The News & Documentary Emmy Awards were presented on Monday, October 1, 2018, in a ceremony at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City, an event attended by more than 1,000 television and news media industry executives, news and documentary producers and journalists. Independent Lens was pleased to learn that two of our films, TOWER and Forever Pure, were bestowed with an Emmy.
All told, Independent Lens received 8 nominations, including for Birth of a Movement, National Bird, SEED: The Untold Story, The Bad Kids, and The Witness. TOWER received two nominations.
“We’re proud to have presented this extraordinary group of documentaries on Independent Lens,” said Lois Vossen, series Executive Producer. “These filmmakers spent years establishing trust with the people represented to tell multilayered, authentic stories and it’s gratifying to see their work recognized with the industry’s highest award for news and documentary programs.”
TOWER, directed by Keith Maitland, was honored for Best Historical Documentary.
View the award and Maitland’s acceptance speech here:
VIDEO: The #Emmy for Outstanding Historical Documentary goes to @IndependentLens "TOWER." #NewsEmmys pic.twitter.com/ilXGrbc9x0
— News & Documentary Emmys (@newsemmys) October 2, 2018
Forever Pure, directed by Maya Zinshtein, won the Emmy for Outstanding Politics & Government Documentary.
View the award speech featuring Independent Lens executive producer Lois Vossen, accepting on behalf of the Israel-based filmmaker:
The Emmy for Outstanding Politics & Government Documentary goes to @IndependentLens "Forever Pure." #NewsEmmys pic.twitter.com/2Y11gPxBHm
— News & Documentary Emmys (@newsemmys) October 2, 2018
PBS, which led the way with 45 News & Doc Emmy nominations, took away seven Emmy awards. We extend our congratulations to those other winners:
The Farthest: Voyage in Space (Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary); FRONTLINE: Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary; FRONTLINE: Mosul(Outstanding Cinematography: Documentary); POV: Last Men In Aleppo (Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary); The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick (Outstanding Research).
Full list of Independent Lens’ News & Documentary Emmy nominations:
- The Witness: Best Documentary
- National Bird: Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary
- Forever Pure: Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary
- Birth of a Movement: Outstanding Historical Documentary
- TOWER: Outstanding Historical Documentary
- TOWER: Outstanding Music & Sound
- SEED: The Untold Story: Outstanding Nature Documentary
- The Bad Kids: Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary
