Tag: One Child Nation

  • ‘Amy,’ ‘Free Solo,’ ‘Mole Agent’ Filmmakers Among Speakers at Cph:dox Conference

    ‘Amy,’ ‘Free Solo,’ ‘Mole Agent’ Filmmakers Among Speakers at Cph:dox Conference

    Oscar winning filmmakers Asif Kapadia (“Amy”) and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi (“Free Solo”), Oscar nominees Maite Alberdi (“The Mole Agent”) and Jessica Kingdon (“Ascension”), and Emmy nominee Jialing Zhang (“One Child Nation”) are among the lineup of speakers at Cph:conference, which runs during Cph:dox, Copenhagen’s documentary film festival.The discussion program, which runs under the banner “Future…

  • Copenhagen Documentary Film Festival Reveals Cph:forum Lineup

    Copenhagen Documentary Film Festival Reveals Cph:forum Lineup

    Copenhagen Intl. Documentary Film Festival, which runs March 21-April 3, has revealed the lineup for its international financing and co-production event Cph:forum.Women are taking central stage in the lineup both as characters and storytellers, and the Forum will feature new projects by Jialing Zhang (“One Child Nation”), Ilinca Calugareanu (“Chuck Norris vs. Communism”), Tova Mozard…

  • How Mark Monroe Helps Keep Documentaries on Track

    How Mark Monroe Helps Keep Documentaries on Track

    It was November 2018 and Nanfu Wang had four weeks before picture-lock on her third feature documentary, “One Child Nation.” The film, which Wang co-directed and edited, had already been accepted to the 2019 Sundance Film Festival but wasn’t quite ready.“I was debating and really struggling with what note to end the film on,” Wang…

  • ‘Maiden’ and ‘Apollo 11’ Lead Oscar Documentary Feature Shortlist

    ‘Maiden’ and ‘Apollo 11’ Lead Oscar Documentary Feature Shortlist

    The sailing documentary “Maiden” and the chronicle of the first trip to the moon, “Apollo 11,” are among the 15 titles that made this year’s shortlist for the Oscars’ Best Documentary Feature race.The shortlist also included two films about Syria, “For Sama” and “The Cave”; the first film produced by Barack and Michelle Obama’s production…

  • Sundance 2020 Oscar Preview: Keep Your Eye on the Documentaries

    Sundance 2020 Oscar Preview: Keep Your Eye on the Documentaries

    While a few lauded Sundance Film Festival titles like “The Farewell” and “The Report” still seek 2020 awards attention, the 2019 narrative selection became more talent discovery than Oscar launchpad as heated buys like “Late Night” and “Brittany Runs a Marathon” fizzled at the box office. For the documentary section, however, it’s a different story.While…

  • ‘Apollo 11,’ ‘Amazing Grace’ Make International Documentary Association Awards Short List

    ‘Apollo 11,’ ‘Amazing Grace’ Make International Documentary Association Awards Short List

    The Aretha Franklin documentary “Amazing Grace,” the moon-mission chronicle “Apollo 11” and the first film from Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company, “American Factory,” have made the short list for the International Documentary Association’s 2019 Ida Documentary Awards, the Ida announced on Thursday.The announcement narrows the field to 30 feature films and 21 shorts that…

  • Tribeca Announces 2019 Lineup, Achieves Gender Parity in Competition For First Time

    Tribeca Announces 2019 Lineup, Achieves Gender Parity in Competition For First Time

    The 2019 Tribeca Film Festival has announced its full feature film lineup for this year’s edition of the Manhattan festival, running April 24 – May 5. This year, the program has reached a new milestone: gender parity across its three competition sections. Standout offerings include new films from Lara Jean Gallagher, Mark Webber, Cindy Meehl,…