CIFF is over and snow has already fallen so that must mean its time for the award season to begin (despite it only being mid-October).  We expect lots of this years films to be among the many nominated in some form or another for one award or another.  IFP announced the nominations for their GOTHAM AWARDS today and a very special congrats to Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher for their nod.  OCTOBER COUNTRY was nominated for a Gotham Award – Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You.  We were honored to be able to present the New England Premiere of this acclaimed documentary and wish Donal and Michael the best of luck.

Two days ago AJ Schnack announced the 98 features eligible for the prestigious CINEMA EYE HONORS, which will be held in January in NYC ( an earlier date for the Awards’s Ceremony this year).  CIFF Founder and Director, Ben Fowlie has been asked to be on the Nominating Committee for the 2010 Awards.  Features will be whittled down and nominations will be announced in November at the Sheffield Doc Fest.  For more information, and a complete listing of this years films, visit AJ’s blog post here, or the Cinema Eye Honors site.  Going through the list of films reaffirms what an incredible year for nonfiction it was.  Thanks to all the filmmakers for making such incredible works and good luck!  We’ll have much much more on this event, leading up to the big night in January!