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'Dream Empire' takes top award at Thessaloniki Film Festival

One of the world’s most important film festivals of its kind, the 19th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, is coming to an end after displaying an array of films on topics from politics and history, to

13/03/2017

USA

'The White Helmets,' volunteer civil defence film in Syria wins Oscar

'The White Helmets' Syrian civil defence film wins Oscar

27/02/2017

Cinema

'13th' - Oscar-nominated doc examines legacy of slavery

‘13th’ is ‘Selma’ director Ava DuVernay’s Oscar-nominated documentary.

10/02/2017

Cinema

'Free to Run' - a documentary which traces the birth of jogging and womens fight to compete in marathons

In the 1960’s, it was rare to see people running in the streets or in parks and those who did were considered a bit strange.

27/01/2017

Cinema

'Strike a Pose' - the story of male dancers on Madonna's 1990 'Blond Ambition Tour'

In 1990 Madonna chose seven male dancers to join her on her controversial ‘Blond Ambition Tour’ in support of her fourth studio album, “Like a Prayer.

17/01/2017

Cinema

'Rocco' - a documentary charting the life of porn star Rocco Siffredi

“Rocco”.

13/01/2017

Cinema

This week on the big screen - movies from the European cinema

The documentary ‘The Valley of the Wolves’ leads our pick of European.

04/01/2017

Cinema

Ungersheim - an Alsace village in transition and on the silver screen

How many times have you heard, when you suggested a new idea, “that’s impossible, it is Utopia”?

09/12/2016

Cinema

Usain Bolt doc out now

‘I Am Bolt’ is a new documentary about the athlete known as “the fastest man alive”: Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt.

29/11/2016

Cinema

The bad boy of ballet Sergei Polunin stars in documentary 'Dancer'

The documentary 'Dancer' looks at the extraordinary world of ballet's bad boy - Sergei Polunin.

25/10/2016

Cinema

London Film Festival all about diversity

An impressive 248 feature and documentary films are being screened at this year’s London Film Festival.

10/10/2016

Cinema

'Supersonic': doc chronicles Oasis' rise to fame

The team behind last year’s Oscar-winning documentary on Amy Winehouse has turned its lens on one of the most iconic Britpop bands of all time.

07/10/2016

Cinema

Portrait of a nation shot by Indians 'India in a Day'

Directed by Richie Mehta 'India in a Day' is an innovative and novel form of non-fiction filmmaking.

30/09/2016

Cinema

Ron Howard plunges us into Beatlemania

Film director Ron Howard brings the Beatles back to life in a new documentary.

20/09/2016

Cinema

Inside the mind of a suicide bomber

Norwegian documentary-maker Pål Refsdal tries to show "the other side" in his documentary 'Dugma: The Button', in which he films the daily life of "martyrs in waiting" in Syria.

19/09/2016

Cinema

'The War Show': a video diary of the Syrian conflict

Screened at the Venice Film Festival, 'The War Show' is a documentary about the Syrian conflict told from the point of view of a former radio DJ and her friends.

06/09/2016

Cinema

Mr Gaga, a dance film which brings you to your feet

Featuring archive material of his work and personal life combined with the director’s own carefully shot footage, the film follows the rise of one of the most innovative choreographers in the world, f

29/07/2016

Cinema

Talking movies: How Disney films helped Owen find his voice

Life Animated is the touching story of Owen Suskind, who at the age of three is diagnosed with regressive autism and loses his ability to speak.

28/07/2016

Cinema

Disturbing the peace in the Middle East

An Israeli documentary called “Disturbing the Peace” has been following groups of Palestinian and Israeli peace activists as they attempt to find what many assume is impossible in the Middle East…

18/07/2016

United Kingdom

How the West and its media feed the 'monster' of Jihad

Government policies, isolation, misogyny, racism, despair and denial.

05/07/2016