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'''Mitchell Block''' (born c. 1950) is an American filmmaker whose 2010 film ''[[Poster Girl (film)|Poster Girl]]'' was nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)]] and who |
'''Mitchell Block''' (born c. 1950) is an American filmmaker whose 2010 film ''[[Poster Girl (film)|Poster Girl]]'' was nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)]] and who Executive Produced the Academy Award winning documentary short film ''[[Big Mama (film)|Big Mama]]'' for [[HBO]] in 2002. |
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Block attended the [[Hun School of Princeton]], graduating in 1968. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees in fine arts from the [[Tisch School of the Arts]] at [[New York University]], where he majored in television and film production,and was awarded an MBA from the [[Columbia Business School]].<ref name=Hun>Staff. [http://www.hunschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=19774&ModuleID=60 "Mitchell Block ’68 film ''Poster Girl'' Nominated for an Oscar"], [[Hun School of Princeton]], January 26, 2011. Accessed March 6, 2011.</ref> |
Block attended the [[Hun School of Princeton]], graduating in 1968. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees in fine arts from the [[Tisch School of the Arts]] at [[New York University]], where he majored in television and film production,and was awarded an MBA from the [[Columbia Business School]].<ref name=Hun>Staff. [http://www.hunschool.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=19774&ModuleID=60 "Mitchell Block ’68 film ''Poster Girl'' Nominated for an Oscar"], [[Hun School of Princeton]], January 26, 2011. Accessed March 6, 2011.</ref> |
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In 1990, film makers posted a protest to the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] arguing that Block, as a member of the 40-member Documentary Steering Committee that selects films as nominees had a conflict of interest based on the fact that his company Direct Cinema owns the rights to three of the five films selected as nominees for best documentary feature, while [[Michael Moore]]'s ''[[Roger & Me]]'' was omitted.<ref>Collins, Glenn. [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F3061EFB3D5A0C778EDDAB0894D8494D81 "Film Makers Protest to Academy"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 24, 1990. Accessed March 6, 2011.</ref> |
In 1990, film makers posted a protest to the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] arguing that Block, as a member of the 40-member Documentary Steering Committee that selects films as nominees had a conflict of interest based on the fact that his company Direct Cinema owns the rights to three of the five films selected as nominees for best documentary feature, while [[Michael Moore]]'s ''[[Roger & Me]]'' was omitted.<ref>Collins, Glenn. [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F3061EFB3D5A0C778EDDAB0894D8494D81 "Film Makers Protest to Academy"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 24, 1990. Accessed March 6, 2011.</ref> |
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Among the films and documentary series that Block has produced are ''Carrier'' and ''Another Day in Paradise'', both of which were broadcast on the [[Public Broadcasting Service]] and the [[National Geographic Channel]] |
Among the films and documentary series that Block has produced are ''Carrier'' and ''Another Day in Paradise'', both of which were broadcast on the [[Public Broadcasting Service]] and the [[National Geographic Channel]] internationally.<ref name=Hun/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 16:32, 7 April 2011
Mitchell Block (born c. 1950) is an American filmmaker whose 2010 film Poster Girl was nominated for Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) and who Executive Produced the Academy Award winning documentary short film Big Mama for HBO in 2002.
Block attended the Hun School of Princeton, graduating in 1968. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees in fine arts from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where he majored in television and film production,and was awarded an MBA from the Columbia Business School.[1]
In 1990, film makers posted a protest to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences arguing that Block, as a member of the 40-member Documentary Steering Committee that selects films as nominees had a conflict of interest based on the fact that his company Direct Cinema owns the rights to three of the five films selected as nominees for best documentary feature, while Michael Moore's Roger & Me was omitted.[2]
Among the films and documentary series that Block has produced are Carrier and Another Day in Paradise, both of which were broadcast on the Public Broadcasting Service and the National Geographic Channel internationally.[1]
References
- ^ a b Staff. "Mitchell Block ’68 film Poster Girl Nominated for an Oscar", Hun School of Princeton, January 26, 2011. Accessed March 6, 2011.
- ^ Collins, Glenn. "Film Makers Protest to Academy", The New York Times, February 24, 1990. Accessed March 6, 2011.