News & Updates
Latest news, broadcast announcements and festival selections from Handful of Films.
After Three Noms, our First Emmy Award
Niobe Thompson and Handful of Films win the 2025 Emmy Award for "Best Science Documentary".
March 9, 2026
World Premiere of Hunt for the Oldest DNA
Hunt for the Oldest DNA follows the dramatic quest to recover million-year-old DNA and reveal a lost world before the Ice Age.
January 31, 2024
World Premiere of Carbon — The Unauthorised Biography
Carbon: The Unauthorised Biography world premieres at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema in Toronto with Neil deGrasse Tyson.
February 8, 2022
Carbon — The Unauthorised Biography Trailer Released
The trailer for Carbon: The Unauthorised Biography drops ahead of its March 2022 premieres in Canada and Australia.
January 17, 2022
2021 Waterwalker Film Festival Prize
The Long Today wins Best Canadian Location at the 2021 Waterwalker Film Festival.
May 6, 2021
Best Short at Wasatch Mountain Film Festival
The Long Today wins the Shane McConkey Award for best short documentary at the 2021 Wasatch Mountain Film Festival.
April 12, 2021
"Equus in Concert" World Premiere Postponed
The world premiere of Equus in Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra is postponed due to the pandemic.
November 3, 2020
Featuring Niobe Thompson in CBC's 'The Nature of Things'
Handful of Films founder Niobe Thompson shares how CBC's The Nature of Things has helped shape the person he is.
February 4, 2021
After World Premiere at Banff 2020, 'The Long Today' on Tour
The Long Today premieres at the Banff Mountain Film Festival and earns selection for the 2021 Banff World Tour.
October 28, 2020
Carbon: An Unauthorised Biography Goes Into Production
Handful of Films begins production on Carbon: The Unauthorised Biography, a feature documentary about earth's most misunderstood element.
October 31, 2020
New Partnership with Latitude45!
Handful of Films partners with Latitude45 Arts Promotion to book live orchestral documentary performances across North America.
March 1, 2021