The White Helmets leader Raed Saleh will attend the Oscars to represent The White Helmets, the nominated Netflix documentary that spotlights the Syrian rescue group.
“We are eagerly looking forward to coming to the Oscars,” Saleh said in a statement. “It will give us an important platform for the voices of Syrian children and women trapped under the rubble as a result of the airstrikes and artillery shelling, and for the voices of thousands of displaced Syrians who have been forced from their homes.”
The White Helmets filmmakers previously thought Saleh would not be able to make it to the...
“We are eagerly looking forward to coming to the Oscars,” Saleh said in a statement. “It will give us an important platform for the voices of Syrian children and women trapped under the rubble as a result of the airstrikes and artillery shelling, and for the voices of thousands of displaced Syrians who have been forced from their homes.”
The White Helmets filmmakers previously thought Saleh would not be able to make it to the...
- 2/17/2017
- by Ariana Bacle
- PEOPLE.com
President Donald Trump’s travel ban is keeping two Syrians involved with the Oscar-nominated documentary The White Helmets from attending the ceremony.
Raed Saleh and Khaled Khateeb, members of the volunteer search-and-rescue organization known as the White Helmets, are affected by the executive order signed on Jan. 27 that indefinitely bars Syrians from entering the U.S. — making for a short-lived celebration for the team involved with the Netflix film, nominated for best short documentary.
“This was a really difficult film to make so when we found out about the Oscar nomination, we were all thrilled,” The White Helmets director Orlando von Einsiedel tells People.
Raed Saleh and Khaled Khateeb, members of the volunteer search-and-rescue organization known as the White Helmets, are affected by the executive order signed on Jan. 27 that indefinitely bars Syrians from entering the U.S. — making for a short-lived celebration for the team involved with the Netflix film, nominated for best short documentary.
“This was a really difficult film to make so when we found out about the Oscar nomination, we were all thrilled,” The White Helmets director Orlando von Einsiedel tells People.
- 2/3/2017
- by Ale Russian
- PEOPLE.com
Laura Poitras' "Citizenfour" won big at the 8th annual Cinema Eye Honors! The fantastic Edward Snowden doc took home four awards including Outstanding Nonfiction Feature and Outstanding Direction.
Here's the complete list of winners of the 8th annual Cinema Eye Honors:
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking
Citizenfour
Directed by Laura Poitras
Produced by Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky
Outstanding Achievement in Direction
Laura Poitras
Citizenfour
Outstanding Achievement in Editing
Mathilde Bonnefoy
Citizenfour
Outstanding Achievement in Production
Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky
Citizenfour
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography (tie)
Erik Wilson
20,000 Days on Earth
Franklin Dow and Orlando von Einsiedel
Virunga
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Films Made for Television
The Price of Gold
Directed by Nanette Burstein
Produced by Libby Geist
For Espn/30 for 30: John Dahl, Connor Schell, Bill Simmons
Audience Choice Prize
Keep On Keepin' On
Directed by Alan Hicks
Outstanding Achievement in a...
Here's the complete list of winners of the 8th annual Cinema Eye Honors:
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking
Citizenfour
Directed by Laura Poitras
Produced by Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky
Outstanding Achievement in Direction
Laura Poitras
Citizenfour
Outstanding Achievement in Editing
Mathilde Bonnefoy
Citizenfour
Outstanding Achievement in Production
Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky
Citizenfour
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography (tie)
Erik Wilson
20,000 Days on Earth
Franklin Dow and Orlando von Einsiedel
Virunga
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Films Made for Television
The Price of Gold
Directed by Nanette Burstein
Produced by Libby Geist
For Espn/30 for 30: John Dahl, Connor Schell, Bill Simmons
Audience Choice Prize
Keep On Keepin' On
Directed by Alan Hicks
Outstanding Achievement in a...
- 1/9/2015
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Laura Poitras's Citizenfour fared very, very well at the Cinema Eye Honors presentation of its 8th annual Nonfiction Film Awards, winning best film, director, editing and production. And there were two ties at last night's ceremony in New York: Franklin Dow and Orlando von Einsiedel (Virunga) and Erik Wilson (20,000 Days on Earth) for best cinematography and Syd Garon (Jodorowsky’s Dune) and MK12 (Particle Fever) for graphic design or animation. John Maloof and Charlie Siskel win best debut for Finding Vivian Maier—and we've got the full list. » - David Hudson...
- 1/8/2015
- Fandor: Keyframe
Laura Poitras's Citizenfour fared very, very well at the Cinema Eye Honors presentation of its 8th annual Nonfiction Film Awards, winning best film, director, editing and production. And there were two ties at last night's ceremony in New York: Franklin Dow and Orlando von Einsiedel (Virunga) and Erik Wilson (20,000 Days on Earth) for best cinematography and Syd Garon (Jodorowsky’s Dune) and MK12 (Particle Fever) for graphic design or animation. John Maloof and Charlie Siskel win best debut for Finding Vivian Maier—and we've got the full list. » - David Hudson...
- 1/8/2015
- Keyframe
“Citizenfour,” Laura Poitras’ documentary about Nsa whistleblower Edward Snowden, won four awards at the Cinema Eye Honors in New York City on Wednesday, reinforcing its position as the dominant non-fiction film of 2014.
The film swept the top categories, winning Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking as well as Outstanding Achievement in Direction, Editing and Production.
It became the second film in Cinema Eye history to win four awards, after “Waltz With Bashir,” and the second to win best feature and best director after Steve James’ “The Interrupters.”
Also read: Edward Snowden Doc Director on Taking ‘Staggering’ Risks, Angering Powerful People
In December,...
The film swept the top categories, winning Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking as well as Outstanding Achievement in Direction, Editing and Production.
It became the second film in Cinema Eye history to win four awards, after “Waltz With Bashir,” and the second to win best feature and best director after Steve James’ “The Interrupters.”
Also read: Edward Snowden Doc Director on Taking ‘Staggering’ Risks, Angering Powerful People
In December,...
- 1/8/2015
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Further reminding us that the Academy Awards are irrelevant in year-end discussions for the best in documentary film, according to the experts at the Cinema Eye Honors’ voting committee, Laura Poitras’ Citizenfour, Steve James’ Life Itself and Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard’s 20,000 Days on Earth would be among the best docu films of the year, leading the pack in almost all categories. Not to be overlooked, Jesse Moss’ The Overnighters and Robert Greene’s Actress received kudos in Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking and Outstanding Achievement in Direction while the major surprise of the noms belongs to Orlando von Einsiedel’s Virunga (presented at the Tribeca and Hot Docs Film Fests) grabbing a total of three. Left completely off the scorecard, Manakamana failed to produce a single nom. The Cinema Eye Honors winners will be announced on Wednesday, January 7 at New York’s Museum of the Moving Image.
- 11/13/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
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