Mitchell Block
Mitchell W. Block (* 1950 or 1951 ) is an American film producer specializing in documentary films .
Career
Mitchell Block received his Masters of Fine Arts from New York University . Block's career in the film business began as a producer on the film Death by Invitation in 1971. Two years later, the short film … No Lies followed, which was awarded the Silver Hugo at the Chicago International Film Festival .
Block was executive producer on the Oscar-winning film Big Mama . For his participation in the documentary short film Poster Girl , Block received a nomination at the 2011 Academy Awards for Best Documentary Short . He received an award from the International Documentary Association for the film. The short film was also nominated for a News & Documentary Emmy Award .
He is the president of Direct Cinema, a documentary film production company.
Filmography (selection)
- 1971: Death by Invitation
- 1973:… No Lies (short film)
- 2000: Big Mama (short documentary film)
- 2004: Alone Across Australia (documentary)
- 2008: Stealing America: Vote by Vote (documentary)
- 2008: Another Day in Paradise (documentary)
- 2008: Carrier (television documentary, ten episodes)
- 2010: Poster Girl (short documentary film)
- 2014: Vessel (documentary)
- 2015: The Testimony (short documentary film)
- 2017: Face of a Nation: What Happened to the World's Fair? (Documentary)
- 2018: Women of the Gulag (documentary)
Web links
- Mitchell Block in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Film Makers Protest to Academy. New York Times , February 24, 1990, accessed January 23, 2018 .
- ^ Mitchell Block Collection. Retrieved January 23, 2018 .
- ^ The 83rd Academy Awards - 2011. Oscars.org, accessed January 23, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Block, Mitchell |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Block, Mitchell W. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer in the documentary field |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1950 or 1951 |