Articles Index
Documentaries Opening in May 2012
An annotated list of documentaries opening in theaters during May, 2012.
An Overview of the 2012 Human Rights Film Festival
An Overview of the 2012 Human Rights Watch Film Festival, New York version.
Hot Docs International Film Festival 2012
A report from Toronto's Hot Docs Festival 2012
Mozilla's Hot Hacks Workshop at Hot Docs 2012
A report from Mozilla's Hot Hacks Workshop at Toronto's 2012 Hot Docs Festival.
Sundance Film Festival 2011 - Award Winning Documentaries
List of 2011 Sundance Film Festival Awards for documentary films in U.S. and World Cinema competitions.
An Overview of the Grierson Trust British Documentary Awards
An Overview of the annual Grierson Trust British Documentary Awards
Documentaries Opening in April 2012
A list of documentaries opening theatrically in April 2012
Nantucket Film Festival - 2010 Documentaries Program
The Nantucket Film Festival spotlights screenwriters, screenwriting and storytelling in contemporary cinema -- including the documentaries genre. This is a list of the festival's 2010 nonfiction program.
POV's Schedule From June 21 to October 18, 2012
The broadcase schedule for POV's 2012 broadcast season.
Documentaries Opening in March, 2012
A List of Documentaries Opening in theaters during March, 2012
Abel Gance's Epic 'Napoleon' Screens in San Francisco
Abel Gance's classic silent film, 'Napoleon,' has been restored and will be screened by the San Francisco Silent Film Festival.
IDFA's 2012 Deadlines
The International Film Festival Amsterdam, held annually in November, has announced its 2012 deadlines for film submissions for the festival and associated events. Here's the schedule.
Independent Film Week 2010
The 2010 Independent Film Week adds panel discussions, debates and online interactivity to its annual program of In addition to screenings and pitch sessions.
Independent Film Week
Independent Film Week is the annual independent filmmaker showcase and conference presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), the nation's oldest and largest not-for-profit advocacy organization for independent filmmakers.
Tribeca Film Festival 2012 - Documentaries Not In Competition
A list of documentaries being screened at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival in non-competitive categories.
Salem Film Fest - An Overview
An overview of Salem Film Fest, a documentaries-only film festival hed annually in Salem, Massachusetts.
Tribeca Film Festival 2012 - Documentary Films
Tribeca Film Festival 2012 presents twelve films in its World Documentary Feature Competition. Here's the list.
Joe Berlinger Supported by Documentary Filmmaking Community
Citing First Amendment Rights, this open letter is the documentary filmmaking community's protest against the court ruling ordering Joe Berlinger to turn over 600 hours of raw footage shot for the documentary "Crude," which chronicles the law suit brought by indiginous Amazonians against Chevron for damaged resulting from water contamination at an oil drilling field. Chevron demanded the footage for possible use in its defense.
Sundance Film Festival 2010 - U.S. Documentary Competition
Sundance Film Festival 2010 presents the world premieres of sixteen films in its U.S. Documentaries Competition. Included are films by Davis Guggenheim, Alex Gibney, Leon Gast, Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, among other leading documentary filmmakers.
United Nations Association Film Festival Overview
The annual United Nations Association Film Festival presents films that focus on human rights and related issues. This is an overview of the festival.
The 'straight 8' Competition for Documentary Filmmakers
The annual 'straight 8' documentaries competition gives filmmakers the chance of a screening at Sheffield Doc/Fest and the Cannes Film Festival.
West Coast Documentary and Reality Conference
The annual WestDoc Conference facilitates filmmaker project pitches to potential funders from the networks and production companies.
MoMA's Documentary Fortnight 2012
New York's Museum of Modern Art's Documentaries Fortnight is a two week festival of nonfiction film and media, with screenings and other events that represent the cutting edge of documentary filmmaking.
February 2012 Documentary Film Releases
A list of documentaries opening in theaters during February 2012.
Instructional Documentary Films
In essence, all nonfiction films are instructional. But some documentaries focus specifically on teaching you how to do the things you've always wanted to do. How can you find the doc that will help you reach your goals? Begin your search here.