Danish documentary films are strongly represented at Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking 2011. Nominees were announced at Sheffield Doc/Fest in England over the weekend. 'Armadillo', with six nominations, is only surpassed by Lixin Fans Canadian 'Last Train', which received seven nominations.
The awards ceremony will take place 18 January 2011 at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens, New York, and broadcast on television for the first time, on the Documentary Channel.
The Danish films and their categories are as follows:
'Albert's Winter' by Andreas Koefoed and the National Film School of Denmark
Outstanding Achievement inNonfiction Short Filmmaking
'Armadillo' by Janus Metz and Fridthjof Film
Awarded in six categories: Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking, in Direction, Production, Cinematography (Lars Skree), Editing (Per K. Kirkegaard) and in an International Feature Film
'Into Eternity' by Michael Madsen and Magic Hour Films
Outstanding Achievement inan International Feature Film
'The Invention of Dr. Nakamats' by Kaspar Astrup Schröder
Outstanding Achievement inGraphic Design and Animation
'The Red Chapel' by Mads Brügger and Zentropa
Outstanding Achievement inan International Feature Film