Great news! We’re thrilled to see that WMM new release DRIVER, directed by Nesa Azimi, is nominated for a News & Doc Emmy® for Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary. And, in total, we’re celebrating 21 nominations across 13 projects — 3 nominations for Best Documentary, 2 for Outstanding Direction, 4 for Outstanding Editing, 2 for Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary, 1 for Outstanding Social Documentary, and 1 for Outstanding Short Documentary!
Here’s the full list of nominations:
- DRIVER | Director: Nesa Azimi – Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary
American Documentary | POV [Goldfish Films Inc. | DRIVER Film LLC]
The following films made with the support of WMM’s Production Assistance Program have also received nominations:
- APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS | Director: Petra Costa – Outstanding Direction: Documentary
Netflix [Peri Productions | Busca Vida Filmes | Impact Partners | Play/Action Pictures | Luminate | Netflix | Plan B | KM Films] - HEIST | Director: Rebecca Cammisa (also director of WMM release ATOMIC HOMEFRONT) – Outstanding Short Documentary
HEIST the Documentary LLC [Pale Blue Dot Films] - LIFE AFTER | Director: Reid Davenport – Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary · Best Documentary · Outstanding Direction: Documentary · Outstanding Editing: Documentary
Independent Lens [Multitude Films | ITVS | Straw House Production] - MADE IN ETHIOPIA | Director: Xinyan Yu – Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary
American Documentary | POV [Hard Truth Films | Dogwoof | Gobez Media]
The following new projects from our Program Alum and Filmmakers received nominations:
- COVER-UP | Director: Laura Poitras – Outstanding Investigative Documentary · Outstanding Editing: Documentary
Netflix [Plan B | Netflix | Praxis Films] - FOLKTALES | Directors: Rachel Grady & Heidi Ewing – Outstanding Editing: Documentary
Loki Films [Fifth Season | Impact Partners | Topic Studios] - KATRINA: COME HELL OR HIGH WATER | Director: Geeta Gandbhir (alum and co-director of WMM release LOVE THE SINNER), Samantha Knowles, and Spike Lee – Outstanding Social Issue Documentary
Netflix [Netflix | Message Pictures] - LOST IN THE JUNGLE | Director: Chai Vasarhelyi (alum) Jimmy Chin and Juan Camilo Cruz – Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary · Outstanding Sound: Documentary
Little Monster Films [National Geographic]
- LOVE + WAR | Director: Chai Vasarhelyi (alum) and Jimmy Chin – Best Documentary · Outstanding Editing: Documentary · Outstanding Sound: Documentary · Outstanding Promotional Announcement: Documentary
Little Monster Films [National Geographic] - THE MERCHANTS OF JOY | Director: Celia Aniskovich – Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary
Dial Tone Films [Amazon MGM Studios | Dial Tone Films | Artists Equity | Boat Rocker Studios | Matador Content | Epic Magazine]
THE QUILTERS | Director: Jenifer McShane (director of WMM release MOTHERS OF BEDFORD) –
Outstanding Short Documentary
Netflix [Netflix] - UNION | Director: Brett Story (alum) and Stephen Maing – Best Documentary
American Documentary | POV [Level Ground Productions]
Congratulations to all the filmmakers. We’ll keep you posted as the winners are announced!
