The prestigious prize is conferred on one film each year by the celebrated director Werner Herzog. Nuisance Bear was directed by Jack Weisman and Gabriela Osio Vanden of Documist. Homelands served as fiscal sponsor.
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Nuisance Bear wins grand prize at Sundance
Directed by Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman of Documist, the film looks at the relationship between polar bears, tourists, wildlife officers, and First Nations people in northern Canada. Homelands is the fiscal sponsor.
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“The Territory” wins at Sundance
The documentary, about a Brazilian land conflict with global ramifications, won the Audience Award for World Documentary Cinema at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Judges also gave the film a special jury award for documentary craft. National Geographic announced that it had acquired worldwide rights to the film shortly after its premiere at the festival.