FOCAL Awards 2025 - Shortlisted Nominees
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Full nominee details can be found by selecting the 'Category Title' from the list below.
Personnel Categories:
Jane Mercer Researcher of the Year Award:
Sponsored by: The Associated Press
Elspeth Domville & David Wells | The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal
Helen Carr | Becoming Madonna
Ines Farag | STAX: Soulsville U.S.A.
Siobhan Harvey | Tsunami: Race Against Time
Sonia Khan | Atomic People
Footage Person of the Year:
Sponsored by: Iron Mountain Media & Archival Services
Julia Palermo | Archival Ninjas
Keiona Barnwell | CNN Collection
Mandi Robinson | Archival Ninjas
Thomasin Summerford | Huntley Film Archives
Company of the Year:
Sponsored by: CNN Collection
Archival Ninjas
GBH Archives
PROGRESS
Sky Clip Sales
Restoration and Preservation Category:
Best Archive Restoration and Preservation Project or Title:
With Thanks to: Piql
‘A Lovely Day for Digital Preservation’: Guinness Archive adverts project | R3store Studios Ltd
The Mahabharata in 8K | TransPerfect Media France / Brook Productions
The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas? | Filmfinity Productions LTD
Production Categories:
Best Use of Footage in Advertising or Branded Content:
Sponsored by R3el
Burger King 70 year anniversary campaign "Born to be a flame lover" | Buzzman/Paris
Dick’s Sporting Goods "Big Moments" | Arts and Letters / STALKR
Moncler x Roc Nation designed by JAY-Z "City of Mountains" | Hinterland Films / Convicts
Best Use of Footage in an Arts & Cultural Production:
Sponsored by Global ImageWorks & Footage.net
Documerica, auto-portrait d'une nation au bord de l'abime (Documerica, Self-Portrait of a Nation on the Brink) | LES FILMS EN VRAC / KARAMOJA PRODUCTIONS / RING PROD
In My Own Words: Alison Lapper | Chalk Productions
In My Own Words: Billy Connolly | Whisper Films
Jim Henson: Idea Man | Disney Branded Television / Imagine Documentaries
So Surreal: Behind the Masks | Rezolution Pictures
Best Use of Footage in a Cinematic Feature:
Sponsored by British Pathé
Nesjomme (Neshoma) | Family Affair Films
One to One: John & Yoko | Mercury Studios / KGB Films / Plan B / Shanakee
Riefenstahl | Vincent Productions GmbH
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat | Onomatopee Films / Warboys Films / BALDR Film / Zapomatik
Strike: An Uncivil War | VeryMuchSo Productions / Embankment Films / Davy Films / Meadowlark Media
Best Use of Footage in a Factual or Natural World Production:
Sponsored by Reelin' in the Years Productions
A Return to Memory | National Film Board of Canada
Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown | 72 Films
Red Fever | Rezolution Pictures
Spotlight - The Secret Army | BBC Northern Ireland, Current Affairs Dept
The White House Effect | Actual Films / Department of Motion Pictures / Impact Partners
Best Use of Footage in a History Feature:
Sponsored by FOX Archives
Nesjomme (Neshoma) | Family Affair Films
Riefenstahl | Vincent Productions GmbH
The Propagandist | Docmakers
The White House Effect | Actual Films / Department of Motion Pictures / Impact Partners
Trains | Drygas Film Production
Best Use of Footage in a History Production:
Sponsored by Reuters Screenocean
A Return to Memory | National Film Board of Canada
American Experience: Fly With Me | Sarah Colt Productions / AMERICAN EXPERIENCE/GBH Boston
The Zelensky Story | 72 Films (A BBC Open University Partnership)
Strike: An Uncivil War | VeryMuchSo Productions / Embankment Films / Davy Films / Meadowlark Media
Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae | Laylow Pictures
Best Use of Footage in a Music Production:
Sponsored by Getty Images
Becoming Madonna | Optomen Television
Kurt Cobain: Moments That Shook Music | Touchdown Films
One to One: John & Yoko | Mercury Studios / KGB Films / Plan B / Shanakee
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat | Onomatopee Films / Warboys Films / BALDR Film / Zapomatik
STAX: Soulsville U.S.A. | Laylow Pictures / Whitehorse Pictures
Best Use of Footage in a Short Film Production:
Sponsored by: Shutterstock
In the Veins | Yorkshire and North East Film Archive / Teesside University
Motorcycle Mary | ESPN Films / Breakwater Studios
The Ban | Unbecoming / Erica Starling Productions / Northern Ireland Screen
Best Use of Footage in a Sports Production:
Sponsored by: Memnon
BBC Sport Paris Olympics Opening Film: '100 Years of Love' | BBC Sport
I'm Just Here For The Riot | ESPN Films
In the Arena: Serena Williams | Religion of Sports
Moses - 13 Steps | BROADVIEW Pictures GmbH
Surf, le feu sacré | Yami2 / ZDF
Student Jury Award for Most Inspiring Use of Footage:
Sponsored by: Sky Clip Sales
Becoming Madonna | Optomen Television
Jim Henson: Idea Man | Disney Branded Television / Imagine Documentaries
Moses - 13 Steps | BROADVIEW Pictures GmbH
Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae | Laylow Pictures