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Kief Davidson
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Academy Awards, USA (1)
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) (1)
Ann Arbor Film Festival (1)
Aspen Shortsfest (1)
Chicago International Film Festival (2)
Daytime Emmy Awards (1)
Directors Guild of America, USA (1)
European Film Awards (1)
Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival (1)
German Camera Award (1)
Hamptons International Film Festival (1)
International Documentary Association (3)
Jerusalem Film Festival (1)
AFI Fest (2)
Miami Film Festival (1)
Newport Beach Film Festival (1)
News & Documentary Emmy Awards (2)
Romy Gala, Austria (1)
Toronto International Film Festival (1)
Woodstock Film Festival (1)
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival (2)
Tribeca Film Festival (3)
CPH:DOX (1)
Mexico City International Contemporary Film Festival (1)
Boulder International Film Festival (1)
Jackson Wild Media Awards (2)
Silverdocs Documentary Festival (1)
Cinema for Peace Awards (2)
FOCAL International Awards (1)
Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF) (1)
Wildscreen Festival (2)
ZagrebDox (1)
22 wins & 21 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
2013 Nominee
Oscar
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Open Heart
Shared with:
Cori Shepherd Stern
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)
2008 Winner
DOC U! Award
Kassim the Dream
Ann Arbor Film Festival
2009 Winner
Jury Award
Documentary - Feature Length
Kassim the Dream
Aspen Shortsfest
2013 Winner
Audience Recognition
Open Heart
Chicago International Film Festival
2008 Nominee
Gold Hugo
Best Documentary
Kassim the Dream
2005 Winner
Silver Hugo
Best Documentary
The Devil's Miner
Daytime Emmy Awards
1996 Nominee
Daytime Emmy
Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing
Really Wild Animals
Shared with:
Sean McAll
·
Rachel Reichman
·
Philip F. Falcone
Directors Guild of America, USA
2006 Nominee
DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
The Devil's Miner
Shared with:
Richard Ladkani
European Film Awards
2005 Nominee
European Film Award
European Documentary
The Devil's Miner
Shared with:
Richard Ladkani
Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival
2008 Winner
Spirit of the Independent Award
Best Documentary
Kassim the Dream
German Camera Award
2005 Nominee
German Camera Award - Outstanding Editing
Documentary (Dokumentarfilm/Feature)
The Devil's Miner
Hamptons International Film Festival
2016 Nominee
Zelda Penzel Giving Voice to the Voiceless Award
The Ivory Game
Shared with:
Richard Ladkani
International Documentary Association
2012 Nominee
IDA Award
Best Short
Open Heart
Shared with:
Cori Shepherd Stern
·
Geralyn White Dreyfous
·
Rick Rosenthal
·
Nancy Stephens
·
Eric Dobkin
·
Barbara Dobkin
·
Sean Mewshaw
·
Desi van Til
·
Damon Lindelof
·
Heidi Lindelof
2008 Nominee
IDA Award
Feature Documentary
Kassim the Dream
Shared with:
Liz Silver
·
Forest Whitaker
·
Keisha Whitaker
·
Joshua A. Green
2005 Nominee
Pare Lorentz Award
The Devil's Miner
Shared with:
Richard Ladkani
Jerusalem Film Festival
2005 Winner
In Spirit for Freedom Award
Best Documentary
The Devil's Miner
Shared with:
Richard Ladkani
AFI Fest
2008 Winner
Documentary Award
Kassim the Dream
2008 Winner
Audience Award
Best Documentary
Kassim the Dream
Miami Film Festival
2017 Nominee
Knight Documentary Achievement Award
Best Documentary
Bending the Arc
Shared with:
Pedro Kos
Newport Beach Film Festival
2013 Winner
Jury Award
Best Short Documentary
Open Heart
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
2023 Nominee
Emmy
Outstanding Historical Documentary
Meltdown: Three Mile Island
Shared with:
Michael Shamberg
·
Carla Santos Shamberg
·
Dan Levinson
·
Robert Fernandez
·
Stuart Sender
·
William Wheeler
·
Matthew Rosenthal
·
Libby Meyer
·
Adam Van Wagoner
2019 Nominee
Emmy
Outstanding Arts & Culture Documentary
ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff?
Shared with:
Irving Azoff
·
Stu Schreiberg
·
Jeff Zimbalist
·
Michael Zimbalist
·
Sudi Khosropur
·
Stuart Sender
·
T.J. Barrack
·
Marc Joubert
·
Alexandra Orton
·
William Wheeler
·
Victoria Marquette
·
Barbara Gregson
·
Lauren Blackwell
·
Tallie Johnson
·
Ethan Ogilby
·
Renee Tod
·
Kirsty Robson
Romy Gala, Austria
2017 Nominee
Romy
Best Documentary (Beste Dokumenation)
The Ivory Game
Shared with:
Richard Ladkani
Toronto International Film Festival
2016 Nominee
People's Choice Award
Documentary
The Ivory Game
Shared with:
Richard Ladkani
Woodstock Film Festival
2005 Winner
Jury Prize
Best Documentary
The Devil's Miner
Shared with:
Richard Ladkani
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
2008 Winner
Special Jury Prize
Best Documentary
The Devil's Miner
2005 Winner
FIPRESCI Prize
The Devil's Miner
Shared with:
Richard Ladkani
Tribeca Film Festival
2008 Nominee
Jury Award
Best Documentary Feature
Kassim the Dream
2005 Nominee
Jury Award
Best Documentary Feature
The Devil's Miner
Shared with:
Richard Ladkani
2005 Winner
Special Mention
New Documentary Director
The Devil's Miner
Shared with:
Richard Ladkani
CPH:DOX
2014 Nominee
Politiken's Audience Award
A Lego Brickumentary
Shared with:
Daniel Junge
Mexico City International Contemporary Film Festival
2005 Winner
Special Award
Best Humanitarian Content
The Devil's Miner
Shared with:
Richard Ladkani
Boulder International Film Festival
2013 Winner
BIFF Award
Best Documentary Short Film
Open Heart
Jackson Wild Media Awards
2017 Winner
Best of Festival
Best of Festival
The Ivory Game
Shared with:
Richard Ladkani
2017 Winner
Festival Prize
Documentary
The Ivory Game
Shared with:
Richard Ladkani
Silverdocs Documentary Festival
2008 Winner
American Film Market/SILVERDOCS Award
Kassim the Dream
Cinema for Peace Awards
2017 Winner
Cinema for Peace Award
International Green Film Award
The Ivory Game
Shared with:
Richard Ladkani
·
Walter Köhler
·
Wolfgang Knöpfler
2009 Nominee
Cinema for Peace Award
Cinema for Peace Award for the Most Valuable Documentary of the Year
Kassim the Dream
FOCAL International Awards
2023 Nominee
Best Use of Footage in a History Production
Meltdown: Three Mile Island
Shared with:
Carla Santos Shamberg
·
Michael Shamberg
·
Dan Levinson
·
Robert Fernandez
·
Barbara Gregson
Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF)
2017 Winner
Audience Award
Documentary Feature
Bending the Arc
Shared with:
Pedro Kos
Wildscreen Festival
2016 Winner
Panda Award
WWF Golden Panda Award
The Ivory Game
Shared with:
Richard Ladkani
·
Walter Köhler
2016 Winner
Panda Award
Best Theatrical Entry
The Ivory Game
ZagrebDox
2009 Nominee
Big Stamp
International Competition
Kassim the Dream
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