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Sheffield Doc/Fest 2013 report and photos!

June 17th, 2013

With 6 films screening and 3 directors present it was another busy year for us at the UK's biggest documentary film festival last week.

With sold-out out screenings of our upcoming summer releases Blackfish and The Act of Killing it was lovely to see audiences ask their questions

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Blackfish trailer is an online hit

June 17th, 2013

The trailer for our upcoming July release Blackfish recently debuted online and has clocked up over 2 million hits on iTunes alone. Watch it again and again below!

Blackfish tells the story of Tilikum, a performing killer whale that killed several people while in captivity. Along the way,

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The Act of Killing wins Special Jury Award at Sheffield Doc/Fest

June 17th, 2013

It was another big year for Dogwoof at Sheffield Doc/Fest this year with 6 films showing, and on Sunday the festival juries presented their awards to an enrapt crowd. The festivals most prestigious prize is the Special Jury Award, which three of our titles were nominated for (The Act

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Model Alliance change US legislation for under-age models

June 14th, 2013

This week, fashion history was made when the New York State Senate and Assembly unanimously passed legislation to protect underage models under child labor laws.

The new legislation stipulates that child models must have on-set tutors and chaperones, the presence of a pediatrician and trust accounts in the

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Blackfish VIP screening is a hit!

June 12th, 2013

Last night we took over the Covent Garden Hotel in London for an extra special Blackfish event. The film's director Gabriela Cowperthwaite and producer Manny Oteyza were in London for our special Apple Store Event on Monday, and before heading to Sheffield for the 2013 Doc/Fest we put on

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Sheffield Doc/Fest DVD sale!

June 12th, 2013

Sheffield Doc/Fest kicks off today and to mark our favourite festival's 20th anniversary we are running a special promo in the Dogwoof DVD shop.

We have decided to run a special DVD offer for our films that have played at this great festival in the past. All these

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Blackfish event at Apple Store

June 11th, 2013

On Monday 11th June Blackfish director Gabriela Cowperthwaite took part in a 'Meet the Filmmaker' event at the Apple Store in Regent Street, London. Empire Magazine's Chris Hewitt hosted the event, where new clips from the film where shown and the duo discussed topics from storytelling techniques to King

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Chasing Ice - now on DVD, Blu-ray & VOD

June 10th, 2013

Oscar nominated Chasing Ice is out to own today on DVD and Blu-ray! This is Dogwoof's first Blu-ray release, and comes packed with exclusive extras. The film is also available to watch online via iTunes and Dogwoof.TV from today.

Acclaimed photographer James Balog was once a sceptic about

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When Gemma Met Dogwoof

June 7th, 2013

Some advice from the newest member of Team Dogwoof, Gemma Purkiss

As emerging filmmakers we strive to get our foot through the industry’s hypothetical door.  The moment we graduated we all rushed to media jobs sites, signing up to stack our CV’s with great company names and gain

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Blackfish Twitter Q&A on June 11th

June 6th, 2013

If you can't get to the Apple Store in London on Monday to meet Blackfish director Gabriela Cowperthwaite then she is going to be taking over the Blackfishmovie twitter account on Tuesday 11th June from 4-5pm (GMT) to answer your questions. So if you are desperate to ask Gabby

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