American Movie to Receive 2016 Legacy Award; Award-Winning Filmmaker Steve James to Host
Cinema Eye, the nonfiction film organization that organizes and presents the annual Cinema Eye Honors, today announced that the 2016 Legacy Award will be presented to Chris Smith’s beloved 1999 documentary, American Movie, the unforgettable story of a filmmaker pursuing his passion project. Director/Producer/Cinematographer Chris Smith will accept the award on behalf of the entire […]
Bob Alexander, Key Early Supporter of Cinema Eye, 1942-2015
The Cinema Eye family recognizes the recent passing of Bob Alexander, a co-founder of the online independent film distributor IndiePix and a key, early supporter and sponsor of the Cinema Eye Honors. “Bob understood the importance of recognizing craft in nonfiction film,” said AJ Schnack, Cinema Eye Founding Director. “He took an impassioned idea and […]
Ceremony will be held at the Times Center in New York City on January 15, 2010.
The Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking will be held at the Times Center in New York City on January 15, 2010. Indiepix, the online distributor of independent film, returns for a third year as Founding Sponsor and Co-Producer of Cinema Eye. New sponsors for 2010 include Presenting Sponsor – HBO Documentary Films and Contributing […]
Cinema Eye Announces “The Unforgettables” – List of Year’s Notable and Significant Documentary Film Subjects
The focus of 15 films, these seventeen people (and one bull orca) were selected by votes from more than 80 of this year’s eligible filmmakers as well as Cinema Eye’s nominations committee, which is comprised of 25 of the world’s top documentary film programmers and curators.
Cinema Eye Announces 2014 Shorts List: 15 Nonfiction Short Film Finalists
Fifteen documentary short films from around the world have been named as finalists for the 2014 Cinema Eye Honors. This year’s finalists includes a previous Cinema Eye winner and two filmmakers who were named to previous Shorts Lists.
Cinema Eye Announces 2016 Heterodox Nominees
Cinema Eye today announced the five nominees for its annual Heterodox Award. The Heterodox Award honors a narrative fiction film that imaginatively incorporates nonfiction strategies, content and/or modes of production. The five films nominated this year for the Cinema Eye Heterodox Award are: Arabian Nights: Volume One (The Restless One) directed by Miguel Gomes God […]
Cinema Eye Announces Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky as First Recipients of the Hell Yeah Prize for their Paradise Lost Trilogy
The Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking today announced a new, periodic award called the Hell Yeah Prize, to be given to filmmakers who have created works of incredible craft and artistry that also have significant, real-world impact.
Cinema Eye Announces New Award for Short Film & Names 11 Finalists
The 2011 Cinema Eye Honors will feature a new award for Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking. Five nominees, selected from 11 finalists, will be named on November 4, 2010 at the Cinema Eye Nominations Announcement at Sheffield Doc/Fest in the United Kingdom along with feature film nominees in 11 categories. Finalists for the Short […]
Cinema Eye Announces Nominees For 9th Annual Nonfiction Film Awards
Thirty-eight feature films and five shorts will vie for this year’s Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking as nominees were announced this evening at a party at CPH:DOX in Copenhagen, Denmark. Winners will be announced at the 9th Annual Honors Ceremony on January 13, 2016 at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York […]
Cinema Eye Announces Nonfiction Feature Nominees for 2010 Honors
THE COVE nominated for a leading 7 Awards BURMA VJ and OCTOBER COUNTRY receive 5 nominations each FOOD, INC. and LOOT will also vie for top award THE COVE nominated for a leading 7 Awards BURMA VJ and OCTOBER COUNTRY receive 5 nominations each FOOD, INC. and LOOT will also vie for top award Legendary […]