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''Escape From ISIS'' won the 2016 [[International Emmy Awards Current Affairs & News|International Emmy Award For Current Affairs]]<ref name="EMMY">{{cite web | author = | date = | url =https://www.iemmys.tv/sky-news-and-itn-dispatches-win-international-emmys-for-news-current-affairs/| title = SKY NEWS AND ITN DISPATCHES WIN INTERNATIONAL EMMYS® FOR NEWS & CURRENT AFFAIRS | publisher = iemmys.tv| accessdate = 25 May 2019}}</ref> and was nominated for the 2016 [[BAFTA Award for Best Documentary]]<ref name="BAFTA">{{cite web | author = | date = | url =https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35924928| title = Bafta TV Awards 2016: Winners list | publisher = bbc.co.uk| accessdate = 25 May 2019}}</ref>. |
''Escape From ISIS'' won the 2016 [[International Emmy Awards Current Affairs & News|International Emmy Award For Current Affairs]]<ref name="EMMY">{{cite web | author = | date = | url =https://www.iemmys.tv/sky-news-and-itn-dispatches-win-international-emmys-for-news-current-affairs/| title = SKY NEWS AND ITN DISPATCHES WIN INTERNATIONAL EMMYS® FOR NEWS & CURRENT AFFAIRS | publisher = iemmys.tv| accessdate = 25 May 2019}}</ref> and was nominated for the 2016 [[BAFTA Award for Best Documentary]]<ref name="BAFTA">{{cite web | author = | date = | url =https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35924928| title = Bafta TV Awards 2016: Winners list | publisher = bbc.co.uk| accessdate = 25 May 2019}}</ref>. |
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''For Sama'' won the [[L'Œil d'or]] prize for best documentary at the 2019 [[Cannes Film Festival]]<ref name="Cannes">{{cite web | author = | date = | url =https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-sama-takes-golden-eye-documentary-prize-1213727| title = Cannes: 'For Sama' Takes Golden Eye Documentary Prize | publisher = hollywoodreporter.com| accessdate = 25 May 2019}}</ref>, the Top Jury Prize at the 2019 [[Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival]]<ref name="Hot Docs">{{cite web | author = | date = | url =https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hot-docs-awards-pbs-frontlines-sama-takes-top-jury-prize-1207399| title = Hot Docs Awards: PBS Frontline's 'For Sama' Takes Top Jury Prize | publisher = hollywoodreporter.com| accessdate = 25 May 2019}}</ref> and the 2019 [[South by Southwest]] Audience Award and Documentary Feature Award<ref name="SXSW">{{cite web | author = | date = | url =https://variety.com/2019/film/awards/sxsw-awards-alice-for-sama-top-prizes-1203162120/| title = SXSW Awards: ‘Alice,’ ‘For Sama’ Win Top Prizes | publisher = variety.com| accessdate = 25 May 2019}}</ref>. |
''[[For Sama]]'' won the [[L'Œil d'or]] prize for best documentary at the 2019 [[Cannes Film Festival]]<ref name="Cannes">{{cite web | author = | date = | url =https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-sama-takes-golden-eye-documentary-prize-1213727| title = Cannes: 'For Sama' Takes Golden Eye Documentary Prize | publisher = hollywoodreporter.com| accessdate = 25 May 2019}}</ref>, the Top Jury Prize at the 2019 [[Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival]]<ref name="Hot Docs">{{cite web | author = | date = | url =https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hot-docs-awards-pbs-frontlines-sama-takes-top-jury-prize-1207399| title = Hot Docs Awards: PBS Frontline's 'For Sama' Takes Top Jury Prize | publisher = hollywoodreporter.com| accessdate = 25 May 2019}}</ref> and the 2019 [[South by Southwest]] Audience Award and Documentary Feature Award<ref name="SXSW">{{cite web | author = | date = | url =https://variety.com/2019/film/awards/sxsw-awards-alice-for-sama-top-prizes-1203162120/| title = SXSW Awards: ‘Alice,’ ‘For Sama’ Win Top Prizes | publisher = variety.com| accessdate = 25 May 2019}}</ref>. |
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Revision as of 11:48, 13 September 2019
Edward Watts is an English filmmaker who is known for making documentaries and narrative-focused films. He has created films in conjunction with UK television network Channel 4 and ITN Productions. He is known for films including For Sama (2019), Escape From ISIS (2015) and The Mega Brothel (2015).
He is the recipient of a number of awards including the Cannes Film Festival L'Œil d'or and an International Emmy Award and was nominated for a BAFTA Award.
TV commissions
His 2015 film Escape From ISIS was commissioned by Channel 4 as part of their long-running current affairs documentary programme Dispatches. The film told the story of the treatment of women living under the Islamic State.[1]
His film The Mega Brothel was also shown by Channel 4 in the same year, examining Germany's legalised sex worker industry.[2]
Awards
Escape From ISIS won the 2016 International Emmy Award For Current Affairs[3] and was nominated for the 2016 BAFTA Award for Best Documentary[4].
For Sama won the L'Œil d'or prize for best documentary at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival[5], the Top Jury Prize at the 2019 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival[6] and the 2019 South by Southwest Audience Award and Documentary Feature Award[7].
References
- ^ "Dispatches – Escape from Isis review: a story of appalling brutality, and a glimmer of hope". theguardian.com. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "The Mega Brothel, Channel 4, review: 'sharp-eyed'". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "SKY NEWS AND ITN DISPATCHES WIN INTERNATIONAL EMMYS® FOR NEWS & CURRENT AFFAIRS". iemmys.tv. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Bafta TV Awards 2016: Winners list". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Cannes: 'For Sama' Takes Golden Eye Documentary Prize". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Hot Docs Awards: PBS Frontline's 'For Sama' Takes Top Jury Prize". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "SXSW Awards: 'Alice,' 'For Sama' Win Top Prizes". variety.com. Retrieved 25 May 2019.