Congratulations to FRONTLINE on an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature for “20 Days in Mariupol.” A collaboration with the Associated Press, the film is a powerful, first-person view of the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, told through the perspective of Ukrainian filmmaker and AP video journalist Mstyslav Chernov. The film is available to stream free on FRONTLINE’s YouTube channel and in the PBS App.
Today, "20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL," the feature documentary from the GBH documentary series FRONTLINE PBS and The Associated Press was nominated for an Academy Award® in the Documentary Feature Film category! This incredible film is a first-person view of the beginning of the war in Ukraine, told through the perspective of Ukrainian filmmaker and AP video journalist Mstyslav Chernov Stream it now at the link below. #Oscars#publicmedia#journalism
I've been a screen lawyer since 1983. Zareh Nalbandian suggested on the weekend that "film" is perhaps now a redundant term. Here's my dual language interview and video I edited with four young filmmakers (screenmakers?) on the weekend.
CONVERSATION WITH FILMMAKERS:
3 short films, 4 filmmakers, 8 discussion topics
Armenian Film Festival Australia
Theses are the 8 dual language discussion topics:
1. Script development
2. Music and sound design
3. Role of film directors
4. Working with actors
5. Balancing visuals and sound
6. Script topic selection
7. Directing war victim amateur actors
8. Script editing
Following screening of the film shorts session, I moderated the conversation with Festival guest filmmakers.
The filmmakers are - Hasmik Movsisyan (250km) from Armenia; Zhanna Nazaryan and Anthony Harutian (Wounds of War) from Armenia; and Silva Gevorkyan (Odar) from Melbourne via Armenia, Russia, United States and now Australia.
The recording was a last minute decision for which I take responsibility for the limited quality of the sound and vision. Thank you to my relative George Momartin who handheld the camera. Dustin Hoffman makes an appearance in the audio at the end.
#screen#screenindustries#filmmaking#filmproduction#filmcraft#culturalproduction#ArmenianFilm#ArmenianStories#ArmenianFilmmakers#ShortFilms#Artsakh#artsakhblockade#azerbaijan#genocide#genocideprevention
Hello everyone! This is my first post here. I am a documentary filmmaker. My documentaries focus on human rights. I hope to make interesting content and share my filmmaking experience here. This is my photo at the International documentary film festival “ArtDocFest” in 2019, where I presented my documentary about the problem of domestic violence. #Documentary#filmmaker
Latest from #DocumentaryMag - We Must Address Abuse in the Documentary Industry by Jane Mote. We spend our lives making documentaries or supporting filmmakers to uncover truths. Yet, in our field, there is a startling lack of honesty regarding the very programs that purport to support filmmakers, especially women. The glitzy world of fiction filmmaking has been roiled by public #metoo investigations of high-powered producers, film festival programmers, and influential consultants. Read the full article here> https://lnkd.in/eJVQXfZH.
I provide African film industry intelligence and strategic consultation, with news, project tracking, data, expert insights, and analysis on various aspects of the film sector across African countries.
#Amsterdam: In numbers, the 2023 IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam) 2023 — the world's largest documentary festival.
Almost 50% of all the films in the selection come from non-Western countries. The 7.6% representation of African documentaries aligns with a previous Akoroko discussion about an emerging generation of African documentary filmmakers. (see: Documenting Africa: A Report on the Continent's Emerging Documentary Landscape: https://lnkd.in/gMx86dSU)
On one hand, it could be seen as a positive sign, reflecting ongoing efforts and the growth within the African documentary filmmaking community. On the other, the 7.6% representation might also highlight that there's still a considerable way to go in achieving higher visibility and recognition for African documentaries on such prestigious global platforms.
Overall, it's a positive indication of the growing international nature of the documentary film industry and a step towards a more diversified and inclusive global narrative.
#IDFA2023 runs Nov. 8-19. I will cover it.
📽International Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker/ 👨🏫Co-Founder and COO, Ascendance/ ⌨️CMO of StartMyName.com/ 🎖Diana Award 2019 Recipient/ 🎟Toronto Film School Alumni /🏆 Top 50 Asia Young Talents
Things I learned from directing an international award-winning documentary film.
1. People connect with things emotionally.
Wanted: Shades of Life was produced on a micro-budget, with only a few shooting days, and very little resources in our hands.We managed to hit more than 30+ media appearances, we screened our film at the University of Pennsylvania, at Bursa Malaysia Knowledge Centre, in schools across the country, and even at a premiere event for over 200+ audiences.
Here I was thinking that I needed a huge budget, tons of fancy gear, and a big team of producers when all I needed were 4 people, 2 standard cameras, and a great, emotionally resonant story to tell. The way audiences responded is a testament to that.
2. The stories we choose to tell matter.
I've been making videos since I was 15, and like most amateur filmmaking enthusiasts, I could have easily opted for a rom-com, or a low budget horror film, or many short films about Gen Z relationships and so forth, but I chose to tell stories of ordinary people who live extraordinary and meaningful lives. The reason is simple. This is the beauty of everyday life. People are far more nuanced than how we portray them to be. It's really hard, but they put a huge smile on their face and show up the next day. Hasn't that fascinated you?
3. A Films Impact Lies More Than It's Box Office Returns
Yes I say this because our film didn't get a distribution deal, and yes we'd love to sell the film to networks, but looking back at the impact this film has made, I'm happy to say that we hit the marks we wanted to hit, and we've learned valuable lessons that will help us on our next production.
The subject of our documentary, Genkeswaran, and his venture, Chess Master Journey has grown so much more thanks to the impact that this film has brought on. We've had Gen Z audience who would never watch documentaries come up to us and say that they are more interested to watch documentaries now!
My goal for this film was to show it to at-risk students, people who would like a second chance in life, and those who are feeling stuck. I've had people come up to me and say that this film brought a smile to their faces, and they feel more motivated to go out and boldly pursue their interests.
4. The Next Film will be so much more amazing!
As a filmmaker pursuing my goals to tell meaningful real stories, the process of making, marketing, and releasing the film on YouTube has taught me valuable lessons on content production. I believe these lessons will make a difference for the next film we're making.
Wanted: Shades of Life is my way of sharing a personal story that can connect, inspire, and resonate with audiences. I believe our strength comes in our ability to bring out, and shape the story in ways that audiences will resonate with.
You can watch Wanted: Shades of Life ft. Genkeswaran Muniyan on YouTube now to see how we've done this for Gen!
NEW: Lavish propaganda films may seem like a relic of the past, but our new investigation shows there are still people in Hollywood willing to produce glitzy documentaries to soften the rough edges of dictators.
Just ask Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone and filmmaker Igor Lopatonok. In 2021 the filmmaking duo produced a fawning documentary on Kazakh ruler Nursultan Nazarbayev — for which they were quietly paid at least $5 million in funds from Nazarbayev’s foundation.
Now, leaked documents suggest Stone may have initially agreed to participate in another documentary with Lopatonok, one that would see him interviewing Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko. Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine appears to have put a stop to Stone’s involvement.
Lopatonok also drew up pitches for a Stone interview with Azerbaijani ruler Ilham Aliyev, and additional synopses for a film praising the record of Turkey’s strongman leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The leaks reveal Lopatonok’s lucrative film formula: bolster dictators’ reputations in return for a hefty payday, with Stone as the star interviewer.
https://lnkd.in/gYTp3rvS#propaganda#dictator#Ergodan#Lukashenko#imagewashing#film#belarus#azerbaijan#turkey#disinformation#filmmakinglife
The On Screen Report examines the employment of women-identifying and non-binary key creatives in Canadian publicly funded English-language live action and documentary television series and feature films. This report includes 234 English-language television projects: 127 drama series and, new for this report, 107 documentary series, funded by CMF for production in 2019-2020 (referred to as 2020) and 2020-2021 (referred to as 2021). This report also includes 653 English-language film development projects and 127 English-language film production projects that received Telefilm Canada funding in 2019-2020 (referred to as 2020) and 2020-2021 (referred to as 2021). In total, 5,919 credits were reviewed, 1,721 of which went to women and gender diverse creatives.
Read the Report on the #CreativeEquityRoadmap: https://lnkd.in/eKasjFjU
NEW: Lavish propaganda films may seem like a relic of the past, but our new investigation shows there are still people in Hollywood willing to produce glitzy documentaries to soften the rough edges of dictators.
Just ask Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone and filmmaker Igor Lopatonok. In 2021 the filmmaking duo produced a fawning documentary on Kazakh ruler Nursultan Nazarbayev — for which they were quietly paid at least $5 million in funds from Nazarbayev’s foundation.
Now, leaked documents suggest Stone may have initially agreed to participate in another documentary with Lopatonok, one that would see him interviewing Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko. Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine appears to have put a stop to Stone’s involvement.
Lopatonok also drew up pitches for a Stone interview with Azerbaijani ruler Ilham Aliyev, and additional synopses for a film praising the record of Turkey’s strongman leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The leaks reveal Lopatonok’s lucrative film formula: bolster dictators’ reputations in return for a hefty payday, with Stone as the star interviewer.
https://lnkd.in/gYTp3rvS#propaganda#dictator#Ergodan#Lukashenko#imagewashing#film#belarus#azerbaijan#turkey#disinformation#filmmakinglife
Mechatronics and Robotics Student at The British University in Egypt
6moGreat job, Keep up with the events and send it out for the whole world to see💪🏻