Durham, N.C. – March 22, 2016 – The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival has announced that its 2016 Advocate Award will be presented to Durham native Alan B. Teasley, longtime supporter and advisor of the festival. Teasley serves as a Full Frame selection committee member, First Team donor, educator for Full Frame’s Teach the Teacher’s program, and a board member at Duke University’s Center for Documentary Studies, of which Full Frame is a program. Full…
Durham, N.C. – March 16, 2016 – The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival has announced its list of Full Frame Thematic Program films. The Thematic Program “Perfect and Otherwise: Documenting American Politics,” curated by Emmy Award winning filmmaker R.J. Cutler (The War Room, A Perfect Candidate, The World According to Dick Cheney) will focus on the inherent drama of the American electoral system. The lineup features 13 selections, two shorts and 11 features, that span…
Durham, N.C. – March 17, 2016 – The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival has announced the Opening Night Film and additional programming for the 2016 festival: four Center Frame programs, three free screenings, and the presentation of this year’s Garrett Scott Documentary Development Grant recipients. Weiner, following disgraced congressman Anthony Weiner’s 2013 campaign for mayor of New York City, will be the festival’s Opening Night Film, screening on Thursday, April 7, at the Carolina Theatre’s…
Durham, N.C. – March 16, 2016 – The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival has announced its list of Full Frame Tribute Program films. The festival is proud to present the 2016 Full Frame Tribute to cinematographer and director Kirsten Johnson. Full Frame will screen Cameraperson and a selection of Johnson’s films over the course of the four-day event. The lineup also includes a presentation in which Johnson will discuss her work through clips and conversation.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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