Posts tagged Documentary
FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR Award Winner JonnyLewisFilms.com

I’m not sure how this has happened, but I’ve somehow won the FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR SUPREME CHAMPION AWARD in the Pro Moviemaker International Awards for a number of films I made with Jay Goldmark and Goldmark Films. Last year’s winners included a music video for the Pigeon Detectives (apparently they are still going), a documentary for The Daily Telegraph and promotional film for Ferrari, so I was shocked to be told that I’ve won the top prize from this years awards, which included 16 categories!

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Best Documentary Films 2023

Here’s my annual list of some of the great documentary films I’ve seen in 2023. I’m sure I’ve forgotten to mention a few and a number of these actually came out a few years ago, but here goes…

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DOCUMENTARY PREMIERE: Akiko Hirai: Mark of the Pot

Vanity Fair called potter Akiko Hirai a “Ceramicist Extraordinaire” and she is regarded by many as the worlds most famous potter. On January 1st 2024, the online premiere of the documentary I made with Goldmark filmsAkiko Hirai: 'Mark of the Pot' will go live on youtube and goldmark.tv.

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RTS AWARD NOMINATION: Graham Boyd : A Life In Colour

Graham Boyd: A Life in Colour, the documentary film that I made with Goldmark Films and Goldmark.TV, has been nominated for a Royal Television Society Award in the Factual Programme category alongside 3 BBC films.

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2021 documentaries of the year

Documentary. The greatest art form of all. I’ve made and watched a lot of docs over the past 12 months, so here is a list of some of the best from this year, although some of them may have come out before 2021 and I’m sure there are more I’ve forgotten to add to this list, which is in no particular order. I’ve included trailers and links for you to watch these films for yourself on the Apple TV+, Netflix, BBC iPlayer etc. Enjoy…

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NEW DOCUMENTARY: Graham Boyd: A Life In Colour

Two years in the making, this new Goldmark film finds 93 year old veteran of abstraction Graham Boyd at work in his Hertfordshire studio. He talks about his life and inspiration; the early development of his painting into pure abstraction, the impact on his work of his time spent in Africa and America and his continuing artistic journey.

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Ralph Steadman Critical Critters on Channel 4 News

I had the privilege of working on a number of films promoting the Ralph Steadman and Ceri Levy Critical Critters project that they have worked on with Goldmark Art. The project combines art with humour to raise awareness about extinct and critically endangered animals. Illustrator Ralph Steadman and filmmaker Ceri Levy recently appeared on Channel 4 News with Journalist Jon Snow

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DOCUMENTARY: Ron King: Alphabets, Bandits, and Collaborations

My latest documentary for Goldmark is now available to watch online. RON KING: Alphabets, Bandits & Collaborations. When a young boy sees a photo of the decapitated head of notorious Brazilian bandit Lampião in a book, it becomes an obsession and inspires him to create incredible multifaceted artworks in a life time journey that takes him from Brazil, to England, Canada and the United States as he struggles to have his work recognised and accepted.

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DOCUMENTARIES featuring Warren MacKenzie, Randy Johnston and Walter Keeler

Two new documentaries for Goldmark have recently been released. the first is short promo a film I shot in USA to promote the upcoming exhibition of Warren MacKenzie and Randy Johnston | Two Great American Potters. The second is Walter Keeler: Treasures of the Everyday. A documentary film about the famous UK potter.

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The greatest sports documentary of all time?

Living With Lions is the warts and all documentary account of the historic 1997 British and Irish Lions Tour of South Africa. This defined sports documentary making for a generation. For me, it combines my love of rugby, and little known to me at the time would be a big influence on my future as a documentary filmmaker.

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