Exclusive: Sandbox Films (Fire of Love) and Xtr (Ascension) have teamed to produce feature doc A Life Illuminated, exploring the life and legacy of pioneering marine biologist Edie Widder, in association with ocean exploration nonprofit OceanX.
Set to direct the pic is Tasha Van Zandt, the filmmaker behind such award-winning documentaries as After Antarctica, about legendary polar explorer Will Steger, and One Thousand Stories, about renowned artist Jr.
A Life Illuminated watches as Widder undertakes an extraordinary journey into the magical world of bioluminescence, through which she decodes the language of light that allows deep-sea life to communicate in complete darkness. It’s Widder’s unceasing need to understand and communicate with the most enigmatic forms of life on Earth that leads her to dive into the unknown, exploring the profound mysteries hidden beneath the ocean’s surface.
The film will draw upon Widder’s vast archive, from her earliest dives in deep sea submersibles,...
Set to direct the pic is Tasha Van Zandt, the filmmaker behind such award-winning documentaries as After Antarctica, about legendary polar explorer Will Steger, and One Thousand Stories, about renowned artist Jr.
A Life Illuminated watches as Widder undertakes an extraordinary journey into the magical world of bioluminescence, through which she decodes the language of light that allows deep-sea life to communicate in complete darkness. It’s Widder’s unceasing need to understand and communicate with the most enigmatic forms of life on Earth that leads her to dive into the unknown, exploring the profound mysteries hidden beneath the ocean’s surface.
The film will draw upon Widder’s vast archive, from her earliest dives in deep sea submersibles,...
- 12/19/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The 28th edition of the Shanghai TV Festival wrapped up on Friday with its Magnolia Awards presented to a range of TV drama series, documentaries and animation programs. The drama awards were dominated by two shows “A Lifelong Journey” and “Bright Future.”
“A Lifelong Journey,” adapted from a novel of the same name by Liang Xiaosheng, tells the story of three generations of one family in China’s Northeast as time moves from the late Cultural Revolution period through to the country’s reform and opening up. With a starry cast and broadcasters including CCTV-1 and Jiangsu Satellite TV, the show is reported to have attracted 310 million viewers at the beginning of 2022. In mainland China, it ran for 58 episodes, while in Hong Kong it played in 35 parts.
“Bright Future” is a 24-part CCTV-1 political drama which tells the story of a local official who united his county.
Chinese sci-fi also shone at the awards.
“A Lifelong Journey,” adapted from a novel of the same name by Liang Xiaosheng, tells the story of three generations of one family in China’s Northeast as time moves from the late Cultural Revolution period through to the country’s reform and opening up. With a starry cast and broadcasters including CCTV-1 and Jiangsu Satellite TV, the show is reported to have attracted 310 million viewers at the beginning of 2022. In mainland China, it ran for 58 episodes, while in Hong Kong it played in 35 parts.
“Bright Future” is a 24-part CCTV-1 political drama which tells the story of a local official who united his county.
Chinese sci-fi also shone at the awards.
- 6/24/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The 2023 Peabody Awards have officially crowned their winners.
The 83rd annual awards ceremony will take place for the first time since the pandemic on Sunday, June 11 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles.
The respective final seasons of “Atlanta” and “Better Call Saul” are among this year’s celebrated series. The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors today announced the 35 winners elected to represent stories released in broadcasting, streaming, and interactive media during 2022. The winners were chosen by a unanimous vote of 32 jurors from over 1,400 entries from television, podcasts/radio and the web/digital in entertainment, news, documentary, arts, children’s/youth, public service and interactive programming. Of the 35 total wins, PBS produced the most with six, followed by Apple TV+ and Disney+ (three each), and HBO Max (two), per the official press statement.
This year’s Peabody Awards also unveiled the first annual Visionary Award, bestowed to Shari Frilot,...
The 83rd annual awards ceremony will take place for the first time since the pandemic on Sunday, June 11 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles.
The respective final seasons of “Atlanta” and “Better Call Saul” are among this year’s celebrated series. The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors today announced the 35 winners elected to represent stories released in broadcasting, streaming, and interactive media during 2022. The winners were chosen by a unanimous vote of 32 jurors from over 1,400 entries from television, podcasts/radio and the web/digital in entertainment, news, documentary, arts, children’s/youth, public service and interactive programming. Of the 35 total wins, PBS produced the most with six, followed by Apple TV+ and Disney+ (three each), and HBO Max (two), per the official press statement.
This year’s Peabody Awards also unveiled the first annual Visionary Award, bestowed to Shari Frilot,...
- 5/9/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The winners of the 2023 Peabody Awards have been announced and PBS leads the pack with a total of 6 followed by Apple TV+ and Disney+ with 3 a piece and HBO Max with 2 trophies.
“Representing a wide range of mediums, genres, and narrative approaches, this year’s winners continue to advance what it means to craft storytelling that is compelling, powerful, and prescient,” said Jeffrey Jones, executive director of Peabody.
“Whether capturing the lives of teachers in Philadelphia or young women in Afghanistan, these stories are powerful enough to make us laugh, cry, and learn. They are all deserving of this honor, and we are thrilled to shine a light on their amazing achievement. All citizens should seek out, watch, and engage these winners.”
This year’s winners included Atlanta, Better Call Saul, Bad Sisters, Andor and Abbott Elementary.
The winners of the 83rd annual Peabody Awards will be celebrated on Sunday,...
“Representing a wide range of mediums, genres, and narrative approaches, this year’s winners continue to advance what it means to craft storytelling that is compelling, powerful, and prescient,” said Jeffrey Jones, executive director of Peabody.
“Whether capturing the lives of teachers in Philadelphia or young women in Afghanistan, these stories are powerful enough to make us laugh, cry, and learn. They are all deserving of this honor, and we are thrilled to shine a light on their amazing achievement. All citizens should seek out, watch, and engage these winners.”
This year’s winners included Atlanta, Better Call Saul, Bad Sisters, Andor and Abbott Elementary.
The winners of the 83rd annual Peabody Awards will be celebrated on Sunday,...
- 5/9/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors have announced the nominees for its 83rd annual ceremony. Among the combined list of 69 nominees from the previously announced Documentary and News categories — and now categories like Entertainment, Arts, and Podcast/Radio — are everything from past winners like “Atlanta” and “Reservation Dogs,” to newcomers like “Abbott Elementary” and “Andor,” plus the Emmy-winning HBO documentary “George Carlin’s American Dream,” and 2023 Oscar nominee “Fire of Love.”
The nominees are meant to represent the most compelling and empowering stories released in 2022 across broadcasting and streaming media, and were chosen by a unanimous vote of 17 jurors from over 1,200 entries from television, podcasts/radio, and the web in entertainment, news, documentary, arts, children’s/youth, public service and multimedia programming.
In addition to sharing what this year’s nominees are, the Peabody Awards announced the winner of its first annual Visionary Award, Shari Frilot, Senior Programmer of the Sundance...
The nominees are meant to represent the most compelling and empowering stories released in 2022 across broadcasting and streaming media, and were chosen by a unanimous vote of 17 jurors from over 1,200 entries from television, podcasts/radio, and the web in entertainment, news, documentary, arts, children’s/youth, public service and multimedia programming.
In addition to sharing what this year’s nominees are, the Peabody Awards announced the winner of its first annual Visionary Award, Shari Frilot, Senior Programmer of the Sundance...
- 4/13/2023
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
This story is part of The Hollywood Reporter’s 2023 Sustainability Issue (click here to read more).
We’re currently living in a golden age of panic-inducing eco-documentaries gushing facts and statistics at us about how humans are killing the planet. These didactic films are vital for grounding us in the sobering truths of climate change and spurring activism across generations. But it’s easy to feel wrung out from the constant finger-wagging, too. Unquestionably, it’s more challenging for filmmakers to transmit environmentalist messages via tone, mood or imagery alone — but for viewers, the rewards can be spectacular.
The documentaries in this list showcase the grand scale of Earth, but they’re also able to demonstrate the refinement of our microcosmic communities. Some focus on explorers who either conflict or harmonize with their subjects; others are dialogue-free meditations on life itself. We’re witnesses to tragedy and celebration, spirituality and terror.
We’re currently living in a golden age of panic-inducing eco-documentaries gushing facts and statistics at us about how humans are killing the planet. These didactic films are vital for grounding us in the sobering truths of climate change and spurring activism across generations. But it’s easy to feel wrung out from the constant finger-wagging, too. Unquestionably, it’s more challenging for filmmakers to transmit environmentalist messages via tone, mood or imagery alone — but for viewers, the rewards can be spectacular.
The documentaries in this list showcase the grand scale of Earth, but they’re also able to demonstrate the refinement of our microcosmic communities. Some focus on explorers who either conflict or harmonize with their subjects; others are dialogue-free meditations on life itself. We’re witnesses to tragedy and celebration, spirituality and terror.
- 3/22/2023
- by Robyn Bahr
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
If you want to watch the 2023 Oscar-nominated films, you don’t have to go very far: Several are already on streaming. You’ll have to wait for films like “Avatar: The Way of Water,” which is still only in theaters, but here’s where to watch 22 other Oscar-nominated movies right now.
The Banshees of Inisherin
Martin McDonagh’s bleak tale about the bitter break up of two friends stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson and is nominated for nine Oscars.
Stream it on HBO Max.
Nominations:
- Best Picture
- Best Director
- Best Actor, Colin Farrell
- Best Supporting Actor, Brendan Gleeson
- Best Supporting Actor, Barry Keoghan
- Best Supporting Actress, Kerry Condon
- Best Original Screenplay
- Best Original Score
- Best Film Editing
Everything Everywhere All At Once
The celebrated multiverse movie is up for 11 Oscars, making it the most nominated film of all.
Stream on Showtime.
The Banshees of Inisherin
Martin McDonagh’s bleak tale about the bitter break up of two friends stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson and is nominated for nine Oscars.
Stream it on HBO Max.
Nominations:
- Best Picture
- Best Director
- Best Actor, Colin Farrell
- Best Supporting Actor, Brendan Gleeson
- Best Supporting Actor, Barry Keoghan
- Best Supporting Actress, Kerry Condon
- Best Original Screenplay
- Best Original Score
- Best Film Editing
Everything Everywhere All At Once
The celebrated multiverse movie is up for 11 Oscars, making it the most nominated film of all.
Stream on Showtime.
- 3/10/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
The final stretch of the 2023 Oscar season has started with voters casting their ballots for the winners of the 95th annual Academy Awards. All season long, Gold Derby has been interviewing dozens of the nominees, including four contenders for Best Documentary Feature. Click on each documentarian’s name below to watch each of these 20-minute interviews.
Shaunak Sen, “All That Breathes”
“All That Breathes” focuses on brothers Nadeem Shehzad and Mohammed Saud, who with their assistant Salik have dedicated their lives to rehabilitating black kites and other birds in a cramped basement in Delhi. As producer-director Sen describes, he didn’t set out nor did he want to do an environmental film or a nature film or a political film. Rather, it was important to show the interconnectedness of mankind and nature: “When you live in the city of Delhi, the air is such an opaque, gray, heavy, tactile big presence…...
Shaunak Sen, “All That Breathes”
“All That Breathes” focuses on brothers Nadeem Shehzad and Mohammed Saud, who with their assistant Salik have dedicated their lives to rehabilitating black kites and other birds in a cramped basement in Delhi. As producer-director Sen describes, he didn’t set out nor did he want to do an environmental film or a nature film or a political film. Rather, it was important to show the interconnectedness of mankind and nature: “When you live in the city of Delhi, the air is such an opaque, gray, heavy, tactile big presence…...
- 3/6/2023
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
Over the years, the Oscar for best documentary feature has provided the Academy Awards with some of the ceremony’s most contentious and divisive moments: In 1975, when the Vietnam War doc Hearts and Minds claimed the prize, producer Bert Schneider read a letter of thanks from the Viet Cong, so incensing hosts Bob Hope and Frank Sinatra that they took it upon themselves later in the broadcast to apologize “for any political references.” In 2003, while accepting his Oscar for the anti-gun doc Bowling for Columbine, Michael Moore was greeted with both cheers and boos when he cried “Shame on you, Mr. Bush” for launching the war in Iraq.
In the past couple of years, as Academy membership has grown larger and more diverse, the feature documentary results have been a lot more mellow, with crowd-pleasing choices — like the 2021 concert film Summer of Soul and the 2020 nature doc My Octopus Teacher — prevailing.
In the past couple of years, as Academy membership has grown larger and more diverse, the feature documentary results have been a lot more mellow, with crowd-pleasing choices — like the 2021 concert film Summer of Soul and the 2020 nature doc My Octopus Teacher — prevailing.
- 3/6/2023
- by Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When filmmaker-actor-writer Miranda July was approached about narrating the documentary Fire of Love, she didn’t see herself as an obvious choice.
“I was like, I don’t know,” she recalls, “I’m not like a narrator per se.”
Then there was the subject matter of the film – which has gone on to earn an Oscar nomination – the story of French couple Katia and Maurice Krafft, who gave their lives to the study of volcanology.
“What do I know about volcanoes? Nothing,” July tells Deadline. But then the film took hold of her. “I watched this sort of early version, I guess an early cut. And I was so shocked that at the end I was really emotional, as if volcanoes were my thing. And I realized, oh, it’s just this devotion that I relate to. That just kind of punched me in the chest or something.”
Miranda July...
“I was like, I don’t know,” she recalls, “I’m not like a narrator per se.”
Then there was the subject matter of the film – which has gone on to earn an Oscar nomination – the story of French couple Katia and Maurice Krafft, who gave their lives to the study of volcanology.
“What do I know about volcanoes? Nothing,” July tells Deadline. But then the film took hold of her. “I watched this sort of early version, I guess an early cut. And I was so shocked that at the end I was really emotional, as if volcanoes were my thing. And I realized, oh, it’s just this devotion that I relate to. That just kind of punched me in the chest or something.”
Miranda July...
- 3/4/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Documentary filmmaking is a special kind of art. It is one thing to write, produce, and release a narrative film, but making a documentary feels entirely different and more fluid. Such is the case with 2022's "Fire of Love," director Sara Dosa's look at the lives of volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft made almost entirely from their personal collection of research footage. Narrated by Miranda July, we get to see their love story, both with each other and their shared passion for volcanoes, play out over the course of several decades.
It really is a stunning and beautiful documentary, which means, naturally, that it's being remade into a narrative film. Deadline announced that Searchlight Pictures will be adapting "Fire of Love" into a theatrical feature with Dosa serving as a producer. A director and screenwriter are currently not attached, and if we're being honest, we hope they are never found.
It really is a stunning and beautiful documentary, which means, naturally, that it's being remade into a narrative film. Deadline announced that Searchlight Pictures will be adapting "Fire of Love" into a theatrical feature with Dosa serving as a producer. A director and screenwriter are currently not attached, and if we're being honest, we hope they are never found.
- 3/3/2023
- by Erin Brady
- Slash Film
The Oscar-nominated documentary “Fire of Love” is getting the narrative remake treatment.
The acclaimed non-fiction movie, concerning the scientific research and on-the-job romance of French volcanologist filmmakers Katia and Maurice Krafft, will become a live-action narrative feature film. Searchlight Pictures snagged remake rights to the acclaimed documentary, which debuted at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival before being acquired by National Geographic Documentary Films.
Searchlight will finance and distribute, with Jamie Patricof’s Hunting Lane developing and producing. “Fire of Love” director/producer Sara Dosa and producer Shane Boris are attached to produce this version as well, while producer Ina Fichman will be an executive producer. Other executive producers include Josh Braun and Ben Braun from Submarine Deluxe, and Greg Boustead and Jessica Harrop from Sandbox Films.
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There is no word on who will direct the picture or anything regarding casting.
The acclaimed non-fiction movie, concerning the scientific research and on-the-job romance of French volcanologist filmmakers Katia and Maurice Krafft, will become a live-action narrative feature film. Searchlight Pictures snagged remake rights to the acclaimed documentary, which debuted at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival before being acquired by National Geographic Documentary Films.
Searchlight will finance and distribute, with Jamie Patricof’s Hunting Lane developing and producing. “Fire of Love” director/producer Sara Dosa and producer Shane Boris are attached to produce this version as well, while producer Ina Fichman will be an executive producer. Other executive producers include Josh Braun and Ben Braun from Submarine Deluxe, and Greg Boustead and Jessica Harrop from Sandbox Films.
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There is no word on who will direct the picture or anything regarding casting.
- 3/2/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
The most romantic documentary of all time may be getting the full-fledged romance movie treatment. Searchlight Pictures is making a deal to remake “Fire of Love,” Sara Dosa’s Oscar-nominated doc about French volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft, into a narrative feature film, IndieWire has confirmed.
Dosa’s original film, which premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, tells the story of the Kraffts’ two romances: with each other and with volcanoes. Narrated by filmmaker Miranda July, the film uses archival footage videotaped by the two scientists during their research to recount their lives, which ended tragically in a volcanic eruption in 1991.
No director or screenwriter is attached to the narrative remake of the documentary, but Dosa and the documentary’s producer Shane Boris are both on board the project as producers. Huntin Lane productions will develop the film and produce, while Searchlight will finance and distribute. Ina Fichman, who produced the original documentary,...
Dosa’s original film, which premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, tells the story of the Kraffts’ two romances: with each other and with volcanoes. Narrated by filmmaker Miranda July, the film uses archival footage videotaped by the two scientists during their research to recount their lives, which ended tragically in a volcanic eruption in 1991.
No director or screenwriter is attached to the narrative remake of the documentary, but Dosa and the documentary’s producer Shane Boris are both on board the project as producers. Huntin Lane productions will develop the film and produce, while Searchlight will finance and distribute. Ina Fichman, who produced the original documentary,...
- 3/2/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
"It captures the love of science, which is truly the love of curiosity." This might be one of the best team-ups of this entire awards season!! National Geographic has released a 30-minute Zoom conversation between two remarkably talented filmmakers - Sara Dosa and James Cameron. Technically it's an awards promo for Fire of Love, Dosa's award-winning documentary about the two French scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft. We've been raving about this film since the 2022 Sundance Film Festival where it premiered, and it has gone on to have a great run in theaters last summer before a Disney+ premiere via NatGeo. Fire of Love is now nominated for Best Documentary at the Oscars, and it might go on to win - especially with the help of Cameron. Both Cameron and Dosa will be at the Oscars this year, Cameron with his own movie Avatar: The Way of Water (which has...
- 3/2/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: Searchlight Pictures is making a deal to turn Fire of Love into a narrative feature. The film, which tells the story of the scientific research and romance of preeminent French volcanologist filmmakers Katia and Maurice Krafft, is a frontrunner in the Oscar race for Best Documentary after premiering atthe 2022 Sundance Film Festival, winning a Jury Prize and being acquired by National Geographic Documentary Films.
The docu is filled with stunning footage of the couple braving the dangers of volcanoes that exploded and spewed red-hot lava, but the core of the tale that lends itself so well to a narrative version is the love story between them, before they paid the ultimate price for their passionate pursuit of erupting volcanoes. The couple died together in a volcanic eruption in 1991.
Searchlight Pictures will finance and distribute, and Jamie Patricof’s Hunting Lane will develop and produce. Fire of Love director-producer Sara Dosa...
The docu is filled with stunning footage of the couple braving the dangers of volcanoes that exploded and spewed red-hot lava, but the core of the tale that lends itself so well to a narrative version is the love story between them, before they paid the ultimate price for their passionate pursuit of erupting volcanoes. The couple died together in a volcanic eruption in 1991.
Searchlight Pictures will finance and distribute, and Jamie Patricof’s Hunting Lane will develop and produce. Fire of Love director-producer Sara Dosa...
- 3/2/2023
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Oscar-nominated director/writer/producer Sara Dosa recently pulled back the curtains on “Fire of Love,” inviting Gold Derby’s Denton Davidson in for a glimpse of how the National Geographic documentary was conceived. “There’s many reasons why I wanted to tell this story,” she tells us. But ultimately it came down to her being “utterly inspired” by the love story between real-life volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft. “They were so in love with volcanoes, and so beguiled and enchanted by the force,” she reveals.
“Fire of Love” has been nominated by multiple awards groups this season in the Best Documentary Feature category, including the Oscars, BAFTAs, Critics Choice, Directors Guild, Producers Guild and our own Gold Derby Awards. “It was a great experience,” Dosa tells us about making the project, which was filmed at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Watch the full video above and read the complete interview transcript below.
“Fire of Love” has been nominated by multiple awards groups this season in the Best Documentary Feature category, including the Oscars, BAFTAs, Critics Choice, Directors Guild, Producers Guild and our own Gold Derby Awards. “It was a great experience,” Dosa tells us about making the project, which was filmed at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Watch the full video above and read the complete interview transcript below.
- 2/21/2023
- by Latasha Ford and Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages are Davis’ assessment of the current standings of the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any film or performance. Like any organization or body that votes, each individual category is fluid and subject to change. Predictions are updated every Thursday.
Last Updated: Feb. 21, 2023
2023 Oscars Predictions: Best Documentary Feature Navalny, Alexei Navalny (right), 2022. © Fathom Events / Courtesy Everett Collection
Category Commentary: Sara Dosa won the Directors Guild of America Awards, where The guild crowned “Fire of Love” from National Geographic Documentary Films and Neon. A feel-good documentary that recalls the story of Katia and Maurice Kraftt, two scientists who die in a volcanic explosion.
On the...
Last Updated: Feb. 21, 2023
2023 Oscars Predictions: Best Documentary Feature Navalny, Alexei Navalny (right), 2022. © Fathom Events / Courtesy Everett Collection
Category Commentary: Sara Dosa won the Directors Guild of America Awards, where The guild crowned “Fire of Love” from National Geographic Documentary Films and Neon. A feel-good documentary that recalls the story of Katia and Maurice Kraftt, two scientists who die in a volcanic explosion.
On the...
- 2/21/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
When scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft married in 1970, they headed to a place where few couples would choose to honeymoon: an active volcano. But Mount Stromboli off the coast of Sicily could not have suited them better as the love they shared was equaled only by their passion for the study of volcanoes.
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The Oscar-nominated National Geographic documentary Fire of Love, directed by Sara Dosa, explores the Kraffts’ obsession with Earth’s explosive displays, a pursuit that would ultimately cost them their lives. Instead of...
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The Oscar-nominated National Geographic documentary Fire of Love, directed by Sara Dosa, explores the Kraffts’ obsession with Earth’s explosive displays, a pursuit that would ultimately cost them their lives. Instead of...
- 2/18/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Deadline’s Contenders Film: The Nominees is underway Saturday with 12 panels featuring some of the year’s biggest crowd-pleasing movies as well as its most artistic critical hits. This final round of Contenders events this Oscar season features virtual Q&a panels with the on-screen stars, creatives and craftspeople behind 12 of the films that will be going for gold at the Dolby Theater less than a month from now.
Click here to sign up for and launch the livestream.
Streaming Contenders events has opened up a whole new global audience, and also offers quick and convenient access to filmmakers who are either dealing with busy production schedules or, as is the case with several of the panels here, based in locations all around the world. In that respect, Contenders is here to bust open the myth that the Academy Awards are solely a vehicle for the American film industry: you...
Click here to sign up for and launch the livestream.
Streaming Contenders events has opened up a whole new global audience, and also offers quick and convenient access to filmmakers who are either dealing with busy production schedules or, as is the case with several of the panels here, based in locations all around the world. In that respect, Contenders is here to bust open the myth that the Academy Awards are solely a vehicle for the American film industry: you...
- 2/18/2023
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Scientists, explorers, lovers. Katia and Maurice Krafft, the stars of the Oscar-nominated documentary Fire of Love, were all those things. On Valentine’s Day, National Geographic and Neon are bringing the film about the ill-fated couple back to theaters for one night only.
The engagement will see the film play at several theaters in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, as well as Chicago, Boston, Washington, DC, King of Prussia, Penn. and other cities.
‘Fire of Love’
The film is set to make its broadcast debut on Kabc on Saturday, Feb. 18, at 9 p.m. Pst and on Wabc Sunday, Feb. 19, at 1 p.m. Est. It is currently streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.
Director Sara Dosa earned the first Academy Award nomination of her career for the documentary,...
The engagement will see the film play at several theaters in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, as well as Chicago, Boston, Washington, DC, King of Prussia, Penn. and other cities.
‘Fire of Love’
The film is set to make its broadcast debut on Kabc on Saturday, Feb. 18, at 9 p.m. Pst and on Wabc Sunday, Feb. 19, at 1 p.m. Est. It is currently streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.
Director Sara Dosa earned the first Academy Award nomination of her career for the documentary,...
- 2/7/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated with reaction from nominee Simon Lereng Wilmont from original 9:04 a.m. story: Only a handful of documentary filmmakers have earned a pair of Oscars during their careers. Laura Poitras could join that august group after earning a nomination this morning for her acclaimed feature All the Beauty and the Bloodshed.
Poitras’ first win came eight years ago for Citizenfour, her film about cyber intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden. All the Beauty and the Bloodshed focuses on an equally compelling figure, renowned artist Nan Goldin, who has led a campaign to expose the role of the Sackler family – owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma – in the opioid crisis.
Atbatb premiered at the Venice Film Festival, where it became a rare documentary to win the Golden Lion. The film will go up against a quartet of documentary features directed by first-time Oscar nominees: All That Breathes, directed by Shaunak Sen; Fire of Love,...
Poitras’ first win came eight years ago for Citizenfour, her film about cyber intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden. All the Beauty and the Bloodshed focuses on an equally compelling figure, renowned artist Nan Goldin, who has led a campaign to expose the role of the Sackler family – owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma – in the opioid crisis.
Atbatb premiered at the Venice Film Festival, where it became a rare documentary to win the Golden Lion. The film will go up against a quartet of documentary features directed by first-time Oscar nominees: All That Breathes, directed by Shaunak Sen; Fire of Love,...
- 1/24/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
The nature doc is a staple of nonfiction storytelling in film, and the genre has produced a number of Oscar-winning documentary features — as recently as 2021’s winner My Octopus Teacher. This year, three nature docs made it to the shortlist ahead of the Academy Award nominations announcement on Jan. 24, and all aim to make it in the final five films that will earn a nom for doc feature.
HBO’s All That Breathes is set in New Delhi, India, with director Shaunak Sen’s film focusing on two brothers — Nadeem and Saud — who have devoted their lives to protecting the black kite, a bird of prey essential to their native ecosystem. Known as the “kite brothers,” the film’s subjects show the tough work of environmental activism through their ingenious efforts to create an avian hospital. All That Breathes premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the grand...
HBO’s All That Breathes is set in New Delhi, India, with director Shaunak Sen’s film focusing on two brothers — Nadeem and Saud — who have devoted their lives to protecting the black kite, a bird of prey essential to their native ecosystem. Known as the “kite brothers,” the film’s subjects show the tough work of environmental activism through their ingenious efforts to create an avian hospital. All That Breathes premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the grand...
- 1/17/2023
- by Tyler Coates
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
2nd Chance (Ramin Bahrani)
It’s an eerie image. Richard Davis stands out in a field, wearing a kevlar vest, and points a pistol into his belly. Then he pulls the trigger, skips back a bit, and checks his red-burned skin. Over the course of his life, he would do this—shoot himself—192 times, proving the efficacy of his life-saving device in the most visceral and operatic way possible. “A lot of people think I’m stupid for doing this,” he tells the camera before one of these high-wire demonstrations, and for just a moment, an air of unpredictability hangs over this bullet-proof vest magnate’s next move. – Jake K. (full review)
Where to Stream: VOD
Devotion (J.D. Dillard)
Devotion adheres to...
2nd Chance (Ramin Bahrani)
It’s an eerie image. Richard Davis stands out in a field, wearing a kevlar vest, and points a pistol into his belly. Then he pulls the trigger, skips back a bit, and checks his red-burned skin. Over the course of his life, he would do this—shoot himself—192 times, proving the efficacy of his life-saving device in the most visceral and operatic way possible. “A lot of people think I’m stupid for doing this,” he tells the camera before one of these high-wire demonstrations, and for just a moment, an air of unpredictability hangs over this bullet-proof vest magnate’s next move. – Jake K. (full review)
Where to Stream: VOD
Devotion (J.D. Dillard)
Devotion adheres to...
- 1/13/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The Cinema Eye Honors (Ceh) held its 16th annual awards on Thursday, January 12, honoring some of this year’s best documentary feature films and the hottest contenders in the ongoing Oscar race. Sara Dosa’s “Fire of Love” and Alex Pritz’ “The Territory” entered the night with a leading seven bids apiece, but it was Shaunak Sen’s “All That Breathes” that took home the top honor for Best Nonfiction Feature. Check out the full list of feature film winners below.
Sen’s film about two brothers – Nadeem and Saud – who have devoted their lives to the care and protection of the black kite, a bird of prey local to New Delhi, was the winner of two Ceh awards in total – Outstanding Nonfiction Feature and Outstanding Cinematography. Dosa’s “Fire of Love,” about the decades-long partnership between renowned volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft, won the most prizes of the night with three – Outstanding Editing,...
Sen’s film about two brothers – Nadeem and Saud – who have devoted their lives to the care and protection of the black kite, a bird of prey local to New Delhi, was the winner of two Ceh awards in total – Outstanding Nonfiction Feature and Outstanding Cinematography. Dosa’s “Fire of Love,” about the decades-long partnership between renowned volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft, won the most prizes of the night with three – Outstanding Editing,...
- 1/13/2023
- by John Benutty
- Gold Derby
Updated with full winners’ list and more details, including a leading three awards for Fire of Love: All That Breathes and All the Beauty and the Bloodshed — the two frontrunners for best documentary at the Oscars — split the top awards at the 16th annual Cinema Eye Honors in New York tonight.
Filmmaker Laura Poitras won Outstanding Direction for her work on All the Beauty and the Bloodshed. But it was All That Breathes, directed by Shaunak Sen, that earned Outstanding Nonfiction Feature, the Cinema Eye Honors’ equivalent to the Oscars’ Best Documentary Feature (see full list of winners below).
Sen’s film examines the work of Nadeem and Saud – two brothers in Delhi, India – who have devoted their energies to rehabilitating birds of prey like the black kite, which suffer in the polluted air of the metropolis.
“I was just asking Nadeem today how many birds he thinks they would have saved so far,...
Filmmaker Laura Poitras won Outstanding Direction for her work on All the Beauty and the Bloodshed. But it was All That Breathes, directed by Shaunak Sen, that earned Outstanding Nonfiction Feature, the Cinema Eye Honors’ equivalent to the Oscars’ Best Documentary Feature (see full list of winners below).
Sen’s film examines the work of Nadeem and Saud – two brothers in Delhi, India – who have devoted their energies to rehabilitating birds of prey like the black kite, which suffer in the polluted air of the metropolis.
“I was just asking Nadeem today how many birds he thinks they would have saved so far,...
- 1/13/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
“All That Breathes” and “Fire of Love” led the 16th Annual Cinema Eye Honors awards ceremony on Thursday night, which took place at the Museum of Moving image in Astoria, N.Y. and honored excellent craftsmanship and artistry in nonfiction films.
Shaunak Sen’s “All That Breathes,” which follows two brothers who run a bird hospital dedicated to rescuing injured black kites, won the top honor for outstanding achievement in nonfiction filmmaking as well as the award for cinematography.
Sara Dosa’s “Fire of Love” took home the most honors with three, including for editing, visual design (tied with “Moonage Daydream”) and original score. The film documents husband and wife volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft.
Founded in 2007, Cinema Eye Honors recognizes the subjects and entire creative team behind international nonfiction works, with several of its honorees going on to win Oscars for best documentary feature.
Films “Fire of Love” and...
Shaunak Sen’s “All That Breathes,” which follows two brothers who run a bird hospital dedicated to rescuing injured black kites, won the top honor for outstanding achievement in nonfiction filmmaking as well as the award for cinematography.
Sara Dosa’s “Fire of Love” took home the most honors with three, including for editing, visual design (tied with “Moonage Daydream”) and original score. The film documents husband and wife volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft.
Founded in 2007, Cinema Eye Honors recognizes the subjects and entire creative team behind international nonfiction works, with several of its honorees going on to win Oscars for best documentary feature.
Films “Fire of Love” and...
- 1/13/2023
- by Julia MacCary and Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
“All That Breathes,” a documentary about two brothers who run a refuge for birds that have been injured by the pollution in New Dehli, has been named the best nonfiction film of 2022 at the 16th annual Cinema Eye Honors ceremony, which took place on Thursday night at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens, New York.
“All That Breathes” previously won the top award at the International Documentary Association’s IDA Documentary Awards, the other major award devoted to nonfiction film. It is also on the 15-film shortlist for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Laura Poitras won the award for directing for “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” while “Navalny” won the award for production.
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In the craft categories, a distinctive feature of the Cinema Eye Honors, the immersive...
“All That Breathes” previously won the top award at the International Documentary Association’s IDA Documentary Awards, the other major award devoted to nonfiction film. It is also on the 15-film shortlist for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Laura Poitras won the award for directing for “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” while “Navalny” won the award for production.
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‘All That Breathes’ Director Shaunak Sen on Breaking Nature Doc Clichés While Filming Hospitalized Birds
In the craft categories, a distinctive feature of the Cinema Eye Honors, the immersive...
- 1/13/2023
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
When Sara Dosa was reviewing media appearances that had been made by Maurice Krafft and Katia Krafft for her documentary, “Fire of Love,” she found many instances of the sexism that Katia had to endure and there was one that really drove her team absolutely insane. “It was a scientific discussion on French television where the host introduces Maurice saying he’s a world renowned volcanologist and adventurer, ‘…and his wife Katia.’ You could just see Katia’s jaw tightening and I know so many women have had that experience too,” she tells Gold Derby during our recent Meet the Experts: Film Documentary panel (watch the exclusive video interview above).
Even though Katia had seen and studied more erupting volcanoes than Maurice had, Maurice would often have to correct the people who would make these introductions. “He would say it’s actually a problem in our relationship because Katia is cheating on me with volcanoes.
Even though Katia had seen and studied more erupting volcanoes than Maurice had, Maurice would often have to correct the people who would make these introductions. “He would say it’s actually a problem in our relationship because Katia is cheating on me with volcanoes.
- 1/12/2023
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
With so much emphasis on Best Picture and acting races this Oscar season, get ready for some special attention to the crafts and artisans who made these movies possible.
American Cinematheque announced Monday its honorees for its second edition of Tribute to the Crafts, taking place on Thursday, February 9 at the Cinematheque’s Aero Theatre in Santa Monica. Among the achievements being celebrated are such blockbuster films Top Gun: Maverick, Avatar: The Way of Water, Elvis, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, in addition to indie sensations like Everything Everywhere All at Once and Rrr.
After a successful inaugural ceremony last year, once again it is the key goal of Tribute to the Crafts to honor those at the heart of filmmaking, and have exhibited extraordinary work behind the camera over the past year, according to the Cinematheque. The evening will celebrate individuals in 15 categories covering all aspects of filmmaking and...
American Cinematheque announced Monday its honorees for its second edition of Tribute to the Crafts, taking place on Thursday, February 9 at the Cinematheque’s Aero Theatre in Santa Monica. Among the achievements being celebrated are such blockbuster films Top Gun: Maverick, Avatar: The Way of Water, Elvis, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, in addition to indie sensations like Everything Everywhere All at Once and Rrr.
After a successful inaugural ceremony last year, once again it is the key goal of Tribute to the Crafts to honor those at the heart of filmmaking, and have exhibited extraordinary work behind the camera over the past year, according to the Cinematheque. The evening will celebrate individuals in 15 categories covering all aspects of filmmaking and...
- 1/9/2023
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Three top film documentary filmmakers for Oscar contenders will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2023 awards contenders. They will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Wednesday, January 11, at 6:00 p.m. Pt; 9:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our contributing editor Charles Bright and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.
RSVP today to our entire ongoing contenders panel series by clicking here to book your free reservation. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following Oscar contenders on the 2023 shortlist:
Fire of Love (NatGeo)
Synopsis: Intrepid scientists and lovers Katia and Maurice Krafft died in a volcanic explosion doing the very thing that brought them together: unraveling the mysteries of volcanoes by capturing...
RSVP today to our entire ongoing contenders panel series by clicking here to book your free reservation. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following Oscar contenders on the 2023 shortlist:
Fire of Love (NatGeo)
Synopsis: Intrepid scientists and lovers Katia and Maurice Krafft died in a volcanic explosion doing the very thing that brought them together: unraveling the mysteries of volcanoes by capturing...
- 1/6/2023
- by Chris Beachum and Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
On Dec. 21, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveiled its shortlists for the 2023 Oscars in 10 categories, which included advancing 15 documentary features to the next round. A total of 144 documentary features this year were eligible, and those that moved on include All That Breathes, Fire of Love and Moonage Daydream.
Among the more surprising omissions was Mars Rover doc Good Night Oppy. Members of the documentary branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees for documentary feature as well as documentary short (15 films were shortlisted from 98 qualified shorts).
A list of the 15 documentaries on this year’s Oscars shortlist follows.
All That Breathes
Winner of the Cannes Golden Eye and Sundance Grand Jury Prize (World Cinema Documentary), All That Breathes follows two brothers in New Delhi racing to save a bird falling from the sky. Shaunak Sen directs the HBO documentary. It premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival,...
Among the more surprising omissions was Mars Rover doc Good Night Oppy. Members of the documentary branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees for documentary feature as well as documentary short (15 films were shortlisted from 98 qualified shorts).
A list of the 15 documentaries on this year’s Oscars shortlist follows.
All That Breathes
Winner of the Cannes Golden Eye and Sundance Grand Jury Prize (World Cinema Documentary), All That Breathes follows two brothers in New Delhi racing to save a bird falling from the sky. Shaunak Sen directs the HBO documentary. It premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival,...
- 1/5/2023
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
2022 saw the loss of one of my most admired film directors, a man who brought me to seek out different films and examine cinema on another level. Jean-Luc Goadard’s Pierrot le Fou, a film which I was so excited to see featured in this year’s updated Sight and Sound Greatest Films of All Time, and one that still brings me the same joy it did when I first watched it at University. Films, for me, alongside so much, are a vehicle of escapism allowing me to spend a few precious hours outside of the constant push and pulls of life and this year I have been awed and delighted by an incredible array of talent and features which have stuck with me long after the credits rolled.
Honourable Mentions: Barbarian, Speak No Evil, Athena, Pearl, God’s Creatures, Tár, Rrr, Kanaval: A People’s History of Haiti in Six Chapters.
Honourable Mentions: Barbarian, Speak No Evil, Athena, Pearl, God’s Creatures, Tár, Rrr, Kanaval: A People’s History of Haiti in Six Chapters.
- 12/30/2022
- by Sarah Smith
- Directors Notes
Standup
Indian comedian, actor, and musician Vir Das’ hour-long standup special “Landing” will bow worldwide on Netflix on Dec. 26. The backdrop is the aftermath of a seven-minute monologue, a satire about the duality of India, he recited after a standup show at The Kennedy Center in Washington DC in 2021 that went viral internationally. After the show, Das boarded a plane back to his home in Mumbai and by the time he disembarked, his entire world had changed, with the monologue attracting reactions across the spectrum.
“Landing” is Das’ fourth special with the streamer, with his most recent one, “Vir Das: For India,” receiving a 2021 International Emmy nomination for Best Comedy. He is currently developing his own single-camera comedy with Fox, CBS Studios and Andy Samberg’s production company Party Over Here. He also starred in the ABC spy drama-comedy “Whiskey Cavalier.” “Landing” is produced by Rotten Science and executive producers Reg Tigerman and Matthew Vaughan.
Indian comedian, actor, and musician Vir Das’ hour-long standup special “Landing” will bow worldwide on Netflix on Dec. 26. The backdrop is the aftermath of a seven-minute monologue, a satire about the duality of India, he recited after a standup show at The Kennedy Center in Washington DC in 2021 that went viral internationally. After the show, Das boarded a plane back to his home in Mumbai and by the time he disembarked, his entire world had changed, with the monologue attracting reactions across the spectrum.
“Landing” is Das’ fourth special with the streamer, with his most recent one, “Vir Das: For India,” receiving a 2021 International Emmy nomination for Best Comedy. He is currently developing his own single-camera comedy with Fox, CBS Studios and Andy Samberg’s production company Party Over Here. He also starred in the ABC spy drama-comedy “Whiskey Cavalier.” “Landing” is produced by Rotten Science and executive producers Reg Tigerman and Matthew Vaughan.
- 12/14/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The International Documentary Association (IDA) presented awards to the winners in 18 categories for the 38th IDA Documentary Awards on December 10, 2022 at the Paramount Theater in Los Angeles. Shaunak Sen‘s “All That Breathes” went into the evening with four nominations and emerged as a winner of three, including the top prize. See the full list of winners below.
In addition to taking home Best Feature Documentary, Shen was named Best Director and the film’s editor Charlotte Munch Bengtsen won for Best Editing. Of its four nominations, “All That Breathes” lost only the award for Best Cinematography which went to the team on “Fire of Love” instead.
“Fire of Love” was the leader in nominations with five and won twice — it was also victorious in Best Writing. “Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues” won for Best Music Documentary and “The Melt Goes On Forever: The Art & Times of David Hammons” won for Best Music Score.
In addition to taking home Best Feature Documentary, Shen was named Best Director and the film’s editor Charlotte Munch Bengtsen won for Best Editing. Of its four nominations, “All That Breathes” lost only the award for Best Cinematography which went to the team on “Fire of Love” instead.
“Fire of Love” was the leader in nominations with five and won twice — it was also victorious in Best Writing. “Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues” won for Best Music Documentary and “The Melt Goes On Forever: The Art & Times of David Hammons” won for Best Music Score.
- 12/13/2022
- by John Benutty
- Gold Derby
Critical consensus is in the air once again. Last year, IndieWire’s annual critics survey was dominated by one title, “The Power of the Dog.” Now, a landslide victory has happened again. With 165 critics and journalists voting on the best films and performances in this year’s survey, Todd Field’s “TÁR” stormed the #1 spot in several categories with the urgency of a mad conductor knocking a rival off her podium.
The movie topped the categories of Best Film, Best Director, Best Performance, and Best Screenplay. It appeared on over 45 of all ballots, with 26 first-place rankings for Best Film. It also placed at No. 2 on IndieWire’s own staff list of The Best Movies of 2022.
Staffers from IndieWire, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, The Atlantic, and Entertainment Weekly voted, as well as freelance and staff writers for newspapers, websites, radio, and TV from across Europe, Latin America,...
The movie topped the categories of Best Film, Best Director, Best Performance, and Best Screenplay. It appeared on over 45 of all ballots, with 26 first-place rankings for Best Film. It also placed at No. 2 on IndieWire’s own staff list of The Best Movies of 2022.
Staffers from IndieWire, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, The Atlantic, and Entertainment Weekly voted, as well as freelance and staff writers for newspapers, websites, radio, and TV from across Europe, Latin America,...
- 12/12/2022
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
The International Documentary Association (IDA) announced the winners in 18 categories at the 38th annual IDA Documentary Awards Ceremony on December 10, 2022 at the Paramount Theater in Los Angeles. Hosted by Jenny Yang, the show was live-streamed on IDA’s YouTube channel.
Shaunak Sen’s Indian eco-documentary “All That Breathes” won Best Director, Editing, Feature Film, and the Pare Lorentz Award, beating out in that category Laura Poitras’ “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” Sara Dosa’s Best Cinematography and Writing winner “Fire of Love,” Simon Lereng Wilmont’s “A House Made of Splinters,” Edward Buckles’ “Katrina Babies,” Isabel Castro’s “Mija,” Daniel Roher’s “Navalny,” Akuo de Mabior’s “No Simple Way Home,” Lukasz Kowalski’s “The Pawnshop,” and Neasa Ní Chianáin and Declan McGrath’s “Young Plato.”
The winner of the Sundance Film Festival 2022 Grand Jury Prize for World Documentary, “All the Breathes” is building momentum on the awards circuit,...
Shaunak Sen’s Indian eco-documentary “All That Breathes” won Best Director, Editing, Feature Film, and the Pare Lorentz Award, beating out in that category Laura Poitras’ “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” Sara Dosa’s Best Cinematography and Writing winner “Fire of Love,” Simon Lereng Wilmont’s “A House Made of Splinters,” Edward Buckles’ “Katrina Babies,” Isabel Castro’s “Mija,” Daniel Roher’s “Navalny,” Akuo de Mabior’s “No Simple Way Home,” Lukasz Kowalski’s “The Pawnshop,” and Neasa Ní Chianáin and Declan McGrath’s “Young Plato.”
The winner of the Sundance Film Festival 2022 Grand Jury Prize for World Documentary, “All the Breathes” is building momentum on the awards circuit,...
- 12/11/2022
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
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All that Breathes topped the 2022 IDA Documentary Awards, winning best feature and two other competitive awards. The film was previously selected as the winner of the Pare Lorentz Award.
In addition to the top prize, the HBO title, which follows two brothers who run a bird hospital dedicated to rescuing injured black kites that are often affected by air pollution in New Delhi, won best director for helmer Shaunak Sen and best editing.
National Geographic and Neon’s Fire of Love documentary about volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft, which led the nominations for the 38th annual International Documentary Association honors with five nods, won two awards.
The IDA Documentary Awards were presented in a ceremony at Los Angeles’ Paramount Theater, hosted by actor-comedian Jenny Yang.
Best Feature Documentary
All that Breathes (India, United States, United Kingdom | Sideshow and Submarine Deluxe, HBO Documentary Films...
All that Breathes topped the 2022 IDA Documentary Awards, winning best feature and two other competitive awards. The film was previously selected as the winner of the Pare Lorentz Award.
In addition to the top prize, the HBO title, which follows two brothers who run a bird hospital dedicated to rescuing injured black kites that are often affected by air pollution in New Delhi, won best director for helmer Shaunak Sen and best editing.
National Geographic and Neon’s Fire of Love documentary about volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft, which led the nominations for the 38th annual International Documentary Association honors with five nods, won two awards.
The IDA Documentary Awards were presented in a ceremony at Los Angeles’ Paramount Theater, hosted by actor-comedian Jenny Yang.
Best Feature Documentary
All that Breathes (India, United States, United Kingdom | Sideshow and Submarine Deluxe, HBO Documentary Films...
- 12/11/2022
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“All That Breathes” took top prize for best feature at the International Documentary Assn. Awards Dec. 10, also grabbing prizes for director Shaunak Sen, editing and the special Pare Lorentz award.
“We Need to Talk About Cosby” won the award for multi-part documentary, while “Fire of Love” took the cinematography and writing prizes.
The 38th annual event, held at L.A.’s Paramount Theater, was hosted by comic-actor Jenny Yang. Prizes were announced in 18 categories. The show was also LiveStreamed on IDA’s YouTube channel and the recording is now available.
There were 16 competitive categories and two special categories, the ABC News VideoSource Award and the Pare Lorentz Award.
This year’s shortlists and nominees were selected by independent committees of 310 documentary makers, curators, critics, and industry experts from 52 countries. IDA received 806 submissions in all categories, 40 of which are internationally produced or coproduced projects from 86 countries.
The winners are:
Feature: “All That Breathes...
“We Need to Talk About Cosby” won the award for multi-part documentary, while “Fire of Love” took the cinematography and writing prizes.
The 38th annual event, held at L.A.’s Paramount Theater, was hosted by comic-actor Jenny Yang. Prizes were announced in 18 categories. The show was also LiveStreamed on IDA’s YouTube channel and the recording is now available.
There were 16 competitive categories and two special categories, the ABC News VideoSource Award and the Pare Lorentz Award.
This year’s shortlists and nominees were selected by independent committees of 310 documentary makers, curators, critics, and industry experts from 52 countries. IDA received 806 submissions in all categories, 40 of which are internationally produced or coproduced projects from 86 countries.
The winners are:
Feature: “All That Breathes...
- 12/11/2022
- by Tim Gray
- Variety Film + TV
“All That Breathes,” a lyrical documentary about two brothers who rescue birds that have fallen victim to the polluted air in New Delhi, has been named the best nonfiction feature of 2022 at the International Documentary Association’s IDA Documentary Awards, which took place on Saturday night in Los Angeles.
“All That Breathes” won four awards overall, an unusually robust showing at the IDA Awards. The HBO Documentary Films release won Best Feature in a category that also included “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” “Fire of Love” and “Navalny”; director Shaunak Sen and editors Charlotte Munch Bengtsen and Vedant Joshi won in their categories; and the film also won the Pare Lorentz award, which goes to a socially conscious film of note.
“Fire of Love” won in the writing and cinematography and categories. Director Sara Dosa shared the win for writing, while the film’s late subjects, married volcanologists Maurice and Katia Krafft,...
“All That Breathes” won four awards overall, an unusually robust showing at the IDA Awards. The HBO Documentary Films release won Best Feature in a category that also included “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” “Fire of Love” and “Navalny”; director Shaunak Sen and editors Charlotte Munch Bengtsen and Vedant Joshi won in their categories; and the film also won the Pare Lorentz award, which goes to a socially conscious film of note.
“Fire of Love” won in the writing and cinematography and categories. Director Sara Dosa shared the win for writing, while the film’s late subjects, married volcanologists Maurice and Katia Krafft,...
- 12/11/2022
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
This history of Blaxploitation cinema, dispatches from the front lines of war, adventurous volcanologists, portraits of legendary artists, and a group of jackasses that repeatedly hit each other in the balls—just a few of the subjects and stories this year’s documentaries brought us. With 2022 wrapping up, we’ve selected the features that left us most impressed. If you’re looking for where to stream them, check out our handy guide here.
All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen)
Move over, Sandra Bullock—there’s a new Bird Box in town. The only film to have collected prizes at both Sundance and Cannes, Shaunak Sen’s taut, tender documentary has a healing power that’s sourced straight from its subjects: two brothers in Delhi who have devoted their lives to saving the Black Kite—a majestic, medium-sized, hypercarnivorous raptor of the air—from going extinct in Delhi’s fatally-polluted skies. Set...
All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen)
Move over, Sandra Bullock—there’s a new Bird Box in town. The only film to have collected prizes at both Sundance and Cannes, Shaunak Sen’s taut, tender documentary has a healing power that’s sourced straight from its subjects: two brothers in Delhi who have devoted their lives to saving the Black Kite—a majestic, medium-sized, hypercarnivorous raptor of the air—from going extinct in Delhi’s fatally-polluted skies. Set...
- 12/9/2022
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
A version of this interview with “Fire of Love” director Sara Dosa first appeared in the Guild & Critics Awards/Documentaries issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.
The French couple Katia and Maurice Krafft were famed volcanologists until their deaths following an eruption in Japan in 1991. Sara Dosa’s glittering documentary “Fire of Love” celebrates the Kraffts with a portrait of lives led with risk and adventure on the rim’s edge.
The film, which was released by NatGeo and Neon last summer and is available to stream on Disney+, is a triumph of storytelling, feeling and design. Peabody winner and Emmy nominee Dosa talked to TheWrap about the blend between romance and tragedy, talking “deadpan curious” with narrator Miranda July, and bumping into volcano puns.
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Do you remember your first reaction to learning the story of Katia and Maurice Krafft?...
The French couple Katia and Maurice Krafft were famed volcanologists until their deaths following an eruption in Japan in 1991. Sara Dosa’s glittering documentary “Fire of Love” celebrates the Kraffts with a portrait of lives led with risk and adventure on the rim’s edge.
The film, which was released by NatGeo and Neon last summer and is available to stream on Disney+, is a triumph of storytelling, feeling and design. Peabody winner and Emmy nominee Dosa talked to TheWrap about the blend between romance and tragedy, talking “deadpan curious” with narrator Miranda July, and bumping into volcano puns.
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‘All That Breathes,’ ‘Fire of Love’ Lead IDA Documentary Award Nominations
Do you remember your first reaction to learning the story of Katia and Maurice Krafft?...
- 12/5/2022
- by Joe McGovern
- The Wrap
Infamous had Capote, Antz had A Bug’s Life—the list goes on. Enter The Fire Within, Werner Herzog’s latest brush with nature’s extremities, and the second documentary this year to recount the lives, love, and deaths of volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft. First came Sara Dosa’s Fire of Love, a film that looked (at least before Venice crowned its Golden Lion) like the most beloved documentary of the year and a shoo-in for the Academy Award. In the history of serendipitous releases, one must always exist in the other’s shadow.
Working almost exclusively from the same archive of footage, Herzog and Dosa have produced two divergent films. In tone and sentiment, The Fire Within and Fire of Love are disparate yet nicely complimentary, and there’s fun to be had in such a clash of sensibilities. Where Dosa is sweet, Herzog is characteristically austere When...
Working almost exclusively from the same archive of footage, Herzog and Dosa have produced two divergent films. In tone and sentiment, The Fire Within and Fire of Love are disparate yet nicely complimentary, and there’s fun to be had in such a clash of sensibilities. Where Dosa is sweet, Herzog is characteristically austere When...
- 11/25/2022
- by Rory O'Connor
- The Film Stage
It feels like a very French New Wave thing to be in love with a mystery. But Katia and Maurice Krafft, the subjects of Sara Dosa’s documentary “Fire of Love” were, to be fair, very French. They were also celebrated volcanologists who left behind an incredible wealth of archive material, books, and films about perhaps the most awe-inspiring natural feature of our world. In “Fire of Love,” Dosa uses all the editing, sonic, and visual tools at her disposal to shape a film around the Kraffts’ passion for volcanos, and for each other. It is that emphasis on the couple’s ardor, imbued into the film’s presentation and tone, that gives us the truest sense of who they were.
“There’s a sentence in a book that Maurice wrote where he says, ‘For me, Katia and volcanoes, it is a love story.’ And we felt like he was...
“There’s a sentence in a book that Maurice wrote where he says, ‘For me, Katia and volcanoes, it is a love story.’ And we felt like he was...
- 11/18/2022
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
Forget social and political issues—in documentaries, 2022 is shaping up to be the year of the volcano. There was Sara Dosa’s exquisite Fire of Love, in which a pair of lovestruck vulcanologists are quite literally consumed by their passion. Now we have not one, but two volcano-centric films debuting at this year’s Doc NYC. While I’ve not seen Herzog’s (pre-festival premiering) The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft, its title naming Dosa’s aforementioned protagonists, I’m guessing it’s likely the polar opposite of […]
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- 11/15/2022
- by Lauren Wissot
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Forget social and political issues—in documentaries, 2022 is shaping up to be the year of the volcano. There was Sara Dosa’s exquisite Fire of Love, in which a pair of lovestruck vulcanologists are quite literally consumed by their passion. Now we have not one, but two volcano-centric films debuting at this year’s Doc NYC. While I’ve not seen Herzog’s (pre-festival premiering) The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft, its title naming Dosa’s aforementioned protagonists, I’m guessing it’s likely the polar opposite of […]
The post “Each Second Meant the Difference Between Life or Death”: Rory Kennedy on The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post “Each Second Meant the Difference Between Life or Death”: Rory Kennedy on The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 11/15/2022
- by Lauren Wissot
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
We now have a clear picture of where the Oscar race for Best Documentary Feature is headed. With Friday’s announcement of the International Documentary Association‘s (IDA) nominations, all four of the major nonfiction precursors have now weighed in. Cinema Eye Honors (Ceh) announced their nominees on November 10, Doc NYC gave us their annual shortlist on October 18, and the Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards (Ccda) presented their slate on October 17. Only two films were recognized for top honors by all four of those groups: Sara Dosa‘s “Fire of Love” and Daniel Roher‘s “Navalny.”
Before we get into the full state of this year’s race, let’s understand why these four groups are so important. First off, in the last five years only one film — “The Mole Agent” (2020)– was nominated for the Academy Award without recognition from at least one of these groups first. Of the other 24 nominated films,...
Before we get into the full state of this year’s race, let’s understand why these four groups are so important. First off, in the last five years only one film — “The Mole Agent” (2020)– was nominated for the Academy Award without recognition from at least one of these groups first. Of the other 24 nominated films,...
- 11/13/2022
- by John Benutty
- Gold Derby
“There are many reasons I wanted to tell this story along with my team,” says Sara Dosa, the director of National Geographic’s documentary “Fire of Love.” The film recounts the story of intrepid scientists and lovers Katia and Maurice Krafft, who died in a volcanic explosion doing the very thing that brought them together: unraveling the mysteries of volcanoes by capturing the most explosive imagery ever recorded. We talked with Dosa as part of Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2022/2023 awards contenders. Watch our exclusive video interview above.
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“I was utterly inspired by how Katia and Maurice led their life,” she explains. “They were so in love with volcanoes, and so beguiled and enchanted by the force, the magnitude, the power of nature. And they weren’t deterred by the danger of that. Instead the danger of...
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“I was utterly inspired by how Katia and Maurice led their life,” she explains. “They were so in love with volcanoes, and so beguiled and enchanted by the force, the magnitude, the power of nature. And they weren’t deterred by the danger of that. Instead the danger of...
- 11/12/2022
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Fire of Love and All That Breathes further established themselves as solid Oscar contenders, leading all comers as the IDA Documentary Awards nominations were announced today.
Fire of Love, about scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft, a French couple who risked their lives documenting volcanic eruptions, earned five IDA nominations, including Best Feature Documentary and Best Director for Sara Dosa. It was also recognized in the cinematography, editing, and writing categories.
All That Breathes, director Shaunak Sen’s poetic study of two brothers in Delhi, India who rescue and rehabilitate injured birds of prey, was announced as the winner of the Pare Lorentz Award, an honor named for the pioneering filmmaker who made highly regarded work during the Great Depression. All That Breathes earned four other nominations, including Best Feature Documentary, Best Director, cinematography, and editing [see the full list of IDA Awards nominations below].
Two girls staying at a temporary shelter for neglected children in Eastern Ukraine in ‘A...
Fire of Love, about scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft, a French couple who risked their lives documenting volcanic eruptions, earned five IDA nominations, including Best Feature Documentary and Best Director for Sara Dosa. It was also recognized in the cinematography, editing, and writing categories.
All That Breathes, director Shaunak Sen’s poetic study of two brothers in Delhi, India who rescue and rehabilitate injured birds of prey, was announced as the winner of the Pare Lorentz Award, an honor named for the pioneering filmmaker who made highly regarded work during the Great Depression. All That Breathes earned four other nominations, including Best Feature Documentary, Best Director, cinematography, and editing [see the full list of IDA Awards nominations below].
Two girls staying at a temporary shelter for neglected children in Eastern Ukraine in ‘A...
- 11/11/2022
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
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The International Documentary Association (IDA) announced the nominations for the 38th annual IDA Documentary Awards, which will be held on Dec. 10, 2022, at the Paramount Theater on the Paramount Studios Lot in Los Angeles.
Among the nominated features is National Geographic/Neon’s Fire of Love, director Sara Dosa’s portrait of vocanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft, which led the nominated films with five honors. HBO Documentary Films’ All That Breathes earned four nominations and won the Pare Lorent Award.
Other notable nominees, also strong contenders in the Oscar race for best documentary feature, include Neon’s All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Amazon Studios’ Good Night Oppy and Wildcat, HBO Documentary Films’ Katrina Babies and Navalny, and Showtime’s Nothing Compares.
“We are thrilled to celebrate the achievements of such a stellar group of films and programs from around the world,” said co-presidents...
The International Documentary Association (IDA) announced the nominations for the 38th annual IDA Documentary Awards, which will be held on Dec. 10, 2022, at the Paramount Theater on the Paramount Studios Lot in Los Angeles.
Among the nominated features is National Geographic/Neon’s Fire of Love, director Sara Dosa’s portrait of vocanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft, which led the nominated films with five honors. HBO Documentary Films’ All That Breathes earned four nominations and won the Pare Lorent Award.
Other notable nominees, also strong contenders in the Oscar race for best documentary feature, include Neon’s All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Amazon Studios’ Good Night Oppy and Wildcat, HBO Documentary Films’ Katrina Babies and Navalny, and Showtime’s Nothing Compares.
“We are thrilled to celebrate the achievements of such a stellar group of films and programs from around the world,” said co-presidents...
- 11/11/2022
- by Tyler Coates
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
This week’s New to Streaming column is sponsored by Sara Dosa’s Fire of Love, now streaming on Disney+, courtesy of National Geographic Documentary Films.
Fire of Love (Sara Dosa)
In a bond forged over mutual fascination (or obsession) with the mysteries of volcanoes, Katia and Maurice Krafft dedicated their lives to discovering everything they could about these natural phenomena. Forces of both awe-inspiring wonder and tragic disaster, Sara Dosa’s archival documentary Fire of Love gracefully captures this extreme dichotomy while also getting to the heart of what drove this couple to abandon a routine, domesticated lifestyle and literally sacrifice their lives in the mission to save others. In telling their devotion to one of the natural world’s most dangerous forces,...
This week’s New to Streaming column is sponsored by Sara Dosa’s Fire of Love, now streaming on Disney+, courtesy of National Geographic Documentary Films.
Fire of Love (Sara Dosa)
In a bond forged over mutual fascination (or obsession) with the mysteries of volcanoes, Katia and Maurice Krafft dedicated their lives to discovering everything they could about these natural phenomena. Forces of both awe-inspiring wonder and tragic disaster, Sara Dosa’s archival documentary Fire of Love gracefully captures this extreme dichotomy while also getting to the heart of what drove this couple to abandon a routine, domesticated lifestyle and literally sacrifice their lives in the mission to save others. In telling their devotion to one of the natural world’s most dangerous forces,...
- 11/11/2022
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
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