Cinema and Film Awards

Nanook of the North is considered to be one of the earliest examples of Cinema Verite. It was a 1922 documentary film directed by Robert Flaherty that depicted the life of an Inuit family in the Canadian Arctic.

An American Family is considered to be one of the most influential Cinema Verite documentaries. It was a 1973 documentary series that followed the Loud family of Santa Barbara, California, for seven months.

Fahrenheit 9/11 is considered to be one of the most controversial Cinema Verite documentaries. It was a 2004 documentary film directed by Michael Moore that explored the presidency of George W. Bush.

Primary is considered to be one of the most important Cinema Verite documentaries of the 1960s. It was a 1960 documentary film directed by Robert Drew that followed the 1960 Wisconsin presidential primary election.

20th Century Fox was the production company behind the Percy Jackson film series.

The motion picture camera allowed for the recording and playback of moving images, revolutionizing the entertainment industry.

Zodiac is a 2007 American mystery thriller film directed by David Fincher and written by James Vanderbilt. The film is based on the true story of the Zodiac Killer, a serial killer who terrorized the San Francisco Bay Area during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

The Boston Strangler is a 1968 American biographical crime drama film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Tony Curtis, Henry Fonda, and George Kennedy. The film is based on the true story of the Boston Strangler, a serial killer who murdered 13 women in the Boston area between 1962 and 1964.

Goodfellas is a 1990 American crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Nicholas Pileggi and Scorsese. The film is based on the 1986 book Wiseguy by Pileggi, which chronicles the life of Henry Hill, a Lucchese crime family associate who became a government informant.

The Bank Job is a 2008 British heist film directed by Roger Donaldson and written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. The film is based on the true story of the Brink's-Mat robbery, which took place in London in 1983.

Patty Hearst is a 1988 American biographical crime drama film directed by Paul Schrader and starring Natasha Richardson, William Forsythe, Ving Rhames, and Dana Delany. The film is based on the true story of the kidnapping of Patty Hearst, the granddaughter of newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst.

The Witness is a 1985 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Peter Weir and starring Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Lukas Haas, and Danny Glover. The film is based on the true story of the murder of Kitty Genovese, a young woman who was stabbed to death in front of her apartment building in Queens, New York City, in 1964.

The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey is a 2000 American television film directed by John K. Schlesinger and starring Brian Dennehy, Patsy Kensit, and John Ritter. The film is based on the true story of the murder of JonBenét Ramsey, a six-year-old girl who was found dead in the basement of her family's home in Boulder, Colorado, in 1996.

The People v. O. J. Simpson is a 1995 American television miniseries directed by Robert Dornhelm and starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Courtney B. Vance, and Sarah Paulson. The miniseries is based on the true story of the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, and the subsequent trial of O. J. Simpson, who was acquitted of the murders.

House of Gucci is a 2021 American biographical crime drama film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Jared Leto, Jeremy Irons, Salma Hayek, and Al Pacino. The film is based on the true story of the murder of Maurizio Gucci, the grandson of Guccio Gucci, the founder of the Gucci fashion house.