April / May 1996

The 1997 Academy Awards April / May 1996

In this issue, we take a look at the new Academy Awards rules, and honor the finalists and winners of its 1997 edition.

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April / May 1996

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Features
An etched sketched of an older man wearing glasses, from Nancy Dine's 'Jim Dine: A Self-Portrait on the Walu.'
1996 Academy Awards Nominees: Best Documentary Short Subject
Jim Dine: A Self-Portrait on the WaluProducers...
ByIDAEditorial Staff
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A table full of Academy Awards glisten.
Academy Awards Rules Revised
Following a stormy year surrounding the snubbing...
ByIDAEditorial Staff
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A man stands in front of a red car, from 'Metal and Melancholy', an alternately amusing and touching account of the struggle of impoverished cab drivers in Peru.
Yamagota International Documentary Film Festival
Japan's biennial celebration of documentary cinema...
ByGordonHitchens
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A black-and-white photo of a woman smiling, from Jane Gillooly's 'Leona's Sister Gerri.'
P.O.V.'s Interactive Experiment
November 3, 1995: Leona's Sister Gerri filmmaker...
ByPamelaBeere Briggs
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A black-and-white photo of five filmmakers.
Talking Head: The Champagne Safari's George Ungar
As with Oskar Schindler, most audiences won't have...
ByMartineRainville
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A photo of Anne Frank alongside handwriting, from Jon Blair's' Anne Frank Remembered.'
1996 Academy Awards Nominees: Best Documentary Feature
Anne Frank RememberedProducer, Director, and...
ByIDAEditorial Staff
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Columns
Notes from the Reel World: The Board President's Column, April / May 1996
By LisaLeeman
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