Political Film Society Award
The Political Film Society Awards have been given annually since 1987 by the Political Film Society in four categories to films that address topics such as democracy, peace, human and civil rights. The special prize is awarded irregularly, up to now in the years 1987 to 1997 and 2001.
The awards have been called the Stanley Awards since 1998 , when Stanley M. Castillo , a director of the Political Film Society, died of cancer that year . In memory of the 41-year-old director, the award now bears this nickname.
| category | Original designation | Awarded since |
|---|---|---|
| Political Film Society Award for Human Rights | Political Film Society Award for Human Rights | 1987 |
| Political Film Society Award for Peace | Political Film Society Award for Peace | 1987 |
| Political Film Society Award - Special Prize | Political Film Society Award - Special Award | 1987 |
| Political Film Society Award for Exposé | Political Film Society Award for Exposé | 1988 |
| Political Film Society Award for Democracy | Political Film Society Award for Democracy | 1988 |
Only three films managed to be nominated in all four main categories:
- 1995: Rangoon - In the Heart of the Storm
- 1999: Three Kings - It's nice to be king
- 2001: Lumumba
The following films were nominated in three categories:
- 1991: JFK - crime scene Dallas (democracy, exposé and peace)
- 1991: Boyz N 'the Hood - Boys in the Neighborhood (Exposé, Human Rights and Peace)
- 1993: In the Name of the Father (Exposé, Human Rights and Peace)
- 1995: Picture Bride (Human Rights, Peace and Special Prize)
- 1996: Seven Years in Tibet (Exposé, Human Rights and Peace)
- 1999: Naturally Native (Democracy, Exposé and Human Rights)
- 1999: One Man's Hero (Exposé, Human Rights and Peace)
- 2000: Hurricane (Democracy, Exposé and Human Rights)
- 2000: It All Starts Today (Democracy, Exposé and Human Rights)
- 2001: Atlantis - The Secret of the Lost City (Democracy, Human Rights and Peace)
- 2001: Bread and Roses (Democracy, Exposé and Human Rights)
- 2001: Journey to the Sun (Exposé, Human Rights and Peace)
- 2002: The Experiment (Democracy, Human Rights and Peace)
- 2002: John Q (Democracy, Exposé and Human Rights)
- 2002: To End All Wars - The True Hell (Exposé, Human Rights and Peace)
- 2004: Hotel Rwanda (democracy, human rights and peace)
- 2006: Sophie Scholl - The Last Days (Democracy, Exposé and Human Rights)
- 2006: Cautiva (Democracy, Exposé and Human Rights)
Web links
- Political Film Society website ( Memento of March 24, 2008 in the Internet Archive )