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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

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  2. ^ "The activist documentary 'Behind 'The Cove falls short of the mark". latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2018-03-31. Retrieved 2018-10-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Desk, BWW News. "YAGI Film Inc. Announces Screenings of Documentary BEHIND THE COVE". Retrieved 2018-08-13.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Japan film festival to screen whaling documentary". City-Cost. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
  6. ^ "October 2016 Winner". A home for your amazing films. Archived from the original on 2018-02-10. Retrieved 2018-08-13. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Wildlife-film.com Feature Page - JWFF 2017 Winners Announced". www.wildlife-film.com. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
  8. ^ "Oct 2016 Winner". A home for your amazing films. Archived from the original on 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2018-08-13. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "October 2016 Winners". Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards. Archived from the original on 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2018-08-13. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "www.punefilmfestival.com". www.punefilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2018-08-13. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "IFFNY 2018 AWARDS | IFFNY". IFFNY. 2018-06-08. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
  12. ^ "London Greek Film Festival 2018 - Selected films in competition". londongreekfilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2018-08-13. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "ALL OFFICIAL FINALISTS – ANNUAL MINDIE 2017 – MIAMI INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL". miamindiefest.com. Archived from the original on 2017-05-19. Retrieved 2018-08-13. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ "2017 Golden Fox Award Nominees - CICFF". CICFF. 2017-11-27. Archived from the original on 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2018-08-13. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ "monthly selection - january 2017 - CICFF". CICFF. 2017-02-05. Archived from the original on 2018-09-17. Retrieved 2018-08-13. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ "WINNERS 2017 - Portsmouth International Film Festival". www.portsmouthfilmfest.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-03-18. Retrieved 2018-08-13. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ "PAMA 2018 : La soirée de remise des prix avec Sharon Stone". Unification France (in French). Retrieved 2018-08-13.
  18. ^ ""Behind The Cove"". jffla.org. Japan Film Festival, Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2018-10-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ ""Behind the Cove" rebuts Academy Award Winning Documentary – Editor's Note". napost.com. The North American Post. 11 May 2017.