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Festival Alums: Nominations and New Films to Stream

Big news from Full Frame alums continues to add up this November, including noteworthy nominations and assorted documentaries that are now streaming. Continue reading for the whole roundup.

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Acclaimed Documentary Filmmaker Dawn Porter Honored with 2026 Full Frame Tribute

The Full Frame Tribute celebrates filmmakers whose body of work exemplifies exceptional storytelling and impact.

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Full Frame Presents: The New Yorker at 100

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.

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Festival Alums Now Streaming and In Theaters

A diverse collection of documentary films that captivated audiences at the 2024 and 2025 festivals is now reaching wider audiences through major streaming platforms and select theaters nationwide.

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2026 Call for Entries is Now Open

The Call for Entries for the 28th annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is now open.

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Full Frame Presents 2025 Award Winners

Brittany Shyne’s “Seeds” wins Full Frame Grand Jury Award

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Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Presents 2025 Lineup

  DURHAM, N.C. – Forty-nine films from 30 countries comprise the 27th annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival lineup. The festival runs April 3-6, 2025, in downtown Durham, North Carolina. In the NEW DOCS category, 20 features and 15 short films will compete for nine juried awards totaling $45,000 in cash prizes. Full Frame is an Academy Award®–qualifying festival for Documentary Film Short Subject. Festival award winners will be announced at the annual Awards Barbecue…

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2025 Full Frame Tribute Honors Jean Tsien

  DURHAM, N.C. – The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is proud to honor award-winning editor and producer Jean Tsien with the 2025 Full Frame Tribute. A curated selection from her significant body of work will screen at the 27th annual festival, taking place April 3-6, in Durham. “We are thrilled to recognize Jean Tsien with this year’s Full Frame Tribute,” said Full Frame Festival Co-Director and Artistic Director Sadie Tillery. “We have been honored…

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Filmmaker Yance Ford Curates Full Frame’s 2025 Thematic Program

“The Weight of a Question: Documentary and the Art of Inquiry” invites viewers to grapple with complex questions

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Full Frame’s Winter Road Show Brings Three Oscar®-Shortlisted Films to The Cary Theater

Screenings of “Daughters,” “Union,” and “Hollywoodgate will be free and open to the public

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