Funding and Support Provided through Durham Next’s Multi-year, Capacity-building Initiative Full Frame Documentary Film Festival has been selected to participate in Durham Next’s new Community Investment Program initiative, Accelerate: A Durham Festival Collective (Accelerate). The first-ever Accelerate application period generated 30 total submissions, with five prospects ultimately selected to receive funding to support ambitious vision and strategic planning. Through this partnership, Full Frame will receive financial support and access to wraparound services geared toward expanding the festival’s reach and economic impact. Accelerate is a multi-year investment, and Full…
Awards recognize excellence, innovation and boldness in the artistry of nonfiction filmmaking
Tuesday, November 18, 7:00 p.m. Free | Tickets available November 3 Cinema One, Carolina Theatre of Durham Full Frame is proud to host a special early screening of THE NEW YORKER AT 100 ahead of the film’s release on Netflix later this year. For the first time, The New Yorker opens up its offices to Academy Award-winning director Marshall Curry, allowing unprecedented access to its newsroom at a pivotal moment for all media. The feature…
The newest alumni releases available in September 2025 include THE BITTER PILL, THE DEVIL IS BUSY, FOLKTALES, PREDATORS, and PRIME MINISTER.
Full Frame is an Academy Award-qualifying event known in the documentary community as a “filmmaker’s film festival.”
Full Frame partners with the Durham County Library for a free screening of STORY & PICTURES BY, directed by Joanna Rudnick.
See these Full Frame alumni in theaters and on streaming services as early as June.
The Peabody Awards honor stories that “powerfully reflect the pressing social issues and the vibrant emerging voices of our day.”
Full Frame, a qualifying event for nominations for the Academy Award® Documentary Short Film category and the Producers Guild of America Awards, proudly presents its 2025 award winners. These nine awards total $45,000 in cash prizes.
Sunday Encore 1, Cinema 3, 2:00 pm PERFECTLY A STRANGENESS THE SPECTACLE MAMA MICRA THE DEVIL IS BUSY Sunday Encore 2, Fletcher Hall, 2:30 pm COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT Sunday Encore 3, Cinema 1, 4:30 pm SEEDS Sunday Encore 4, Cinema 3, 5:00 pm SPEAK.
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