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Explore Doc Industry at DOC NYC PRO

The DOC NYC PRO conference highlights projects that represent new breakthroughs in documentary artistry, financing and distribution. This week we are shining light on the Doc Industry! Experience 3 days of panels & Explore the Doc Industry with representatives from Kanopy, NEON, Magnolia and Participant for Distribution and Audience Impact (Nov 10); representatives from Endeavor Content, Impact Partners and Kickstarter for Funding a Documentary (Nov. 13); and Pitch Perfect (Nov. 11) co-presented by A&E IndieFilms, which allows attendees to hear top […]

Buy a Ten-Ticket Package for DOC NYC 2019

Our Ten-Ticket package is back for 2019! Secure admission for $3 less per ticket and a total savings of $30. It’s easy to buy and to use. First you purchase a Ten-Ticket Package. Then you select which films you want to use those tickets on. It’s that simple! Here’s the step-by-step detail. Step One: Purchase your Ten-Ticket […]

Explore DOC NYC’s Sonic Cinema Section

Are you a fan of music? 🎶 Are you a fan of documentary films? 📽️ Well then do we have the films for you! Combine the best of music and docs with DOC NYC’s Sonic Cinema Strand. Sonic Cinema puts a spotlight on docs with a music focus! Born into the Gig NYC PREMIERE | Fri […]

DOC NYC ANNOUNCES 2nd ANNUAL “40 UNDER 40” LIST

DOC NYC, America’s largest documentary festival, running November 6-15, today announces its 2nd Annual 40 Under 40 list to honor 40 documentary talents under the age of 40. The honorees span the documentary disciplines of directing, producing, editing, and cinematography. The initiative is sponsored by Topic Studios, First Look Media’s entertainment studio. The honorees will be treated to two […]

2019 DOC NYC Winner’s Circle Revealed

New this year, the DOC NYC Winner’s Circle section was created to highlight films that have won major festival awards—in many cases, from Oscar-qualifying international festivals—but might fly below the radar of American audiences. Some have been distributed in American art house theaters; others have not. Last year, several international titles that were previously overlooked by prognosticators were […]

DOC NYC Short List: Shorts Announced for 2019

DOC NYC presents our Short List for documentary shorts for the second consecutive year, highlighting the year’s standout short form documentaries selected by the festival’s programming team.  “We’re in a golden age of documentary shorts,” said DOC NYC Shorts Programmer Opal H. Bennett, who oversees the selection. “This lineup reflects a wide spectrum of filmmakers and distributors who […]

DOC NYC Announces the 2019 Features Short List

DOC NYC is pleased to announce the 2019 DOC NYC Short List: Features; the eighth annual selection of the year’s top 15 award contenders for feature documentary. The list is considered influential for its steady track record of anticipating Academy Award nominees and winners. The DOC NYC Short List for documentary features officially started in 2012 with 10 titles and grew to […]

DOC NYC Announces Full Festival Lineup for 2019

 DOC NYC is pleased to announce the full lineup for its tenth edition, running November 6-15 at the IFC Center in Greenwich Village and Chelsea’s SVA Theatre and Cinépolis Chelsea. This year’s festival will include: 300+ films and events 28 world premieres 27 U.S. or North American premieres 500+ filmmakers and special guests in person This year’s […]

DOC NYC Competition Sections Return

The festival’s two feature competition sections return for 2019: Viewfinders Seven films appear under the Viewfinders strand for distinct directorial visions. They include US premieres of the latest films by Weijun Chen (Please Vote for Me), City Dream, in which a cantankerous street vendor faces off against a city redevelopment agency; and Thomas Balmès’ (Babies), Sing Me […]

DOC NYC reveals 28 World Premieres and 26 U.S. or North American Premieres

This year DOC NYC is proud to be screening 28 World premieres at the festival. These include Joe Berlinger’s The Longest Wave, about world champion windsurfer Robby Naish; Ngawang Choephel’s Ganden: A Joyful Land, on Tibetan Buddhism’s most important monastery; Geeta Gandbhir’s Hungry to Learn, which explores food insecurity among college students; Keith Fulton and Lou […]