Why ‘City So Real’ Docu-Series Director Steve James Went Back to Chicago to Shoot One More Episode in 2020
TheWrap magazine: ”Television needs to play a role in connecting people more to the world we live in,“ the award-winning filmmaker says
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Nat Geo Acquires Steve James’ ‘City So Real’ Docuseries, Adds Episode About COVID-19 and George Floyd Protests
Cable channel will air five-hour show about Chicago’s ”history-making“ 2019 mayoral election this fall
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Gordon Quinn, Kartemquin Films Founder and ‘Hoop Dreams’ Producer, Hospitalized With COVID-19
78-year-old co-founder of non-profit organization recently returned from conference in Australia
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Diane Weyermann Elevated to Chief Content Officer at Participant Media
The 14-year veteran who served previously as president of documentary film and television will work closely with CEO David Linde
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‘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
