Behind The Cove
Appearance
Behind The Cove is a documentary film directed and produced by Keiko Yagi, released in 2015.[1][2]
It is the first film in response to the Academy Award winning 2009 anti-whaling documentary film The Cove, and seeks to show the views of both sides of the international whaling debate, particularly focusing on the town of Taiji, Japan.[3]
Awards and Recognition
The film has received awards and recognition internationally.
- Montreal World Film Festival, Official Screening (2015)[4]
- London International Filmmaker Festival, Best Director of a Feature Documentary (February 2018)[5]
- Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards, First Time Filmmaker (October 2016)[6]
- 13th Japan Wildlife Film Festival, New Perspective Award (April 2018)[7]
- Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival, Award of Recognition (October 2016)[8]
- Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards, Award of Excellence (October 2016)[9]
- Pune Independent Film Festival, Best Woman Filmmaker (Fall 2016)[10]
- International Filmmaker Festival of New York, Honorable Mention (May 2018)[11]
- London Greek Film Festival, Semi-Finalist (2018)[12]
- Miami Independent Film Festival, Feature Documentary (2017)[13]
- Calcutta International Cult Film Festival, Golden Fox Award Nominee for Best Educational Film (2017)[14]
- Calcutta International Cult Film Festival, Films of the Month Educational Film Winner (January 2017)[15]
- Portsmouth International Film Festival, Sound in a Documentary (2017)[16]
- Paris Art and Movie Awards, Meilleur Documentaire (2018)[17]
References
- ^ JIJI Kyodo (19 February 2018). "Japanese director's pro-whaling documentary wins award at London film festival". japantimes.co.jp. The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
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- ^ "Director Keiko Yagi on the importance of "Behind THE COVE" documentary and the New York screening at IFFNY". NY Elite Magazine. 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ^ "Japan film festival to screen whaling documentary". City-Cost. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ^ "October 2016 Winner". A home for your amazing films. Archived from the original on 2018-02-10. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
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- ^ "Oct 2016 Winner". A home for your amazing films. Archived from the original on 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
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- ^ "London Greek Film Festival 2018 - Selected films in competition". londongreekfilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "PAMA 2018 : La soirée de remise des prix avec Sharon Stone". Unification France (in French). Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ^ ""Behind The Cove"". jffla.org. Japan Film Festival, Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
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suggested) (help) - ^ ""Behind the Cove" rebuts Academy Award Winning Documentary – Editor's Note". napost.com. The North American Post. 11 May 2017.