‘Hale County This Morning, This Evening’ Wins Top Award at the Cinema Eye Honors
“Minding the Gap,” “Free Solo” and “Shirkers” also win multiple awards at the ceremony that celebrates all facets of nonfiction filmmaking
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Oscar Nominees Explain What Makes Documentaries Feel ‘Alive’ (Video)
“The thing that makes it alive is discovering how it changes and running with that,” “Icarus” co-director Dan Cogan told TheWrap
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‘Faces Places,’ ‘Abacus,’ ‘Risk’ Get Oscar Boost From DOC NYC’s Short List
The annual list of awards-worthy documentaries also includes “The B-Side,” “City of Ghosts,” “Jane” and “Kedi”
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‘OJ: Made in America’ and ‘I Am Not Your Negro’ Top Cinema Eye Honors Documentary Nominations
Cinema Eye feature-film nominees also include “Fire at Sea,” “Cameraperson” and “Weiner”
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Oscars’ Crowded Documentary Race Nears a Record: See the Complete List of Films So Far
Voters have received 139 screeners from the Academy to date, including 90 in September alone
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Laura Poitras, Werner Herzog, Alex Gibney Make Cinema Eye List of Top Documentary Filmmakers
Most important non-fiction films of the last decade include “Citizenfour,” “Waltz With Bashir” and “Exit Through the Gift Shop”
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Toronto Film Festival: Awards, Politics and, Oh Yeah, ‘Birth of a Nation’
Eleven days will have plenty of on- and off-screen drama, but right now Nate Parker is overshadowing it all
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The Government Goes After the Little Guy in Toronto Doc ‘Abacus: Small Enough to Jail’ (Exclusive Video)
“Hoop Dreams” director Steve James’ new film looks at the only bank that faced criminal charges after the 2008 financial collapse
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Ava DuVernay, Shola Lynch to Keynote Getting Real Documentary Conference
Three-day conference for documentary filmmakers runs from Sept. 27-29
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Toronto Film Festival Adds ‘Transparent’ Premiere, Conversations With Jonathan Demme and Cheryl Boone Isaacs
Five TV shows will debut in the Primetime section, while Demme, Isaacs and others will highlight the TIFF Industry Conference
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Sundance: ’99 Homes’ Director Calls Hollywood’s Lack of Diversity ‘Horrific’ (Video)
The film industry could also take a lesson from Silicon Valley, writer-director Ramin Bahrani tells TheWrap
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‘Citizenfour’ Sweeps Cinema Eye Honors Documentary Awards
Film about Edward Snowden wins four awards, the second to do so in Cinema Eye Honors history
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‘Citizenfour,’ ‘Life Itself,’ ‘Last Days in Vietnam’ Make Oscar Documentary Shortlist
“Keep On Keepin’ On,” “Virunga,” “Tales of the Grim Sleeper” and “The Case Against 8” also on 15-film list
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Edward Snowden and Vivian Maier Documentaries Nominated for IDA Awards
“CitizenFour” and “Finding Vivian Maier” are joined by “Point and Shoot,” “The Salt of the Earth” and “Tales of the Grim Sleeper” in top doc honors
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Oscar’s Love Affair With Feel-Good Documentaries: Is it Healthy?
The Academy has been rewarding its friendliest doc nominees in recent years, dividing observers in the non-fiction community
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Roger Ebert Documentary ‘Life Itself’ Acquired by Magnolia Pictures
Sundance: The film, which features footage from the last five months of Ebert’s life, will hit theaters this summer
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Sundance Video: Roger Ebert’s ‘Life Itself’ Documentary – Urgent, Timely, Emotional
Ebert’s death during shooting did not interrupt the film — if anything, it gave them more encouragement
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Sundance Day 4: Roger Ebert Returns, Whitey Bulger Gets His Say, Jerry Sandusky Examined
Documentaries at the festival are inciting ovations, tears and intense debate
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Roger Ebert Documentary Hits Indiegogo Goal of $150,000
The movie will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival
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‘The Act of Killing’ Wins Top Prize at Cinema Eye Honors
“Stories We Tell,” “Cutie and the Boxer” also win at New York-based awards for nonfiction filmmaking
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Martin Scorsese, ‘Hoop Dreams’ Director Steve James to Crowdfund Roger Ebert Documentary
Fans who contribute $25 will get to watch the Roger Ebert doc before anyone else
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Orson Welles, Werner Herzog, Michael Moore Films Make List of All-Time Influential Docs (Exclusive)
Cinema Eye’s roster of 25 movies that inspire current filmmakers ranges from rock docs to political films
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Oscar Documentary Overhaul Creates Screener Overload for Voters (Exclusive)
Doc branch members are now swamped with more than 150 screeners
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As Concussions Mount, ‘Head Games’ Documentary Puts Spotlight on NFL’s Big Headache
"Hoop Dreams" director Steve James' movie about sports-related brain injuries competes for an Oscar as the National Football League comes under increasing fire on the issue
