Jane Rosenthal is taking the pulse of the nonfiction feature space — and it doesn’t look good. The mega-producer and Tribeca co-founder told Variety during a recent interview that she is “worried” ...

At the 2025 edition of CPH:DOX, extreme political tension in the U.S. and parts of Europe cast a cloud of uncertainty over the Copenhagen-based documentary film festival. While nonfiction films that ...

It’s no secret that corporations like Netflix, Amazon, and Apple have lost their appetite for current event documentaries that tackle politics. The good old days when streamers shelled out seven ...

Filmmakers cite rising attacks on culture, shrinking space for political documentaries, and the struggle to secure U.S. distribution for films like 'The 6 Billion Dollar Man' and 'The Voice of Hind ...

Attempts to reduce the barrier of entry to content by intentionally producing it in a way that makes it seem low-quality have persisted since the inception of online media. Early examples of this ...

Ongoing coverage of the Trump administration, political polarization in America, elections and federal agencies, plus political documentaries including FRONTLINE’s landmark series “The Choice.” ...

“We know that some distributors are a little wary of picking up films with overt political subject matters and that audiences sometimes seem to be looking for lighter types of work,” says Basil ...

At this year's Zurich Summit, filmmakers and industry executives warned that political polarization and attacks on free expression are reshaping the landscape for cinema, with artists facing new forms ...