Category: documentary
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Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie:@Hot Docs Film Festival 2023
Michael J. Fox is one of Canada’s most famous actors. Admired world wide. Starring in both the American sitcom TV series Family Ties and the Back to the Future Films in the 1980’s. Back to the Future being the biggest grossing film in 1985. So when Michael J. Fox announced in 1991 that he’d been…
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Hot Docs Festival: audience award winners announced + now streaming!
Hot Docs Wraps 2023 Edition; $208K Awarded to Festival Films & Pitch Projects Hot Docs Festival 2023 came to its close last night, bringing 214 films from 72 countries to audiences in Toronto cinemas. The 11-day festival featured 308 live screenings on nine screens at four venues across the city, with 235 live filmmaker Q&As,…
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HONG KONG ACTIVIST/LEADER AND NOBEL PEACE PRIZE NOMINEENATHAN LAW WILL NOT BE ATTENDING THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE DOCUMENTARY “WHO’S AFRAID OF NATHAN LAW” AT HOT DOCS IN TORONTO TONIGHT, APRIL 30, 2023 DUE TO VISAS NOT BEING PROCESSED
PRODUCER ANDREW DUNCAN SPEAKS OUT ON THE SITUATION NATHAN LAW SPEAKS OUT VIA TWITTER TORONTO, ONTARIO – Producers of the new documentary WHO’S AFRAID OF NATHAN LAW have been informed that the subject of the film – Hong Kong activist/Nobel Peace Prize nominee Nathan Law – will not be able to travel from the UK…
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May Pang Fills in Missing Pieces in Beatles’ John Lennon Story in Explosive New Documentary
THE LOST WEEKEND: A LOVE STORY set for Domestic and International Release by Iconic Events on April 13thA LOVE STORY THAT TOOK 50 YEARS TO TELLMay Pang’s Revealing Account of Her Relationship with John LennonTheatre/ticketing info here Drops trailer here“A compelling documentary…a fascinating, revealing, and sometimes moving portrait of John Lennon.”—Owen Gleiberman, Variety“Vortex. Love. Icon…This is not your ordinary…
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MÁ SÀI GÒN (MOTHER SAIGON) by Khoa Lê – In competition at VISIONS DU RÉEL and HOT DOCS
MÁ SÀI GÒN (MOTHER SAIGON) by Khoa Lê In competition at VISIONS DU RÉEL and HOT DOCS Credit © Danny Taillon Montreal, Tuesday, March 28, 2023 – Les Films du 3 Mars and Les Films de l’Autre are proud to announce that MÁ SÀI GÒN (MOTHER SAIGON), the second feature film directed by Khoa Lê, will be screening in competition in two…
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Hot Docs Unveils 30th-Anniversary Festival Program-APRIL 27- MAY 7, 2023&CELEBRATING A 30-YEAR DEDICATION TO EXCELLENCE INNON-FICTION STORYTELLING
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, North America’s largest documentary festival, conference and market, will celebrate its 30th anniversary this year, with the 2023 Festival taking place April 27 to May 7 in Toronto. From 2848 film submissions, this year’s slate will present 214 films from 72 countries in 13 programs and will feature 70 world and…
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New Doc ITHAKA – About Julian Assange & His Family’s Fight to Free Him
POWERFUL NEW JULIAN ASSANGE DOC ‘ITHAKA’ OPENS AT THE HOT DOCS CINEMA ON MARCH 19 Original score by Brian Eno WATCH THE TRAILERGabriel and John Shipton (Julian Assange’s brother and father) attending for a Q&A after the March 24 screening.Screens at Hot Docs Cinema on March 19, 20, 24, 25, 26https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/films/ithaka Ithaka opened last year in the UK…
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Human Rights Violations in International Sport Category:Woman A film written and directed by Emmy-Nominated Canadian Filmmaker and Olympian Phyllis Ellis
World Broadcast Premiere on International Women’s Day March 8, 2023, 9:00pm EST on TVO Repeats March 12, 10:00pmavailable to stream across Canada on TVO Today (tvo.org) YouTube, smart TV services, and the TVO Today mobile app Category:Woman TRAILERAward-winning filmmaker and Canadian Olympian, Phyllis Ellis delivers a damning exploration of “sex testing,” a deceptive and harmful practice in international…
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Trailblazing former MP Rathika Sitsabaiesan documentary film “Ray Of Hope” To Go Into Production
Former Canadian MP Rathika Sitsabaiesan’s documentary film “Ray Of Hope” will be produced by Ryan Singh Productions Ltd. The trailblazing former MP will bring to the screen a raw and candid look at the trauma endured by many brave Tamil families who fled the armed conflict in Sri Lanka on their journey to call Canada home. The documentary is produced and directed by Toronto-based filmmaker Ryan Singh (Memento: A South…
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RIDM’s 25th edition: Celebrating a quarter-century of encounters
RIDM’s 25th edition: Celebrating a quarter-century of encounters The Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM)’s 25th edition ended on November 27. After two pandemic years, this anniversary edition allowed audiences to enjoy the festival entirely on the big screen. Film enthusiasts and the documentary community once again had the opportunity to gather around 157 screenings, 3 listening sessions and 5 virtual reality…
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FREE PUPPIES!— US/Canada VOD and DVD Release
FREE PUPPIES! A film by Samantha Wishman & Christina Thomas70 minutes | Color | English A true story about the heartbreak and heroism of dog rescue in America Releasing on VOD on major platforms and DVD in the US and Canada on December 13. US VOD Platforms: iTunes/Apple, Amazon and key major platforms.Canada VOD Platforms:…
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MYANMAR DIARIES three-time winner at Berlinale 2022
MYANMAR DIARIES BY THE ANONYMOUS MYANMAR FILM COLLECTIVE https://icarusfilms.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b4b814acfe115ea55c6413e83&id=07913e1581&e=7464a16e80 Icarus Films has acquired distribution rights across all markets in the U.S. and Canada for Myanmar Diaries. The film, which won three prizes at this year’s Berlin Film Festival, has qualified for the forthcoming Academy Awards in the Best Documentary category. Myanmar Diaries was made by…
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Feature Film Release: Sultans of String shine their light on the Silver Screen in Toronto and Hamilton
Watch The Trailer Here! Feature Film Release: Sultans of String shine their light on the Silver Screen in Toronto and Hamilton BILLBOARD-charting world music supergroup Sultans of String are excited about the launch of their feature length film “Sultans of String: The Refuge Project – Visual Album” – their pandemic project that just won at the Cannes World Film…
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BAD AXE Nominated for Best First Documentary Feature by Critics Choice Documentary Awards – Opening November 18th – SXSW Winner – Executive Produced by Daniel Dae Kim and Jeff Tremaine
BAD AXE A Film by David SievProduced by David Siev, Jude Harris, Diane Quon, Kat VazquezExecutive Produced by Daniel Dae Kim and Jeff Tremaine***OPENS NOVEMBER 18TH IN LOS ANGELES AT LAEMMLE GLENDALE*****Q&A’s Opening Weekend with Filmmakers*** WATCH THE TRAILER HERE | *WINNER – AUDIENCE AWARD – SXSW**WINNER – SPECIAL JURY RECOGNITION FOR EXCEPTIONAL INTIMACY – SXSW**WINNER – GRAND…
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DOC NYC 2022- THE ELEPHANT 6 RECORDING CO. (World Premiere)
NO DEF PRESENTS THE ELEPHANT 6 RECORDING CO. Directed by: C.B. Stockfleth Produced by: Lance Bangs (Jackass , Portlandia) Edited & Produced by: Greg King (Other Music) Executive Produced by: Rob Hatch-Miller (Other Music) Starring: Olivia Tremor Control, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Apples in Stereo, Elf Power, Of Montreal, Beulah, The Gerbils, Dressy Bessy, The Minders,…
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Icarus and dGenerate Films: BLUE ISLAND — a courageous look at the fight for a free Hong Kong!
Out o. October 25th. Currently Streaming Exclusively on OVID.TV BLUE ISLAND A Film By Chan Tze Woon Coming to DVD and Digital on October 25th. Currently Streaming Exclusively on OVID.TVThe large-scale 2019 pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong and the subsequent crackdown on freedoms provide the urgent anchoring point for this remarkable vision from HK filmmaker Chan Tze Woon,…
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Mill Valley Film Festival World Premiere of Extraordinary Documentary Feature Film “Finding Her Beat”
It is well past the time to allow women to take center stage in the arts. For thousands of years women have been locked out of Taiko drumming. Not anymore, now thousands of groups perform throughout North America and worldwide. In the dead of a Minnesota winter right before the world shut down for a…
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imagineNATIVE Announces Programming for 23rd Film + Media Arts Festival
imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts FestivalAnnounces Programming for 23rd Annual FestivalOctober 18-30, 2022Presenting Partner: Canada Media Fund 147 Works Representing 55 Indigenous Languages Opening Gala: Stellar by Darlene NaponseClosing Gala: ROSIE by Gail Maurice Click image above for the 2022 imagineNATIVE Festival Trailer(Vivienne Johnson pictured) The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, the world’s largest presenter of Indigenous…
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Rare TELLURIDE & TORONTO Film Festival Double Premiere Highlights A Musical Icon and The Intoxicating Sound of Bossa Nova in New Documentary Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova
(Telluride/Toronto) In a very rare honor, both the Telluride and Toronto Int’l Film Festivals will present special premiere screenings of Daniel Zarvos and Lianne Mutti’s stunning documentary feature Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova, an innovative mix of archival images, animation, rare recorded interviews and the intoxicating sounds of Bossa Nova. Using the powerful and fascinating story of the…
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Icarus Films Announces theNorth American Theatrical Release ofMY IMAGINARY COUNTRY
The Latest Film by Master DocumentarianPatricio Guzmán Is an Urgent and Inspiring Chronicleof How a Popular Uprising Sparked Deep Political Change The Cannes Film Festival Official SelectionOpens September 23 at the IFC Center in NYC,September 30 in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles,and San Francisco ** Filmmaker Available for Select Interviews**** NYC Press Screening TBA **Icarus Films is proud to announce the North American theatrical…
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