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Hot Docs Forum returns after a one-year pause with fifteen projects representing nine countries. The festival also announced participating Deal Maker projects. .

Hot Docs Big Ideas series includes documentaries about journalist Amy Goodman, digital dating, Myspace, and the Women, Life, Freedom movement. .

Mr. Nobody Against Putin and All the Empty Rooms win Oscars for Best Documentary and Best Documentary Short Film, respectively, while NFB scores its 13th Oscar. .

Following its acclaimed premiere at IDFA Amsterdam, investigative documentary Eyes of the Machine screens at One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival in Prague, with Uyghur witness Kalbinur Sidik attending in person.

Hot Docs announces seven new members of its board of directors as the festival continues to rebuild. .

First titles announced for Hot Docs include Kenny Loggins: Convictions of the Heart, The Tower that Built a City, and Time and Water . .

Watch the first trailer for Lorne , Morgan Neville's documentary about producer Lorne Michaels and his late night TV legacy with Saturday Night Live. .

Endless Cookie wins Rogers Best Canadian Documentary from the Toronto Film Critics Association and a cash prize of $50,000 courtesy of Rogers. .

Sundance winners include Nuisance Bear and To Hold a Mountain for the Grand Jury Prizes for U.S. and World Cinema Documentary. The post Nuisance Bear, To Hold a Mountain Lead Sundance Award Winners appeared first on POV Magazine.

The Baddest Speechwriter of All by Ben Proudfoot and Stephen Curry wins the Short Film Grand Prize at this year's Sundance Film Festival. The post The Baddest Speechwriter of All Leads Sundance Shorts Winners appeared first on POV Magazine.

Mathieu Denis' drama The Cost of Heaven (Gagne ton ciel) leads winners of the 2026 Kingston Canadian Film Festival. .

Oscar nominations for Best Documentary Feature include Come See Me in the Good Light, The Perfect Neighbor, and Cutting Through Rocks, while Canadian short perfectly a strangenessscores nomination. The post Oscar Nominations for Documentary Tighten a Competitive Field appeared first on POV Magazine.

The Art of Adventure , directed by Alison Reid, wins the Available Light Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Feature and is overall audience favourite. .

Documentary filmmaker Ron Mann wins Company 3 Luminary Award from Toronto Film Critics Association, while Xiaodan He wins Jay Scott Prize and Nirris Nagendrarajah wins Telefilm Canada Emerging Critic Award. The post Ron Mann Wins Company 3 Luminary Award from Toronto Film Critics Association appeared first on POV Magazine.

Watch the first trailer for EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert before Baz Luhrmann's souped up concert documentary opens in IMAX February 20. The post Watch the Trailer for EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert Ahead of Its IMAX Release appeared first on POV Magazine.

Good Hang with Amy Poehler wins the Golden Globe for Best Podcast while One Battle After Another and Hamnet lead the film winners. The post Good Hang Wins Inaugural Golden Globe for Best Podcast appeared first on POV Magazine.

CinemaEye Honors winners include Come See Me in the Good Light, The Perfect Neighbor, Seeds, Cover-up, The Alabama Solution, and The Tale of Silyan. The post CinemaEye Honors Spread the Wealth Among Oscar Favourites appeared first on POV Magazine.

FIPRESCI announces nominees for inaugural Documentary Grand Prix with the winner to be unveiled at Warsaw's Millennium Docs Against Gravity in May. .

Peterborough's ReFrame Film Festival announces line-up for 2026 festival with docs including Yanuni, Endless Cookie, and The Longer You Bleed. The post ReFrame Film Festival Announces Line-up of Social Justice Docs appeared first on POV Magazine.

Oscar shortlists for Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Short include Come See Me in the Good Light, The Perfect Neighbor, and Coexistence, My Ass!. The post Oscar Documentary Shortlists Go Serious and International appeared first on POV Magazine.

Sundance shorts line-up includes documentaries by Ben Proudfoot,, Stephen Curry, Lindsay Aksarniq McIntyre, and Liza Mandelup. The post Sundance Announces Short Documentaries in Competition appeared first on POV Magazine.

Sundance announces its 2026 line-up including Nuisance Bear by Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman and The AI Doc by Daniel Roher and Charlie Tyrell. The post Sundance Announces Documentaries for 2026 Festival appeared first on POV Magazine.