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An annual documentary festival, Inconvenient Films, kicked off in Lithuania, bringing 50 acclaimed documentaries for thi...

Magaluf Ghost Town wins at the 23rd Thessaloniki Documentary Festival On the Other Side and Landscapes of Resistance have received the other Golden Alexanders in their respective sections at the end of the hybrid edition of the festival Magaluf Ghost Town by Miguel Ángel Blanca The 23 rdThessaloniki Documentary Festival (TDF) unspooled as a hybrid edition, with its first online screenings running from 4-14 March and the on-site screenings from 24 June–4 July, when 92 films were shown in nin...

AFI Docs unveils full lineup for 2021 festival The full slate of films for this year’s AFI Docs festival will boast 77 films from 23 countries, and four world premieres. The AFI says 52% of the films that will ... May 26, 2021 The full slate of films for this year’s AFI Docs festival will boast 77 films from 23 countries, and four worl...

Listen to Grit & Glitter’s interview with “Luchadoras” director Paola Calvo. One element in striving to become a professional wrestler is the desire to become an idealized version of one’s self. As the past several decades have torn down walls of secrecy once obscuring this potentially rockstar-like path, training in the art of pro wrestling has been made more widely accessible to those with the passion to learn the craft and take the bumps. With beautifully place-setting photography Pa...

Luchadoras, and its described as follows: Directed by Paola Calvo and Patrick Jasim,  Luchadoras follows three women from Juárez as they wrestle and fight to overcome their own personal struggles while living in one of the most dangerous cities in the world. News reports of the latest murder victims—including a young activist, Isabel Cabanillas, who rode her bike everywhere to stay as close as possible to the community—play throughout the film. These reports never seem to stop. They’re...

SXSW Announces 2021 Headliner & Early Highlight Titles! SXSW announces 2021 headliner & early highlight titles! With two months still to go until the arrival of the first fully-online version of the iconic festival, South by Southwest (SXSW) has revealed a handful of the titles set to screen, including the YouTube Originals docuseries  Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil, which will make its world premiere as the Opening Night Headliner! This year, the acclaimed program will be online, where i...

Violet. “It’s impressive and rare to see a pop superstar tell their story so authentically and without pretense,” said Janet Pierson, Director of Film. “We’re privileged to present this intimate journey told with such vulnerability. Demi Lovato’s profound interest in mental health awareness is helping change the landscape of a crucial issue in this year of national and international trauma and loss.” “We are excited to share a handful of films from various sections of the festi...

The docuseries "Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil" will be opening the 2021 SXSW Film Festival in March.

Interview still from Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil, this years SXSW Film opening night title (Photo by OBB MEDIA) Music, film, and a social conscience have always underpinned SXSW, and the three converge as Demi Lovato: Dance With the Devil has just been announced as the opening night title for this years virtual festival. The four-part docuseries, which was announced yesterday as debuting on YouTube on March 23, will actually get its world premiere when the 2021 o...

One of the first events shut down due to the pandemic in 2020, the South By Southwest Film Festival goes virtual for its 2021 edition.