Palmer's "Bird on a Wire" gets the Grierson award

[gingermop]

Hello all

A colleague just mentioned that Tony Palmer's "Bird on a Wire" has been nominated for a Grierson (the British documentary awards).

More information here: http://www.griersontrust.org/grierson-a ... tlist.html

Gina

[jarkko]

"Bird on a Wire" was last night awarded the Grierson Prize (Best Documentary on the Arts) at the National Film Theatre.
In terms of prestige (other than the Oscar), this is the most important prize that is awarded annually to a documentary!
More info will be posted on the official website (it's not updated yet):
http://www.griersontrust.org/grierson-a ... tlist.html

[Davido]

Fantastic news.

The Grierson Awards commemorate the pioneering Scottish documentary filmmaker John Grierson (1898 – 1972), famous for Drifters and Night Mail and the man widely regarded as the father of the documentary.

Established in 1972, the Grierson Awards recognise and celebrate documentaries from Britain and abroad that have made a significant contribution to the genre and that demonstrate quality, integrity, creativity, originality and overall excellence.

The awards ceremony was apparently recorded to be shown on Sky Arts HD.

- Dave

[lizzytysh]

This is fantastic news!

[Davido]

All of the following is taken from the website: http://www.griersontrust.org/

As proud sponsors of Grierson 2011, Sky Arts is delighted to broadcast a documentary on this year’s winners on Saturday 19 November, at 10pm on Sky Arts 2, repeated on Tuesday 29 November, at 19:30pm on Sky Arts 1. Short programmes detailing the category nominees and their work will air on both Sky Arts 1 and Sky Arts 2 from the following dates:

Sky Arts Best Student Documentary - 30 November

DocHouse & The Bertha Foundation Best Cinema Documentary - 30 November

CTVC Best Newcomer Documentary - 1 December

Shell Best Documentary on a Contemporary Theme - International - 3 December

Bridgeman Art Library Best Arts Documentary - 6 December

Deluxe 142 Best Documentary on a Contemporary Theme - Domestic - 7 December

Current Most Entertaining Documentary - 10 December

ITN Source Best Historical Documentary - 12 December

Envy Best Documentary Series - 13 December

Honda Grierson Trustees' Award - 14 December

Televisual Best Science Documentary - 21 December

http://www.griersontrust.org/news/the-g ... -2011.html

The Bridgeman Art Library Best Arts Documentary was awarded to Bird on a Wire. Chris Durlacher, Chairman of the jury said: “Utterly compelling. Bird on a Wire is beautifully filmed and an intimate portrait of an artist at the peak of his talent. Although it was filmed almost forty years ago its recent official release means this is the first time this documentary has gained the distinction it richly deserves.”

http://www.griersontrust.org/video-gallery.html