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The 14th annual FOCAL International Awards took place on the 25th May at the Lancaster London Hotel and it was  hosted by Hardeep Singh Kohli, the renowned writer, presenter, comedian and broadcaster.

Putting Footage in the Spotlight

Following a hugely successful competition, FOCAL International is delighted to announce their full list of winners from the FOCAL International Awards Ceremony 2017 at the London Lancaster hotel, 25th May.

We congratulate all winners and nominees for their outstanding achievements.

Keep an eye on the FOCAL International website and social media platforms for updates and images from the evening.

The FOCAL International Awards are now in their 14th year and continue to grow as the premier competition around the world for screen and digital projects that make best use of archival footage.

The 15th FOCAL International Awards competition will open for submissions in October, 2017. 

WINNERS:

Best Use of Footage in a History Production
Sponsored by Getty Images
* Hitler's Games - Berlin 1936 - Roche Productions (France)
 

Best Use of Footage in a History Feature
Sponsored by LoLa Clips
* Letters From Baghdad - Letters From Baghdad Ltd / Between the Rivers Productions LLC (USA/UK/France) 

Best Use of Footage in a Factual Production
Sponsored by Screenocean
* The War Show - Fridthjof Film (Denmark)

Best Use of Footage in an Entertainment Production
Sponsored by FremantleMedia
* When Magic Goes Horribly Wrong - Crackit Productions (UK)
 

Best Use of Footage in an Arts Production
Sponsored by Film London
* Eat That Question - Frank Zappa in His Own Words - Les Films Du Poisson, UFA Fiction / Sony Pictures Classics (France/USA)

Best Use of Footage in a Music Production
Sponsored by Shutterstock
* The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years - White Horse Pictures and Imagine Entertainment (USA/UK)

Best Use of Sports Footage
Sponsored by ITV Sport Archive
* O.J: Made in America - ESPN Films and Laylow Films (USA)

Best use of Footage about the Natural World
Sponsored by Nature Picture Library
* Zoo Quest in Colour - BBC Natural History Unit (UK)

Best Use of Footage on Other Platforms
Sponsored by Visual Data Services
* Terence Donovan: Speed of Light - Dog and Duck Films (UK)

Best Use of Footage in a Cinema Release
Sponsored by British Pathe
* The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years - White Horse Pictures and Imagine Entertainment (USA/UK)

Best Archive Restoration / Preservation Title
Sponsored by Pinewood Studios Group
* Napoleon (1927 Dir. Abel Gance) - BFI National Archive (UK)

Best Archive Restoration / Preservation Project
Sponsored by Prasad
* 1912-1992: 80 Years of Olympic Films Restored - International Olympic Committee (Switzerland)

The Jane Mercer Footage Researcher of the Year Award
Sponsored by AP Archive

*Nina Krstic (USA)

 O.J.: Made in America

Footage Employee of the Year

Sponsored by Creative Skillset

*Simon Wood & ITN Source team 

ITN Source - UK

Footage Library of the Year
Sponsored by Broadcast

*British Pathé
UK

Lifetime Achievement Award  - A gift of the FOCAL International Executive
Serge Viallet
 

To see the CREDITS and SYNOPSES of the winners and  all nominations to the FOCAL International Awards please go here. 

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ABOUT FOCAL INTERNATIONAL
The Federation of Commercial Audiovisual Libraries International is a professional not-for-profit trade association formed in 1985. It is fully established as one of the leading voices in the industry, with a membership of over 300 international companies and individuals. Its purpose is to facilitate the use of library footage, images, stills and audio in all forms of media production; promote its members - libraries selling content plus those whose serve the industry; provide a platform for members to promote themselves and their interests; encourage good practise in the research, licensing, copyright clearance and use of footage; support, promote and educate on the need to preserve and restore footage and content; act as an information resource for the footage and content industry; offer training in key skills and in the broader appreciation of the footage and content industry.

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