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Full Frame Announces Invited Program and NEW DOCS Lineup for 19th Annual Documentary Film Festival

Durham, N.C. – March 10, 2016 – The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival has announced its “Invited Program” and “NEW DOCS” lineup of new feature and short films. Specific screening times and venues will be announced with the release of the full schedule on March 17. “I am overwhelmed by the incredible films set to screen at Full Frame this year,” said director of programming Sadie Tillery. “We strive for a lineup that embraces diverse…

Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Announces 2016 Tribute and Thematic Program

   Durham, N.C. – February 11, 2016 – The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival will honor director and documentary cinematographer Kirsten Johnson with the 2016 Tribute Award, presenting a retrospective of her work. This year’s Thematic Program will look at campaigns, candidates, and the electoral process in a series titled “Perfect and Otherwise: Documenting American Politics,” curated by filmmaker R.J. Cutler. Full Frame will screen Kirsten Johnson’s new film Cameraperson and a selection of documentaries…

Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Announces 2015 Award Winners

Durham, N.C. – April 12, 2015 – The 2015 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Award Winners were announced this afternoon at the festival’s annual Awards Barbecue. One of the nation’s premier documentary film festivals, Full Frame is celebrating its 18thannual festival. Full Frame is a qualifying event for consideration for nominations for both the Academy Award® for Best Documentary Short Subject and The Producers Guild of America Awards. The 19th annual Full Frame Documentary Film…

Full Frame to Honor Josh Braun with 2015 Advocate Award

Durham, N.C. – April 2, 2015 – The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival has announced that its 2015 Advocate Award will be presented to Josh Braun, co-president of Submarine Entertainment. Full Frame’s Director, Deirdre Haj, presents the Full Frame Advocate Award in recognition of individuals who have supported the documentary medium and the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. Braun will receive this honor at the festival’s Awards Barbecue on Sunday, April 12. Previous recipients of…

Full Frame Announces Additional Programming for 2015

Still from MERU, the 2015 Opening Night Film, directed by Jimmy Chin and E. Chai Vasarhelyi Durham, N.C. – March 19, 2015 – The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival has announced the Opening Night Film and additional programming for the 2015 festival: three Center Frame programs, five free screenings, the presentation of this year’s Garrett Scott Documentary Development Grant recipients, and the Fresh Docs program. MERU, about an elite climbing team’s attempt to ascend the…

Full Frame Announces Lineups for Marshall Curry Tribute and 2015 Thematic Program “The True Meaning of Pictures”

  Durham, N.C. – March 18, 2015 – The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival has announced its list of Full Frame Tribute and Thematic Program films. The festival is proud to present the 2015 Full Frame Tribute to filmmaker Marshall Curry. Full Frame will screen Curry’s films over the course of the four-day event, and will welcome a selection of Curry’s collaborators and subjects for Q&As. “Full Frame is where I had the first showing…

Full Frame Announces Invited Program and NEW DOCS Lineup for 18th Annual Documentary Film Festival

Durham, N.C. – March 11, 2015 – The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival has announced its “Invited Program” and “NEW DOCS” lineup of new feature and short films. Specific screening times and venues will be announced with the release of the full schedule on March 19. “We are incredibly proud of the talent on display in our 2015 lineup,” said director of programming Sadie Tillery. “These new films take us places: remote landscapes, hypnotic fairs, and…

Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Announces 2015 Tribute and Thematic Program

Durham, N.C. – February 10, 2015 – The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival will honor Marshall Curry with the 2015 Tribute Award, presenting a retrospective of his work. This year’s Thematic Program will look at the ethics of representation in documentary film through a series curated by filmmaker Jennifer Baichwal. “Full Frame is where I had the first showing of my first film, Street Fight,” Curry said. “I have a fond memory of pacing around outside…

The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University receives NEA grant to support the 2015 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

Durham, NC – December 4, 2014 – National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Jane Chu announced on December 2 that The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University is one of 919 nonprofit organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Art Works grant. The Center for Documentary Studies is recommended for a $35,000 grant, a $15,000 increase from last year’s grant, to support the 2015 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. Full Frame is a program…

Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Receives PNC Grant to Expand Year-Round Programming

The Full Frame Road show, Presented by PNC, will Bring Free Screenings to Greater Triangle Area Durham, NC – May 7, 2014 – The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival has received a $25,000 grant from the PNC Foundation to enhance the reach of its programming. The grant will allow more Triangle residents to enjoy Full Frame’s new year-round program called The Full Frame Road Show presented by PNC, which will bring free screenings of documentary…