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As any fan of Shakespeare – or of romance – can tell you, Romeo & Juliet takes places in Verona, Italy. Turns out the lovelorn everywhere are well aware of the play's setting. For over 50 years, "people from around the world have sent their heartaches, hopes, and confessions" to the city in…

EXCLUSIVE: Baby Monster Media has acquired world sales rights for documentary Uncle George: The Music Man about Chicago music scene legend George Daniels. The Los Angeles-based sales agent, production entity and distribution company will introduce the work to buyers at the Cannes Film Festival's…

Some of the biggest names in nonfiction film are heading to Poland for the 22nd edition of Millennium Docs Against Gravity, one of the largest documentary festivals in the world. The event running from this Friday until May 18 (and online from May 20-June 2) will welcome Oscar winners Asif…

UPDATED with latest: The 97th Oscars is in the rearview — time to look at what’s ahead trophy show-wise. Here is a list of awards shows and nominations dates ahead as we move into Emmy season and look ahead to the Tonys, music awards and more. Check back often for updates. May 8…

EXCLUSIVE: Shaquille O’Neal’s Jersey Legends, a division of Authentic Studios, has partnered with The Intellectual Property Corporation, a part of Sony Pictures Television, on Power Moves, a new six-episode docuseries on footwear and clothing brand Reebok that will begin streaming globally on Netflix…

EXCLUSIVE: DC/DOX, the prestigious documentary film festival in the nation's capital, today announced the full slate for its third edition. The cinematic event will include a dozen world premieres including The Last Class, a documentary about former Secretary of Labor – and ardent Trump opponent…

The great rock-funk-soul band Sly and the Family Stone didn't just make hits in the 1960s and '70s, they made "culture-changing hits," in the words of no less a figure than record mogul Clive Davis. Hits like "Everyday People," "Stand!", "Dance to the Music," "Family Affair" and "If You Want Me to…

Elon Musk got his wish. Voters in the southern tip of Texas just approved his plan to incorporate Starbase as its own city, at the SpaceX boss's behest. But Musk isn't the first magnate to get his own town in Texas. Long before him, George Coulam – creator the of the world's largest…

Hot Docs, the internationally renowned nonfiction film festival in Toronto, announced awards tonight for the 32nd edition of the event. Best International Feature Documentary went to I, Poppy, written and directed by Vivek Chaudhary. The film centers on a son who "fights corrupt officials while…

We have the nominees for the 46th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards, which were unveiled today by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. See the full list below. The winners will be feted during a pair of celebrations next month: the News Night ceremony on June 25 and the…

DC/DOX, the acclaimed documentary festival in the nation's capital, will kick off its third edition with the world premiere of Steal This Story, Please!, a film about Democracy Now! host and author Amy Goodman. Oscar nominees Carl Deal and Tia Lessin directed the film focusing on the…

President Trump's first 100 days in office have been marked by a concerted effort to stigmatize trans people and deny them rights. A week after re-entering the White House he issued an executive order banning transgendered people from enlisting or serving in the U.S. military (last month, a federal…