AIDC 2022 GUESTS NOMINATED FOR ACADEMY AWARDS

We’re thrilled to offer our congratulations to AIDC 2022 guests Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Rintu Thomas, and Sushmit Ghosh, whose projects have been nominated across three categories at the 94th Academy Awards!

In honour of this incredible news, we’d like to take a moment to celebrate their achievements, and give a nod to a few other previously nominated industry names coming to AIDC 2022.

FLEE (2021)

Danish-French filmmaker and AIDC 2022 headliner, Jonas Poher Rasmussen, has made awards history with his latest film, Flee (2021). The hybrid animated documentary has scored three nominations at the 2022 Oscars, across categories Best Documentary Feature, Best Animated Feature, and Best International Film.

Flee details the story of Amin Nawabi, an Afghan academic who is confronted with secrets from his past, and compelled to open up about his harrowing experiences as a child refugee. 

See Jonas at AIDC 2022 in the spotlight session, Jonas Poher Rasmussen: The Art of Nonfiction.

WRITING WITH FIRE (2021)

Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh’s investigative documentary, Writing with Fire (2021), joins Flee (2021) in being nominated for Best Documentary Feature in 2022.

Dealing with truth, class and gender, Writing with Fire follows India’s only newspaper run by Dalit women, as they break traditions and redefine power in a news landscape dominated by men. 

See Rintu and Sushmit at AIDC 2022, joined by Nanfu Wang and Yaara Bou Melhem in the session, Journalism vs. Documentary: Balancing Integrity with Creativity.

MORE ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATED & SHORTLISTED SPEAKERS AT AIDC 2022

Alongside the latest Academy nominees, AIDC 2022 will see a host of impressive industry guests whose works have also been recognised by the Academy through shortlists, nominations and victories. 

Investigative filmmaker, Nanfu Wang (One Child Nation, I Am Another You, Hooligan Sparrow), saw her latest film In the Same Breath (2021) shortlisted for Best Documentary Feature at the 94th Academy Awards.

In the Same Breath is a startling exploration into how two of the world’s most powerful nations handled the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, and prioritised their reputations over public safety. 

See Nanfu in a range of sessions and screenings during AIDC 2022: 

• Double Exposure: Navigating Risk and Truth In Investigative Documentary with Nanfu Wang
• Journalism Vs. Documentary: Balancing Integrity with Creativity
• Screening: In The Same Breath + Q&A Nanfu Wang

Australian producer and director, Eva Orner (Burning, Chasing Asylum), joins us for this year’s conference with an Academy Award under her belt for the provocative documentary, Taxi to the Dark Side (2007).

Winning Best Feature Documentary at the 80th Academy Awards, Taxi to the Dark Side uncovers the American military’s use of torture through the unsolved murder of an Afghan taxi driver, taken in for questioning in 2002 at Bagram Force Air Base. 

See Eva in a spotlight session and screening during AIDC 2022: 

• Eva Orner – Agent for Change
• Screening: Burning + Q&A Eva Orner

Independent film producer and former Co-Head of Movies at Amazon Studios, Ted Hope, has produced over 70 films in his 35-year career, delivering 25 Oscar nominations and six wins. 

Launching Amazon’s foray into feature film production, he co-ran it for much of his tenure and led the Studio to 19 Oscar nominations and five wins.

See Ted in a riveting in-conversation during AIDC 2022: 

• Hope Vs. Reality: In Conversation with Ted Hope