: Documentary Overview

Festival:
The 49th Telluride Film Festival

Dates:
September 2-5

About:
The US film industry will be flocking to this Colorado cinephile retreat this weekend, where once again nonfiction makes up well over 60% of its new feature presentations.

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Venice 2022: Documentary Overview

Festival:
The 79th Venice International Film Festival

Dates:
August 31-September 10

About:
Twenty documentaries appear as part of the approximately 75 feature offerings of this premier Italian event, while its autonomous sidebars present 14 docs among their 38 feature presentations, including the following.

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