film

Welcome to Chechnya

2020

Completed

Bertha Journalism

Director

David France

 

Production support

 

Film Details

Runtime: 108 minutes

Format: Feature length film

 

Doc Society Involvement

Docsoc helped with Production

 

From acclaimed journalist and Oscar®-nominated director David France (How to Survive a Plague) comes this searing documentary about a group of brave activists risking their lives to confront the ongoing anti-LGBTQ campaign in the Russian republic of Chechnya--which has led to the torture and disappearance of untold numbers of people.

Awards & Festivals

Awards

International - BAFTA Awards () (2021)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary - Directors Guild of America, USA () (2021)
Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking - Emmy Awards () (2021)
Outstanding Documentary - GLAAD Media Awards () (2021)
Best Feature - International Documentary Association () (2021)
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature - Visual Effects Society Awards () (2021)
Cinema for Peace Dove for The Most Valuable Documentary of the Year - Cinema for Peace Awards () (2020)
Outstanding Achievement in Editing in a Nonfiction Film or Series for Broadcast - Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US () (2021)
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in a Nonfiction Film or Series for Broadcast - Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US () (2021)
The Unforgettables - Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US () (2021)
Outstanding Achievement in Production - Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US () (2021)
Outstanding Achievement in Broadcast Nonfiction Filmmaking - Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US () (2021)
Best Documentary - Indiana Film Journalists Association, US () (2021)
Documentary of the Year - GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics () (2021)
LGBTQ Documentary of the Year - GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics () (2021)
Best Documentary Film - International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) () (2020)
Documentary Feature - Gold Derby Awards () (2021)
Amnesty International Award - Millennium Docs Against Gravity () (2020)
Bydgoszcz ART.DOC Award - Special Mention - Millennium Docs Against Gravity () (2020)
Lieblingsfilme des Publikums - Schwule Filmwoche Freiburg () (2022)
Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation - Hollywood Professional Association Awards () (2021)
Best Broadcast Network or Cable Docuseries, Documentary Television Movie, or Non-Fiction Series - Hollywood Critics Association Television Awards () (2021)

Festival Screenings

Berlin International Film Festival (2020) Best Documentary Film
Berlin International Film Festival (2020) Documentary Film Panorama Audience Award
Berlin International Film Festival (2020) Amnesty International Film Prize
Berlin International Film Festival (2020) Activist Award
Miami Film Festival (2020) Best Documentary
Sundance (2020) Documentary
Sundance (2020) Documentary Film Editing Award
São Paulo International Film Festival (2020) Best Foreign Documentary
Bergen International Film Festival (2020) Checkpoints Award
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival (2020) Top 20 Audience Favorites
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival (2020) Special Presentations
Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival (2020) International Competition Golden Alexander
Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival (2020) International Competition - FIPRESCI Prize
Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival (2020) Mermaid Award
Durban International Film Festival (2020) Best Documentary
Seville European Film Festival (2020) Best Documentary
One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival (2020) Right to Know Competition
Free Zone Film Festival (2020) International Competition
One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival (2020) Human Rights Competition
Americana Film Fest (2021) Audience Award
Americana Film Fest (2021) Best Film

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