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Woody Allen – American Master For the first time in his 60-year career, filmmaker Woody Allen has allowed cameras into his extremely private world for a new biographical documentary film. 21/11/2011
Khodorkovsky’s son moved by documentary The documentary ‘Khodorkovsky’ chronicles the fall of the tycoon who was once the richest man in Russia. The low-budget film, by German director Cyril… 10/11/2011
Showing the state of the world at Doc Lisboa Tahrir-Liberation Square is one of the films in competition at Doc Lisboa 2011, Europe’s second documentary film festival. Italian filmmaker Stefano Savona… 21/10/2011
Pariscience: disseminating science through film Set in the magnificent Jardin des Plantes in Paris, the international science film festival Pariscience takes place each October. This year some 9,000 viewers… 12/10/2011
Beatles attend George Harrison premiere Surviving Beatles Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney were at the London premiere of Martin Scorsese’s documentary about George Harrison, who died in 2001. 04/10/2011
U2 doc launches Toronto film fest The U2 documentary ‘From the Sky Down’ – which is about the making of the band’s 1991 album ‘Achtung Baby’ – opened the 36th International Film Festival in… 09/09/2011
Around the world in 80,000 YouTube clips Life In A Day is a cinematic experiment, a time-capsule of a film that aims to show what it was like to be alive on one day – July 24 2010. 22/06/2011
Around the World in 80 Years – a travellers tale A remarkable feature film giving a unique look at the 20th century world has been put together from amateur footage shot by an Italian travel agent. The… 30/05/2011
New documentary gives voice to autists The latest documentary by Academy Award-winning director Gerardine Wurzburg, “Wretches & Jabberers”, gives a voice to people with autism. It follows the… 18/04/2011
Killing Bono premieres in London Killing Bono is a tragi-comic tribute to one of rock ‘n’ roll’s many flops. It is the true(ish) story of the McCormick brothers and their band in Dublin in… 30/03/2011
Film festival challenges UN development record Reducing poverty, child mortality, fighting disease, boosting development… are UN countries on track to reach the targets they set out to achieve by… 01/07/2010
“Lives in transit” tells of Georgian refugee dramaA documentary being show at Tbilisi’s Film Festival this week, “Lives in Transit” looks at the everyday life of Georgian refugees and their struggle to build… 07/12/2010
Bruce Springsteen doc rocks Rome Film FestivalBruce Springsteen enjoyed a warm red carpet reception from hundreds of fans at the Rome Film Festival. ‘The Boss’ was in town for the premiere of a new… 02/11/2010
Countdown to ZeroCountdown to Zero is a documentary about nuclear proliferation in the context of global terrorism. Produced by Lawrence Bender, who also produced Al Gore’s… 21/07/2010
Hard-hitting Afghan doc Restrepo releasedWinner of the Grand Jury Prize for US documentary at this year’s Sundance Festival, Afghanistan war film Restrepo goes on general release in America about now. 30/06/2010
4.3.2.1. /The DoorsA new documentary about The Doors (When You’re Strange – A Film About The Doors) has been released in France. It features hitherto unseen footage of Jim… 09/06/2010
Afghan documentary Armadillo wins at CannesThe first prize to be given out at Cannes – the Grand Prix at Critics’ Week – has been awarded to the Danish director Janus Metz for his controversial Afghan… 21/05/2010
Stones In Exile rolls into CannesDocumentary Stones In Exile premieres in Cannes, a look at the making of the Rolling Stones’ cult 1972 album Exile On Main Street. 19/05/2010
Iran documentary takes jury prizeSalam Isfahan has won the prix du public – the audience jury award – at a documentary festival in Nyon in Switzerland. Sanaz Azari’s film was shot in the city… 07/05/2010
Down’s Syndrome wedding doc wins Tribeca awardMonica and David are in love and are getting married. They also have Down’s Syndrome. The lead-up to their wedding is the subject of first time director… 03/05/2010
Lou Reed film directorLou Reed at a documentary festival in Switzerland. Touring Europe with his experimental group “Metal Machine Trio”, Reed has come to Nyon’s “Vision du Réel”… 29/04/2010
Documentary open new Doors of PerceptionA documentary that throws new light on the psychedelic 60s icons The Doors is doing the rounds in cinemas. “When You’re Strange” was shot between 1965, when… 22/04/2010
Gondry makes a family movie with a differenceThere is little doubt that the French film-maker Michel Gondry has a style all of his own – the movie “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” is testament… 21/04/2010
Dirty Oil documentaryDirty Oil is a campaigning documentary by Leslie Iwerks and narrated by actress Neve Campbell. It owes much to Michael Moore and is bound to provoke much… 19/03/2010
‘Electric shock’ game show shocks TV researchersHow can TV turn people into torturers? A documentary broadcast on French television depicts a game show where participants willingly give electric shocks to… 17/03/2010
The festival of Marrakech‘Jamaa el Fnah’ in the heart of Marrakech, is a UNESCO world heritage site. But it’s not just archeological history thats celebrated here. Each year, the… 07/12/2009
Petrol-heads will ‘Love the Beast’ movieThe actor Eric Bana motors on to the wide screen this week with the release of his film ‘Love The Beast’. It charts his obsession with a sports car: the Ford… 19/11/2009
Transit 89 looks back at ‘year of the miracle’For many the year 1989 is known as the year of the miracle. The fall of the Berlin Wall was the culmination of months or, depending on your point of view… 18/11/2009
French documentary flies off with Golden DoveThe second largest documentary festival in Europe, Dok Leipzig showcased 330 films this year, from nearly 70 countries. The top award – the Golden Dove – went… 02/11/2009
Real life in spotlight at documentary festivalDOK Leipzig – Germany’s largest and one of the biggest international documentary festivals – is set to screen more than 300 films this year. More on the… 23/10/2009
Dolphin doc The Cove opens across EuropeDocumentary The Cove shows the annual capture and slaughter of thousands of wild dolphins in Japan. Marine amusement parks around the world pay up to 100,000… 22/10/2009
Amazing OceansJacques Perrin’s new film is a kind of ecological drama documentary about life under the ocean waves. It was filmed all over the world and is part adventure… 09/10/2009
Millenium Film Festival gets underwayThe Millenium Film Festival is underway in Brussels. It is a new festival dedicated to documentaries dealing with the United Nation’s 8 Millennium… 23/09/2009
Hubble documentary unveiledThe Hubble telescope will have been beaming back spectacular images of faraway galaxies for 20 years next year. So it’s only fitting that it should be… 26/08/2009
Take-off for Moon Landing DocumentaryA 1970 documentary on the moon landing is being re-released to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11’s famous voyage. “Moonwalk One” was… 16/07/2009
Rwanda documentary at CannesAnne Aghion’s new documentary, “My Neighbour My Killer”, is in competition at Cannes Film Festival. The production follows a series of open-air community… 19/05/2009
Documentary Film Festival celebrationThe documentary film festival “Visions du reel” in Nyon near Geneva, Switzerland, is celebrating a double anniversary. It first started in 1969, during… 17/04/2009
