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Young filmmaker Jazmin Jones and her collaborator Olivia McKayla Ross put on their detective caps – possibly with tinfoil lining underneath – in the award-winning new film Seeking Mavis Beacon. The "Mavis" they are seeking became a beacon of hope for people wanting to learn to type back in the day…

EXCLUSIVE: Gunpowder & Sky, the production company behind Sabrina Carpenter: A VR Concert and Showtime's Sheryl is teaming with pop and reality TV star Jessica Simpson on a multi-part documentary about the musician, entrepreneur, philanthropist and best-selling author. Production is currently…

Daisy Ridley is going from Star Wars to soccer stardom in her latest gig. The actress has signed on to narrate We Were There, an eight-part doc series about the controversial 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar from the country’s Supreme Committee, UK indie Noah Media Group and Host Broadcast Services…

UPDATED with latest: The Oscars, strike-delayed Writers Guild Awards 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 as we cruise into Emmy season and look ahead to Cannes, the fall film…

In one of the most explosive documentary premieres in TIFF history, a film sharply critical of Benjamin Netanyahu bowed before a packed house in Toronto Monday night, despite a last-ditch effort by the Israeli prime minister to block it. The Bibi Files, produced by Alex Gibney and directed by Alexis…

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Pratt has boarded Fighting Spirit: A Combat Chaplain’s Journey, a feature documentary directed by Rich Hull and former combat chaplain Justin D. Roberts, as an executive producer. Also new to the project is Falling Forward Films, the outfit led by distribution veteran Scott Kennedy…

EXCLUSIVE: Filmmaker Barry Avrich (Prosecuting Evil) has begun production on To the Last Breath, a documentary telling a true story of heroism amid the October 7 terror attack on Israel. The film’s subject is Noam Tibon, a grandfather and retired Israeli general who rescued his family from Hamas…

EXCLUSIVE: Media industry veteran Karolina Waclawiak has been appointed to serve as Head of Documentary at BuzzFeed Studios. She comes to the role after serving as Editor in Chief and Executive Editor of Culture at BuzzFeed News for more than seven years and will now oversee the development and…

EXCLUSIVE: Rise and Shine World Sales has acquired sales rights to the documentary A Sisters' Tale ahead of its international premiere Tuesday at the Toronto International Film Festival. In the documentary, Iranian filmmaker Leila Amini trains a lens on her sister Nasreen, a gifted singer-songwriter…

UPDATED with full list of winners, scorecards: Shōgun continued its historic gold rush on night 2 of the Creative Arts Emmys on Sunday, with multiple wins for Guest Actor, Costumes, Makeup, Hairstyling, Stunts, Production Design, Visual Effects and more.  The FX series won a total of 14 Emmys during…

UPDATED with statement from Ron Howard. The pairing of famous directors with famous subjects proved an unbeatable combo in the documentary categories at the Creative Arts Emmys. Ron Howard's Jim Henson Idea Man, about the late Muppets creator, won Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special, one of…

In Seeking Mavis Beacon, filmmakers Jazmin Jones and Olivia McKayla Ross aim to track down one of the most iconic figures in multicultural education and internet history. With over 10 million copies sold, Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing, a 1987 program made by The Software Toolworks, becomes the subject of…