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The Rescue

Doc Streams in Oceans of Content

by Ezra Winton
June 7, 2022
Industry

Documentaries are more widely available now than ever thanks to streaming platforms... but who benefits from algorithm curation? Are viewers hopelessly adrift amid formulaic content?

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Stanley Nelson Wins DGA Award for Attica

by Pat Mullen
March 13, 2022
Industry

Stanley Nelson wins Directors Guild of America Award alongside Jane Campion and Maggie Gyllenhaal.

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Flee Makes History with Three Oscar Nominations for Documentary

by Pat Mullen
February 8, 2022
Industry

Oscar nominations for Best Documentary Feature include Ascension, Attica, Flee, Summer of Soul, and Writing with Fire.

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Oscar Documentary Shortlist Favours Frontrunners

by Pat Mullen
December 21, 2021
Industry

Oscar shortlists for Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary, Short Subject in the 2021 Oscar race.

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Flee Leads 2022 Cinema Eye Honors Nominations

by Pat Mullen
November 10, 2021
Industry

Jonas Poher Rasmussen's animated doc leads Cinema Eye Honors with eight nominations.

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DOC NYC Announces Short List Titles

by Pat Mullen
October 26, 2021
Festivals

DOC NYC's Short List programme is one of the best forecasts for Oscar hopefuls in the race for Best Documentary Feature.

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Summer of Soul, Ascension Top Critics Choice Documentary Award Nominations

by Pat Mullen
October 18, 2021
Industry

Questlove's Summer of Soul and Jessica Kingdon's Ascension lead the 2021 Critics Choice Award nominations with six apiece.

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2021 TIFF Docs Report: Where Toronto Stood Tallest

by Pat Mullen
September 20, 2021
Features/TIFF

Highlights from the documentary side of the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival include Flee, Julia, The Rescue, Comala, Becoming Cousteau, Attica, and Listening to Kenny G.

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The rescue thai cave doc

The Rescue Wins TIFF People’s Choice Award for Documentary

by Pat Mullen
September 19, 2021
TIFF

Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi win the TIFF People's Choice Award for Documentary again after scooping the prize for Free Solo.

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The rescue thai cave doc

TIFF 2021: The Rescue Review

by Pat Mullen
September 15, 2021
Reviews/TIFF

Free Solo directors Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin offer another gripping and inspiring adventure as they recount the 2018 Thai cave rescue that had the world in suspense.

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