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Oscar winner John Ridley has some choice words for Nelson Peltz, the activist investor who's trying to land two seats on the board of the Walt Disney Co. In the new episode of Deadline's Doc Talk podcast, pod co-host Ridley excoriates Peltz for remarks the Trian Fund titan made about Disney's…

EXCLUSIVE: BAVC Media has named the latest group of nonfiction filmmakers to take part in its prestigious documentary film fellowship program. The octet announced today will receive $10,000 each in "unrestricted funding, mentorship, industry access, feedback sessions, and workshops during an immersive…

EXCLUSIVE: Melbar Entertainment Group and Purple Pebble Pictures announced that award-winning actor and producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas and her production company Purple Pebble Pictures banner have joined the production team of Barry Avrich's new feature documentary Born Hungry. A true story brought…

EXCLUSIVE: Mainstay Entertainment is producing a documentary on professional tennis player Aleksandra Krunic. Norman Aladjem and Madeleine Buisseret are producing for Mainstay along with sports documentarian Natalie Jowett, who wrote and directed an Emmy-winning documentary on the tragedy of the 1972…

EXCLUSIVE: Jessica Lange's talent as an actor has been celebrated with two Oscars, three Emmys, a Tony, and numerous other awards. But it's her gift in a different area of the arts – photography – that will be explored in an upcoming documentary. Cinergistik has announced production on Jessica Lange…

Appearing on the Meghan McCain Has Entered the Chat podcast, Melissa Joan Hart is the latest former Nickelodeon star to comment on the shocking documentary Quiet on Set, which detailed allegations of abuse. Hart appeared in Nickelodeon’s Clarissa Explains It All in 1991. She said that she had no…

The Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival is coming off a successful — and at times turbulent — 26th edition, wrapping "amidst an explosive ambiance with episodes of violence and intolerance." In a post-festival report, TiDF says 66,000 spectators and visitors participated in the event this…

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy and Academy Award nominated producer David Permut and filmmaker Oscar Boyson are teaming up with author/filmmaker Mathew Klickstein to bring the San Diego Comic-Con origin story to life for the first time on screen in a new documentary based on the latter’s book See You at San Diego: An Ora…

Kenan Thompson has talked about his time working with Dan Schneider at Nickelodeon for the first time since the release of the documentary Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV. The veteran Saturday Night Live cast member worked on Schneider-produced shows All That and its spinoff series, Kenan & Ke…

What's the biggest documentary festival in the world? The International Documentary Festival Amsterdam. For now. Upstart CPH:DOX in Copenhagen aims to overtake IDFA as the top showcase for nonfiction film worldwide. On the new episode of Deadline's Doc Talk podcast, we sit down with CPH:DOX…

EXCLUSIVE: Nacelle has struck a deal to acquire Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters, a new doc on the creator of the Hellboy comics, from filmmakers Kevin Konrad Hanna and Jim Demonakos. Specifics as to the release plan haven’t been disclosed. Pic tells the story of Mignola — one of the most successful…

UPDATED with latest: The Oscars and the 2023-24 awards season are history, and it’s time to look at what’s ahead trophy show-wise. Here is a list of awards shows, events and the like ahead of the strike-delayed Writers Guild Awards on April 14. Check back often for updates. April 1…