Apollo 11 took home the award for Best Documentary Feature as well as Best Editing, Best Score, Best Archival Documentary, and Best Science/Nature Documentary at the 4th Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards.
The Biggest Little Farm (2018)
NAME OF FILM: THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM
DIRECTOR(S): John Chester
STARRING:
GENRE: Documentary Film
SYNOPSIS: Two dreamers and a dog embark on an odyssey to bring harmony to their lives and to the land. As their plan to create perfect harmony takes a series of wild turns, they will have to reach a far greater understanding of the intricacies and wisdom of nature, and of life itself.
159 Documentary Feature Films Submitted for 2019 Oscar Race
One hundred fifty-nine features have been submitted for consideration in the Documentary Feature category for the 92nd Academy Awards.
35th IDA Documentary Awards Nominees Announced, FOR SAMA, LEAVING NEVERLAND and More
The International Documentary Association announced the 35th IDA Documentary Awards Nominees along with the Courage Under Fire Award honoree Waad Al-Kataeb, director of For Sama.
2019 DOC NYC Unveils Record Lineup of Over 300 Films, Opens with ONCE WERE BROTHERS
DOC NYC, documentary festival, announced the tenth anniversary edition lineup of 136 over 300 documentary films making this landmark year DOC NYC’s biggest edition yet.
SCAD Savannah Film Festival Announces 2019 Lineup. Opens with THE AERONAUTS
The 22nd SCAD Savannah Film Festival, presented by Savannah College of Art and Design, will kick off with The Aeronauts, and showcase a record total of 159 films.
2019 Melbourne Intl Film Festival Unveils Largest Lineup Ever, Lulu Wang’s THE FAREWELL to Close
The Melbourne International Film Festival unveiled its 2019 program – the largest in its 68 year, history, featuring 259 feature films, and Lulu Wang’s The Farewell as closing night film.
2019 Sarasota Film Festival Awards, THE THIRD WIFE, AMERICAN FACTORY Win Top Jury Prizes
The Third Wife, directed by Ash Mayfair, won the Narrative Feature Jury Prize; and American Factory, directed by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert, won the Documentary Feature Jury Prize at the 2019 Sarasota Film Festival.
2019 Florida Film Festival Announces Lineup, Opens with WOMAN IN MOTION
The Florida Film Festival will screen 184 films for the 28th Annual Festival, April 12 to 21, 2019, in Maitland and Winter Park, Florida. The festival will open with Woman in Motion, directed by Todd Thompson.
Gasparilla International Film Festival Unveils 2019 Feature Film Competition Lineup
Gasparilla International Film Festival taking place from March 19th to 24th in Tampa Bay, Florida, announced the 31 films on the 2019 Feature Film Competition Lineup.
Documentary Films on David Crosby and Beto O’Rourke to Open and Close 2019 Sun Valley Film Festival Lineup
The 2019 Sun Valley Film Festival will open with the documentary David Crosby: Remember My Name, and close with the HBO documentary Running with Beto.
55 Films Announced for 2019 Boulder International Film Festival
The Boulder International Film Festival unveiled its 2019 program lineup of 55 films, including six films straight from this year’s Sundance Film Festival and six music documentaries.
KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE Starring Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wins Sundance Festival Favorite Award
Knock Down the House that followed four women political candidates, including U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, during the 2018 mid-term elections, was voted the winner of the Festival Favorite Award of the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.
2019 Miami Film Festival to Showcase 160 + Films, Opens with Documentary THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
This Changes Everything, a pivotal documentary examining historic and contemporary gender inequity in the American film and television industries, will open the 36th Miami Film Festival.
Culinary Cinema Lineup of 2019 Berlin Film Festival to Focus on Food, Culture, and Politics
Ten documentaries and two fiction films focussing on the relationship between food, culture, and politics are being presented this year in the 13th Culinary Cinema in the Berlin International Film Festival.
THE GRIZZLIES and THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM Win Audience Awards at 2019 Palm Springs International Film Festival
After screening 226 films from 78 countries, the 2019l Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) announced this year’s audience award winners.
Santa Barbara International Film Festival Unveils 2019 Film Lineup
The 34th Edition of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival taking place from January 30 to February 9, 2019, will feature 63 world premieres and 59 U.S. premieres from 48 countries.
2019 Palm Springs International Film Festival to Screen 223 Films, Opens with Kenneth Branagh’s ALL IS TRUE
The 30th Palm Springs International Film Festival will screen 223 films; opening with All is True directed by Kenneth Branagh, and closes with Ladies in Black, directed by Bruce Beresford.
AFI FEST 2018 Award Winners – THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM Wins Audience Award
The AFI FEST announced the films that won this year’s Jury and Audience awards, with the Audience Award for Best Feature going to John Chester’s poignant and charming documentary The Biggest Little Farm.
GREEN BOOK and BIGGEST LITTLE FARM Win Audience Awards at Middleburg Film Festival
After screening 29 films from 17 countries, Middleburg Film Festival announced today the 2018 Audience Award winners for Best Narrative Film and Best Documentary Film,
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.
THE HATE U GIVE and THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM Win 2018 Hamptons International Film Festival Audience Awards
THE HATE U GIVE, directed by George Tillman Jr., took home the Audience Award for Narrative Feature at the 26th edition of the Hamptons International Film Festival.
AFI FEST Reveals 2018 New Auteurs and American Independents Lineups
Highlighting rising feature film directors and the best of independent filmmaking, the American Film Institute announced today the films that will be featured in the New Auteurs and American Independents sections at AFI FEST 2018
2018 Virginia Film Festival Reveals Deep and Diverse Lineup of Films
The Virginia Film Festival returns to Charlottesville from November 1 to 4, with a deep and diverse program of more than 150 films and special guests
Napa Valley Film Festival Announces 2018 Film Line-Up
The Napa Valley Film Festival returns this fall with its five-day festival showcasing the year’s best new independent films from November 7 to 11 in Napa, California.