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Comedy Central has tweeted, in re tonight’s The Daily Show and host Trevor Noah: We wish @TrevorNoah a speedy recovery from his time in an American hospital. pic.twitter.com/WMFZzzaOGq — The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) November 4, 2015 The network has canceled tonight’s original episode, which was to have included Noah’s interview with The Diplomat director David Holbrooke. A repeat will air instead, but Comedy Central says Noah will be back behind the faux-anchor…...

XLRator Media has provided us with an exclusive clip for their new documentary entitled Mateo, which opened in limited release last weekend and debuts on VOD and iTunes formats August 25. This clip showcases the vocal skills of Matthew Stoneman, America's first white mariachi singer, as he records his song "The Virtue of Cuba." XLRator acquired the rights to the film earlier this month, following its critically-acclaimed debut at the South By Southwest Festival back in March.

Mateo follows America's most notorious gringo mariachi singer on his misadventures in Cuba. Matthew Stoneman dreamed of pop stardom. Instead, he went to jail, learned Spanish, and emerged as Mateo, America's first white mariachi singer. Mateo is on the brink of completing an album of original songs in Havana. But his estrangement from friends and family, his criminal past, and his love for Cuban women could derail him on his quest for fame. Here's...

Newly announced strands include 1995-2015 Dealing With The Past.Scroll down for line-up

The Sarajevo Film Festival (Aug 14-22) has unveiled the full line-up for its 21st edition, including new strand 1995-2015 Dealing With The Past.

The strand includes three documentaries that tackle Bosnia’s war-torn past: The Voices of Srebrenica; The Dvor Massacre; and The Diplomat.

The first two titles will be screened together. Nedim Lončarević’s The Voices of Srebrenica is the tale of survivors of the genocide that claimed the lives of more than 8,000 people in July 1995 during the Bosnian War.

The Dvor Massacre, directed by Kasper Vedsmand and Georg Larsen, centres on a Danish officer haunted by a decision not to intervene in a situation that ultimately saw nine people executed.

David Holbrooke’s The Diplomat, first shown at Tribeca in April, tells the story of Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, whose career spanned 50 years of Us foreign policy - from Vietnam and Afghanistan to Bosnia...

Top brass at AFI Docs 2015 have announced the slate at the 13th festival, set to run from June 17–21 in Washington DC and Silver Spring, Maryland.

Morgan Neville and Robert Gordon’s Best Of Enemies will open the event and chronicles a series of debates during the summer of 1968 between Gore Vidal and William F Buckley Jr.

Stanley Nelson will be the 2015 Charles Guggenheim honouree at the National Archives’ William G McGowan Theater on June 19.

Spotlight Screenings include Abigail Disney’s The Armor Of Light, David Holbrooke’s The Diplomat, the world premiere of Brad Horn’s First And 17 and Greg Whiteley’s Most Likely To Succeed.

Panel discussions or extended Q&As with special guests will follow each Spotlight Screening.

There are Special Screenings of Dawn Porter’s Rise: The Promise Of My Brother’s Keeper on June 18 and Chris Temple and Zach Ingrasci’s Salam Neighbor, which coincides with World Refugee Day with a world premiere...

The American Film Institute has released the full slate of screenings for its AFI Docs 2015 Film Festival. Of the 81 films from 25 different countries, four are world premieres: Dawn Porter's "Rise: The Promise of My Brother's Keeper," Chris Temple and Zach Ingrasci's "Salam Neighbor," Natalie Avital's "The Three Hikers" and Brad Horn's "First and 17." Other notable filmmakers with projects screening in the festival include the late Albert Maysles ("In Transit"), Alex Gibney ("Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine"), Abigail Disney ("The Armor of Light"), David Holbrooke ("The Diplomat") and Joshua Oppenheimer ("The Look of Silence"). Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville's "Best of Enemies" will open the festival on June 17, while "Mavis!" from Jessica Edwards will screen closing night on June 21.  Read More: AFI Docs Names Ida's Michael Lumpkin as New...

Read More: Meet the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Filmmakers In "The Diplomat," David Holbrooke attempts the seemingly insurmountable: capturing the legacy of his father, Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, for a revealing inside view of Us foreign policy from Vietnam to Afghanistan.[Synopsis Courtesy of Tribeca] Read More: Tribeca 2015 Unveils Innovation Programming Lineup, Featuring Talks From Top CEOs and Scientists What's your film about in 140 characters or less? The late diplomat Richard Holbrooke who ended the Bosnian war in 1995 and worked on Afghanistan for President Obama before collapsing in Hillary Clinton's office. Now what's it Really about? It's about understanding my father's life and legacy after he died, far too early. It's about a man who committed himself to a public career where impact mattered. That that came with a real cost to him and his family. I felt that was a story worth telling. Tell us briefly about yourself. I grew up in Washington DC and was.

San Francisco-based ro*co films has secured international rights to a slate of films including three Sundance selections that will launch at Mipdoc/Miptv.

“We’re bringing a collection of films that are very timely and entertaining stories, they either reveal a new voice or remind us of a powerful voice from the past,” said ro*co films ro*co films international managing director Cristine Platt Dewey.

The Park City trio are: Kirby Dick’s The Hunting Ground (pictured) about rape culture on Us college campuses; Turner Ross and Bill Ross IV’s Mexican drug cartel story Western; and Lyric R Cabral and David Felix Sutcliffe’s Us counterterrorism film (T)Error.

David Holbrooke’s The Diplomat chronicles the work of the director’s father Us Ambassador Richard Holbrooke and his work on the Dayton Peace Accords that ended conflict in Bosnia 20 years ago.

Paula Fouce’s No Asylum uncovers a new chapter in the Anne Frank...

Kurt Cobain: Montage Of Heck has been added to the programme. Photo: Anton Corbijn/Courtesy Sundance Institute Tribeca Film Festival has announced this year’s Tribeca Talks series.

Its Director Series will feature Interstellar director Chistopher Nolan with Bennett Miller, Star Wars creator George Lucas with Stephen Colbert, Sin Nombre's Cary Fukunaga with James Schamus and The Incredibles director Brad Bird with Janeane Garofalo.

The festival's After The Movie series - which included the announcement about four additional documentaries to be screened - was also detailed. It will include talks with David Holbrooke, after the world premiere of his documentary The Diplomat - a look at the legacy left by Ambassador Richard Holbrooke - and director Leah Wolchok and cartoon editor of the New Yorker Bob Mankoff, who will talk about her film Very Semi-Serious.

The world premiere of Robin Hauser Reynolds’ Code: Debugging the Gender Gap and the...

Tribeca has added conversations with buzzy filmmakers and industry figures including Christopher Nolan, George Lucas, Harvey Weinstein, Cary Fukunaga, Brad Bird, Gus Van Sant, Catherine Martin, Stephen Colbert, Courtney Love, and composer Carter Burwell with sound mixer Skip Lievsay. We'll also hear from Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein about how he launched careers (including his), crafted films and became one of the industry's top players. Other professionals coming aboard the fest include French artist Jr, Snapchat stars Jerome Jarre and Chris Carm, former spy Valerie Plame, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, and architect and designer David Rockwell. Tribeca is announcing new films to the Festival lineup as part of the "Tribeca Talks: After the Movie" series — "Code: Debugging the Gender Gap and The Diplomat," and the New York premieres of "Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck" and "Misery Loves Comedy," as well as a retrospective screening of...

Read More: New Films Starring Oscar Isaac, Glenn Close and Kristen Stewart Added to 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Lineup The 2015 Tribeca Film Festival has announced the lineup of panels and conversations, which will include big names like Christopher Nolan, George Lucas, Harvey Weinstein, Cary Fukunaga, Brad Bird, Gus Van Sant, Catherine Martin, Stephen Colbert, Courtney Love and composer Carter Burwell with sound mixer Skip Lievsay.  A variety of professionals from the top of their fields also are participating in "Tribeca Talks" events including French artist Jr, Snapchat stars Jerome Jarre and Chris Carm, former spy Valerie Plame, CNN's Christiane Amanpour, and architect and designer David Rockwell. In addition, new films are being added to the lineup of the "Tribeca Talks: After the Movie" series: "Code: Debugging the Gender Gap" and "The Diplomat"; the New York premieres of "Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck" and "Misery...

Tribeca Film Festival also announces four additional documentaries to screen during the festival as part of the series.

Tribeca Film Festival has unveiled the lineup for this year’s Tribeca Talks series.

Its Director Series will feature Chistopher Nolan with Bennett Miller, George Lucas with Stephen Colbert, Cary Fukunaga with James Schamus and Brad Bird with Janeane Garofalo, while Tribeca Talks Conversations will feature the likes of Harvey Weinstein and Alex Gibney.

Meanwhile, the festival has announced it will screen four additional feature documentary films as part of the Tribeca Talks: After the Movie series.

David Holbrooke’s The Diplomat and Robin Hauser Reynolds’ Code: Debugging the Gender Gap will receive their world premieres, while the festival will host the New York premieres of Brett Morgen’s Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck and Kevin Pollak’s Misery Loves Comedy.

This year’s Sloan retrospectve salute will be Good Will Hunting, followed by a conversation...

Tribeca Film Festival also announces four additional documentaries to screen during the festival as part of the series.

Tribeca Film Festival has unveiled the lineup for this year’s Tribeca Talks series.

Its Director Series will feature Chistopher Nolan with Bennett Miller, George Lucas with Stephen Colbert, Cary Fukunaga with James Schamus and Brad Bird with Janeane Garofalo, while Tribeca Talks Conversations will feature the likes of Harvey Weinstein and Alex Gibney.

Meanwhile, the festival has announced it will screen four additional feature documentary films as part of the Tribeca Talks: After the Movie series.

David Holbrooke’s The Diplomat and Robin Hauser Reynolds’ Code: Debugging the Gender Gap will receive their world premieres, while the festival will host the New York premieres of Brett Morgen’s Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck and Kevin Pollak’s Misery Loves Comedy.

This year’s Sloan retrospectve salute will be Good Will Hunting, followed by a conversation...