JUNE 24, 2021 19:00 (BST)
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TheFOCALInternationalAwards,nowintheir18thyear,aimsto celebrateachievementintheuseoffootageinallvarietyof genres,acrossallmediaplatformsaswellasrecognisingthe exceptionalworkofarchiveresearchersandtheaccomplishments infilmandtelevisionrestorationwork.
DuetotheongoingglobalpandemicthisisthesecondyearFOCAL willbeannouncingthewinnersvirtuallyontheJune24,2021at 19:00(BST)onFOCAL’s
Thisyearwearehonouring55nomineesacross14award categories,thehighestnumberofshortlistednomineessincethe Awardswereestablishedin2004.
The2021competitionreceivedawidevarietyofsubmissions makingitanundeniablyrichanddiversecontest,madepossible bytheincredibleworkofarchiveprofessionals,restorations,and researchers.
Pleasejoinusincelebratingalltheshortlistednomineeslistedin thisAwardsProgramme.Fu nomineeisavailablebyclickingtheawardcategorytitleswithin theprogramme. Goodluckeveryone! y
RESTORATIONANDPRESERVATIONCATEGORY:
BESTARCHIVERESTORATIONANDPRESERVATIONTITLE
BESTARCHIVERESTORATIONANDPRESERVATIONPROJECT
PRODUCTIONCATEGORY:
BESTUSEOFFOOTAGEINAFACTUALORNATURALWORLDPRODUCTION
BESTUSEOFFOOTAGEINAHISTORYFEATURE
BESTUSEOFFOOTAGEONINNOVATIVEPLATFORMS
BESTUSEOFFOOTAGEINAMUSICPRODUCTION
BESTUSEOFFOOTAGEINAHISTORYPRODUCTION
BESTUSEOFFOOTAGEINANARTS&ENTERTAINMENTPRODUCTION
BESTUSEOFFOOTAGEINASPORTSPRODUCTION
BESTUSEOFFOOTAGEINASHORTFILMPRODUCTION
BESTUSEOFFOOTAGEINADVERTISINGORBRANDEDCONTENT
BESTUSEOFFOOTAGEINACINEMATICFEATURE
STUDENTJURY:
THESTUDENTJURYAWARDFORMOSTINSPIRINGUSEOFARCHIVE
PERSONNELCATEGORY:
THEJANEMERCERRESEARCHEROFTHEYEARAWARD
THEFOCALINTERNATIONAL RESTORATIONANDPRESERVATIONTITLE AWARDENDEAVOURSTORECOGNISETHE ARCHIVESAND/ORTECHNICAL FACILITIESTHATHAVERESTOREDAND PRESERVEDARCHIVALMOVINGIMAGE CONTENT,OFASINGLETITLE ORIGINATINGONFILMORVIDEO.
SHATRANJ-EBAAD|ORIGINALRELEASE: 1976 |COUNTRYOFPRODUCTION: ITALY |INVOLVED L'IMMAGINERITROVATA,THEFILMFOUNDATION'SWORLDCINEMAPROJECTANDFONDAZIONE CINETECADIBOLOGNA,MOHAMMADREZAASLANI,THEHOBSON/LUCASFAMILYFOUNDATION
THEFOCALINTERNATIONALRESTORATION ANDPRESERVATIONPROJECTAWARD ENDEAVOURSTORECOGNISETHEARCHIVES AND/ORTECHNICALFACILITIESTHATHAVE RESTOREDANDPRESERVEDARCHIVAL MOVINGIMAGECONTENTACROSSA PROJECT(MULTIPLECONNECTEDTITLES), ORIGINATINGONFILMORVIDEO.
BEST USE OF FOOTAGE IN A HISTORY FEATURE
THEHISTORYFEATURECATEGORYRECOGNISESUSESOFARCHIVALFOOTAGE INHISTORYFOCUSEDFEATURE-LENGTHPRODUCTIONS–OF60-MINUTE DURATIONORLONGER–SUCHASDOCUMENTARIESORDOCUDRAMASTHAT DEALWITHHISTORICALEVENTS,PEOPLEORISSUES.
CRIPCAMP | DIRECTORS: NICOLE NEWNHAM, JIM LEBRECHT | PRODUCER: SARA BOLDER | FOOTAGEARCHIVERESEARCHERS: RACHEL ANTELL, JEN PETRUCELLI | PRODUCTIONCOMPANY: A HIGHER GROUND AND RUSTED SPOKE PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH LITTLE PUNK, JUSTFILMS, FORD FOUNDATION FOR NETFLIX
JIMMYCARTERROCK&ROLLPRESIDENT | DIRECTOR: MARY WHARTON | PRODUCERS: CHRIS FARRELL, DAVE KIRKPATRICK | FOOTAGEARCHIVERESEARCHER: JIM MCDONNELL | PRODUCTIONCOMPANY: NOT JUST PEANUTS LLC, THUNDER MOCCASIN PICTURES
VIEETDESTINDULIVRENOIR,LADESTRUCTIONDESJUIFSD'URSS(THEBLACKBOOK)|DIRECTOR: GUILLAUMERIBOT | PRODUCER: ESTELLEFIALON |FOOTAGEARCHIVERESEARCHER: VÉRONIQUENOWAK | PRODUCTIONCOMPANY: LESFILMSDUPOISSON
THEINNOVATIVEPLATFORMSCATEGORY CELEBRATESTHEVERYBESTUSEOF ARCHIVEOUTSIDEOFTHETRADITIONAL BROADCASTORCINEMASPHERE.ELIGIBLE PROJECTSMAYINCLUDEVISUALARTS EXHIBITIONS,LIVEEVENTS,DIGITAL PLATFORMSORTHEUSEOFARCHIVEON ANOTHERKINDOFINNOVATIVEPLATFORM INWHICHNEWAUDIENCESAREENGAGING WITHARCHIVE.
BEST USE OF FOOTAGE IN A
DOCUMENTARIES,DOCUDRAMASORFICTIONFILMSFEATURING,FOR EXAMPLE,THEHISTORYOFMUSICORBIOGRAPHIESOFMUSICIANS,SINGERS, COMPOSERS.
LONGHOTSUMMERS:THESTORYOFTHESTYLECOUNCIL | DIRECTOR: LEE COGSWELL |PRODUCER: MARK BAXTER |EXECUTIVEPRODUCERS: ALAN MARKE, JIM REID |FOOTAGEARCHIVERESEARCHER: ADRIAN WINTER |PRODUCTIONCOMPANY: CHANNEL X AND MONO MEDIA FOR SKY ARTS
RONNIE'S|DIRECTOR: OLIVER MURRAY |PRODUCER: KIRSTY BELL |ARCHIVERESEARCHER: JAMES RM HUNT |PRODUCTION COMPANY: OROFENA FILMS, GOLDFINCH ENTERTAINMENT
THEHISTORYPRODUCTIONCATEGORYRECOGNISESUSESOFARCHIVAL FOOTAGEINHISTORY-FOCUSEDFILMSANDSERIESDEALINGWITH HISTORICALISSUES,EVENTSORPEOPLEUPTOAMAXIMUMOF60MINUTES INLENGTHORPEREACHEPISODE.
BACIRUBATI(STOLENKISSES) | DIRECTORS: FABRIZIO LAURENTI, GABRIELLA ROMANO | PRODUCER: ISTITUTO LUCE CINECITTÀ | FOOTAGE ARCHIVERESEARCHERS: NATHALIE GIACOBINO, CECILIA SPANO | PRODUCTIONCOMPANY: ISTITUTO LUCE CINECITTÀ
GULAGTHESTORY | DIRECTOR: PATRICK ROTMAN | PRODUCER: MICHEL ROTMAN | FOOTAGEARCHIVERESEARCHER: MARIEHÉLÈNE BARBÉRIS | PRODUCTIONCOMPANY: KUIV PRODUCTIONS
WEATWAR-PRIVATEFILMSFROMHITLER'SGERMANY|DIRECTOR: JÖRGMÜLLNER |PRODUCER: ISAREKKAB |FOOTAGEARCHIVE RESEARCHER: JÖRGMÜLLNER |PRODUCTIONCOMPANY: HISTORYMEDIAGMBH
ENCOMPASESFEATURESARTSAND CULTURALSUBJECTSSUCHAS BIOGRAPHIES,WRITERS,LITERATURE, VISUALARTSOREFFECTIVEAND HUMOROUSUSEOFFOOTAGEINA COMEDYSKETCHSERIESORQUIZSHOW.
BEST USE OF FOOTAGE IN A SPORTS PRODUCTION
PRODUCTIONSWHICHUSEFOOTAGEOFANYSPORTSWITHIN DOCUMENTARIES;DOCUDRAMAS,SHORTS,TRAILERSORADVERTS.
FINDINGJACKCHARLTON | DIRECTORS: GABRIEL CLARKE, PETE THOMAS | PRODUCERS: JOHN MCKENNA, TORQUIL JONES, DREW MASTERS, CATHERINE QUANTSCHNIGG | FOOTAGEARCHIVERESEARCHER: PRODUCTION TEAM | PRODUCTIONCOMPANY: NOAH MEDIA GROUP
LONGGONESUMMER | DIRECTOR:AJSCHNACK | PRODUCERS: ANNECARKEET,AJSCHNACK | PRODUCEDBY: WILLLENNON,SHIRLEYMOYERS,KRISTENLAPPAS | EXECUTIVEPRODUCERS: JOHNDAHL,LIBBYGEIST,ROBKING,ERINLEYDEN,CONNORSCHELL | FOOTAGEARCHIVERESEARCHERS: MARIANNAYAROVSKAYA,ANNE CARKEET,WILLLENNON,SHIRLEYMOYERS,AJSCHNACK | PRODUCTIONCOMPANY: ESPNFILMSINASSOCIATIONWITHBONFIREFILMSOFAMERICA
WHENTHEWORLDWATCHEDBRAZIL1970|DIRECTOR: ANDREWLYNCH |PRODUCERS: ANDREWLYNCH,SIMONCORNEY,JAMESREILLY, PAULREDMAN |FOOTAGEARCHIVERESEARCHERS: IGORTAVARES,GEMMALYNCH,CESARORTEGA,LUKEMOREAU |PRODUCTION COMPANY: FIFAFILMS,NOAHMEDIA
BRANDEDCONTENTCAMPAIGNS ACROSSANYPLATFORMTHATMAKE ESSENTIALANDINTELLIGENTUSEOF ARCHIVALFOOTAGETOTELLTHE
BORSTEN,
ELIZABETHSMITHSON,LAURENWACKELL,CRAIGPHILLIPS,BRANDISELF,RACHELSAXBY,LUKEBORSTEN,JENVANHORN,COLEHOOPER,EMILYBRANDENSTEIN,
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
PRODUCTIONSWHICHARECINEMATICIN AMBITIONANDSCOPEBUTNOT NECESSARILYLIMITEDTOTRADITIONAL CINEMARELEASES.
AMERICANMURDER:THEFAMILYNEXTDOOR|DIRECTOR: JENNYPOPPLEWELL |EXECUTIVEPRODUCERS: JONATHANSTADLEN,JAMESMARSH | LINEPRODUCER: HAYLEYFORD |FOOTAGEARCHIVERESEARCHER: SARAHPOWELL |FOOTAGEARCHIVEPRODUCER: JAMESRMHUNT | PRODUCTIONCOMPANY: KNICKERBOCKERGLORY
THESTORYOFREADYSTEADYGO!|DIRECTORS: SAMANTHAPETERS,GEOFFWONFOR |PRODUCERS: SAMANTHAPETERS,GEOFF WONFOR |FOOTAGEARCHIVERESEARCHER: HELENCARR |PRODUCTIONCOMPANY: WHIZZKIDENTERTAINMENT,EONE,BMG
THEJANEMERCERRESEARCHEROF
THERECIPIENTISANINDIVIDUALFOOTAGE RESEARCHER/PRODUCER(ORTEAM),WHO HASDEMONSTRATEDOUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTWHILSTBEINGPRIMARILY RESPONSIBLEFORTHEFOOTAGERESEARCH UNDERTAKENFORAPRODUCTION(S)OR PROJECT(S)PREMIEREDORRELEASED DURINGTHEQUALIFYINGYEAR(2020).
