Just more than 200 documentary features qualified for Oscar consideration this year, a record-breaking number.

With so many films in the race, it becomes a major challenge to navigate through titles that originate from across the globe. That’s where Deadline’s Contenders Film: Documentary virtual event, which kicks off today at 9 a.m. PT, comes in. It can be your guide to many of the most accomplished and award-winning nonfiction films with serious aspirations to Oscar recognition.

During today’s event we welcome Oscar-nominated director Tamara Kotevska and producer and DoP Jean Dakar for a discussion of The Tale of Silyan , their National Geographic documentary that tells a story infused with North Macedonian legend about a man who rescues an injured white stork.

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