Festival:
The 21st Tribeca Festival
Dates:
June 8-19
About:
Approximately 140 features and episodic content – about half of that nonfiction – screens in this NYC event.
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Tribeca 2022: Documentary Overview
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Docaviv 2022 Overview
Festival:
The 24th Docaviv: Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival
Dates:
May 26-June 5
About:
This notable Israeli nonfiction event returns to its regular May berth with approximately 100 new and recent documentary features.
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Cannes 2022: Documentary Overview
Festival:
The 75th Cannes Film Festival
Dates:
May 17-28
About:
Returning to its regular May berth after a delayed-then-cancelled 2020 edition and a July 2021 edition, the premier film event offers approximately 80 new features, with docs once again making up less than a quarter of the slate, while its parallel sidebars present just two works of nonfiction out of more than 30 features.
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Hot Docs 2022 Overview
Festival:
The 29th Hot Docs
Dates:
April 28-May 8
About:
Making its return to an in-person event, along with online offerings throughout Canada, North America’s largest nonfiction event showcases approximately 145 new and recent doc features.
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CPH:DOX 2022 Overview
Festival:
The 19th CPH:DOX
Dates:
March 23-April 3
About:
More than 160 new and recent features are included in this first-class Danish nonfiction event.
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SXSW 2022: Documentary Overview
Festival:
The 29th SXSW Film Festival
Dates:
March 11-20
About:
This Austin event makes its in-person return with a lineup of more than 100 new features and episodics – with docs making up more than half that number.
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Berlin 2022: Documentary Overview
Festival:
The 72nd Berlinale
Dates:
February 10-20
About:
This A-list international cinema event returns its public event to the winter after shifting last year’s festival to the summer, and presents approximately 40 documentaries among its more than 130 new feature films.
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SXSW 2022: Features Lineup Announced
SXSW announced its 2022 line-up today, a total of more than 100 projects. Following is the list of nonfiction features and episodics, broken down by section:
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Sundance 2022: Lineup Announced
The lineup has been announced for the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, taking place in-person in Utah and through seven Satellite Screens across the US, as well as online, January 20-30.
Today’s announcement reveals 80 feature films in the US and World Cinema Documentary and Dramatic Competitions, NEXT, Premieres, Midnight, Spotlight, Kids, Special Screenings, and From the Collection sections, as well as 15 projects in New Frontier and 6 projects in the Indie Episodic Program, and may be found here. Shorts will be announced tomorrow, Friday, December 10.
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IDFA 2021 Overview
Festival:
The 34th IDFA
Dates:
November 17-28
About:
Amsterdam hosts the premier nonfiction event in the world, presenting approximately 140 new and recent documentary features, in addition to shorts, live performances, and interactive works.
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