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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 was held on November 3, 2016. Categories Current categories For the latest ceremony, the following categories were presented: * Best Documentary Feature * Best Director * Best First Documentary Feature * Best Narration * Best Archival Documentary * Best Short Documentary * Best Political Documentary * Best Sports Documentary * Best Historical/Biographical Documentary * Best Science/Nature Documentary * Best Music Documentary * Best Score * Best Editing * Best Cinematography * Most Compelling Living Subjects of a Documentary Discontinued categories Other categories previously presented include: * Best Limited Documentary Series * Best Ongoing Documentary Series * Best Song in a Documentary * Most Innovative Documentary * Landmark Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kedi (2016 Film)
''Kedi'' (, Turkish for "Cat") is a 2016 Turkish documentary film directed by Ceyda Torun about the many stray cats that live in Istanbul. It premiered at the !f Istanbul Independent Film Festival on 21 February 2016 before being given a North American theatrical release on 10 February 2017. It debuted on the YouTube Red streaming service on 10 May 2017. It was released on DVD in the U.S. on 14 November 2017. The film received critical acclaim, and grossed over $5 million. ''Time'' magazine listed it as one of its top ten films of 2017. Synopsis Thousands of street cats live in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey, as they have for centuries. Some are wild and fend for themselves, while others are tamer and are cared for by people. ''Kedi'' depicts these cats, and includes many interviews of the people who interact with them. It focuses on seven of the cats, who are named Sarı, Duman, Bengü, Aslan Parçası, Gamsız, Psikopat, and Deniz. Production The cinematographers c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Honeyland
''Honeyland'' ( mk, Медена земја, Romanization of Macedonian, transliterated: ''Medena zemja'') is a 2019 North Macedonia, Macedonian documentary film that was directed by Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov. It portrays the life of Hatidže Muratova, a loner beekeeper of wild bees who lives in the remote mountain village of Bekirloja, Bekirlija and follows her lifestyle before and after neighbors move in nearby. The film was initially planned as a short film documenting the region surrounding the river Bregalnica but its area of focus changed when the directors met Hatidže. ''Honeyland'' received its world premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival on 28 January and it has grossed $1,315,037. Filming of ''Honeyland'' lasted three years, and 400 hours of footage was filmed. Several environmental topics are explored, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and exploitation of natural resources. The directors primarily focused on the visual aspects and wanted to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Factory
''American Factory'' () is a 2019 American documentary film directed by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert, about Chinese company Fuyao's factory in Moraine, a city near Dayton, Ohio, that occupies Moraine Assembly, a shuttered General Motors plant. The film had its festival premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. It is distributed by Netflix and is the first film acquired by Barack and Michelle Obama's production company, Higher Ground Productions. It won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Overview In post-industrial Ohio, a Chinese billionaire opens a factory in an abandoned General Motors plant, hiring two thousand Americans. Early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America. Production Filmed from February 2015 until the end of 2017, Reichert and Bognar were granted filming access by Fuyao at both their Ohio and Chinese plant locations. They were inspired to make this film as the events they aimed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Reichert
Julia Bell Reichert (June 16, 1946 – December 1, 2022) was an American Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, activist, and feminist. She was a co-founder of New Day Films. Reichert's filmmaking career spanned over 50 years as a director and producer of documentaries. Reichert was a four-time Academy Award-nominated director, for '' Union Maids'' (1977), '' Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists'' (1984), '' The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant'' (2010) and ''American Factory'' (2020, for which she won an Oscar). She was a two-time winner of the Primetime Emmy, a two-time nominee of the Peabody Award, and director of two films on the National Film Registry. Reichert was the recipient of the award for Distinguished Service to Labor and Working-Class History from the Labor and Working-Class History Association ( LAWCHA). She was professor emeritus in the Department of Theatre, Dance and Motion Pictures at Wright State University. Reichert was honored with lif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Bognar
Steven Bognar (born 1963) is an American film director. An Oscar-winning and award-winning documentary filmmaker, his films have been screened at SXSW, Sundance, and the Ann Arbor Film Festival. Bognar has also worked as an instructor of media arts, teaching at public schools across his home state of Ohio, as well as at Antioch College. He was a frequent collaborator of filmmaker Julia Reichert. Career In January 2020, Bognar and Reichert won the Directors Guild of America Award for Documentary for ''American Factory''. Style Bognar has developed a documentary filmmaking style that centralizes the Midwestern region of the United States, with significance placed on incorporating photographic imagery. Filmography * ''Welcome to Censornati'' (1990) * ''Personal Belongings'' (1996) * ''Waiting for Marty'' (1999) * ''Picture Day'' (2000) * ''Gravel'' (2006) * ''A Lion in the House'' (2006, with Julia Reichert) * '' The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant'' (2009, with Reic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
They Shall Not Grow Old
''They Shall Not Grow Old'' is a 2018 documentary film directed and produced by Peter Jackson. The film was created using original footage of the First World War from the Imperial War Museum's archives, most previously unseen, all over 100 years old by the time of release. Audio is from BBC and Imperial War Museum (IWM) interviews of British servicemen who fought in the conflict. Most of the footage has been colourised and transformed with modern production techniques, with the addition of sound effects and voice acting to be more evocative and feel closer to the soldiers' actual experiences. It is Jackson's first documentary as director. Jackson, whose grandfather (to whom the film is dedicated) fought in the war, intended for the film to be an immersive experience of "what it was like to be a soldier" rather than a story or a recount of events. The crew reviewed 600 hours of interviews from 200 veterans and 100 hours of original film footage to make the film. The title was ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Jackson
Sir Peter Robert Jackson (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known as the director, writer and producer of the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy (2001–2003) and the ''Hobbit'' trilogy (2012–2014), both of which are adapted from the novels of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien. Other notable films include the critically lauded drama ''Heavenly Creatures'' (1994), the horror comedy ''The Frighteners'' (1996), the epic monster remake film ''King Kong'' (2005), the World War I documentary film ''They Shall Not Grow Old'' (2018) and the documentary '' The Beatles: Get Back'' (2021). He is the third-highest-grossing film director of all-time, his films having made over $6.5 billion worldwide. Jackson began his career with the " splatstick" horror comedy ''Bad Taste'' (1987) and the black comedy ''Meet the Feebles'' (1989) before filming the zombie comedy '' Braindead'' (1992). He shared a nomination for Academy Award for Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apollo 11 (2019 Film)
''Apollo 11'' is a 2019 American documentary film edited, produced and directed by Todd Douglas Miller. It focuses on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, the first spaceflight from which men walked on the Moon. The film consists solely of archival footage, including 70 mm film previously unreleased to the public, and does not feature narration, interviews or modern recreations. The Saturn V rocket, Apollo crew consisting of Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, and Michael Collins, and Apollo program Earth-based mission operations engineers are prominently featured in the film. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2019, and was released theatrically in the United States by Neon on March 1, 2019. ''Apollo 11'' received acclaim from critics and grossed $15 million. The film won a leading five awards at the 4th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards, including Best Documentary Feature. It also received five nominations at the 72nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, includ ... [...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] |
Science Fair (film)
''Science Fair'' is a 2018 National Geographic documentary film that premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, winning the first ever Festival Favorite Award. Synopsis It covers the lives of 9 teenagers as they prepare for the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Characters followed in the film include Kashfia Rahman, a student from South Dakota who did research on the effects of risk-taking behaviors in teenagers, Anjali Chadha, a student from Kentucky who designed a project to test for arsenic, Ivo Zell, a German student who designed a new method of airplane propulsion, and two Brazilian students who innovate a way to treat the Zika virus. Reception Awards Regarding the Festival Favorite Award, it was described as "so engaging and inspiring that we felt it would delight audiences and be a strong contender for this award" by the director of the Sundance Film Festival, and as "an ode to the teenage science geeks on whom our future depends". The movie also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
