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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March
29
Hot Docs Unveils 30th-Anniversary Festival Program-APRIL 27- MAY 7, 2023&CELEBRATING A 30-YEAR DEDICATION TO EXCELLENCE INNON-FICTION STORYTELLING
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March
16
New Doc ITHAKA – About Julian Assange & His Family’s Fight to Free Him
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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 […]
March
02
ALL THE WORLD IS SLEEPING OPENING IN THEATERS AND ON DIGIAL PLATFORMS ON MARCH 17 STARRING MELISSA BARRERA(SCREAM 6, IN THE HEIGHTS, CARMEN)
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All The World Is Sleeping follows Chama (Melissa Barrera), who as a young girl in New Mexico, strived to be different from her mother. Now in her twenties, she’s found herself falling into a similar cycle of generational addiction. This struggle then threatens her balance as a mother to her own daughter. As Chama tries […]
January
06
NYFCC awards dGenerate Films / “A New Old Play,” “Blue Island”
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The dGenerate Collection at Icarus FilmsSpecial Award 2022“For invaluable work bringing independent films from China to a wider audience,” the dGenerate Collection at Icarus Films has received a 2022 Special Award from the New York Film Critics Circle. Two dGenerate Films new releases are topping Best Films year-end lists: Blue Island by Chan Tze Woon, which has […]
January
05
RIDM’s 25th edition: Celebrating a quarter-century of encounters
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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 […]
January
03
Slamdance Film Festival 2023 Slate of Incredible Feature Films
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“Silent Love” Slamdance Competition Documentary Feature Film About the Film: “Silent Love” is an incredibly intimate documentary looking at the lives of two women in love and raising a pubescent teenager in a small Polish village. Aga plays the role of both mother and father to her teenage brother, Milosz, but there is something vital she isn’t telling […]
December
27
FATHOM EVENTS, TSUBURAYA, THE EXCHANGE ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE OF SHIN ULTRAMAN
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The iconic Japanese superhero comes exclusively to Canadian Theaters for two days ONLY – January 11 and 12, 2023 Fathom Events, Tsuburaya and The Exchange are partnering to bring the iconic Japanese superhero Ultraman to theaters nationwide this coming January for a two night engagement. The film, Shin Ultraman turns the Japanese icon Ultraman – first broadcast on television in 1966 – into a full-length feature film, written […]
December
26
FREE PUPPIES!— US/Canada VOD and DVD Release
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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: […]
December
14
MYANMAR DIARIES three-time winner at Berlinale 2022
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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 […]
November
18
LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE Opens Friday, November 25th in NYC – Martika Ramirez Escobar’s Sundance and TIFF Award Winner – December 2nd Expansion to LA/Chicago and other markets
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Presents A Surreal, Genre-Bending, Reality-Twisting, Multi-Award Winning Tribute to Filipino Action CinemaWritten and Directed by Martika Ramirez EscobarStarring Sheila Francisco, Bong Cabrera, Rocky Salumbides and Anthony FalconWINNERAmplify Voices Award – 2022 Toronto International Film FestivalSpecial Jury Prize for Innovative Spirit – 2022 Sundance Film FestivalSpecial Jury Mention, Narrative Feature – 2022 LA Asian Pacific […]
October
12
Mill Valley Film Festival World Premiere of Extraordinary Documentary Feature Film “Finding Her Beat”
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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 […]
October
07
PIGGY | Opening Day | Exclusive Alamo Drafthouse
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PRESENTS *** Winner of Best Picture in Horror at Fantastic Fest *** OPENING EXCLUSIVELY AT ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE CINEMAS ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7 IN ADDITIONAL THEATERS AND VIDEO-ON-DEMAND STARTING FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14 A FILM BY CARLOTA PEREDA “A BLOOD-CURDLING STANDOUT.”– Justin Chang/LOS ANGELES TIMES “A STRIKING PSYCHOLOGICAL SLASHER.”– Guy Lodge/VARIETY “GALÁN IS A POWERHOUSE.”– Josh Hurtado/SCREEN […]
September
26
AVAILABLE NOW: A24’s Pearl (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Tyler Bates & Timothy Williams
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A24 MUSIC RELEASES PEARL ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK WITH MUSIC BY TYLER BATES & TIMOTHY WILLIAMS ON MAJOR DIGITAL PLATFORMS Los Angeles, CA) – A24 Music is excited to announce the release of the Pearl Original Motion Picture Soundtrack with music by Tyler Bates & Timothy Williams, listen here. The 19-track album is available now, and on major digital platforms. With only six weeks to […]
September
23
Day#2 Of TIFF-Fri.,Sept.9th,2022
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Our first stop for the day was to view the film Beauty And The Bloodshed. FILMMAKER LAURA POITRAS CHRONICLES THE LIFE AND WORK OF FAMED ARTIST NAN GOLDIN, INCLUDING HER PROTESTS AGAINST THE SACKLER FAMILY AND THEIR COMPANY PURDUE PHARMA, MAKER OF OXYCONTIN. The majority of people who’ve been affected directly or indecently by drug […]
September
23
Day#5 Of TIFF -Mon.,Sept.12th,2022
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TIFF22-The Whale-September 12, 9 am Intense drama with Moby Dick metaphors and a powerful performance by Brendan Fraser, winner of the TIFF Tribute Award for Performance, as the reclusive self-destructive and ill 600 pound Charlie seeking redemption from his angry estranged daughter. The film evolves as the health of the self-isolating online writing instructor Charlie (Fraser) […]
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