Documentary News

Factual News Eddie Cockrell 21 May 2013

Ping Pong set to open

Vendetta Films has announced a June 6 national release date for British director Hugh Hartford’s inspirational sports documentary Ping Pong.

Factual News Eddie Cockrell 21 May 2013

Red Obsession: release date tweaked

Roadshow Films has announced a slight shift backward in the Australian opening date of Red Obsession, the Bordeaux and Shanghai-set wine doco that heralds the directorial debut of long-time production partners David Roach and Warwick Ross (Young Einstein, Beneath Hill 60).

Festival Reports Eddie Cockrell 20 May 2013

16th Spanish Film Festival: documentary guide

A single documentary and a black comedy-done-mockumentary style are amongst the 22 titles just announced for the 16th Spanish Film Festival, to be held June 19 to July 3 at Palace Verona in Sydney.

Factual News Julia Scott-Stevenson 16 May 2013

Webdox and the problem with interactive

The Webdox Conference wrapped recently in Belgium, and Sandra Gaudenzi of i-Docs has offered some illuminating thoughts on what the conference demonstrated about the state of the webdoc.

Quicklink Julia Scott-Stevenson 13 May 2013

Sheffield Doc/Fest gets interactive

Sheffield Doc/Fest has just released its program, and I am green with envy over the fabulous lineup of interactive sessions.

Festival Reports Eddie Cockrell 10 May 2013

Hot Docs 2013 winners

Toronto’s Hot Docs, North America’s largest non-fiction film festival, has announced its prize winning films from the 2013 edition.

Festival Reports Eddie Cockrell 9 May 2013

2013 Sydney Film Festival documentary program

A total of 55 documentaries will feature amongst the 190 films announced as part of the 60th edition of the Sydney Film Festival.

Factual News Eddie Cockrell 7 May 2013

Coming soon: The Gatekeepers

Dror Moreh’s acclaimed documentary The Gatekeepers will screen at cinemas across Australia from Septermber 5.

Factual News Julia Scott-Stevenson 2 May 2013

The NFB goes global

File this one under ‘I want to hug the Canadian National Film Board’. The NFB has announced plans to launch a global online documentary channel.

Festival Reports Eddie Cockrell 1 May 2013

Docos win big at Tribeca

A handful of new non-fiction features and shorts have won prizes at the recently concluded Tribeca Film Festival in the Lower Manhattan area of New York City.

Festival Reports Eddie Cockrell 29 Apr 2013

Preview: Film Raro Pacific Paradise Film Challenge

A half-dozen filmmaking teams from Australia, England, Hawaii, Los Angeles and New Zealand have been selected from 200 international submissions to create and screen their short works in the Cook Islands during the month of May as part of the inaugural edition of the Film Raro Pacific Paradise Film Challenge.