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Pitch mentors revealed - and more prizes added for The FACTory International Pitching Forum at AIDC 2027! 🎬🏆

(Plus, a reminder, the early deadline is almost here: Sunday 1 November.)

The mentors:

⭐ Mandy Chang (Undeniable / @docfilmcouncil, UK)
⭐ Denise Barren (@whickerawards, UK)
⭐ Eric Nyari (Cineric Creative, Japan/USA)
⭐ Doel Trivedy (Riverbank Studios / @greenstoriespitch, India)

Prizes now confirmed from:

🏆 Doc Edge (New Zealand)
🏆 Hot Docs (Canada)
🏆 Visions du Réel (Switzerland)
🏆 Docs by the Sea (Indonesia)
🏆 DMZ Docs Industry (South Korea)
🏆 Sheffield DocFest (UK)

Have a doc/factual project in development with international appeal? Apply now across three showcase strands: Central, New Talent & Rough Cut.

Presented by @screennsw | Art Gallery of NSW | 8–11 March 2027

⏰ Early deadline: 23:59 AEDT Sunday 1 November
Late deadline: 8 November (additional fee)

Link in bio to apply - don’t leave it too late! 🔗

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Thank you @viffest for screening Ba's Book!

#viffest #viff #viff2026

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Thank you to everyone who celebrated the world premiere of Ba's Book at @tiff_net. Congratulations to the incredible film team in Canada and Vietnam for realizing this beautiful project. And thank you to the hardworking team at @pho90restaurant for hosting the after-party!

Ba's Book also screens September 17 at 5:30 PM and September 19 at 12:45 PM.
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#tiff #tiff2026 #torontointernationalfilmfestival #canadiandocumentary

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Hot Docs Bolsters Executive Leadership Team to Champion the Future of Canadian Documentary

Hot Docs is pleased to announce that Diana Sanchez has been elevated to President of Hot Docs, effective immediately. Alongside Hot Docs’ Board of Directors, Sanchez has restructured the executive leadership team to better accomplish the organization’s long-term strategic goals and growth.

Accordingly, Sanchez has appointed Mara Gourd-Mercado (currently at CPH:DOX) to Executive Director of Hot Docs.

In her new role as President, Sanchez will concentrate on the organization's strategic direction—artistic oversight, government relations, business development, and major financial partnerships—while safeguarding Hot Docs' long-term health and stability. Gourd-Mercado will lead day-to-day operations and fiscal management of the organization and the festival, including festival and industry fundraising, with an additional focus on industry programming, a revitalized Hot Docs Forum, and ties with the Francophone doc community in Canada and abroad.

Additionally, Julie Bristow (Catalyst) and Aaron Zeghers (The Infinite Image), have been named Board of Directors Chair and Vice Chair, respectively.

Learn more in the link in our bio.

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A few years ago, my father surprised me with his memoir, which he wrote addressed to me. It detailed his harrowing experiences surviving the Vietnam War and Iranian Revolution. But something was missing. I wanted to know the ripple effects those events had on our family.
I went back to my dad’s childhood village in Vietnam to make a film. My relatives helped as cast and crew, and we built live-action re-creations to bring my father’s story to life. More than making a movie, we were learning how to talk about difficult things together for the first time. For me, there’s a clear life before and after this experience.
And now, I’m so honored to share that BA’S BOOK is having its World Premiere at @tiff_net 🎬✨

So much gratitude to my family for their participation and guidance, our incredible producer @inafich @intuitivepictures, @tvodocs , and our amazing team in Vietnam and Canada who put their heart into this project. See you in Toronto in September! ❤️

#toronto #basbookfilm #filmfestival #premiere #documentary #TIFF2026

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Congratulations to Tom Third on his Canadian Screen Music Awards nomination for Best Original Score for a Documentary Feature for Modern Wh🌸re. The score contains a dazzling array of musical styles including jazz, samba, disco, classical and more 🎶

Check out Modern Wh🌸re on Crave in Canada starting August 10th.

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The countdown begins.

Our official theatrical poster is here.

In theaters this fall, beginning September 9 at @ifccenter in New York City.

In an era of deepening inequality, UPS Teamsters stand on the brink of a historic strike. As the deadline looms, Who Moves America follows workers in New York, Kentucky, California, and across the country as they navigate the challenges of building solidarity with their 340,000 co-workers.

Want to be the first to know when new cities are announced and tickets go on sale? Sign up for our newsletter on our website through the link in our bio.

Huge thanks to @yentanpics for designing this beautiful poster.

#whomovesamerica #ups #upsteamsters #teamsters #unionstrong

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Directed by Yael Bridge (@yaelbridge)  Produced by Yael Bridge Jeremy Flood (@_floodlight_) Yoni Golijov (@yonilolilov)  Mars Verrone (@marsverrone)  Edited by  Thomas Niles 
Consulting Editor Viridiana Lieberman (@righteouscinema)

Director of Photography  Erick Stoll  
Executive Producers Carrie Lozano (@carrielozano) Astra Taylor (astraamoura) Steven Bognar

Supervising Producer Jun Stinson Yamagishi (@jun_jun_yama)  Co-Producers  Isabel Lyndon (@isab.lyn) Mireya Martinez (@mems910) Bryn Silverman (@brynsilverman)  Erick Stoll Alisha Tejpal (@alishatejpal)  
Music by  Osei Essed (@wolfsuitmusic) Santiago Arias-Rozo (@santiagoscanvas)  
This film was developed with artist support from the Sundance Institute Producers Program (@sundanceorg)

This film was made possible with support from The Berkeley Film Foundation (@berkeleyfilmfoundation)  Brown Girls Doc Mafia (@browngirlsdocmafia)  Foundation for Systemic Change  International Documentary Association (@idaorg)  Perspective Fund  
Who Moves America is a co-production of Sidereal Time LLC and ITVS (@itvsindies), with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

With support from: The NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre by the City of New York Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment in association with The New York Foundation for the Arts (@nyfacurrent)

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Give It A Shot (Dir: Vaishali Sinha) is nominated for the German Star of India Award 2026 in the Documentary category at the Indian Film Festival, Stuttgart.

Honored to be in the company of powerful stories and fellow nominees. Let's Go!

#GiveItAShot #GermanStarOfIndiaAward2026 #IndianFilmFestivalStuttgart #Documentary #malebirthcontrol

@sandboxfilms
@itvsindies
@nyscouncilonthearts
@womenmakemovies
@thegotham
@hotdocsindustry

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KIOO ISSUE 005 is here
Zipporah Nyaruri begun making Truck Mama in 2011 and finish it 14 years later in 2025. Read the full story here https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nurulenscreatives_kioo-issue-005-activity-7471967091366060032-M1nO?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&rcm=ACoAAElHeHYB0wGH1Qy6XZaMPVdXjafqIKKJ2Bo
#documentary #african #film

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🏆Congratulations to all the Canadian Screen Award winners, including:

Endless Cookie (Hot Docs 2025 official selection and audience award winner), which won Best Feature Length Documentary and Best Sound Design in a Feature Length Documentary. 🍪

Modern Whore (Hot Docs Forum pitch and Hot Docs Ted Rogers Fund recipient), which won Best Editing in a Feature Length Documentary and Best Original Music in a Feature Length Documentary. 🎬

Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story (Hot Docs Deal Maker pitch), which won Best Direction, Documentary Program; Best Writing, Documentary; Best Picture Editing, Documentary; Best Sound, Documentary or Factual; and Best Original Music, Documentary. 🎶

Proud of these incredible films! 👏

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The images that changed history. The responsibility of telling the story behind them.

Director @jenniferjholness reflects on approaching Diamond Reynolds and Darnella Frazier’s footage in #WhileBlack during our @hotdocs_ Q&A.

#WhileBlack comes to @roxie_theater with @sfindiefest on May 31, with director @sidneyfussell in attendance. Secure tickets at the link in bio.

#CaliforniaPremiere #SFIndieFest2026

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Back in the Netherlands and still processing what an incredible two weeks we had at Hot Docs @hotdocs_ @hotdocsindustry ❤️🇨🇦 We met so many amazing people and filmmakers!!

We honestly can’t believe that Sanyi the Rooster won the Audience Award !!!!!🔥

Also we’re very happy to share that the journey continues:
🐓 Sanyi the Rooster has been officially selected for Odense Film Festival @odensefilmfestival #OFF26 #odensefilmfestival #expecttheunexpected

and will soon also screen at Zlín Film Festival ✨ @zlinfilmfestival

So grateful. More soon!
#Sanyitherooster #Sanyikakas

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