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EXCLUSIVE: When does a democracy end, and a theocracy begin? That's the key question in Oscar-nominated filmmaker Petra Costa's urgent new documentary Apocalypse in the Tropics, set to open in select theaters in the U.S. and UK on July 11, and in Brazil this Thursday, and premiering worldwide on…

UPDATED with latest: Emmy season is upon us, and film awards aren’t all that far behind — time to look at what’s ahead trophy show-wise. Here is a list of awards shows and nominations dates ahead as we move into Emmy season and look ahead to the Tonys, music awards and more. Check back often for…

Two-time Oscar winner Ben Proudfoot is going to need more room in his trophy case. The filmmaker is returning from Europe with multiple Cannes Lions for his documentary The Final Copy of Ilon Specht, a film about the woman who created the iconic L'Oréal Paris tagline, "Because I'm worth…

The BBC's storied documentary strand Storyville is restructuring and seeking a new head. A trio of roles have been closed including Lead Commissioning Editor Emma Hindley’s post and a new Head of Storyville is being sought from today, while the number of films commissioned per year will drop by…

Given that it only lasts a lean but eventful four days, running from Monday to Thursday, Sunny Side of the Doc has a lot of awards to go round, after handing them out as the 36th edition came to a close last night, the event added up some remarkable figures. Held in the small fishing town of La…

We have all the winners for the 46th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards. The News categories were in the spotlight Wednesday at the Palladium Times Square in New York City, which also is set to host the Documentary ceremony on Thursday night. See the list of winners below. The 67 total…

EXCLUSIVE: The University of Connecticut women's basketball team, the most successful women's program in the nation, has scored its own docuseries. The UConn team, which is coached by Hall of Famer Geno Auriemma, who has the best record in college basketball, will be the focus of a three-part…

EXCLUSIVE: The director of The Many Deaths of Nora Dalmasso tells Deadline about the remarkable real-life connection he had to a case that is the subject of his Netflix true-crime series. "I went to Argentina as an 18 year-old on my gap year trying to learn Spanish and I ended up teaching…

DC/DOX in the nation's capital and the Bentonville Film Festival in northwest Arkansas are relative newcomers to the festival scene, but both have become important destinations for filmmakers and lovers of film. DC/DOX hosted some of the top names in documentary at its third edition, including…

Everything outside may be going to hell, but Sunny Side of the Doc might be the non-fiction world's only real happy place right now. Currently in its 35th year, the event is a testament to the resilience of documentary filmmaking, both in its ongoing support for reality-based storytelling in all its…

EXCLUSIVE: Major news for fans hopelessly devoted to Olivia Newton-John: a documentary in production about the late singer and actress will be coming to Netflix. The streaming platform today announced the untitled project is being directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Nicole Newnham (Crip Camp, T…

Susan Powter rocketed to fame in the 1990s, propounding the idea that it was possible to lose weight, feel better, and regain vitality by eating clean and exercising – a message that resonated with millions of American women. She summed it all up with a decibel-peaking catchphrase emitted almost like…