'Apocalypse in the Tropics' Venice Film Festival Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment The 2025 International Documentary Awards nominations have been revealed. Apocalypse in the Tropics tops this year's film nominees with four nods, including in the top category of best feature documentary. Other films nominated for multiple awards include three-time nominees Life After, Seeds and The Tale of Silyan. Double nominees include Songs of Slow Burning Earth, Redlight to Limelight and Suburban Fury. This year's nominees were selected from more than 550 submissions from 85 countries, an increase from last year in the total number of countries represented. The entries were reviewed by juries consisting of dozens of documentary professionals worldwide. Related Stories Movies Directors of 10 Oscar-Contending Docs Discuss Their Films' Origins, Challenges and Impact (Video) TV NBC Sets Date for 2026 Emmy Awards This year, the IDA juries included special mentions alongside nominees instead of announcing a shortlist for best feature and best short. IDA members will be able to vote for the best feature and best short documentary winners from Nov. 19-Dec. 2. Winners in other categories will be selected by juries representing the international documentary community. The IDA Documentary Awards previously announced plans to recognize Julie Goldman with the career achievement award, Brittany Shyne (Seeds) with the emerging filmmaker award and Impact Partners with the pioneer award. Last year, No Other Land won the best feature documentary award at the IDA Documentary Awards ahead of the film winning the best documentary Oscar. The 2025 IDA Documentary Awards will be presented on Saturday, Dec. 6 at the Los Angeles Athletic Club. In addition to the awards in competitive categories, the IDA Documentary Awards will announce winners in the ABC News VideoSource Award and Pare Lorentz Award categories. Best Feature Documentary Nominees Apocalypse in the Tropics (United States | Netflix | Director: Petra Costa | Producers: Alessandra Orofino, Petra Costa)Life After (United States | Multitude Films | Director: Reid Davenport | Producer: Colleen Cassingham)Seeds (United States | Director: Brittany Shyne | Producers: Danielle Varga, Sabrina Schmidt Gordon, Brittany Shyne)Songs of Slow Burning Earth (Ukraine, Sweden, Denmark | EPF Media | Director: Olha Zhurba | Producer: Darya Bassel)The Tale of Silyan (Republic of North Macedonia, United States, United Kingdom | National Geographic | Director: Tamara Kotevska | Producers: Tamara Kotevska, Jean Dakar, Anna Hashmi, Jordanco Petkovski) Best Feature Documentary Special Mentions Come See Me in the Good Light (United States | Apple | Director: Ryan White | Producers: Jessica Hargrave, Ryan White, Tig Notaro, Stef Willen)Cover-Up (United States | Netflix | Director: Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus | Producers: Yoni Golijov, Olivia Streisand, Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus)Deaf President Now! (United States | Apple | Directors: Nyle DiMarco, Davis Guggenheim | Producers: Amanda Rohlke, Davis Guggenheim, Jonathan King, Nyle DiMarco, Michael Harte, Wayne Betts Jr.)Mothers of Chibok (United States, Nigeria | Director: Joel 'Kachi Benson | Producers: Jamie Patricof, Katie McNeill, Rachel Halilej, Joel 'Kachi Benson, Samira Mohammed, Adeyinka Oduniyi)ORWELL: 2+2=5 (United States | Neon | Director: Raoul Peck | Producers: Alex Gibney, Raoul Peck, George Chignell, Nick Shumaker)Yanuni (Austria, Brazil, United States | Director: Richard Ladkani | Producers: Anita Ladkani, Richard Ladkani, Juma Xipaia, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Davisson, Phillip Watson) Best Short Documentary Nominees Correct Me If I'm Wrong (Germany, United States | Director: Hao Zhou | Producer: Tyler Hill)If a Walnut Falls (China, Hong Kong | Director: Bohao Liu | Producer: Bohao Liu)Looking for a Donkey (Mexico, Venezuela | Director: Juan Vicente Manrique | Producers: Juan Vicente Manrique, María Benítez)Mama Micra (Germany | interfilm Berlin | Director: Rebecca Blöcher | Co-director: Frédéric Schuld | Producer: Fabian Driehorst)Their Eyes (France, United States | The New York Times Op-Docs | Director: Nicolas Gourault | Producers: Yannick Beauquis and Quentin Brayer) Best Short Documentary Special Mentions All The Empty Rooms (United States | Netflix | Director: Joshua Seftel | Producers: Joshua Seftel, Conall Jones, James Costa, Trevor Burgess)The Candy Factory (United States | The New Yorker | Directors: Cory Jacobs and Jason Schmidt | Producers: Cory Jacobs and Jason Schmidt)Landscapes of Longing (India, United States | Directors: Alisha Tejpal, Mireya Martinez, Anoushka Mirchandani | Producers: Alisha Tejpal, Mireya Martinez)perfectly a strangeness (Canda, Chile | Premium Films | Director: Alison McAlpine | Producer: Alison McAlpine)Please S