The European Film Academy revealed this year’s feature-length documentary films that have been recommended for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2022. The European Film Awards, honoring the greatest achievements in European cinema, will be presented on 10 December 2022 in Reykjavík.
The European Film Academy will honor actress, director and screenwriter Margarethe von Trotta with the Lifetime Achievement Award for her outstanding body of work at this year’s 35th European Film Awards.
The European Film Academy Board has chosen 30 films to be part of the Academy´s Feature Film Selection 2022 for the European Film Awards. The Feature Film Selection includes films that the Board of the Academy recommends to all Academy members for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2022. In a second part, 10-15 further titles for the Feature Film Selection will be announced in September.
The Irish-Language coming-of-age drama The Quiet Girl (An Cailín Ciúin) has been selected as Ireland’s entry for the Oscars® Best International Feature Film category at the upcoming 95th annual Academy Awards.
Michael Koch’s A Piece of Sky (Drii Winter) has been selected by Switzerland to represent the country in the International Feature Film category at the 95th Academy Awards. The film which tells a fictional story with a documentary approach, celebrated its world premiere in the International Competition at Berlin International Film Festival and was honored with a Special Mention by the International Jury.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present Honorary Awards to Euzhan Palcy, Diane Warren and Peter Weir, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Michael J. Fox. The four Oscar® statuettes will be presented at the Academy’s 13th Governors Awards on Saturday, November 19, 2022, in Los Angeles.
The documentary Summer of Soul (…Or When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson won the Arts award at the 82nd Peabody Awards. In the concert documentary film Summer of Soul, musician and debut director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson puts us in the front row of a seminal event that should be as legendary as Woodstock but had been relegated to the dusty and neglected storage bins of history: the Harlem Cultural Festival in the summer of 1969. The film weaves together interviews with attendees and cultural commentators for context with astonishing footage of festival performances from the likes of Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, and many more.
Greek-French director Costa-Gavras will be honored with the Pardo alla carriera Ascona-Locarno achievement award at the 75th edition of the Locarno Film Festival taking place August 3-13 2022.
Quo Vadis, Aida? by Jasmila Žbanić has been voted the winner of the second LUX Audience Award.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and ABC announced the 95th Oscars® will take place on Sunday, March 12, 2023. The show will air live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide from the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.
The Peabody Awards announced the 60 nominees representing the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during 2021.