Academy May Change Documentary Feature Eligibility Rules
by Andre Soares
"Last year, filmmakers were flummoxed by new rules requiring films to be projected in 7 cities according to very specific technical specs, technical specs that many art house theaters around the country could not meet. Those rule changes met with considerable resistance from documentary filmmakers, yet they stood as the Academy’s Documentary Branch sought new ways to assure that films that were shortlisted for the Oscar were actually intended for theatrical release."
At All These Wonderful Things, filmmaker AJ Schnack writes about proposed new rules for the eligibility of documentary features for the 80th Academy Awards. Schnack also has links to other sites discussing the matter.
Schnack, by the way, is the director of the 2006 documentary Kurt Cobain: About a Son, which was recently screened at the AFI FEST in Los Angeles.
THE LIVES OF OTHERS in Risky Business
SCARLET SEAS and Richard Barthelmess at Vitaphone Varieties
BBC Four World Cinema Awards 2006
56 Songs Vying for 2006 Oscar Nomination
National Board of Review Awards - 2006
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