Television Event

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Television Event
Directed byJeff Daniels
Produced by
CinematographyNick Higgins
Edited by
  • Eileen Meyer
  • Aaron Wickenden
Music byT. Griffin
Production
companies
Release date
  • November 11, 2020 (2020-11-11) (DOC NYC)
Running time
90 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • Australia
LanguageEnglish

Television Event is an 2020 American-Australian documentary film, directed and produced by Jeff Daniels. It follows the making and release of The Day After, a film directed by Nicholas Meyer, which revolved around a nuclear war and was controversial upon release.

It had its world premiere at DOC NYC on November 11, 2020.

Plot[]

The film follows the production and making of The Day After, a film directed by Nicholas Meyer, which revolved around a nuclear war and received controversy upon release. Meyer, Edward Hume, Stephanie Austin, Ellen Anthony, Ted Koppel, Stu Samuels, Robert Papazian, Walton Dornisch, David Longhurst, and Mark Weinberg, while Brandon Stoddard appears through archive footage.

Release[]

Television Event had its world premiere at DOC NYC on November 11, 2020.[1] In May 2021, the film went on to screen at the RiverRun International Film Festival, where Jeff Daniels received the award for Best Feature Documentary Director.[2] The film screened at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival on June 2, 2021.[3] It also screened at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 13, 2021, after it was previously set to make its world premiere at the festival in April 2020, prior to its cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5][6] The Nantucket Film Festival also announced Television Event's selection as part of its lineup for June 2021.[7]

Critical reception[]

Television Event received positive reviews from film critics. It holds a 91% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 11 reviews, with a weighted average of 7.9/10 on IMDb.[8][9]

Awards[]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2021 Television Event Footcandle Film Festival Audience Favourite Feature Award Won[10]
2021 Television Event Sidewalk Film Festival Programmers' Feature Film Award Won[11]
2021 Television Event RiverRun Film Festival Award for Best Director of a Documentary Feature Won[12]
2021 Television Event Full Frame Center for Documentary Filmmakers Award Nominated

References[]

  1. ^ "Television Event". DOC NYC. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "RiverRun Announces 2021 Awards: Fires in the Dark and Sapelo Take Top Feature Honors". RiverRun International Film Festival. 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  3. ^ "Television Event". Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Television Event". Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  5. ^ Goldsmith, Jill (March 3, 2020). "Tribeca Sets Feature Lineup Of Films For 2020 Fest". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  6. ^ Beresford, Tribly; Lewis, Hilary (March 12, 2020). "Tribeca Film Festival Postponed Amid Coronavirus Fears". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  7. ^ "Nantucket Film Festival Announces Full Programming Slate for 26th Edition". Awardsdaily - The Oscars, the Films and everything in between. 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  8. ^ "Television Event". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  9. ^ Television Event (2020) - IMDb, retrieved 2021-06-13
  10. ^ "Footcandle Film on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  11. ^ "2021 Sidewalk Film Festival Award Winners". Sidewalk Film Festival. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  12. ^ "RiverRun Film Festival Awards". RiverRun Film Festival. Retrieved 28 September 2021.

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