This panel was recorded live on April 7, 2020. Watch the recorded panel here. How can filmmakers generate income while staying at home? Focused on approaches tailored to the times of Covid-19, this webinar discusses pathways to maintaining cash flow while typical funding and revenue-generating options are on hold for content creators. POV’s Asad Muhammad will […]
Artistic Director Thom Powers shares his thoughts on how we can respond to COVID-19
DOC NYC is pleased to announce the appointment of Caitlin Boyle in the new full-time position as Director of Industry and Education. In her first week on the job, she will co-host the festival’s first free webinar on New Strategies for Distribution, featuring the festival’s Artistic Director Thom Powers and other panelists, including Kevin Iwashina […]
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Pure Nonfiction at IFC Center was forced to suspend its Winter Season midway through due to theater closures over Covid-19. Tickets for cancelled films were refunded. The good news is many of these films are now available on streaming platforms or will be soon. Keep an eye out on HBO Docs for McMillion$; After Truth: […]
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the official nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards on Monday, January 13th. In both the Documentary Feature and Documentary Short Subject categories, DOC NYC Alumni made a strong showing. All five nominated films in the Documentary Feature category and three of the five nominated films in […]
Just a month after the curtains closed on DOC NYC 2019, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its shortlists in consideration for the 92nd Academy Awards, including both the Documentary Feature and Documentary Short Subject categories. DOC NYC would like to sincerely congratulate all the filmmakers behind this year’s Oscar shortlisters! Documentary […]
DOC NYC has announced the Award Winners for 2019 – see all award winners HERE! The Viewfinders, Metropolis, Shorts and Audience Award winners will all have special public encore screenings on Friday, November 15 at IFC Center as part of the final day of the festival. Viewfinders Award Winner City Dream, directed by Weijun Chen. […]
Two days before the festival’s close, DOC NYC announced its 2019 award-winners at an evening ceremony at the Flatiron Room in Manhattan. This year’s event, running November 6-15 at IFC Center, the SVA Theatre and Cinépolis Chelsea, featured 135 feature-length films and 126 short documentaries. Included were 28 world premieres and 27 U.S. premieres among over 300 […]
New York Times “Now in its 10th year, this annual nonfiction smorgasbord is billed as the largest nonfiction film festival in the United States, with 136 features over 10 days (to say nothing of shorts and other events).” — 8 Film Series to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend New York Post “Documentaries are having a […]