Anthony Banua-Simon

Last updated
Anthony Banua-Simon
Born
U.S.
Occupation(s)Director, editor
Years active2004–present

Anthony Banua-Simon is an American documentary film director and editor. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Career

Anthony attended Evergreen State College and is currently a member of the Spectacle Theater. [4] He directed a short documentary Third Shift, which won best documentary short at the Brooklyn Film Festival in 2014. [5] In 2020, he directed his debut feature documentary Cane Fire, which premiered at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. [6]

In 2021, Anthony was named in Filmmaker 's "25 New Faces of Independent Film" and listed in DOC NYC's "40 Under 40" list for 2022. [7] [8]

Selected filmography

YearTitleContributionNote
2020 Cane Fire Director and editorDocumentary
2018 Pure Flix and Chill: The David A.R. White Story]Director and editorDocumentary short
2014 Third Shift Director and editorDocumentary short
2004A Local FutureDirector and editorShort film

Awards and nominations

YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.
2021Won Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival Vijay Mohan Social Change AwardCane Fire [9]
Won Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Best Documentary Feature [10]
Won DisOrient Film Festival Jason D. Mak Award For Social Justice [11]
2020Won Indie Memphis Film Festival Best Documentary Feature [12]
2014Won Brooklyn Film Festival Best Documentary ShortThird Shift [5]

References

  1. ↑ "These Same Myths: Anthony Banua-Simon Interviewed by Forrest Cardamenis". bombmagazine.org. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  2. ↑ "Anthony Banua-Simon on Igniting a Conversation with "Cane Fire"". moveablefest.com. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  3. ↑ Bugbee, Teo (19 May 2022). "'Cane Fire' Review: Here Am I, Your Plundered Island". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  4. ↑ "MASSART CINÉ CULTURE: ANTHONY BANUA-SIMON". massart.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  5. 1 2 "Here Are The 'Formula' Brooklyn Film Fest Winners". indiewire.com. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  6. ↑ "Hot Docs 2020: 10 of the Most Exciting Films in This Year's Lineup". indiewire.com. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  7. ↑ "Anthony Banua-Simon". filmmakermagazine.com. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  8. ↑ "40 UNDER 40". docnyc.net. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  9. ↑ "AWARD WINNERS". paaff.org. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  10. ↑ "37th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Announces Award Winners". festival.vcmedia.org. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  11. ↑ "2021 AWARDS". disorientfilm.org. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  12. ↑ "2020 Indie Memphis Film Festival Award-Winners". indiememphis.org. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 2023-03-01.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.