Channel 5BEST HISTORY DOCUMENTARY ‘ Once Upon a Time in Iraq – Episode 2
James Bluemel, Jo Abel, Miriam Walsh, Will Grayburn, Will Anderson, Andrew Palmer
KEO Films BBC Two
In this series, the story of the Iraq war is told by civilians, journalists, and soldiers – ordinary people from both sides of the confl ict, who lived through the 17 years of chaos that followed. Told with hope, humanity and humour, and illustrated with extraordinary archive, it takes us closer to the realities of the invasion than ever before. Through their eyes we see how events in Iraq have changed the world forever.
BBCGRIERSON TRUSTEES’ AWARD Tabitha Jackson
The Director of the Sundance Film Festival and former Arts Commissioner at Channel 4, Tabitha Jackson is honoured with the prestigious BBC Grierson Trustees’ Award at tonight’s 2021 British Documentary Awards.
A vocal supporter of the arts and documentary fi lmmaking, Tabitha Jackson was named as the Director of the highly infl uential Sundance Film Festival at the start of 2020. She is the fi rst woman, person of colour and person born outside the US to become the festival’s Director. From 2013 – 2020, Jackson served as Sundance’s Director of the Documentary Film Programme during which time she championed the cultural power of cinematic non-fi ction and tried to support a more expansive set of makers and forms. Previously as Commissioning Editor, Arts at Channel 4, she supported independent and alternative voices and innovative storytelling. She has over 25 years’ experience in arts and documentary fi lmmaking and served as executive producer on a number of projects for Film4 including Bart Layton’s The Imposter, Mark Cousins’ The Story of Film, Clio Barnard’s The Arbor, Sophie Fiennes’ The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology and Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard’s 20,000 Days On Earth.
48 Grierson 2021: The British Documentary Awards
Announcing the Trustees’ Award, Chair of The Grierson Trust, Lorraine Heggessey says: “To be the fi rst woman, fi rst person of colour, fi rst person born outside the US and the fi rst person from the documentary community to be named director of the internationally- renowned Sundance Festival is an extraordinary achievement. Tabitha Jackson is visionary and inspirational in her support of innovative documentary fi lmmaking. Her position at the helm of Sundance bodes very well for the future of the global documentary industry.”
This was a profound and powerful piece of work which impressed the judges with its focussed journalism and great editing. The fi lmmakers were praised for not going for the obvious choices in their contributors but presenting us with credible and confl icted characters. Genre- defi ning, totally gripping and the whole package.
NOMINEES
Damilola: The Boy Next Door Acme Films
Channel 4
DeLorean: Back from the Future A Fired Up Films Production for the BBC in association with Netfl ix, Pennebaker Hegedus Films, Northern Ireland Screen, eOne BBC Two
Silenced: The Hidden Story of Disabled
Britain Blast! Films BBC Two
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