Archive · 9 Dec 2025
Deadline Launches Contenders Film: Documentary
Deadline, a news website, started a new online event called Contenders Film: Documentary.
This event shows 12 interesting documentary films from this year.
Some of these films are about famous people like songwriter Diane Warren and Julian Assange.
Others talk about different topics like UFOs, music, and even trains.
The event happened online on Sunday, and the website for it was launched on Tuesday.
Many companies that make and show movies are part of this event.
Deadline launched the streaming site for Contenders Film: Documentary on Tuesday.
The virtual event took place on Sunday, featuring 12 documentary films.
Notable films include Diane Warren: Relentless, The Six Billion Dollar Man, and The Age of Disclosure.
The event includes films from various distributors and production companies.
The Tale of Silyan, one of the featured films, recently won the main IDA Awards prize.
- Who
- Deadline, various filmmakers and production companies
- What
- Launch of the Contenders Film: Documentary streaming site
- When
- Tuesday (launch), Sunday (virtual event)
- Where
- Online
- Why
- To showcase the year’s buzziest nonfiction features
- Event Name
- Contenders Film: Documentary
- Launch Date
- Tuesday
- Virtual Event Date
- Sunday
- Number of Films
- 12
- Notable Films
- Diane Warren: Relentless, The Six Billion Dollar Man, The Age of Disclosure, Becoming Led Zeppelin, The Tale of Silyan, Complicated, Dog Warriors, Turandot, Viva Verdi!, The Hemingway, Trains, Trade Secret
- Distributors and Production Companies
- Charlotte Street Films, Watermelon Pictures, EPF Media, Drygas Film Production, Incipit Film, La Monte Productions, MasterClass, Greenwich Entertainment, National Geographic Documentary Films, Oneric Ltd., Open Eye Pictures, Relentless Releasing, Sony Pictures Classics, Untitled Film Works