Scorsese's Bob Dylan Documentary Wins Two Banff Awards

Scorsese's Bob Dylan Documentary Wins Two Banff Awards

Martin Scorsese's 2005 documentary No Direction Home: Bob Dylan was the big winner at the 27th Banff Rockie Awards on Monday night, taking home the grand prize and the arts documentary prize at the Banff World Television Festival. Scorsese's Dylan chronicle, which aired on the BBC and on public television in the United States, was chosen by an international jury led by chair Loren Mawhinney, a Canadian producer.
SILVERDOCS Announces DOCS Rx Program

SILVERDOCS Announces DOCS Rx Program

Short Film News - SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival announces the film, special event and conference programs in its DOCS Rx: A World of Documentaries on Global Health program.
Zidane documentary screens at Cannes

Zidane documentary screens at Cannes

As World Cup fever mounts around the world, Cannes critics today got to see French player Zinedine Zidane as he's never been seen before: in a documentary portrait of the Real Madrid star which trained 17 cameras on him during a match. The French production, titled Zidane: A Portrait of the 21st Century , capitalises on the immense popularity of the player in France, across much of Europe and in north Africa, by showing him during a game between his side and Villarreal in the Spanish championship at the end of last season.
FIFA prepares Documentary Film on Women football in Pakistan

FIFA prepares Documentary Film on Women football in Pakistan

A team from FIFA is on a three-day visit of Pakistan to prepare Documentary film on activities and development of Women football. The credit of such Documentary film goes to Pakistan Football Federation (PFF)'s President Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat who laid the foundation of National Women Championship last year and launched Futsal on Pakistani soil through women footballers recently.