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After being branded as "the enemy of the people" in recent years, both here and in some other countries, journalists may be surprised to find themselves portrayed as heroes in a number of recent documentaries, including an Oscar-contending film. Collective, the Romanian film nominated for Best Documentary Feature and…

Today's Oscar nominations for International Feature served up some significant firsts for the category which continues to showcase world cinema at its finest. Notably, Romania finally scored a mention with Alexander Nanau's Collective — which also picked up a Best Documentary nod. Also making its debut in the race is…

Shakespeare warned to "beware the Ides of March," but the 15th brought glad tidings to a select group of documentary feature filmmakers who earned coveted Oscar nominations. Among them was Pippa Ehrlich, the South African-born director of the Netlix documentary My Octopus Teacher. "I was surprised enough to jump about…

When documentary maker Alexander Nanau started filming a team of investigative journalists in the aftermath of a tragic fire, no one knew the staggering level of corruption they would uncover. The blaze at Bucharest's Colectiv club in 2015 left 27 dead and 180 injured. When more burn victims began dying in hospitals…

When fire erupted at the Colectiv nightclub in Bucharest, Romania in 2015, the blaze killed 26 people on the spot. But the worst, in many respects, was yet to come. One after another, survivors dispatched to hospital burn units began to succumb to infection, driving up the toll over a period of months to 38 more dead…

In what has been the strangest year on recent record for myriad reasons, the International Feature Film Oscar race is not immune to the impact of Covid. Along with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences tweaking submission deadlines, many films vying for recognition in the International Feature category have…

The Romanian Film Centre/CNC Romania has confirmed that Alexander Nanau's well-received documentary Collective will be Romania's official Oscar entry for Best International Feature. The selection marks the first time a Romanian documentary has been the country's official submission. The film follows a team of…