War Photographer
Kriegsfotograf
Photographe de guerre
Switzerland, November 2001
FILM,
Documentary,
96 min.
- directed by
- Christian Frei
- Written by
- Christian Frei
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- www.war-photographer.com
“Every minute I was there, I wanted to flee. I did not want to see this. Would I cut and run, or would I deal with the responsibility of being there with camera?” (James Nachtwey). In one of the world’s countless crisis areas, surrounded by suffering, death, violence and chaos, photographer James Nachtwey searches for the picture he thinks he can publish. A movie about a committed, shy man who is considered one of the bravest and most important war photographers of our time – but hardly fits the cliché of the hard-boiled war veteran.
credits
- World Premiere
- November 2001
- Original Version
- English, German, colour, 35mm, 96 min.
- Production
- Christian Frei Filmproduktion GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
- Producer
- directed by
- Christian Frei
- Written by
- Christian Frei
- Cinematography
- Peter Indergand
- Editing
- Christian Frei, Barbara Miller
- Sound Editing
- Florian Eidenbenz
- Re-Recording Mix
- Florian Eidenbenz
- Location Sound Mix
- Florian Eidenbenz, Martin Witz, Ingrid Städeli
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Films Transit International Inc.
Worldwide Distribution
- France
- Solaris Distribution Distribution
- Switzerland
- Warner Bros. Entertainment Switzerland GmbH Distribution
- Switzerland
- Look Now! Distribution
Awards
(a selection)
- Sichuan TV Festival, Gold Panda for Best Documentary 2003 (Winner)
- Los Angeles AFI Fest, Oscar for Best Documentary Feature 2002 (Nomination)
- Ghent, Documentary Filmfestival Gent, Canvas-Prize for the Best Film in Competition 2002 (Winner)
- Tel Aviv, doc aviv The Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival, Best Film Award 2002 (Winner)
- Cape Town, Encounters: South African International Documentary Festival, Jameson Audience Award 2002 (Winner)
- Cologne Conference GmbH, Phoenix-Preis 2002 (Winner)
- Osaka European Film Festival, City of Osaka Award 2002 (Winner)
- Marl, Adolf Grimme Institut, Adolf Grimme Preis 2003 (Winner)
- Marl, Adolf Grimme Institut, Sonderpreis des Ministeriums für Städtebau und Wohnen, Kultur und Sport des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen 2003 (Winner)
- Solothurn, Bundesamt für Kultur, Swiss Film Award, Best Documentary Film 2002 (Nomination)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Moscow, 39th Moscow International Film Festival
22.06.2017 - 29.06.2017 -
18th Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Durham
09.04.2015 - 12.04.2015 -
15a Muestra Internacional documental Bogotá
28.10.2013 - 01.11.2013 -
10. Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival Prizren
23.07.2011 - 31.07.2011 -
Florence, 51. Festival dei Popoli Firenze
13.11.2010 - 20.11.2010 -
Ramallah International Film Festival
08.07.2004 - 14.07.2004 -
Helsinki, DocPoint - Helsinki Documentary Film Festival
15.01.2004 - 18.01.2004 -
Singapore International Film Festival
18.04.2003 - 03.05.2003 -
Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Film Festival
08.04.2003 - 23.04.2003 -
One World Human Rights Film Festival
08.04.2003 - 16.04.2003
-
Saarbrücken, 24. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
13.01.2003 - 19.01.2003 -
Osaka European Film Festival
15.11.2002 - 25.11.2002 -
Kasseler Dokumentarfilm- & Videofest
12.11.2002 - 17.11.2002 -
47. Semana Internacional de Cine
25.10.2002 - 02.11.2002 -
Montreal, Festival du Nouveau Cinéma Montréal
10.10.2002 - 22.10.2002 -
Warsaw, Warsaw Film Festival
03.10.2002 - 14.10.2002 -
Festival do Rio
26.09.2002 - 10.10.2002 -
Fondation Vevey Ville d'Images
20.09.2002 - 06.10.2002 -
Unabhängiges Filmfest Osnabrück
18.09.2002 - 22.09.2002 -
Viareggio EuropaCinema
14.09.2002 - 21.09.2002 -
Locarno, 55. Festival internazionale del film Locarno
01.08.2002 - 11.08.2002 -
Cape Town, Encounters: South African International Documentary Festival
21.07.2002 - 30.07.2002 -
Karlovy Vary, 37th Int. Filmfestival Karlovy Vary
04.07.2002 - 13.07.2002 -
12. Cologne Conference - Internationales Fernsehfest Köln
15.06.2002 - 21.06.2002 -
Human Rights Watch International Film Festival
12.06.2002 - 27.06.2002 -
Shanghai, Shanghai International Film Festival
08.06.2002 - 16.06.2002 -
Sydney, Sydney Film Festival
01.06.2002 - 21.06.2002 -
Tel Aviv, doc aviv The Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival
17.04.2002 - 22.04.2002 -
Ghent, Documentary Filmfestival Gent
27.02.2002 - 06.03.2002 -
EFM European Film Market
06.02.2002 - 17.02.2002 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
15.01.2002 - 20.01.2002 -
Docs for Sale
23.11.2001 - 30.11.2001 -
Amsterdam, 14th International Documentary Film Festival
22.11.2001 - 02.12.2001