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‘Trial of the Chicago 7’ Wins Top Prize at American Cinema Editors’ ACE Eddie Awards “Palm Springs” wins for comedy editing, while TV winners include “Schitt’s Creek,” “Ted Lasso,” “Better Call Saul” and “The Queen’s Gambit”Steve Pond | April 17, 2021 @ 12:57 PM Last Updated: April 17, 2021 @ 1:29 PM AWARDS BEAT Niko Tavernise/Netflix “The Trial of the Chicago 7” and “Palm Springs” have been named the best-edited films of 2020 by the American Cinema Editors, whose 71st annual ACE Eddie Awards took place in a virtual ceremony on Saturday afte...

On April 8, DGA members were able to view online the 2021 edition of the Meet the Nominees: Documentary event. Following a welcome from DGA Documentary Committee Chair James Moll, nominees Michael Dweck ( The Truffle Hunters), Pippa Ehrlich ( My Octopus Teacher), David France ( Welcome to Chechnya), Amanda McBaine & Jesse Moss ( Boys State) and Benjamin Ree ( The Painter and the Thief) engaged in a lively and entertaining conversation about their work, illustrated by clips from each film, and moderated by Documentary Awards Committee Co-Chairs Patrick Creadon and Chai Vasarhelyi. Nominees Gr...

“This year’s lineup includes an incredibly diverse and dynamic selection of narrative, documentary and short films as well as programming for audiences of all ages and backgrounds,” said festival chairman and president Mark Famiglio in a statement. “We look forward to being able to welcome everyone both virtually and in-person to enjoy this year’s selections.” This year’s opening night film is “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It,” a documentary about the Oscar-winning “West Side Story” actress that premiered at Sundance Film Festival in January. The cl...

Netflix documentary ‘My Octopus Teacher’ lauded by City of Cape Town for BAFTA win By Chad Williams Share Cape Town - The South African documentary “My Octopus Teacher” which has bagged a British Academy Film and Television Award (BAFTA) for best documentary at the 2021 edition of the awards has been lauded by the City of Cape Town. The film, which centres on film-maker Craig Foster, who forges an unusual friendship with an octopus in a South African kelp forest as the animal shares the mysteries of her world, has also been nominated for an Academy Award. The Oscars are se...

LOGIN How Oscar Nominees for Best Documentary Earned the Trust of Activists, Journalists and an Octopus (Video) “There was a lot of weight, a lot of trust that went into her handing her archive to me,” “Time” director Garrett Bradley saysBrian Welk | April 13, 2021 @ 1:00 PM Last Updated: April 13, 2021 @ 1:47 PM “Time” director Garrett Bradley says she doesn’t refer to the people she works with as “subjects,” nor does she view their shared experience as “access.” And for the other filmmakers nominated for Oscars for this year’s Best Documentary F...