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New Nominations for One Child Nation from NYU NewsDoc Alum Nanfu Wang
One Child Nation Nominated For Best Documentary Feature.
Naretoi, Documentary by NYU NewsDoc Alum Kelsey Doyle, wins at Tryon International Film Festival
Naretoi received the award for Best Short Documentary Film
Documentaries by five NewsDoc Alumni will be screened during Doc NYC in November 2019
DOC NYC is an annual documentary film festival in New York City, and the country's largest documentary film festival.
NYU GlobalBeat reports on Amazon deforestation for PBS Newshour Weekend
NYU Journalism's international field reporting class produced a two part video series for PBS Newshour Weekend on Amazon deforestation.
“Marked” by NewsDoc Alum Henry Ogunjimi selected to two festivals
"Marked" was screened to the Capital City Black Film Festival and the Silicon Valley African Film Festival during the summer.
NewsDoc Alum Veda Shastri wins the Excellence in Immersive Storytelling award
Alum Veda Shastri wins the Excellence in Immersive Storytelling award at the Online Journalism Awards
NYU NewsDoc Alum Ahmed Mansour’s Canada Premiere will be at Toronto Palestine Film Festival on September 21
"Brooklyn Inshallah" is having its Canada Premiere at Toronto Palestine Film Festival on Saturday, September 21 at 2:45pm. The screening location is at #TIFF Bell Lightbox
NYU NewsDoc Alum Marjan Riazi wins award for “High Hopes”
Marjan Riazi wins "Best Student Short Documentary" at the Olympus Film Festival in LA for "High Hopes"
Shehzad Hameed is investigating coral bleaching in Australia for his next documentary
50% of the reef in Australia is dead due to global warming. Will the remaining survive?
“The Money Stone”, Alum Stuart Harmon’s first feature-length documentary film, wins best documentary during its first Africa Premiere
Alum Stuart Harmon started his documentary film at NYU NewsDoc.
Alum Elle Luan’s documentary “Rainbow Mothers” wins IMDB qualifier, is officially selected to two festivals
Congratulations to Elle Luan from NewsDoc 2018.
NewsDoc student receives $15,000 fellowship with CNN’s Great Big Story
NewsDoc Student William Martin's documentary project is scheduled for release on Great Big Story, November 2019.