Festival:
The 11th Cinema Vérité: Iran International Documentary Film Festival
Dates:
December 10-17
About:
This Tehran event offers more than 70 new and recent features, as well as retrospective and shorts programming. Continue reading
Category Archives: Film Festivals
Cinema Vérité 2017 Overview
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90th Oscars: Best Documentary Feature Shortlist Announced
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I’ve previously written about most of these and hope to cover the remainder before the final nominees are announced on January 23. For now, here is the official shortlist, with links to my previous coverage, where applicable:
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In Theatres: QUEST
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, December 8:
QUEST
Director:
Jonathan Olshefski
Premiere:
Sundance 2017
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, True/False, New Directors/New Films, Cleveland, RiverRun, Nashville, Ashland, Hot Docs, Dallas, DOXA,
About:
A longitudinal portrait of an African-American family in North Philly.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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Sundance 2018: New Frontier Announced
This post is a pointer to the third lineup announcement for the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. This year’s selections in the New Frontier section may be found here.
Already announced are the films in the US and World Cinema Documentary and Dramatic Competitions, NEXT, Documentary Premieres, Premieres, Midnight, Spotlight, and Kids sections, as well as the Indie Episodic, Special Events, and Shorts lineup.
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Dubai 2017: Documentary Overview
Festival:
The 14th Dubai International Film Festival
Dates:
December 6-13
About:
The UAE event, one of the premier festivals in the Arab world, showcases approximately 90 features, among them just 17 works of nonfiction, down from a slight uptick in last year’s program. Continue reading
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Sundance 2018: Indie Episodic, Special Events, & Shorts Announced
This post is a pointer to the second lineup announcement for the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, revealing the Indie Episodic, Special Events, and Shorts program, which may be found here.
Earlier lineup announcements include the US and World Cinema Documentary and Dramatic Competitions, NEXT, Documentary Premieres, Premieres, Midnight, Spotlight, and Kids sections.
Still to come is information on the New Frontier section.
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Sundance 2018: Feature Lineup Announced
As the lineup of the 2018 Sundance Film Festival is revealed, I’ll be including pointers here. The Features lineup, which includes the US and World Cinema Documentary and Dramatic Competitions, NEXT, Documentary Premieres, Midnight, Spotlight, and Kids, has just been announced today here.
Pointers for other sections – Shorts, Indie Episodic, and New Frontier – will follow as they are announced in the coming weeks.
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In Theatres: THE NEW RADICAL
Coming to theatres this Friday, December 1:
THE NEW RADICAL
Director:
Adam Bhala Lough
Premiere:
Sundance 2017
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Docaviv, Sidewalk, Philadelphia, Indie Memphis, Stockholm
About:
A profile of two crypto-anarchists as they face off against systems of control.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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On DVD: MACHINES
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, November 28:
MACHINES
Director:
Rahul Jain
Premiere:
IDFA 2016
Select Festivals:
Sundance, Thessaloniki Doc, Hot Docs, DocsBarcelona, Docaviv, Beldocs, Documenta Madrid, Docs Against Gravity
About:
On the lives of Indian textile factory workers.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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On DVD: WHOSE STREETS?
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, November 14:
WHOSE STREETS?
Director:
Sabaah Folayan
Co-Director:
Damon Davis
Premiere:
Sundance 2017
Select Festivals:
True/False, San Francisco, Encounters, Sheffield, BAMcinemaFest, Seattle, Montclair, Maryland, Full Frame, RiverRun, Outfest, Provincetown, Atlanta
About:
An on-the-ground immersion into the Ferguson uprising.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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