SFFILM announced the four winners of 2020 SFFILM Documentary Film Fund grants totaling $80,000.
Hale County This Morning This Evening (2018)
NAME OF FILM: HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING THIS EVENING
DIRECTOR(S): RaMell Ross
GENRE: Documentary Film
SYNOPSIS: An exploration of coming-of-age in the Black Belt of the American South, using stereotypical imagery to fill in the landscape between iconic representations of black men and encouraging a new way of looking, while resistance to narrative suspends conclusive imagining – allowing the viewer to complete the film.
FOR SAMA, TRUE JUSTICE, APOLLO 11 Among Winners of Peabody Awards 2020
Documentary films Apollo 11, For Sama, Hale County, This Morning This Evening and The Edge of Democracy, are among 30 programs winning 2020 Peabody Awards.
Inspiring and Intimate Oscar Nominated Documentary HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING to Premiere on PBS
An inspiring and intimate portrait of a place and its people, Hale County This Morning, This Evening looks at the lives of two young African American men from rural Alabama over the course of five years.
ROMA, THE FAVOURITE Lead 91st Oscars Nominations – Complete List
Actors Kumail Nanjiani and Tracee Ellis Ross announced the 91st Oscars nominations today, dominated by Roma and The Favourite, each receiving 10 nominations.
RGB, FREE SOLO, HALE COUNTY Among 5 Documentary Films Nominated for 71st DGA Awards
Directors Guild of America today announced the five documentary films nominated for 71st Annual DGA Awards.
9 Award Categories incl. Documentary, Foreign Language Film, Short Film Shortlists Revealed for 91st Oscars
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced shortlists in consideration for the 91st Oscars in nine categories.
ZAMA, BURNING, and FIRST REFORMED Top Film Comment 2018 Best Films
Lucrecia Martel’s Zama, Lee Chang-dong’s Burning, and Paul Schrader’s First Reformed took the top spots among films released in 2018 on Film Comment’s annual end-of-year survey.
34th IDA Documentary Awards, MINDING THE GAP Wins Best Feature Documentary
Minding the Gap directed by Bing Liu won the award for Best Feature documentary at the 34th IDA Documentary Awards on Saturday night in Los Angeles.
EIGHTH GRADE, THE RIDER, FIRST REFORMED Win 2018 Gotham Independent Film Awards
Chloe Zhao’s The Rider snagged the top award for Best Feature at 2018 Gotham Independent Film Awards, but the night really belonged to Eighth Grade and First Reformed, who each won two awards, the most of the night.
PBS Independent Lens Winter/Spring 2019 Season to Feature RUMBLE, THE KING, CHARM CITY
From renowned film veterans including Eugene Jarecki (The King) to first-time filmmakers Anna Moot-Levin and Laura Green (The Providers), Denali Tiller (Tre Maison Dasan) and Ciara Lacey (Out of State), the award-winning PBS series Independent Lens Winter and Spring 2019 lineup of documentary films takes viewers on a cross-country journey through modern America.
AT ETERNITY’S GATE to Open 2018 Marrakech International Film Festival, Fest Unveils Official Selection
From November 30 to December 8, 2018, festival-goers and cinema-lovers alike will discover no fewer than 80 films coming from 29 different countries at the 17th Marrakech International Film Festival
FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY, BORDER, BLACK SHEEP Win at 63rd Cork Film Festival
Float Like a Butterfly, written and directed by Carmel Winters, which had its European Premiere as the Opening Night Gala film at the 63rd Cork Film Festival, went on to win the The Audience Award
WE THE ANIMALS, EIGHTH GRADE, FIRST REFORMED Lead Nominations for 2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards
We the Animals leads the nominations for the 2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards with 5 nods including Best First Feature, but missed out on a nomination for Best Feature.
165 Films Documentary Feature Films Submitted for 2018 Oscar Race
One hundred sixty-six features have been submitted for consideration in the Documentary Feature category for the 91st Academy Awards®.
CLARA’S GHOST, MR. SOUL!, NEW MONEY, WAITING: THE VAN DUREN STORY Win at 2018 Indie Memphis Film Festival
Indie Memphis Film Festival held its annual awards ceremony on Saturday, November 3rd announcing awards for all competition films.
THE FAVOURITE and FIRST REFORMED Lead 2018 IFP Gotham Awards Nominations
The nominations for the 2018 IFP Gotham Awards were announced this morning, with The Favourite, and First Reformed leading with three nominations each, including for Best Feature and Best Screenplay.
2018 DOC NYC Announces Full Lineup, Closes with BRESLIN AND HAMILL
DOC NYC, America’s largest documentary festival, returns for its ninth edition with 135 feature-length documentaries among over 300 films and events overall.
Indie Memphis Film Festival Announces 2018 Lineup
This year’s 2018 Indie Memphis Film Festival is promising to be a very exciting and wildly varied one, with a lineup featuring five World Premiere screenings and one U.S. Premiere screening, as well as Special Presentations such as CABIN BOY
2018 Woodstock Film Festival to Showcase Over 100 Films + Opens with KARL BERGER – MUSIC MIND
The fiercely independent 19th Annual Woodstock Film Festival will showcase more than 100 films and open with a live performance by the Karl Berger Band following the screening of the feature documentary Karl Berger – Music Mind,
Camden International Film Festival Announces 2018 Award Winners – THE FEELING OF BEING WATCHED Wins Audience Award
The Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) handed out the awards to the winners of the 2018 Festival, with the Audience Award going out to Assia Boundaoui’s The Feeling of Being Watched.
AFI DOCS 2018 Unveils Full Slate of 92 Films
AFI DOCS has finally revealed its full slate of 92 films representing 22 countries for the 16th edition of the American Film Institute’s five-day documentary film festival in the nation’s capital.
2018 Sheffield Doc/Fest film Unveils Lineup of ‘bold and innovative non-fiction films’
The 2018 Sheffield Doc/Fest film program lineup presents bold and innovative non-fiction films made by some of the most authentic international filmmakers working today.
Paul Schrader’s FIRST REFORMED, WE THE ANIMALS Among Winners at 2018 Montclair Film Festival
The seventh annual Montclair Film Festival took place April 26 through May 6, 2018, and on Saturday night, the festival announced the winners
2018 Sarasota Film Festival Announces Lineup, ‘1985’ EIGHTH GRADE’ ‘THE RIDER’ and More…
The 2018 Sarasota Film Festival (SFF) announced its full line-up, including its Centerpiece, Spotlight, Narrative Feature Competition, Independent Visions Competition, Documentary Feature Competition, Narrative, Documentary, and Short Films.