FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Emily Foster, Co-Festival Director emily.foster@fullframefest.org 919-433-9802 Full Frame Celebrates Filmmakers Nancy Buirski and D. A. Pennebaker with the 2024 Tribute Durham, N.C. – Wednesday, March 13, 2024 – The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival will celebrate filmmakers Nancy Buirski and D. A. Pennebaker with the 2024 Full Frame Tribute. Full Frame will screen a selection of Buirski’s and Pennebaker’s films at the four-day festival. An event where…
Durham, N.C. – Tuesday, March 12, 2024 – Full Frame has announced the 2024 Thematic Program curated by award-winning filmmakers Jessica Edwards and Gary Hustwit. The 2024 Thematic Program, titled “In Process: Documenting Creativity,” examines the creative process through films that illuminate how artists—on both sides of the lens and across a variety of mediums—make their work. The series features six selections, four features and two shorts, and considers both the triumphs and the…
Image ID: Film still from I DIDN’T SEE YOU THERE. In a reflection of an unmarked storefront is a grayish silhouette of a man using an electric wheelchair. Behind the man is a spectacular red and yellow circus tent. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Emily Foster, Marketing Director emily.foster@fullframefest.org Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Announces 2022 Award Winners Durham, N.C. – April 9, 2022 – Six awards for a combined value of $35,000 in…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Emily Foster, Full Frame Marketing Director & Interim Associate Festival Director emily.foster@fullframefest.org | 513-503-3200 25th Annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Announces Official Selections Durham, NC – Tuesday, March 22, 2022 – Full Frame announces the official festival selections for the virtual 25th Annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, which takes place April 7–10, 2022. The NEW DOCS lineup and Invited Program include 37 titles from 18 countries, comprising 22 feature…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Emily Foster, Marketing Director emily.foster@fullframefest.org Durham, NC – January 11, 2022 – The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, a program of the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, has been approved for a $20,000 Grants for Arts Projects award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The funds will go toward compensation for participating artists and programming committee members, screening fees, and efforts to make the festival…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Emily Foster, Marketing Director & Associate Interim Festival Director emily.foster@fullframefest.org | 513-503-3200 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Will Be Virtual in 2022 Durham, N.C. – December 8, 2021 – The 25th annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, a program of the Center for Documentary Studies (CDS) at Duke University, will be presented entirely online April 7–10, 2022. Organizers of the Academy Award®-qualifying event cite the ongoing and unpredictable realities of…
Durham, NC – Tuesday, June 1, 2021 – Full Frame is proud to recognize the generous contributions of the 31 regional and national sponsors of the 24th Annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, which takes place virtually June 2-6, 2021. “We’re humbled and grateful for the enormous amount of support we’ve received from our partners, both nationally and right here in our own vibrant community of Durham,” says Leesa Moore, Full Frame’s Development Manager. “Because…
MEDIA CONTACT: Emily Foster, Marketing Director emily.foster@fullframefest.org | (513) 503-3200 Durham, NC – Thursday, May 6, 2021 – Full Frame is thrilled to announce the official festival selections for the virtual 24th Annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, which takes place June 2–6, 2021. In total, there are 36 titles from 21 countries, comprising 21 feature films and 15 short films. The lineup includes 6 world premieres, 4 North American premieres, and 5 U.S.…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Emily Foster, Marketing Director emily.foster@fullframefest.org | (513) 503-3200 Durham, N.C. – February 4, 2021 – The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, a program of the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, has been approved for a $20,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Grant funds will support festival operating costs for the streaming platform, screening fees, and compensation for participating filmmakers of the virtual event.…
Press Contact: Emily Foster, Marketing Director emily.foster@fullframefest.org | 513-503-3200 The annual celebration of nonfiction cinema will take place June 2–6, 2021. Filmmakers may submit their work from December 1, 2020–January 8, 2021. Durham, N.C. – November 18, 2020 – The 24th annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival will take place June 2–6, 2021, two months later than the previously announced April dates. Organizers cite the pandemic’s impact on industry calendars, audiences, and the…