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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Oscar Predictions: Who Will – and Should – Win the Oscars’ Documentary Races

by Pat Mullen Marc Glassman
February 27, 2025
Features

Oscar predictions and picks in the races for Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Short: is it No Other Land or Porcelain War?

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Oscar Nominees for Documentary Are International and Political

by Pat Mullen
January 23, 2025March 12, 2025
Industry/News

Oscar nominees for Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Short include Sugarcane, No Other Land, and Porcelain War.

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15 Documentary Features and Shorts Make Oscar Shortlists

by Pat Mullen
December 17, 2024March 12, 2025
Industry/News

Oscar shortlists for Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Short include Daughters, Union, Sugarcane, No Other Land, and Dahomey.

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The Best Documentaries of 2024: Ringing in a Tumultuous Year

by Pat Mullen Marc Glassman
December 12, 2024February 3, 2025
Features

The best documentaries of 2024 include Mountain Queen, Soundtrack to a Coup d'État, Mistress Dispeller, Dahomey, Daughters, Yintah, and No Other Land.

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No Other Land Leads IDA Award Winners

by Pat Mullen
December 6, 2024March 12, 2025
Industry/News

No Other Land leads the winners of the International Documentary Associations IDA Awards with three prizes including Best Feature Documentary.

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Sugarcane Leads IDA Awards for the Year in Documentary

by Pat Mullen
November 19, 2024March 12, 2025
Industry/News

IDA Awards nominations for the best documentaries of 2024 include Sugarcane, No Other Land, Soundtrack to a Coup d'État, Queendom and Dahomey.

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Sugarcane Leads Cinema Eye Honors Nominations

by Pat Mullen
November 14, 2024March 12, 2025
Industry/News

2024 Cinema Eye Honors nominations include Sugarcane, No Other Land, Dahomey, Daughters, Mistress Dispeller, Look Into My Eyes, and Eno.

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DOC NYC Heats Up with Oscar Contenders and World Premieres

by Pat Mullen
November 13, 2024
Festivals

Highlights at DOC NYC 2024 include Oscar contenders and new works from Ondi Timoner and Dawn Porter.

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DOC NYC Announces Short List Titles for 2024 Fest

by Pat Mullen
October 17, 2024March 12, 2025
Festivals/News

DOC NYC announces Short List selection including Daughters, Union, Sugarcane, and Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa.

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Doc Highlights at the 2024 Vancouver Int’l Film Festival

by Pat Mullen
September 24, 2024
Festivals

Documentary highlights at the 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival include So Surreal: Behind the Masks, The Stand, Blink, and Dahomey.

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We're so sorry to hear of the passing of Hot Docs co-founder Debbie Nightingale, who died July 10 at age 71. After getting Hot Docs off the ground and helping it to grow to become North America's largest documentary festival, Nightingale left city life to run the popular Haute Goat farm, which continues to delight attendees. 🐐

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If documentary, at its heart, is a practice of imm If documentary, at its heart, is a practice of immersion, does the mean its a perfect fit for VR? 🥽

In an new essay, @silafaen looks at documentaries like #TheRealityOfHope that are produced in the VR world and docs made in the gaming space like #GrandTheftHamlet to consider a new frontier for non-fiction!

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Thank you, @ontarioartscouncil and @bowman_dvw, fo Thank you, @ontarioartscouncil and @bowman_dvw, for supporting the arts in our community! Our OAC grant has allowed us to publish two print issues annually and year-round online stories covering many film festivals and documentary filmmakers in Ontario and across Canada! 🙏 #thankful #ONarts #documentary #magazines
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