Category Archives: Overviews

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

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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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Locarno 2022: Documentary Overview

Festival:
The 75th Locarno Film Festival

Dates:
August 3-13

About:
Just under a third of the approximately 80 new feature presentations at this noted Swiss festival are nonfiction.

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Sheffield Doc/Fest 2022 Overview

Festival:
The 29th Sheffield Doc/Fest

Dates:
June 23-28

About:
Just under 90 new and recent features make up the lineup of this British nonfiction event.

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