Festivals

For the documentary community, the big news from the 2004 Cannes International Film Festival this past May would seem to be Michael Moore, right? The

For anyone who grew up in Canada in the 1960s and '70s, watching documentaries used to mean sitting in a darkened social studies class, while some

The cultural plans for New York City's Ground Zero—the site of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001-calls for attractions that infuse life back

Since 1970, the giant screen 15/70mm IMAX format has provided a close-up and experiential view of nature's wonders. Historically, natural history and

In its sophomore year, Silverdocs—based at the American Film Institute Theater in Silver Spring, Maryland, and co-sponsored by AFI and Discovery

Documentaries seem to have latched onto the public conscience in a big way in recent years, thanks in large part to passionate filmmakers with a

Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating. From Mike Wranovics' Up for Grabs. From Adam Feinstein's Say You Love Me. From Mike Wranovics

Politics and activism were in the air this year at the 29th Toronto International Film Festival. Filmgoers walked around with Kerry-Edwards pins of

The 26th Independent Feature Project's (IFP) Film Market, held in New York in September, aimed to "bring together the business and creative

There are few places where a first-time filmmaker can receive the same warm welcome as, say, Richard Leacock, a pioneer of cinema vérité. There are