The FOCAL International Awards 2021 Programme

JUNE 24, 2021 19:00 (BST)

A MESSAGE FROM FOCAL: The FOCAL International Awards, now in their 18th year, aims to celebrate achievement in the use of footage in all variety of genres, across all media platforms as well as recognising the exceptional work of archive researchers and the accomplishments in film and television restoration work.

Due to the ongoing global pandemic this is the second year FOCAL will be announcing the winners virtually on the June 24, 2021 at 19:00 (BST) on FOCAL’s Vimeo, Facebook, and YouTube channels.

This year we are honouring 55 nominees across 14 award categories, the highest number of shortlisted nominees since the Awards were established in 2004.

The 2021 competition received a wide variety of submissions making it an undeniably rich and diverse contest, made possible by the incredible work of archive professionals, restorations, and researchers.

Please join us in celebrating all the shortlisted nominees listed in this Awards Programme. Further details and synopsis for each nominee is available by clicking the award category titles within the programme.

Good luck everyone!

THE HOST: Jo Caulfield is a stand-up comedian, host, and comedy writer.

She has worked on some of the biggest shows, and with some of the biggest names, in British comedy.

Not only has Jo been the regular warm-up performer for Have I Got News For You for many years, she has appeared as a guest on the show, as well as on Mock The Week and Never Mind The Buzzcocks. Jo has also appeared on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow.

On Radio 4, Jo has her own acclaimed shows, It’s That Jo Caulfield Again, Jo Caulfield's Speakeasy and Jo Caulfield Won’t Shut Up, as well as regularly appearing on shows including The News Quiz, Just A Minute, The Now Show, and The Unbelievable Truth. She has also written for Ruby Wax, Joan Rivers, Ant and Dec, and Graham Norton, who said of Jo, ‘I never knew I could like a woman so much’.

AWARDS PROGRAMME RUNNING ORDER RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION CATEGORY: BEST ARCHIVE RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION TITLE BEST ARCHIVE RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION PROJECT

PRODUCTION CATEGORY: BEST USE OF FOOTAGE IN A FACTUAL OR NATURAL WORLD PRODUCTION BEST USE OF FOOTAGE IN A HISTORY FEATURE BEST USE OF FOOTAGE ON INNOVATIVE PLATFORMS BEST USE OF FOOTAGE IN A MUSIC PRODUCTION BEST USE OF FOOTAGE IN A HISTORY PRODUCTION BEST USE OF FOOTAGE IN AN ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTION BEST USE OF FOOTAGE IN A SPORTS PRODUCTION BEST USE OF FOOTAGE IN A SHORT FILM PRODUCTION BEST USE OF FOOTAGE IN ADVERTISING OR BRANDED CONTENT BEST USE OF FOOTAGE IN A CINEMATIC FEATURE

STUDENT JURY: THE STUDENT JURY AWARD FOR MOST INSPIRING USE OF ARCHIVE

PERSONNEL CATEGORY: THE JANE MERCER RESEARCHER OF THE YEAR AWARD

BEST ARCHIVE RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION TITLE

THE FOCAL INTERNATIONAL RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION TITLE AWARD ENDEAVOURS TO RECOGNISE THE ARCHIVES AND / OR TECHNICAL FACILITIES THAT HAVE RESTORED AND PRESERVED ARCHIVAL MOVING IMAGE CONTENT, OF A SINGLE TITLE ORIGINATING ON FILM OR VIDEO.

OSTATNI ETAP (THE LAST STAGE) | ORIGINAL RELEASE: 1948 | COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION: POLAND | INVOLVED PARTNERS: FILMOTEKA NARODOWA - INSTYTUT AUDIOWIZUALNY (FINA), TOR FILM PRODUCTION CURRENTLY DOCUMENTARY AND FEATURE FILM STUDIO (WFDIF), EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND, THE POLISH MINISTRY OF CULTURE, NATIONAL HERITAGE AND SPORT

SHATRANJ-E BAAD | ORIGINAL RELEASE: 1976 | COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION: ITALY | INVOLVED PARTNERS: L'IMMAGINE RITROVATA, THE FILM FOUNDATION'S WORLD CINEMA PROJECT AND FONDAZIONE CINETECA DI BOLOGNA, MOHAMMAD REZA ASLANI, THE HOBSON/LUCAS FAMILY FOUNDATION

THE LADYKILLERS | ORIGINAL RELEASE: 1955 | COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION: UNITED KINGDOM | INVOLVED PARTNERS: STUDIOCANAL, SILVER SALT RESTORATION, FIDELITY IN MOTION, DELUXE DIGITAL CINEMA

BEST ARCHIVE RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION PROJECT

THE FOCAL INTERNATIONAL RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION PROJECT AWARD ENDEAVOURS TO RECOGNISE THE ARCHIVES AND / OR TECHNICAL FACILITIES THAT HAVE RESTORED AND PRESERVED ARCHIVAL MOVING IMAGE CONTENT ACROSS A PROJECT (MULTIPLE CONNECTED TITLES), ORIGINATING ON FILM OR VIDEO.

THE BRILLIANT BIOGRAPH | COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION: NETHERLANDS | INVOLVED PARTNERS: CINERIC, NEW YORK AND PORTUGAL HAGHEFILM DIGITAL, EYE FILMMUSEUM'S AMSTERDAM IN COOPERATION WITH BFI AND EUROPEAN COMMISSION (GRANT). THIS PROJECT WAS IN COOPERATION WITH BFI AND EUROPEAN COMMISSION (GRANT).

FELLINI PROJECT | COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION: ITALY | INVOLVED PARTNERS: L'IMMAGINE RITROVATA, CINETECA DI BOLOGNA, ISTITUTO LUCE CINECITTÀ AND CENTRO SPERIMENTALE DI CINEMATOGRAFIA - CINETECA NAZIONALE

TRICHROMIE | COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION: ITALY | INVOLVED PARTNERS: L'IMMAGINE RITROVATA, GEORGE EASTMAN HOUSE AND GAUMONT

BEST USE OF FOOTAGE IN A FACTUAL OR NATURAL WORLD PRODUCTION

DOCUMENTARIES OR DOCUDRAMAS THAT DEAL WITH CURRENT AFFAIRS, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, TOPICAL SUBJECTS, PEOPLE, EVENTS OR PHENOMENA

AMERICAN MURDER: THE FAMILY NEXT DOOR | DIRECTOR: JENNY POPPLEWELL | EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: JONATHAN STADLEN, JAMES MARSH | LINE PRODUCER: HAYLEY FORD | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHER: SARAH POWELL | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE PRODUCER: JAMES RM HUNT | PRODUCTION COMPANY: KNICKERBOCKERGLORY

ROOM 2806: THE ACCUSATION | DIRECTOR: JALIL LESPERT | PRODUCER: PHILIPPE LEVASSEUR | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHERS: BRONWEN PUGSLEY, CATHERINE PAOLI | PRODUCTION COMPANY: CAPA PRESSE WITH LE CHAÎNON MANQUANT

SPACESHIP EARTH | DIRECTOR: MATT WOLF | PRODUCERS: MATT WOLF, STACEY REISS | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHERS: BRIAN BECKER, ANNIE SALSICH, TIAHOGA RUGE - FELLINI FILMS MEXICO, KEN HOWARD | PRODUCTION COMPANY: RADICALMEDIA

THE RISE OF THE MURDOCH DYNASTY | DIRECTOR: JAMIE ROBERTS | PRODUCER: OWEN PHILLIPS | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHER: SOPHIA DOE | PRODUCTION COMPANY: 72 FILMS

UN PAYS QUI SE TIENT SAGE, "THE MONOPOLY OF VIOLENCE" | DIRECTOR: DAVID DUFRESNE | LINE PRODUCER: GABRIELLE JUHEL | ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: VINCENT GADELLE | EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: BERTRAND FAIVRE | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHER: DAVID DUFRESNE | PRODUCTION COMPANY: LE BUREAU – JOUR2FÊTE

BEST USE OF FOOTAGE IN A HISTORY FEATURE

THE HISTORY FEATURE CATEGORY RECOGNISES USES OF ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE IN HISTORY FOCUSED FEATURE-LENGTH PRODUCTIONS – OF 60-MINUTE DURATION OR LONGER – SUCH AS DOCUMENTARIES OR DOCUDRAMAS THAT DEAL WITH HISTORICAL EVENTS, PEOPLE OR ISSUES.

CRIP CAMP | DIRECTORS: NICOLE NEWNHAM, JIM LEBRECHT | PRODUCER: SARA BOLDER | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHERS: RACHEL ANTELL, JEN PETRUCELLI | PRODUCTION COMPANY: A HIGHER GROUND AND RUSTED SPOKE PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH LITTLE PUNK, JUSTFILMS, FORD FOUNDATION FOR NETFLIX

JIMMY CARTER ROCK & ROLL PRESIDENT | DIRECTOR: MARY WHARTON | PRODUCERS: CHRIS FARRELL, DAVE KIRKPATRICK | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHER: JIM MCDONNELL | PRODUCTION COMPANY: NOT JUST PEANUTS LLC, THUNDER MOCCASIN PICTURES

MLK/FBI | DIRECTOR: SAM POLLARD | PRODUCERS: PHIL PINTO, JESSICA LUYA, KENNETH ALEXANDER CAMPBELL | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHER: BRIAN BECKER | PRODUCTION COMPANY: FIELD OF VISION, PLAY ACTION PICTURES, CINETIC

VIE ET DESTIN DU LIVRE NOIR, LA DESTRUCTION DES JUIFS D'URSS (THE BLACK BOOK) | DIRECTOR: GUILLAUME RIBOT | PRODUCER: ESTELLE FIALON | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHER: VÉRONIQUE NOWAK | PRODUCTION COMPANY: LES FILMS DU POISSON

BEST USE OF FOOTAGE ON INNOVATIVE PLATFORMS

THE INNOVATIVE PLATFORMS CATEGORY CELEBRATES THE VERY BEST USE OF ARCHIVE OUTSIDE OF THE TRADITIONAL BROADCAST OR CINEMA SPHERE. ELIGIBLE PROJECTS MAY INCLUDE VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITIONS, LIVE EVENTS, DIGITAL PLATFORMS OR THE USE OF ARCHIVE ON ANOTHER KIND OF INNOVATIVE PLATFORM IN WHICH NEW AUDIENCES ARE ENGAGING WITH ARCHIVE.

BBC MOTION GRAPHICS ARCHIVE | PRODUCERS: EBEN HUGO, MICHAEL GRAHAM-SMITH | EDITOR: MARK MACEY | ARCHIVE RESEARCHER: MARK MACEY | PRODUCTION COMPANY: BBC AND RAVENSBOURNE UNIVERSITY LONDON

HENRI DES FILMS RARES DE LA CINÉMATHÈQUE FRANÇAISE ET D'AILLEURS À VOIR EN LIGNE (RARE FILMS FROM THE CINÉMATHÈQUE FRANÇAISE AND ABROAD TO WATCH ONLINE) | DIRECTOR: EMILIE CAUQUY | PRODUCERS: XAVIER JAMET, NICOLAS LE THIERRY, FRED SAVIOZ | ARCHIVE RESEARCHER: WAFA GHERMANI | PRODUCTION COMPANY: LA CINÉMATHÈQUE FRANÇAISE

REWIND | PRODUCERS: NOEL MCCARTNEY, WARREN BELL, GORDON ADAIR, BARRY MCCAFFREY | EXECUTIVE EDITOR: ANDY MARTIN | EDITOR: HELEN TOLAND | ARCHIVE RESEARCHERS: RONAN BREATHNACH-CASHELL, PATRICIA BULLER, DARREN MCLARKEY, KATHY WILFORD, JASON MARTIN, GARY WATSON, NICOLE BURNS, KATHLEEN BELL, ÁINE QUINN | PRODUCTION COMPANY: BBC NORTHERN IRELAND

BEST USE OF FOOTAGE IN A MUSIC PRODUCTION

DOCUMENTARIES, DOCUDRAMAS OR FICTION FILMS FEATURING, FOR EXAMPLE, THE HISTORY OF MUSIC OR BIOGRAPHIES OF MUSICIANS, SINGERS, COMPOSERS.

LONG HOT SUMMERS: THE STORY OF THE STYLE COUNCIL | DIRECTOR: LEE COGSWELL | PRODUCER: MARK BAXTER | EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: ALAN MARKE, JIM REID | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHER: ADRIAN WINTER | PRODUCTION COMPANY: CHANNEL X AND MONO MEDIA FOR SKY ARTS

RONNIE'S | DIRECTOR: OLIVER MURRAY | PRODUCER: KIRSTY BELL | ARCHIVE RESEARCHER: JAMES RM HUNT | PRODUCTION COMPANY: OROFENA FILMS, GOLDFINCH ENTERTAINMENT

THE GO-GO'S | DIRECTOR: ALISON ELLWOOD | PRODUCER: TREVOR BIRNEY, COREY RUSSELL, EIMHEAR O'NEILL | LEAD ARCHIVE PRODUCER: TALIA WOOLRIDGE | ADDITIONAL ARCHIVE PRODUCERS: KATE GRIFFITHS, CLEARANCE MATTERS | ADDITIONAL ARCHIVE RESEARCHERS: ANDREW BERGANT, RICHARD HIGGINS | PRODUCTION COMPANY: FINE POINT FILMS, FADOO PRODUCTIONS FOR SKY DOCUMENTARIES

THE STORY OF READY STEADY GO! | DIRECTORS: SAMANTHA PETERS, GEOFF WONFOR | PRODUCERS: SAMANTHA PETERS, GEOFF WONFOR | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHER: HELEN CARR | PRODUCTION COMPANY: WHIZZ KID ENTERTAINMENT, EONE, BMG

BEST USE OF FOOTAGE IN A HISTORY PRODUCTION

THE HISTORY PRODUCTION CATEGORY RECOGNISES USES OF ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE IN HISTORY-FOCUSED FILMS AND SERIES DEALING WITH HISTORICAL ISSUES, EVENTS OR PEOPLE UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 60 MINUTES IN LENGTH OR PER EACH EPISODE.

BACI RUBATI (STOLEN KISSES) | DIRECTORS: FABRIZIO LAURENTI, GABRIELLA ROMANO | PRODUCER: ISTITUTO LUCE CINECITTÀ | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHERS: NATHALIE GIACOBINO, CECILIA SPANO | PRODUCTION COMPANY: ISTITUTO LUCE CINECITTÀ

GULAG THE STORY | DIRECTOR: PATRICK ROTMAN | PRODUCER: MICHEL ROTMAN | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHER: MARIEHÉLÈNE BARBÉRIS | PRODUCTION COMPANY: KUIV PRODUCTIONS

ONCE UPON A TIME IN IRAQ | DIRECTOR: JAMES BLUEMEL | PRODUCER: JO ABEL | EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: WILL ANDERSON | ARCHIVE PRODUCER: MIRIAM WALSH | ARCHIVE RESEARCHER: MARIAM KOLOYAN | PRODUCTION COMPANY: KEO FILMS

WE AT WAR - PRIVATE FILMS FROM HITLER'S GERMANY | DIRECTOR: JÖRG MÜLLNER | PRODUCER: ISA REKKAB | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHER: JÖRG MÜLLNER | PRODUCTION COMPANY: HISTORY MEDIA GMBH

BEST USE OF FOOTAGE IN AN ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTION

ENCOMPASES FEATURES ARTS AND CULTURAL SUBJECTS SUCH AS BIOGRAPHIES, WRITERS, LITERATURE, VISUAL ARTS OR EFFECTIVE AND HUMOROUS USE OF FOOTAGE IN A COMEDY SKETCH SERIES OR QUIZ SHOW.

DISCLOSURE | DIRECTOR: SAM FEDER | PRODUCER: AMY SCHOLDER, SAM FEDER | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHER: KATHERINE COE | PRODUCTION COMPANY: DISCLOSURE FILM IN ASSOCIATION WITH FIELD OF VISION AND BOW & ARROW ENTERTAINMENT FOR NETFLIX

KUBRICK BY KUBRICK | DIRECTOR: GRÉGORY MONRO | PRODUCER: MARTIN LAURENT, JEREMY ZELNIK | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHER: MARIE BAUDOIN | PRODUCTION COMPANY: TEMPS NOIR, TELEMARK

TO THE MOON | DIRECTOR: TADHG O'SULLIVAN | PRODUCER: CLARE STRONGE | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHER: 34 INDIVIDUAL ARCHIVE RESEARCHERS | PRODUCTION COMPANY: INLAND FILMS

BEST USE OF FOOTAGE IN A SPORTS PRODUCTION

PRODUCTIONS WHICH USE FOOTAGE OF ANY SPORTS WITHIN DOCUMENTARIES; DOCUDRAMAS, SHORTS, TRAILERS OR ADVERTS.

FINDING JACK CHARLTON | DIRECTORS: GABRIEL CLARKE, PETE THOMAS | PRODUCERS: JOHN MCKENNA, TORQUIL JONES, DREW MASTERS, CATHERINE QUANTSCHNIGG | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHER: PRODUCTION TEAM | PRODUCTION COMPANY: NOAH MEDIA GROUP

LONG GONE SUMMER | DIRECTOR: AJ SCHNACK | PRODUCERS: ANNE CARKEET, AJ SCHNACK | PRODUCED BY: WILL LENNON , SHIRLEY MOYERS, KRISTEN LAPPAS | EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: JOHN DAHL, LIBBY GEIST, ROB KING, ERIN LEYDEN, CONNOR SCHELL | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHERS: MARIANNA YAROVSKAYA, ANNE CARKEET, WILL LENNON, SHIRLEY MOYERS, AJ SCHNACK | PRODUCTION COMPANY: ESPN FILMS IN ASSOCIATION WITH BONFIRE FILMS OF AMERICA

THE LAST DANCE | DIRECTOR: JASON HEHIR | EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: MIKE TOLLIN, CURTIS POLK, ESTEE PORTNOY, ANDREW THOMPSON, GREGG WINIK, JOHN DAHL, LIBBY GEIST, CONNOR SCHELL, PETER GUBER, ROB KING, ERIN LEYDEN | PRODUCED BY: JASON HEHIR, NINA KRSTIC, MATT MAXSON, JACOB ROGAL | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHERS: NINA KRSTIC, JILLIAN MOOSMANN AND ZACHARY ROTHFELD | PRODUCTION COMPANY: A MANDALAY SPORTS MEDIA PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH NBA ENTERTAINMENT, ESPN FILMS AND NETFLIX

WHEN THE WORLD WATCHED BRAZIL 1970 | DIRECTOR: ANDREW LYNCH | PRODUCERS: ANDREW LYNCH, SIMON CORNEY, JAMES REILLY, PAUL REDMAN | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHERS: IGOR TAVARES, GEMMA LYNCH, CESAR ORTEGA, LUKE MOREAU | PRODUCTION COMPANY: FIFA FILMS, NOAH MEDIA

BEST USE OF FOOTAGE IN A SHORT FILM PRODUCTION

ANY FILM OF 30 MINUTES OR LESS IN WHICH FOOTAGE IS INTEGRAL TO THE STORYTELLING, WHETHER DOCUMENTARY, FICTION OF ANY GENRE OF FILMMAKING.

NORTH COUNTRY | DIRECTOR: NICK MARTINI | DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: CAM RILEY | EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: ANTHONY LAHOUT, LINDSEY HAGEN | EDITOR: MATTIAS EVANGELISTA | PRODUCTION COMPANY: STEPT STUDIOS

REVELACIONES (REVELATIONS) | DIRECTOR: JUAN SOTO | PRODUCER: JUAN SOTO | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHER: JUAN SOTO | PRODUCTION COMPANY: TARDEOTEMPRANO FILMS

THE SPIRITUAL EXERCISES | DIRECTORS: LLOYD KRAMER, SCOTT CHESTNUT | PRODUCERS: LLOYD KRAMER, TOM YELLIN, ALISON JOY | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHERS: ALISON JOY, LEILA WIKEL | PRODUCTION COMPANY: THE DOCUMENTARY GROUP

BEST USE OF FOOTAGE IN ADVERTISING OR BRANDED CONTENT

EXEMPLARY ADVERTISING OR BRANDED CONTENT CAMPAIGNS ACROSS ANY PLATFORM THAT MAKE ESSENTIAL AND INTELLIGENT USE OF ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE TO TELL THE STORY OF THE PRODUCT.

ATHLETA 'WOMEN RUN IT ALL' | CREATIVE DIRECTOR: ULRIKA KARLBERG | PRODUCER: YARD NYC: CHRIS CAPRETTO | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHERS: ELIZABETH SMITHSON, CHELSEA ZERBE, ANNA WELTNER, KADIE SPINKS, COLE HOOPER, LUKE BORSTEN, LAUREN WACKELL, BRANDI SELF | PRODUCTION COMPANY: STALKR LTD

BUMBLE 'FIRST MOVES FOREVER' | DIRECTOR: ELOISE KING | PRODUCER: UNCOMMON CREATIVE, JENNIFER PRICE-THOMAS | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHERS: MARINA SÁNCHEZ, KATARINA STANKOVIC, JIMMY DUNNE, JOE BOWLER, MARTA POPIVODA , MORGAN FOYE | PRODUCTION COMPANY: STALKR LTD

NIKE 'YOU CAN'T STOP US' | DIRECTOR: OSCAR HUDSON | PRODUCER: WIEDEN + KENNEDY PDX | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHERS: ELIZABETH SMITHSON, LAUREN WACKELL, CRAIG PHILLIPS, BRANDI SELF, RACHEL SAXBY, LUKE BORSTEN, JEN VAN HORN, COLE HOOPER, EMILY BRANDENSTEIN, ANNA WELTNER | PRODUCTION COMPANY: STALKR LTD

PLAYSTATION 'EXPLORERS' | DIRECTOR: DANIEL WOLFE, ALEX HULSEY | PRODUCERS: JESSICA MIDDLETON, PERSEPHONE WITHNELL, ELLY CAMISA | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHERS: JODY WINTERBOTTOM, PETE DAVIES, KARIM BEN ABDELKADIR, HUGO JENKINS, SIRENA CHAN | PRODUCTION COMPANY: THE DIRECTOR STUDIO, ADAM AND EVE, SOMESUCH

SPIKE LEE X MONTBLANC 'WHAT MOVES YOU, MAKES YOU' | DIRECTOR: JARON ALBERTIN | PRODUCER: NICK FEWTRELL | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHERS: JODY WINTERBOTTOM, PETE DAVIES, KARIM BEN ABDELKADIR | PRODUCTION COMPANY: THE DIRECTOR'S STUDIO, WIEDEN AND KENNEDY AMSTERDAM, SMUGGLER

BEST USE OF FOOTAGE IN A CINEMATIC FEATURE

PRODUCTIONS WHICH ARE CINEMATIC IN AMBITION AND SCOPE BUT NOT NECESSARILY LIMITED TO TRADITIONAL CINEMA RELEASES.

CRIP CAMP | DIRECTORS: NICOLE NEWNHAM, JIM LEBRECHT | PRODUCER: SARA BOLDER | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHERS: RACHEL ANTELL, JEN PETRUCELLI | PRODUCTION COMPANY: A HIGHER GROUND AND RUSTED SPOKE PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH LITTLE PUNK, JUSTFILMS, FORD FOUNDATION FOR NETFLIX

FINDING JACK CHARLTON | DIRECTORS: GABRIEL CLARKE, PETE THOMAS | PRODUCERS: JOHN MCKENNA, TORQUIL JONES, DREW MASTERS, CATHERINE QUANTSCHNIGG | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHER: PRODUCTION TEAM | PRODUCTION COMPANY: NOAH MEDIA GROUP

RONNIE'S | DIRECTOR: OLIVER MURRAY | PRODUCER: KIRSTY BELL | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHER: JAMES RM HUNT | PRODUCTION COMPANY: OROFENA FILMS, GOLDFINCH ENTERTAINMENT

TO THE MOON | DIRECTOR: TADHG O'SULLIVAN | PRODUCER: CLARE STRONGE | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHERS: 34 INDIVIDUAL ARCHIVE RESEARCHERS | PRODUCTION COMPANY: INLAND FILMS

MLK/FBI | DIRECTOR: SAM POLLARD | PRODUCERS: PHIL PINTO, JESSICA LUYA, KENNETH ALEXANDER CAMPBELL | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHER: BRIAN BECKER | PRODUCTION COMPANY: FIELD OF VISION, PLAY ACTION PICTURES, CINETIC

THE STUDENT JURY AWARD FOR MOST INSPIRING USE OF ARCHIVE

OUR STUDENT JURY AWARD, FORMS PART OF THE FOCAL OUTREACH PROGRAMME TO ENGAGE NEW GENERATIONS WITH ARCHIVE. WE’RE DELIGHTED FOR THE FOURTH YEAR TO CONTINUE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOL.

ONCE UPON A TIME IN IRAQ | DIRECTOR: JAMES BLUEMEL | PRODUCER: JO ABEL | EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: WILL ANDERSON | ARCHIVE PRODUCER: MIRIAM WALSH | ARCHIVE RESEARCHER: MARIAM KOLOYAN | PRODUCTION COMPANY: KEO FILMS

DISCLOSURE | DIRECTOR: SAM FEDER | PRODUCERS: AMY SCHOLDER, SAM FEDER | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHER: KATHERINE COE | PRODUCTION COMPANY: DISCLOSURE FILM IN ASSOCIATION WITH FIELD OF VISION AND BOW & ARROW ENTERTAINMENT FOR NETFLIX

AMERICAN MURDER: THE FAMILY NEXT DOOR | DIRECTOR: JENNY POPPLEWELL | EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: JONATHAN STADLEN, JAMES MARSH | LINE PRODUCER: HAYLEY FORD | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHER: SARAH POWELL | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE PRODUCER: JAMES RM HUNT | PRODUCTION COMPANY: KNICKERBOCKERGLORY

THE STORY OF READY STEADY GO! | DIRECTORS: SAMANTHA PETERS, GEOFF WONFOR | PRODUCERS: SAMANTHA PETERS, GEOFF WONFOR | FOOTAGE ARCHIVE RESEARCHER: HELEN CARR | PRODUCTION COMPANY: WHIZZ KID ENTERTAINMENT, EONE, BMG

THE JANE MERCER RESEARCHER OF THE YEAR AWARD

THE RECIPIENT IS AN INDIVIDUAL FOOTAGE RESEARCHER/PRODUCER (OR TEAM), WHO HAS DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT WHILST BEING PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FOOTAGE RESEARCH UNDERTAKEN FOR A PRODUCTION(S) OR PROJECT(S) PREMIERED OR RELEASED DURING THE QUALIFYING YEAR (2020).

JAMES RM HUNT - RONNIE'S PRODUCTION COMPANY: OROFENA FILMS, GOLDFINCH ENTERTAINMENT COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION: UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES

HELEN CARR – THE STORY OF READY STEADY GO! PRODUCTION COMPANY: WHIZZ KID ENTERTAINMENT, EONE, BMG COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION: UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES

MIRIAM WALSH AND MARIAM KOLOYAN - ONCE UPON A TIME IN IRAQ | PRODUCTION COMPANY: KEO FILMS | COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION: UNITED KINGDOM

MANUEL HELLER - AFGHANISTAN: THE WOUNDED LAND PRODUCTION COMPANY: LOOKSFILM COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION: GERMANY

BRIAN BECKER – MLK/FBI PRODUCTION COMPANY: FIELD OF VISION, PLAY ACTION PICTURES, CINETIC COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION: UNITED STATES

THANK YOU We would like to take this time to show our appreciation to you all.

Thank you to all those who took the time to submit to the FOCAL International Awards, none of this would be possible without the incredible dedication and skill of archive professionals, restoration & preservationist and researchers, these Awards are a celebration of all your work.

We’d like to express our appreciation to all our international jurors who reviewed the submissions and spent countless hours deliberating and shortlisting the submissions in a comprehensive and fair manner.

A special mention to our FOCAL members, whether you are an archive library, researcher, archive producer or a service provider, thank you for your continued dedication and exceptional hard work to ensure our industry keeps going. The Awards for Footage Company & Footage Person of the Year will return in 2022.

Congratulations to all the nominees and of course the winners.

The FOCAL Team

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