Emmy Award Outstanding Long Documentary - The Alpinist BAFTA Award Single Documentary - The Real Mo Farah Rose D'or Award Documentary - The Real Mo Farah Grierson Award Best Sports Documentary - The Real Mo Farah Broadcast Award Best Documentary Programme - The Real Mo Farah Venice TV Award The Moment: How Sports Changed the World SXSW Audience Award - The Dawn Wall
Emmy Award Outstanding Long Documentary - The Alpinist BAFTA Award Single Documentary - The Real Mo Farah Rose D'or Award Documentary - The Real Mo Farah Grierson Award Best Sports Documentary - The Real Mo Farah Broadcast Award Best Documentary Programme - The Real Mo Farah Venice TV Award The Moment: How Sports Changed the World SXSW Audience Award - The Dawn Wall
Red Bull Studios Boards ‘Reggae Girlz’ Set During 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, Among Other Sports Documentaries Red Bull Studios just signed a multi-year slate financing partnership with IPR.VC to ramp up the production and financing of upscale sports documentaries. News ‘The Balloonists’ Ascends At TIFF: Story Of Unlikely Duo Who Attempted First Nonstop Flight Around World In Balloon The story of Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones’s valiant endeavor is told in The Balloonists, which just made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. We have your first look at the documentary directed by John Dower in the clip above. It’s a Rise Films production, presented by Anonymous Content and Red Bull Studios. News The Balloonists Review: A Heartwarming Buddy Comedy and Adventure Doc Dower succeeds in creating an edge of your seat action adventure in his recreation of the first trip around the globe in a hot air balloon, as intense as anything Jules Verne himself could have imagined. The Balloonists will no doubt be a hit with audiences. News She Made History When She Free Climbed El Capitan. 5 Years Later, She Shares Her Unexpected New Perspective Emily Harrington speaks to PEOPLE about her history-making ascent of El Capitan in 2020, becoming the first woman to free climb Golden Gate in under 24 hours News TIFF Documentary Lineup Includes Films From Laura Poitras, Raoul Peck, Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi Other notable titles in this year’s TIFF doc lineup include “John Dower’s The Balloonists,” about adventurers who set out to circle the globe in a balloon. News TIFF Documentary Lineup Revealed: Films On Daring Aeronauts, And More The TIFF doc lineup is replete with films aiming for acquisition. Among them is one film that soars into the skies-- “The Balloonists" is looking at the race in the 1990s amongst aeronauts to become the first team to circumnavigate the earth in a balloon. “Every once in a while, there’s a documentary that comes along that tells maybe an overlooked chapter of an adventure story… It’s a white-knuckle ride.” News Red Bull Studios & IPR.VC Strike Multi-Year Premium Sports Doc Slate Financing Deal Austria’s Red Bull Studios and Helsinki-based fund IPR.VC have announced a multi-year slate financing commitment focused on premium sports and sports-adjacent documentary projects. News A fight against time and one's own limits The "Krone" was given the exclusive opportunity to sit next to lead actor Carlos Sainz Sr. at the European premiere of the new documentary "Dakar: Race Against the Desert" from Red Bull Studios in Madrid. News 'Dakar: Race Against the Desert' Trailer Documentary Hits the Gas with Gruelling Off-Road Action and M83 Soundtrack. News Jolt Streaming Platform Adds Titles Including 'Girl Climber', 'Anxiety Club', 'Cathedrals' and Doc 'Can't Look Away' Jolt, an AI-driven streaming platform connecting independent films with audiences, has unveiled its latest slate of films, including the documentary 'Girl Climber' from Red Bull Studios which follows free climber Emily Harrington News From ‘The Real Mo Farah’ to ‘The Dawn Wall,’ Blue Ant Studios Adds Standout Red Bull Studios Titles Blue Ant Studios has struck an exclusive worldwide distribution rights deal to select series and films from Austria’s Red Bull Studios as Blue Ant drives ever more into third-party content. News The Balloonists: John Dower to Direct; Red Bull Studios & Rise Films To Produce Docu Feature About First Aeronauts To Circumnavigate The World In Hot Air Balloon. News 4 Stars: The Times's Flight of Bryan Review: Feelgood tale of cross-Channel flight A man’s attempt to fly to France in a pedal-powered aeroplane is the subject of this inventive docudrama. News Oscar-Winning Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy to direct 'Reggae Girlz' A Documentary About Jamaica Women’s Soccer Team & Its Path To 2023 World Cup. News
Girl Climber With the pressure to prove herself in a male dominated sport, Emily Harrington sets an ambitious goal, a 24-hour ascent of Yosemite’s El Capitan. Learn more Flight of Bryan An unemployed amateur cyclist and a debt-ridden father of three, joined by a ragtag team of neurodiverse outliers, embark on a madcap, death-defying quest to crack the mystery of human-powered flight and claim the most coveted prize in aviation. Learn more Born to Fly A young pole vaulter from Louisiana raised by athlete parents must overcome his dual nationality and the trappings of fame to become the Greatest of All Time. Learn more The Moment In 1995, Nelson Mandela unites a fractured South Africa behind the once-divisive Springboks, turning their Rugby World Cup victory into a symbol of his "Rainbow Nation" dream—a legacy carried forward by today’s team and captain Siya Kolisi. Learn more The Real Mo Farah One of the world’s most successful track athletes reveals the shocking truth about his childhood. Learn more The Alpinist Marc-André Leclerc climbs alone, far from the limelight. On remote alpine faces, the free-spirited 23-year-old Canadian makes some of the boldest solo ascents in history. Yet, he draws scant attention. With no cameras, no rope, and no margin for error, Leclerc's approach is the essence of solo adventure. Learn more The Longest Wave Oscar-nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger travels the globe with legendary windsurfer and pioneering waterman Robby Naish, a 24-time world champion whose quest to master the world’s longest waves unexpectedly reveals his vulnerabilities as a competitor, mentor and father. Learn more La Liste Two Pioneering skiers bring a modern, fast, and aggressive style of skiing to a collection of 6,000 meters peaks, in the world’s greatest mountain ranges, facing adversity along the way, on a quest for progression. Learn more The Dawn Wall In an unbelievable story of perseverance, free climber Tommy Caldwell and climbing partner Kevin Jorgeson attempt to scale the impossible 3000ft Dawn Wall of El Capitan. Learn more Cerro Torre Set against the backdrop of breathtaking Patagonia, David Lama, the worlds youngest climbing world champion, sets out to climb an unfathomable route on Cerro Torre, a mountain once said to be the most difficult in the world. Learn more Riders on the Storm Riders on the Storm captures a pivotal moment in Afghan history and offers a rare and visceral look at a ruthless sports culture of the national sport, Buzkashi, where champions become marked men. Learn more
