April 24, 2026

Wanna see somethings new and great? The Sphere in Las Vegas is by far the biggest most amazing multi media venue in the world. The three billion dollar investment seemed like a bust at first. But between a revival of The Wizard of Oz, and established rock and rollers, the odd shaped theater is now a huge hit. See today's Wall Street Journal here for 

the full story. 

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April 18, 2026

UK doc film companies talk about their new projects. ScreenDaily story here.

And the infamous 7 Up series will have its final episode after 62 years of filming on and off every 7 years. Most of the films were directed by former DGA pres Michael Apted. See the story from RadioTimes here. 

 

April 15, 2026

The IDA, International Documentary Association wonders if YouTube can save documentaries. This is written by Anthony Kaufman who is the upcoming subject of a Westdoc episode. See the story here. 

 

Mar 23, 2026

IndieWire has a story here about political documentaries getting shut out of streaming and networks. Not much of surprise when you look around at what's going on in our world. And Warner Music Group has first look deal with Netflix to produce documentaries on the companies artists and songwriters. See the Hollywood Reporter story here. 

 

Feb 13, 2026

Variety has a story here from CPH:DOX with a list of 53 new films. 

 

 

Jan 18, 2026

Deadline has a compelling story here about "The Lake" documentary film which will premiere at Sundance this Thursday.  The film directed by Abby Ellis investigates a "looming environmental nuclear bomb"at the Great Salt Lake.  Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the exec producers.