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‘Crip Camp’ Director Nicole Newnham on Three of the Trickiest Aspects of Documentary Filmmaking

Oscar nominated director Nicole Newnham (“Crip Camp”) was at Hot Docs with her latest film “The Disappearance of Shere Hite,” a portrait of a feminist pioneer. The helmer was also in...

‘The Mountains,’ Heartbreaking Portrait of a Fractured Family, Wins Top Honor at Hot Docs

Danish filmmaker Christian Einshøj’s “The Mountains” has won Hot Docs’ Best International Feature Documentary Award and a Cnd. $10,000 cash prize, it was announced this morning in Toronto at the festival’s...

Black Comedy ‘Shooting Blanks’ Added to Picture Tree Intl.’s Cannes Slate (EXCLUSIVE)

Picture Tree Intl. has come on board to handle the international sales of black comedy “Shooting Blanks,” written and directed by Žiga Virc (“Houston, We Have a Problem!”). The Slovenian film...

Romantic Drama ‘Falling Into Place,’ Starring Aylin Tezel, ‘Bridgerton’s’ Chris Fulton, Picked Up by Global Screen (EXCLUSIVE)

Munich-based sales agency Global Screen has acquired romantic drama “Falling Into Place” for worldwide theatrical distribution. The English-language film is written and directed by Aylin Tezel, one of Germany’s leading young...

Swiss Soldiers, Women’s Rights in Kyrgyzstan, Gold Miners in Niger Among Subjects in Upcoming Swiss Documentaries

One of the smallest countries in Europe has the highest number of soldiers per capita. This situation is dissected in “Swiss Citizen Soldiers,” one of the six high-end documentaries that will...

‘Because We Have Each Other,’ About Neurodiverse Family, Picked Up by Alief (EXCLUSIVE)

Australian filmmaker Sari Braithwaite’s documentary feature film “Because We Have Each Other,” which has its North American premiere at Hot Docs on Sunday, has been picked up for international sales by...

‘What Is the Internet Doing to Us?’ Director David Borenstein Asks

Pitched at the Work-in-Progress industry section of international documentary film festival Visions du Réel, U.S. director David Borenstein’s sophomore feature “Can’t Feel Nothing” explores the connection between internet use and emotional...

Doc Fest Visions du Réel Chief Emilie Bujès on Packed Theaters, Festival Rivalry, Industry Activity

As Switzerland’s international documentary film festival Visions du Réel is about to wrap up, its artistic director Emilie Bujès, who’s been running the show since 2017 and was part of the...

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