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    You can now watch the Video Replays of TFC Distribution Days, a two-day virtual conference that was presented in collaboration with Sundance Institute and Film Independent and sponsored by the Golden Globe Foundation.

  • Distribution Advocates Podcast Episodes 1 and 6 are now LIVE!!

    Episode 1 features TFC Founder and Co-ED Orly Ravid, where she, and others, demystify the role of sales agents, and explore one filmmaker’s journey in finding distribution without one! Listen below or click here for more info and the full transcript. Episode 6 also features Orly Ravid, where she, and others, examine current system of distribution, and what can happen to filmmakers when a distribution company fails. Listen below or click here for more info and the full transcript.

TFC congratulates our clients with projects that are contenders for top awards this year!


Peabody Award nominees for Documentary, News, Public Service, and Radio/Podcast

(Winners announced on May. 1, 2025; Ceremony on June 1, 2025)

mtv_documentary_films

blackboxdiaries
Black Box Diaries

NOMINATED

Documentary

 

daughters
Daughters

NOMINATED

Documentary

 

queendom
Queendom

NOMINATED

Documentary


Academy Award Shortlist

(Ceremony took place on Mar. 2, 2025)

mtv_documentary_films

blackboxdiaries
Black Box Diaries

NOMINATED

Documentary Feature

mtv_documentary_films

iamreadywarden
I Am Ready, Warden

NOMINATED

Documentary Short

 

queendom
Queendom

SHORTLISTED

Documentary Feature

 

union
Union

SHORTLISTED

Documentary Feature

 

daughters
Daughters

SHORTLISTED

Documentary Feature

 

blackboxdiaries
Seat 31: Zooey Zephyr

SHORTLISTED

Documentary Short


Film Independent Sprirt Awards

(Ceremony took place on Feb. 22, 2025)

 

bigboys
Big Boys

NOMINATED

John Cassavetes Award

Best Breakout Performance
Isaac Krasner

 

iamreadywarden
A Photographic Memory

WINNER

Truer Than Fiction Award
Rachel Seed


NAACP Image Awards

(Ceremony took place on Feb. 21, 2025)

 

luther
Luther: Never Too Much

WINNER!

Outstanding Documentary (Film)

WINNER!

Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture)
Dawn Porter

 

daughters
Daughters

NOMINATED

Outstanding Documentary (Film)

 

blackbarbie
Black Barbie

WINNER!

Outstanding Documentary (Television)


BAFTA Film Awards

(Ceremony took place on Feb. 16, 2025)

mtv_documentary_films

mediha
Black Box Diaries

NOMINATED

Documentary

 

mediha
Daughters

NOMINATED

Documentary


PGA Awards

(Ceremony took place on Feb. 8, 2025)

 

mediha
Mediha

NOMINATED

Documentary


Cinema Eye Awards

(Ceremony took place on Jan. 9, 2025)

 

union
Union

NOMINATED

Direction
Stephen Maing, Brett Story

WINNER!

Production
Mars Verrone, Samantha Curley

Unforgettables
Chris Smalls

 

queendom
Queendom

NOMINATED

Visual Design
Agniia Galdanova

WINNER!

Unforgettables
Jenna Marvin

 

iamreadywarden
Songs From the Hole

WINNER!

Heterodox

mtv_documentary_films

blackboxdiaries
Black Box Diaries

NOMINATED

Nonfiction Feature

Debut Feature
Shiori Ito

WINNER!

Unforgettables
Shiori Ito

 

daughters
Daughters

NOMINATED

Nonfiction Feature

Audience Choice Prize Nominee

mtv_documentary_films

iamreadywarden
I Am Ready, Warden

NOMINATED

Shorts List Semifinalist

 

iamreadywarden
A Photographic Memory

NOMINATED

Spotlight

 

iamreadywarden
Time Bomb Y2K

NOMINATED

Broadcast Editing
Marley McDonald, Maya Mumma


Astra Film & Creative Arts Awards Nominations

(Ceremony took place on Dec. 8, 2024)

mtv_documentary_films

blackboxdiaries
Black Box Diaries

NOMINATED

Documentary

 

daughters
Daughters

NOMINATED

Documentary


IDA Awards

(Ceremony took place on Dec. 5, 2024)

 

luther
Luther: Never Too Much

WINNER!

Career Achievement
Dawn Porter

mtv_documentary_films

blackboxdiaries
Black Box Diaries

WINNER!

Emerging Filmmaker
Shiori Ito

NOMINATED

Feature Documentary

Direction
Shiori Ito

Editing
Ema Ryan Yamazaki

 

queendom
Queendom

WINNER!

Cinematography
Ruslan Fedotov

NOMINATED

Direction
Agniia Galdanova

 

mediha
Mediha

NOMINATED

Writing
Hasan Oswald

 

iamreadywarden
Songs from the Hole

NOMINATED

Musical Documentary

 

maestra
Maestra

NOMINATED

Musical Documentary


The Gothams

(Ceremony took place on Dec. 2, 2024)

 

union
Union

NOMINATED

Documentary Feature


Critics Choice Documentary Awards

(Ceremony took place on Nov. 10, 2024)

daughters
Daughters

WINNER!

New Documentary Filmmaker(s)

mtv_documentary_films

blackboxdiaries
Black Box Diaries

NOMINATED

True Crime Documentary

mtv_documentary_films

iamreadywarden
I Am Ready, Warden

NOMINATED

Short Documentary


DOC NYC’s 40 Under 40 List, Class of 2024

See our clients’ previous awards and nominations.

  • Orly Ravid will be part of Film Independent’s Documentary Story Lab, Thursday, May 8 from 9:30am-12pm.
  • Orly Ravid will moderate an IFTA online panel entitled “Packaging Films Today” on April 29, 2025 at 9:30am PDT.
  • TFC will be at Slamdance, Feb. 20-26, 2025.
  • Jeffrey Winter was at Berlinale, Feb. 13-23, 2025.
  • TFC will be at Sundance, Jan. 22-28, 2025.
  • Orly Ravid will be a guest speaker for Film Independent’s Amplifier Fellowship filmmakers on Dec. 12, 2024. The fellowship supports emerging and mid-career Black filmmakers.
  • Kathy Susca will be attending Watch Docs Human Rights Film Festival in Warsaw, Nov. 21-25, 2024.

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  • April 2025
    On Location, Peabody Nominations, Industry Survey, New Fiscal Projects, Grant Opportunities, and, of course, Tidbits!
  • March 2025
    NAACP Awards, New Wave Fundraiser Screening, New Fiscal Projects, Grant Opportunities, and, of course, Tidbits!
  • February 2025
    TFC On Location, New Case Study, Distributor ReportCard, New Fiscal Projects, Grant Opportunities
  • January 2025
    TFC On Location, Awards & Nominations, Contribute to ResourcePlace, New Fiscal Projects, Grant Opportunities

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