Awards and nominations for shorts and documentaries.
The end of the year brings the beginning of the summaries and awards season.
European Film Awards have been presented on 1st December. “Winter Nomads” by Manuel von Stürler (Switzerland) has won European Film Academy Documentary, and “Superman, Spiderman or Batman” by Tudor Giurgiu (Romania) has won European Film Academy Short Film.
Source: HERE.
American Film Academy has announced Oscar shortlists in the end of November and in the beginning of December.
11 films have a chance for nominations in the Live Action Short Film category:
- “A Fábrica (The Factory)” dir. Aly Muritiba
- “Asad” dir. Bryan Buckley
- “Buzkashi Boys” dir. Sam French
- “Curfew” dir. Shawn Christensen
- “Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)” dir. Tom Van Avermaet
- “Henry” dir. Yan England
- “Kiruna-Kigali” dir. Goran Kapetanovic
- “The Night Shift Belongs to the Stars” dir. Silvia Bizio
- “9 meter” dir. Anders Walther
- “Salar” dir. Nicholas Greene
- “when you find me” dir. Bryce Dallas Howard
Source: HERE
10 titles compete in the Animated Short Film category:
- "Adam and Dog" dir. Minkyu Lee, (Lodge Films)
- "Combustible" dir. Katsuhiro Otomo, (Sunrise Inc.)
- "Dripped" dir. Léo Verrier, (ChezEddy)
- "The Eagleman Stag" dir. Mikey Please, and Benedict Please, music scores and sound design (Royal College of Art)
- "The Fall of the House of Usher" dir. Raul Garcia, prod. Stephan Roelants, (Melusine Productions, R&R Communications Inc., Les Armateurs, The Big Farm)
- "Fresh Guacamole"dir. PES, (PES)
- "Head over Heels" dir. Timothy Reckart, prod. Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly, (National Film and Television School)
- "Maggie Simpson in “The Longest Daycare”" dir. David Silverman, (Gracie Films)
- "Paperman"dir. John Kahrs, (Disney Animation Studios)
- "Tram" dir. Michaela Pavlátová, prod. Ron Dyens, (Sacrebleu Productions)
Source: HERE
15 titles compete in the Documentary Features category:
- "Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry" Never Sorry LLC
- "Bully" The Bully Project LLC
- "Chasing Ice" Exposure
- "Detropia" Loki Films
- "Ethel" Moxie Firecracker Films
- "5 Broken Cameras" Guy DVD Films
- "The Gatekeepers" Les Films du Poisson, Dror Moreh Productions, Cinephil
- "The House I Live In" Charlotte Street Films, LLC
- "How to Survive a Plague" How to Survive a Plague LLC
- "The Imposter" Imposter Pictures Ltd.
- "The Invisible War" Chain Camera Pictures
- "Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God" Jigsaw Productions in association with Wider Film Projects and Below the Radar Films
- "Searching for Sugar Man" Red Box Films
- "This Is Not a Film" Wide Management
- "The Waiting Room" Open’hood, Inc.
Nominations will be announced on 10th January 2013, the awards ceremony will take place in 24th February 2013.
Source: HERE
American Producers Gulid also has announced nominations for Best Feature Documentary:
- “A People Uncounted”
- “The Gatekeepers”
- “The Island President”
- “The Other Dream Team”
- “Searching for Sugar Man”
The award ceremony is planned for 26th January 2013.
Source: HERE