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The Producers Guild of America is out with the nominees for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures at its 31st annual Producers Guild Awards. They are: Advocate, directed by Rachel Leah Jones and Philippe Bellaïche, about Lea Tsemel, a Jewish Israeli lawyer who defends Palestinian political prisoners. Amer…

On the Netflix Hollywood compound recently, a capacity crowd gathered in an amphitheater for an event with the crackling energy—and almost the look—of a UFC title bout. The contenders in the ring at Real to Reel: A Netflix Documentary Showcase Presented by Deadline were all heavyweights, not in MMA but nonfiction…

Documentary group Cinema Eye on Thursday unveiled nominations for the 2020 Cinema Eye Honors, with Netflix’s American Factory and Neon’s Apollo 11 leading the way with five nominations each. Netflix tops all distributors with 17 noms, the most ever in a single year. Winners will be revealed at a ceremony January 6 at…

The nominees for the 2019 International Documentary Association (IDA) Awards have been unveiled, with several of this year's most high-profile docs in the frame. Scroll down for full list of nominees. For the first time, this year's ceremony will feature an award for best director, with the five films nominated all…

American Factory, the documentary from Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions and Participant Media, will premiere on Netflix on August 21. The streaming service had acquired the pic from co-directors Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, where it won the U.S…

EXCLUSIVE: The Sundance deals keep coming, heading into the festival’s closing awards. Netflix is on the verge of making its second Sundance deal, acquiring world rights on American Factory, the film that is directed by Steven Bognar & Julia Reichert, and premiered last Friday at the Prospector Square Theater, in the…