Television Event

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Television Event
Directed by Jeff Daniels
Produced by
CinematographyNick Higgins
Edited by
  • Eileen Meyer
  • Aaron Wickenden
Music byT. Griffin
Production
companies
Release date
  • November 11, 2020 (2020-11-11)(DOC NYC)
Running time
90 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • Australia
LanguageEnglish

Television Event is an 2020 American-Australian documentary film, directed and produced by Jeff Daniels. It follows the making and release of The Day After , a film directed by Nicholas Meyer, which revolved around a nuclear war and was controversial upon release.

Contents

It had its world premiere at DOC NYC on November 11, 2020.

Synopsis

The film follows the production and making of The Day After , a film directed by Nicholas Meyer, which revolved around a nuclear war and received controversy upon release. Meyer, Edward Hume, Stephanie Austin, Ellen Anthony, Ted Koppel, Stu Samuels, Robert Papazian, Walton Dornisch, David Longhurst, and Mark Weinberg, while Brandon Stoddard appears through archive footage.

Release

Television Event had its world premiere at DOC NYC on November 11, 2020. [1] In May 2021, the film went on to screen at the RiverRun International Film Festival, where Jeff Daniels received the award for Best Feature Documentary Director. [2] The film screened at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival on June 2, 2021. [3] It also screened at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 13, 2021, after it was previously set to make its world premiere at the festival in April 2020, prior to its cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] [5] [6] The Nantucket Film Festival also announced Television Event's selection as part of its lineup for June 2021. [7]

Critical reception

Television Event received positive reviews from film critics. On Rotten Tomatoes it has a 92% approval rating, based reviews from 12 critics, with an average rating of 7.90 out of 10. [8]

Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2022Television EventUranium International Film Festival Best Feature DocumentaryWon [9]
2021Television EventCinema for Peace Foundation Award for Most Valuable DocumentaryNominated [10]
2021Television EventAtom Award for Best History DocumentaryNominated [11]
2021Television EventHot Springs Documentary Film Festival Award for Best Documentary FeatureNominated [12]
2021Television EventSydney Film Festival Award for Best Australian DocumentaryNominated [13]
2021Television EventPhiladelphia Film Festival Award for Best Feature DocumentaryNominated [14]
2021Television EventNewport Beach Film Festival Award for Best Feature DocumentaryNominated [15]
2021Television EventFootcandle Film Festival Audience Favourite Feature AwardWon [16]
2021Television EventSidewalk Film Festival Programmers' Feature Film AwardWon [17]
2021Television EventRiverRun Film Festival Award for Best Director of a Documentary FeatureWon [18]
2021Television EventFull Frame Center for Documentary Filmmakers AwardNominated [19]

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References

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  2. ↑ "RiverRun Announces 2021 Awards: Fires in the Dark and Sapelo Take Top Feature Honors". RiverRun International Film Festival. 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  3. ↑ "Television Event". Full Frame Documentary Film Festival . Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Television Event". Tribeca Film Festival . Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  5. ↑ Goldsmith, Jill (March 3, 2020). "Tribeca Sets Feature Lineup Of Films For 2020 Fest". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  6. ↑ Beresford, Tribly; Lewis, Hilary (March 12, 2020). "Tribeca Film Festival Postponed Amid Coronavirus Fears". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Nantucket Film Festival Announces Full Programming Slate for 26th Edition". Awardsdaily - The Oscars, the Films and everything in between. 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  8. ↑ "Television Event". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  9. ↑ "International Uranium Film Festival 2022 Award Winners" . Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "Cinema for Peace Awards IMDB". IMDB. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "Television Event Atom Awards". Atom Awards. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "Hot Springs Festival". Television Event.
  13. ↑ "SFF Award Winners Announced" (PDF). Sydney Film Festival. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  14. ↑ "Television Event". Philadelphia Film Festival.
  15. ↑ "Television Event". Newport Beach Film Festival. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  16. ↑ "Footcandle Film on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  17. ↑ "2021 Sidewalk Film Festival Award Winners". Sidewalk Film Festival. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  18. ↑ "RiverRun Film Festival Awards". RiverRun Film Festival. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  19. ↑ "Television Event - Full Frame Documentary Film Festival". Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
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