帕克是荷兰出生的敢作敢为骗子，从未成为美国公民，并获得了“上校”的荣誉称号。50年代中期，当他遇到猫王时，还是一名苦苦挣扎的音乐经理，并被他的才华所折服(当时猫王还不到18岁)。在两年的时间里，他贿赂了猫王生命中所有其他经纪人和经理人，把自己塑造成独家代表，之后引导猫王走上了全国舞台，并帮助他成为美国人从未见过的人物。

罗德里格斯在上世纪70年代发行过两张专辑《Cold Fact》与《Coming From Reality》，在南非有超过50万的销量且知名度可与滚石乐队相提并论。但与其他知名的美国歌手不同，南非的歌迷得不到任何一点关于罗德里格斯的信息，除了专辑歌曲之外唯一能了解的只有专 辑封面上一张并不清晰的相片。两张专辑后，他好像也就此销声匿迹。对于在南非的辉煌成绩，罗德里格斯其实并不知情，他在美国过着截然不同的生活，没有知名度，专辑销量不佳，被唱片公司抛弃，曾经一度做着装修屋顶的体力活。南非开普敦一家唱片店老板斯蒂芬与音乐记者克雷格听到罗德里格斯在舞台上奇特自杀的传闻后展开调查，寻找小糖人之路就此开始，一段神秘的传奇故事就此展开。

　　奇利·帕尔默曾经是混迹黑道的嚣张人物，不过黑道混久了，或许是因为厌倦，很多人开始洗白自己，找份体面的工作，得到社会的认可。奇利也不例外，从黑道退役后，他摇身变作好莱坞电影制片人，纯熟的社交手段使他的事业蒸蒸日上，名气大增，尝到甜头的奇利开始进军乐坛。他找来一位开唱片公司的朋友，不料朋友却意外死亡，奇利只好寄望于这位朋友的妻子艾迪，艾迪也是个狠角色，两人磨合良久才达成共识，决意捧红一名有着优异音乐天赋的黑人女孩琳达，然而事情却并非想象中顺利，琳达的经纪人为了留住琳达，使尽刁钻权术，而更令人意想不到的是，琳达竟然同时在被俄罗斯的黑手党秘密追杀。面对混乱的局面，已金盆洗手的奇利是否要重操旧业，摆平一切呢？

改编自苏格兰作家John Niven的同名小说，讲述了一位A&R人员(A&R man)Steven Stelfox，为了寻找下一个大热曲，在这个谁主沉浮的音乐圈弥足深陷，走向万劫不复的故事。在音乐业界中，A&R（artist and repertoire）是唱片公司下的一个部门，负责发掘、训练歌手或艺人。A&R部门是担任唱片公司和歌手之间的连结，帮助唱片公司的歌手在商业市场上获得成功，同时也要开发、训练歌手的能力。此外，A&R也经常需要负责与歌手签订合约、为歌手寻找适合的作曲者和唱片制作人，以及安排录音时程计划。

俄国沙皇统治时期的美国，虽然有皇家哥萨克卫队维持着国家秩序，但行同虚设的维持在俄军残酷的杀戮面前显得力不从心。为此，美国人民在俄军惨无人道的杀戮下，过着朝不保夕、流浪乞讨的生活。奥米和妈妈也被迫离乡，在茫然不知所向中去寻找一份梦想中的安宁。奥米的爸爸是个教父。自从爸爸在教堂向上帝做着最后的祷告，久久不肯离去结果被侵略者无情的屠杀后，悲痛万分的妈妈带着奥米来到一个新的城市，过着十分艰苦的生活，直到有一天奥米遇见了歌手路易。路易是个名不见经传的流行歌手。年少的奥米做了路易的助手后，凭借四处演唱也能挣点小钱贴补家用。然而，正当家里的生活刚刚有些起色时，一场无情的大火夺去了奥米妈妈的生命。惟一的亲人在火灾中死去后，奥米和路易相依为命。对于一个歌手来说更不幸的事情随后发生。奥米在俄军的一次袭击中身受重伤，嗓音从此沙哑，再也不能演出唱歌。在没有歌声的痛苦日子里，奥米长成一个二十出头的英俊少年。此时，奥米迎来了生命中除妈妈以外的第一个女人。和美丽的舞女贝拉相知相爱不久，贝拉给奥米生下一个爱子取名贝尼。可是好景不长，刚刚开始的幸福生活随着妻子贝拉遭遇恐怖分子袭击身亡而结束。又一次痛失亲人的奥米在绝望中决心让儿子过上幸福的生活。贝尼一天天长大，帅气十足和音乐细胞继承了奥米和贝拉的天分。为了能让儿子贝尼有一个稳定的生活环境，奥米让贝尼违心地娶了一个有钱的老婆。没有感情的婚姻让贝尼毅然参军，在战场上壮烈牺牲后，留下一个未曾谋面的儿子托尼。贝尼死后，托尼的妈妈随后改嫁并生下三个孩子。在和继父一起生活的日子里，托尼的性格变得叛逆不羁，继而离家出走。托尼同样继承了爸爸的基因，加入一个流行乐队后，托尼的才华得到大家的认可，但随着主唱的酗酒致死，托尼陷入痛苦之中。绝望中的托尼收留一个叫皮特的孤儿相依为命。托尼靠卖自己谱写的歌曲维持生计，借酒消愁、虚度人生中，收养的皮特慢慢长大。耳濡目染的皮特从托尼身上学到不少音乐的知识，直到有一天自己也能像托尼一样作词作曲。看着皮特的成长，托尼决定让他去闯荡世界。托尼不辞而别后，皮特不负所望，在自己的努力下，终于成为一名享誉整个美国的流行歌手。

青少年音乐家们来到英格兰的斯派克岛，希望参加他们最喜爱的石玫瑰乐队的户外演出。

虽然有几位演员在猫王生命的不同阶段描绘了他，但这部纪录片主要由真实的表演镜头和对猫王、他的粉丝和他身边的人的采访组成。这部传记纪录片以猫王的罕见镜头为特色，并戏剧性地再现了猫王生活中的场景。

Supermensch documents the astounding career of Hollywood insider, the loveable Shep Gordon, who fell into music management by chance after moving to LA straight out of college, and befriending Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix. Shep managed rock stars such as Pink Floyd, Luther Vandross, Teddy Pendergrass and Alice Cooper, and later went on to manage chefs such as Emeril Lagasse, ushering in the era of celebrity chefs on television.

The remarkable story of the legendary Motown Records is told through exclusive interviews with the label’s visionary founder, Berry Gordy, and many of its superstar artists and creative figures, as well as rare performances and behind-the-scenes footage unearthed from Motown’s vaults and Gordy’s personal archives.

瑞斯·伊凡斯饰演的“伦”是一名成功的音乐制作人。他一个人逃到纽约州北，想静下心来思考。然而很快他的宁静就被打破了，与伦关系疏远的儿子和一位由他从前捧红的歌星来到这里，找他要一些事情的答案。

The film covers the conflict between a father and his son both being musicians. The father is the leader of a band making rock-music from the 60s but his son becomes a star of techno-pop music.

程丛夫是一种情感的火车残骸，周围倒向东洛杉矶乐坛饮酒和迷路的陌生人。利是一个沉默寡言和折磨的灵魂。他驾驶一辆豪华轿车，并渴望在音乐业务工作。小时后，破旧的夜总会会议的，他们踏上了过山车关系，探索什么是爱像两个安静的人谁可能会被损坏，无法修复。

An aging rock star trying to put together a new album in the face of an indifferent record label and a talentless producer. At the same time, he's struggling to save his failing marriage.

In 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. gathered the best musicians from Detroit's thriving jazz and blues scene to begin cutting songs for his new record company. Over a fourteen year period they were the heartbeat on every hit from Motown's Detroit era. By the end of their phenomenal run, this unheralded group of musicians had played on more number ones hits than the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones, Elvis and the Beatles combined - which makes them the greatest hit machine in the history of popular music. They called themselves the Funk Brothers. Forty-one years after they played their first note on a Motown record and three decades since they were all together, the Funk Brothers reunited back in Detroit to play their music and tell their unforgettable story, with the help of archival footage, still photos, narration, interviews, re-creation scenes, 20 Motown master tracks, and twelve new live performances of Motown classics with the Brothers backing up contemporary performers.

One of the dominating figures in Elvis Presley's life was his manager, who was known as the "Colonel". No other relationship in Elvis' life was as controversial and misunderstood as the one he had with Colonel Tom Parker. The truth about their unique friendship is revealed in this documentary.

The haunting story of music executive Drew Dixon as she grapples with her decision to become one of the first women of color, in the wake of #MeToo, to come forward and publicly accuse hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons of sexual misconduct. A gripping and profound examination of race, gender, intersectionality, and the toll sexual abuse takes on survivors and on society at large.

This is the story loosely based on Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed, who introduced rock'n'roll to teenage American radio audiences in the 1950s. Freed was a source of great controversy: criticized by conservatives for corrupting youth with the "devil's music"; hated by racists for promoting African American music for white consumption; persecuted by law enforcement officials and finally brought down by the "payola" scandals.

The record label Death Row Records has, since its creation in 1993, been synonymous with the American hip-hop climate. Formed by ex-bodyguard Suge Knight, the label has released seminal rap albums from luminaries including Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg, and the famous hip-hop martyr Tupac Shakur. WELCOME TO DEATH ROW is a fascinating, well-researched documentary which explores the history of this intriguing and incredibly significant company.

Imagine waking up tomorrow and all music has disappeared. Just like that. What will remain when it is all gone: CDs, iPods, instruments?

Shot around the breathtaking coastline of B.C.'s Howe Sound, Whale Music is the triumphant adaptation of Paul Quarringaton's Governor General's Award-winning novel about the redemption of a faded rock star through love and music. Richard J. Lewis' exploration of the reclusive musician's efforts to create a piece of music that will summon the whales is a sensory and emotional tour de force. Written by Vancouver Film Festival, Handbook