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5th Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards
The 5th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards were presented on November 16, 2020, honoring the finest achievements in documentary filmmaking and non-fiction television; due to the COVID-19 pandemic the ceremony was held via online. The nominees were announced on October 26, 2020, with ''Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution'', ''Gunda (2020 film), Gunda'' and ''Mr. Soul!'' leading the nominations with five. Winners and nominees Films by multiple nominations and wins The following films received multiple nominations: The following films received multiple awards: See also *93rd Academy Awards References {{reflist 2020 film awards, Critics' Choice Documentary Awards Critics' Choice Documentary Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards
The 4th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards were presented on November 10, 2019. at the BRIC Arts Media, BRIC in Brooklyn, New York, honoring the finest achievements in documentary filmmaking and non-fiction television, the ceremony was hosted by Jonathan Scott (television personality), Jonathan Scott. The nominees were announced in October 14, 2019, with ''The Biggest Little Farm'' leading the nominations with seven. Special awards At the ceremony, director Michael Apted received "The Landmark Award", and filmmaker Frederick Wiseman was presented as the recipient for "The D A Pennebaker Award" (previously called the Critics’ Choice Lifetime Achievement Award). Winners and nominees Films by multiple nominations and wins The following films received multiple nominations: The following films received multiple awards: See also *92nd Academy Awards *72nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards References {{reflist 2019 film awards Critics' Choice Documentary Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Social Dilemma
''The Social Dilemma'' is a 2020 American docudrama film directed by Jeff Orlowski and written by Orlowski, Davis Coombe, and Vickie Curtis. The documentary examines how social media's design nurtures addiction to maximize profit, and its ability to manipulate people's views, emotions, and behavior and spread conspiracy theories and disinformation. The film also examines social media's Digital media use and mental health, effect on mental health, in particular, the Social media and the effects on American adolescents, mental health of adolescents and Social media and suicide, rising teen suicide rates. The film features interviews with many former employees of social media companies along with academic researchers. Some of the interviews qualify that social media platforms and big tech companies have provided some positive change for society as well. The interviewees discuss social media's role in political polarization in the United States and the influence that algorithmic a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Attenborough
Sir David Frederick Attenborough (; born 8 May 1926) is an English broadcaster, biologist, natural historian and author. He is best known for writing and presenting, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, the nine natural history documentary series forming the ''Life'' collection, a comprehensive survey of animal and plant life on Earth. Attenborough was a senior manager at the BBC, having served as controller of BBC Two and director of programming for BBC Television in the 1960s and 1970s. First becoming prominent as host of ''Zoo Quest'' in 1954, his filmography as writer, presenter and narrator has spanned eight decades; it includes ''Natural World'', ''Wildlife on One'', the ''Planet Earth'' franchise, ''The Blue Planet'' and its sequel. He is the only person to have won BAFTA Awards in black and white, colour, high-definition, 3D and 4K resolutions. Over his life he has collected dozens of honorary degrees and awards, including 3 Emmy Awards for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Life On Our Planet
''A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future'' is a 2020 book by documentarian David Attenborough and director-producer Jonnie Hughes. It follows Attenborough's career as a presenter and natural historian, along with the decline in wildlife and rising carbon emissions during the period. Attenborough warns of the effects that climate change and biodiversity loss will have in the near future, and offers action which can be taken to prevent natural disaster. A companion book to the film '' David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet'', it was positively received by critics. Background '' David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet'' is a 2020 film by the documentarian and natural historian David Attenborough. Jonnie Hughes served as director and producer, as he has on Attenborough's documentaries since 2000. Initially scheduled for cinematic release on 16 April 2020, the film was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film premiered on 28 September 2020 in ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Critics' Choice Documentary Award For Best Narration
The Best Narration is one of the annual Critics' Choice Documentary Awards. The award is given to the narrator and writer. History It was first presented at the fourth ceremony to Bruce Springsteen for ''Western Stars''. Winners and nominees References {{reflist External linksOfficial website Narration Narration is the use of a written or spoken commentary to convey a story to an audience. Narration is conveyed by a narrator: a specific person, or unspecified literary voice, developed by the creator of the story to deliver information to the ... Awards established in 2019 Voice acting awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa Haizlip
Melissa Haizlip is an American film producer, director and writer most notable for her 2018 award winning film, ''Mr. SOUL!''. Haizlip won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture) for Mr. SOUL!. On June 6, 2022, Academy Award winning actor Morgan Freeman announced that Haizlip film Mr. Soul! won the Peabody Award for Best Documentary. Biography Haizlip was born in Boston, Massachusetts to educator Dr. Harold C. Haizlip and author Shirlee Taylor Haizlip, while both were attending graduate school at Harvard. She grew up in New York, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, and Connecticut, where she later attended Yale University. Haizlip started her career in musical theater, performing professionally on Broadway in New York City, and in film and television in Los Angeles, before moving into film production in 1999. In 2009, Haizlip founded Shoes in the Bed Productions. In 2013, she produced the award-winning short film entitled, " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Critics' Choice Documentary Award For Best First Documentary Feature
The Best First Documentary Feature is one of the annual Critics' Choice Documentary Awards The Critics' Choice Documentary Awards are accolades that are presented by the Critics Choice Association to honour the finest achievements in documentary filmmaking and non-fiction television. They were established in 2016, and the first ceremony .... It is usually given to the director (or directors). The "first feature" designation is applied to the director. Winners and nominees 2010s 2020s References External linksOfficial website {{Critics' Choice Documentary Award for Best First Documentary Feature Best First Documentary Feature Directorial debut film awards Awards established in 2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Trouble
Good Trouble may also refer to: *''Good Trouble ''Good Trouble'' is the tenth studio album by REO Speedwagon, released in 1982 as a follow-up to ''Hi Infidelity''. It peaked at #7 on the ''Billboard'' charts. The single " Keep the Fire Burnin'" gave the band a #7 hit on ''Billboard''s Pop S ...'', a 1982 album by American rock band REO Speedwagon. * ''Good Trouble'' (TV series), 2019 American drama on Freeform *'' John Lewis: Good Trouble'', 2020 American biographical documentary film {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawn Porter (filmmaker)
Dawn Porter is an American documentary filmmaker and founder of production company Trilogy Films. Early life and education Porter is a graduate of the Bronx High School of Science, Swarthmore College (in 1988) and Georgetown University Law School. Trained as an attorney, she became a filmmaker and financed her first film with assistance from the Ford Foundation. Career Porter started her film career by working as executive producer for various films. In 2009, she executive-produced director Jon Bowermaster's ''Terra Antarctica, Re-Discovering the Seventh Continent'', a 49-minute documentary exploring the Antarctica Peninsula and its evolution. In 2009, she also co-executive produced two other films: '' Serious Moonlight'', and ''What Would Darwin Think? Man v. Nature in the Galapagos''. In 2011, she co-executive produced ''The Green'', a romantic drama feature film directed by Steven Williford. Porter's directorial debut was the 2013 documentary film '' Gideon's Army'', about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Newnham
Nicole Newnham is an American documentary film producer, writer, and director known for the Oscar-nominated movie '' Crip Camp'' (2020) which she co-directed and produced with James LeBrecht, and the multiple-Emmy-nominated film ''The Rape of Europa''. With the Australian artist/director Lynette Wallworth, she produced the virtual reality work Collisions', which won the 2017 Emmy for Outstanding New Approaches to Documentary, and Awavena', which won the 2020 Emmy for Outstanding New Approaches to Documentary. Both ''Collisions'' and ''Awavena'' premiered simultaneously at Sundance and the World Economic Forum in Davos, and ''Awavena'' was selected for the 2018 Venice Biennale. Newnham's 2013 film ''The Revolutionary Optimists'' was nominated for an Emmy and won the Sundance Hilton Sustainability Award. That film also spawned the data-mapping website Map Your World which is an open source data/mapping/storytelling platform. In 2006 she co-directed the Independent Lens / PBS docu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Kossakovsky
Viktor Kossakovsky (russian: Виктор Косаковский; born 19 July 1961) is a Russian documentary filmmaker. Early life Kossakovsky was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, at the time Leningrad, U.S.S.R. He began his film career in 1978, working as an assistant cameraman, assistant director, and editor at the Leningrad Studio of Documentaries. From 1986 to 1988, he studied screenwriting and directing at Moscow HCSF. He became a vegetarian during his childhood. Career Kossakovsky's first released feature was his 1992 documentary ''Belovy'' / ''The Belovs''. Subsequent works include his 2002 documentary ''Hush!'' / ''Tishe!'' and his 2003 documentary ''Russia from My Window'' (2003), both made from footage that Kossakovsky filmed out his bedroom window or on his street in St. Petersburg; and his well-received mediation on the natural wonder of water, ''Aquarela'' (2018), released in the U.S. by Sony Pictures Classics. In 2011, his documentary ''¡Vivan las Antipodas!'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garrett Bradley (filmmaker)
Garrett Bradley (born 1986) is an American filmmaker and director of short films, feature films, documentaries, and television. She is known for blending cinematic genres to explore the larger sociopolitical significance of the everyday moments of her subjects' lived experience. Early life and education Bradley was born in New York City in 1986 to abstract painters Suzanne McClelland and Peter Bradley. She studied religion at Smith College, then earned her MFA in Directing at UCLA. She is an alumna of the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Bradley's professional work began in college as a concert photographer for Central Park's SummerStage. Career Her debut feature-length film, ''Below Dreams'', premiered at the 2014 Tribeca Festival and followed the lives of three people in reverse migration from north to south, in pursuit of a fresh start. Bradley was noted for her lyrical, hybridized filmmaking style described by New York Magazine's Bilge Ebiri as “a slow-bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
