Entries tagged “Cinema Eye Honors”
Where are all the big stars? Documentaries.
By Stephen Saito on 08/26/2009
Filed under: Biz
Last week, there was plenty of attention given to the fall of the Hollywood star system, but there is one realm of filmmaking that seems to be unquestionably benefiting from marquee attractions -- documentaries. While others ponder the value of Julia Roberts and Russell Crowe in this day and age, the doc world is gearing up for a fall loaded with stars... from other fields. It's a trend that actually started earlier this year with the release of "Valentino: The Last Emperor," the Matt Tyrnauer doc about the Italian fashion designer that's been going strong theatrically since March, even though... MORE »
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The 2009 Cinema Eye Nominations
By Alison Willmore on 01/19/2009
Filed under: Awards
The Cinema Eye Honors are now in their second year of honoring the best in documentary filmmaking, looking as much at craft as subject matter, unlike the lingering tendencies among, say, the Oscars. The 2009 nominees were announced here in Park City this afternoon, with filmmaker and award co-chair AJ Schnack joined by "My Country, My Country"'s Laura Poitras and Joe Berlinger, whose latest film, "Crude," premiered at the festival yesterday. There are some exciting tugs at the boundaries of what's considered nonfiction film in the list below -- most notably Guy Maddin's docu-fantasia "My Winnipeg," which isn't even in... MORE »
The First-Ever Cinema Eye Honors.
By Alison Willmore on 03/19/2008
Filed under: AwardsLooking over the many documentarians in the crowd gathered at the first-ever Cinema Eye Honors for nonfiction film last night, awards co-chair AJ Schnack (himself a filmmaker) proclaimed "I don't see journalists, I don't see activists — I see filmmakers and I see artists." Not that there's anything wrong with journalism or activism, but it's a fair point — subject matter so often comes first and foremost when people look at a documentary film, and everyone working behind the camera is relegated to the role of a chronicler. One of the common themes of the evening, and one of the... MORE »
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