“The Interrupters” triumphs at Cinema Eye Honors
Steve James's Chicago-set epic (pictured) picked up the top two prizes at the fifth annual Cinema Eye Honors, with other awards honoring Pina, Senna, Buck, Tabloid, The Arbor and a short film by the...
View Article“Senna,”“Nim,”“Material World” in running for BAFTA doc prize
Asif Kapadia's Senna (pictured), James Marsh's Project Nim and Martin Scorsese's George Harrison: Living in the Material World have been selected as the three nominees for the documentary prize at the...
View ArticleDouble BAFTA win for “Senna”
Asif Kapadia's Senna (pictured) scored a double triumph at the 2012 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Awards, picking up the documentary prize and the editing prize.Read More
View ArticleArchive Masterclass: The making of “Senna”
Senna scored a double triumph at the BAFTA Film Awards in London yesterday, picking up prizes in the documentary and editing categories. Here, the film's director Asif Kapadia (left) and archive...
View ArticleFOCAL International Awards shortlist revealed
Among the titles nominated for the annual awards presentation are Senna, Mighty Jerome and My Perestroika (pictured).Read More
View Article“Senna” the big winner at FOCAL Awards
The Asif Kapadia-directed feature doc snagged three awards at last night's ceremony in London, honoring outstanding use of archive material. (Pictured: Senna archive producer Paul Bell and Asif...
View ArticleMoore slams doc “vanity projects” vying for Oscars
AMPAS doc branch governor Michael Moore (pictured) has hit out at some of the more than 130 docs that have secured Oscar eligibility this year, accusing certain filmmakers of spending more than...
View ArticleSpitfire to premiere F1 doc “1″ in Texas
LA-based indie Spitfire Pictures is following up its award-winning docs Undefeated and George Harrison: Living in the Material World with a doc about Formula 1 racing, which it will premiere in Austin...
View Article“Senna” director Kapadia prepping Amy Winehouse doc
Senna director Asif Kapadia is producing a documentary on the life of late Grammy-winning singer Amy Winehouse (pictured), which Focus Features International will sell internationally.Read More
View ArticleSheffield ’17: Is archive footage the Lego of the doc world?
SHEFFIELD — From the most experienced to new and emerging talent, archive footage is an essential device in the documentarian’s toolbox. In a session titled “Playtime with Archive” on Saturday (June...
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