DOC NYC ’24: Celebrated Annual Awards Focus on Documentary Films

Will Ferrell and Frida Kahlo, along with three Ukrainian artists, a one-handed Yankees pitcher, a group of disgrutled Amazon workers, South Korean fisherwomen, Congolese CIA operatives, Sudanese revolutionaries, and 1970’s disco musicians, will all be appearing in downtown Manhattan during the month of November.

They’re all subjects of features and shorts showcased at DOC NYC, the 15th edition of what is now America’s largest documentary film festival.

The Corporate Presence/Prestige Custom Awards is proud once again to be providing awards for the event, whose honorees have included iconic filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese, Michael Moore, and Sam Pollard, but also less familiar, emerging talents like Tanaz Eshaghian, Cecilia Aldarondo, and Steven Bognar.

Awards Providing a Preview of Oscar Winners

DOC NYC has also become a reliable indicator (and driving force) for eventual Oscar recognition. In 2023, 12 of the 15 films named to the Academy Award Documentary Feature Shortlist had previously been screened at the festival.

Heading into 2024, an astounding 53 of the last 60 Academy Award-nominated documentary features were first presented at the festival. Those Oscar winners include “O.J.: Made in America”, “Navalny”, “20 Feet From Stardom”, “Searching for Sugar Man”, and “Icarus”.

Recognizing Diversity and Breadth

The 2024 festival, which runs between November 13th-21st, will feature over 200 films. As in previous years, they will be noteworthy for the diversity of their subjects, their perspectives, their locales, and of the filmmakers themselves.

Among the subjects of films this year will be Eastern Himalayan moths, repatriated African artifacts, the Russian coal mafia, the evolution of Yacht Rock, an eclipsed stand-up comedy icon, a notorious punk rock drummer, and an embattled prime minister.

The DOC NYC Experience

But the cachet of DOC NYC goes beyond taking in new works. Its appeal has been described as “not only about seeing new films before everybody else does. It’s more about entering the conversation between actors, filmmakers, and film fans.”

The festival offers not only screenings but panel discussions, industry roundtables, case studies, live pitches, with Q & A opportunities with filmmakers.

As invaluable as that in-person experience can be, online screenings will also be available through December 1st.

Providing The DOC NYC Awards

The Corporate Presence/Prestige Custom Awards is honored to continue its association with DOC NYC. Along with the National Football League Commissioner’s Awards, and ESPN’s annual ESPY Awards, the festival is another prestigious event for which we provide custom awards.