Edward Watts (director)
Edward Watts is an English filmmaker who is known for making documentaries and narrative-focused films. He has created films in conjunction with UK television network Channel 4 and ITN Productions. He is known for films including For Sama (2019), Escape From ISIS (2015) and The Mega Brothel (2015).
He is the recipient of a number of awards including the Cannes Film Festival L'Œil d'or and the BAFTA Award for Best Documentary, both for For Sama. He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for the same film.
TV commissions
His 2015 film Escape From ISIS was commissioned by Channel 4 as part of their long-running current affairs documentary programme Dispatches. The film told the story of the treatment of women living under the Islamic State.[1]
His film The Mega Brothel was also shown by Channel 4 in the same year, examining Germany's legalised sex worker industry.[2]
Awards
Escape From ISIS won the 2016 International Emmy Award For Current Affairs[3] and was nominated for the 2016 BAFTA Award for Best Documentary.[4]
For Sama won the L'Œil d'or prize for best documentary at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival,[5] the Top Jury Prize at the 2019 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival[6] and the 2019 South by Southwest Audience Award and Documentary Feature Award.[7] It also won the BAFTA Award for Best Documentary and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[8][9]
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