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And the winner is...'Saving Face'!
And the winner is...'American Masters'!
And the winner is...'On Death Row'!
And the winner is...'Harvest of Empire"!
And the winner is...'Bitter Seeds'!
And the winner is...'La Camioneta'!
The Pare Lorentz Award goes to 'The Island President'!
The Creative Recognition Awards honor creative achievement in documentary filmmaking. Recognizing contributions in cinematography, editing, use of music and writing in documentary feature films, these awards underscore the collaborative effort of powerful nonfiction storytelling. Creative Recognition Award for Cinematography Women with Cows Director/Cinematographer: Peter Gerdehag Seventy-nine-year-old Britt Georgsson has devoted her entire life to cows. She's been tending them since the age of four and, despite health problems, has no intention of abandoning her strenuous work caring for her
"You're late." The bus driver, normally easy-going in his cowboy boots, is furious. For the past two years, he has faithfully carted my daughter to and from school. I'd arrived at today's pickup with my laptop, planning to grasp a few moments of work before moving into the flurry of homework and dinner. My daughter is on a nearby bench, slumped low in her hoodie sweatshirt, lacrosse stick by her side. She is the last child here. My mind shifts to Scott Hicks' documentary Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts. Filmed over 18 months, Hicks follows the renowned composer as his third wife
Giving heartland audiences a true international program, the 27th annual Starz Denver International Film Festival (SDIFF) screened 189 features and shorts from 34 countries during its 10-day run last October. One of the most highly anticipated events on Denver's fall cultural calendar, SDIFF treats nonfiction films admirably, allocating them prime screening times and inviting numerous documentary filmmakers to participate in the festival. "We've always taken the nonfiction genre seriously and always had a lot of documentaries," says the festival's co-founder and artistic director Ron Henderson