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Mstyslav Chernov's 2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA has been nominated for Best Documentary at the 2026 @bafta.org Film Awards 🏆

#EEBAFTAs #documentary

The UK premiere of UNDERLAND, followed by a Q&A with director Robert Petit, author @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social, & composer @hannahpeel.bsky.social is now SOLD OUT! A

Stay tuned for more Q&A screenings to be announced: releasing.dogwoof.com/newsletter

This sounds both brilliant and heart wrenching.

‘It was a little scary at times’: the hilarious, heartbreaking film about one man’s riotous death When André Ricciardi found out he had cancer, he asked a friend to film his final years. André Is an Idiot, the result, mixes in stop-motion puppetry to create an astonishing record of an extraordinar...

"Hilarious, heartbreaking...an astonishing record of an extraordinary life" (@theguardian.com).

ANDRÉ IS AN IDIOT is in cinemas 6 February.
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...

Dogwoof Takes UK & Irish Rights On ‘The Balloonists’ Doc About First Men To Circle The Globe In A Balloon Dogwoof has taken UK on 'The Balloonists' doc at Sundance - telling the story of the first balloon around the world from Rise Films, Anonymous.

News just in! We've boarded John Dower’s (Lockerbie) THE BALLOONISTS about the first two men to fly around the world in a balloon 🎈

Read more in @deadline.com.
deadline.com/2026/01/dogw...

We’re excited to announce the UK premiere of UNDERLAND, followed by a Q&A with director Robert Petit, author @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social, & composer @hannahpeel.bsky.social, in conversation with writer Gareth Evans.

🗓️ 24 March, 6:30pm
📌 @barbicancentre.bsky.social Cinema
🎟️ bit.ly/UnderlandQandA

🎬 THE STORY OF DOCUMENTARY FILM
@markcousinsfilm.bsky.social returns with a definitive history of documentary cinema, tracing its evolution across time through landmark works and long-overlooked treasures from around the world.

🎬 WHO KILLED ALEX ODEH?
From Jason Osder, William Lafi Youmans & @watermelonpictures.bsky.social this powerful film investigates the tragic murder of Palestinian-American civil rights activist Alex Odeh, and the unanswered questions that remain.

We’re proud to be premiering two titles at the 76th Berlinale:

🎬 WHO KILLED ALEX ODEH?
(International Premiere)

🎬 THE STORY OF DOCUMENTARY FILM
(European Premiere - Episode 1 | World Premiere Episodes 2–4)

Happy Birthday David Lynch 🎈

Clip from LYNCH/OZ (2022).
#DavidLynch #TwinPeaks #Documentary

Rent or buy on Apple TV, Prime Video, Sky Store & YouTube (UK/IRE): releasing.dogwoof.com/the-raftsmen

In 1973, twelve misfits set out to cross the Pacific on handmade rafts. Fifty years later, the survivors finally tell their astonishing story, brought to life with never-before-seen footage remastered in 4K.

THE RAFTSMEN is available to rent or buy now.

UCL East Community Cinema - The Librarians Presented by SCCI Cinema Club, join us for a free screening of this powerful documentary exploring free speech and book banning in the US.

FREE screening of award-winning film ‘The Librarians’ on 11th February at the UCL East Community Cinema, which tells the story of censorship in the culture wars. Check out the rest of the film season too...

@thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social

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Tix: is.gd/azBaHN

'ANDRÉ IS AN IDIOT' trailer: A documentary unveiling life-affirming story about death - HeyUGuys Dogwoof has released the trailer for ANDRÉ IS AN IDIOT, a wildly life-affirming documentary that approaches mortality with humour.

www.heyuguys.com/andre-is-an-...

Andre Is An Idiot | In Cinemas from 6 February

www.andreisanidiot.com

YouTube video by Dogwoof André Is An Idiot - Official UK Trailer

Watch the official trailer for ANDRÉ IS AN IDIOT.

André is a “brilliant idiot” who after skipping a colonoscopy, receives a terminal diagnosis. This absurdly funny film follows André as he learns how to face death without losing his sense of humour.

Out 6 February.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdM-...

Green and white graphic background, text reads: Love Docs? If you love documentaries, have always wanted to work in TV, but don’t know where to start, Grierson DocLab: New Entrants could be for you. Find out more and apply by 19 Feb griersontrust.org/grierson-doclab. The Grierson DocLab: New Entrants logo in association with National Geographic is in the top corner.

#GriersonDocLab applications are open! 📹 with support from National Geographic and Banijay UK

If you're aged 18-25, UK-based, love all things #Documentary & #FactualTV and want to work in the industry, then we'd love to hear from you.

Deadline 19 Feb bit.ly/4oR3a7x

10 years after his death, David Bowie shows us how to move forward David Bowie's final act may be his most generous: a roadmap for creativity, courage and reinvention in a world that needs all three.

"Jonathan Stiasny, director of new documentary Bowie: The Final Act, on telling the powerful story of the legendary musican's final chapter" - @bigissue.com.

BOWIE: THE FINAL ACT is in cinemas & on digital now.
www.bigissue.com/culture/musi...

Delighted that five of our titles are @bafta.org longlisted 🏆

Documentary:
- ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO
- 2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA
- THE LIBRARIANS
- RIEFENSTAHL

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer:
- THE SHADOW SCHOLARS

#EEBAFTAs #BAFTA

Cinema Eye Honors Documentary Winners Led by ‘Come See Me in the Good Light,’ ‘Perfect Neighbor,’ ‘Seeds’ See all the documentary film winners for the 2026 Cinema Eye Honors awards.

Great to see two of our titles win at the 19th annual Cinema Eyes Honors awards 🏆

Unforgettables Honorees
Fatma Hassona
“Put Your Soul On Your Hand and Walk”

Audience Choice Prize
“The Tale of Silyan”
Directed By Tamara Kotevska
www.indiewire.com/awards/resul...

Front Row - How is David Bowie remembered? - BBC Sounds Ten years on from his death, we re-assess David Bowie's legacy.

How is David Bowie remembered?

Director Jonathan Stiasny on BBC 4's Front Row discussing his new doc BOWIE: THE FINAL ACT (in cinemas now) 🎧
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Twelve misfits, three handmade rafts, six months at sea. Fifty years after embarking on the most dangerous ocean crossing ever attempted, the survivors of one of maritime history’s most astonishing… The Raftsmen - Official UK Trailer

Half a century after attempting one of the most dangerous sea crossings in history, the survivors finally share their incredible story in THE RAFTSMEN 🌊

Available to rent or buy from 15 January (UK/IRE).

Watch the trailer:

The Best Documentaries of 2025 It was a year of riches—theatrically, on streaming and awaiting distribution.

Nonfiction cinema offers storytellers practically limitless formal flexibility, and the power to show us reality in dazzling new hues.

These were 25 of the best documentaries of 2025:

observer.com/list/the-bes...

Bowie: The Final Act – 10 years after his death, the rock god gets a rapturous resurrection Packed with incredible scenes, this heartbreaking anniversary documentary can’t help but offer up a huge serving of nostalgic bliss

Bowie: The Final Act – 10 years after his death, the rock god gets a rapturous resurrection

Bowie: The Final Act review – the critic who made the star cry is stunned by his own disrespect Released two days before his death, Bowie’s last album Blackstar was a redemptive masterstroke. But his career was stuffed with failures – and this documentary refuses to gloss over the most painful parts

Bowie: The Final Act review – the critic who made the star cry is stunned by his own disrespect

★★★★★ "Packs a real punch...had me in tears." (@thetimes.com).

BOWIE: THE FINAL ACT is in UK/IRE cinemas now.
bit.ly/BowieTheFina...

How Bowie’s death became his last great work The star’s final album may have been his most audacious. It left us with a mystery that will never be solved

www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2025/12/2...

Bowie: The Final Act review - why the Starman still matters to Gen Z Bowie: The Final Act will run in selected UK and Irish cinemas from 26 December and air on 3 January at 10:00PM on Channel 4.

★★★★ "The film immediately transports us into Bowie’s late inner world" @attitudemag.bsky.social.

#BowieTheFinalAct is in cinemas now.
www.attitude.co.uk/culture/bowi...

Best Movies of 2025 Our film critics rank their 10 favorites of the year.

PREDATORS and PUT YOUR SOUL ON YOUR HAND AND WALK featured in @nytimes.com's 'best movies of 2025' 🎞

Bowie: The Final Act reviewed - revealing doc brings new insights Bowie: The Final Act is an Illuminating film that zigzags through the Dame's career with excellent results

★★★★ "Illuminating film that zigzags through Bowie’s career with excellent results"(Uncut Magazine).
www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/bowi...