{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Television Event | image = File:Film_poster_for_Television_Event.jpg | alt = | caption = | director = Jeff Daniels | producer = {{Plainlist| * Jeff Daniels * Ozzy Inguanzo * Amanda Spain }} | writer = | starring = | music = T. Griffin | cinematography = Nick Higgins | editing = {{Plainlist| * Eileen Meyer * Aaron Wickenden }} | production_companies = {{Plainlist| * Impact Partners * Screen Australia * Common Room Productions }} | distributor = | released = {{Film date|2020|11|11|DOC NYC}} | runtime = 90 minutes | country = {{Plainlist| * United States * Australia }} | language = English | budget = | gross = }} '''''Television Event''''' is a 2020 American-Australian documentary film, directed and produced by Jeff Daniels. It follows the making and release of ''The Day After'', a film directed by Nicholas Meyer, which revolved around a nuclear war and was controversial upon release.
It had its world premiere at DOC NYC on November 11, 2020.
==Synopsis== The film follows the production and making of ''The Day After'', a film directed by Nicholas Meyer, which revolved around a nuclear war and received controversy upon release. Appearing were Meyer, Edward Hume, Stephanie Austin, Ellen Anthony, Ted Koppel, Stu Samuels, Robert Papazian, Walton Dornisch, David Longhurst, and Mark Weinberg, while Brandon Stoddard appears through archive footage.
==Release== ''Television Event'' had its world premiere at DOC NYC on November 11, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.docnyc.net/film/television-event/|title=Television Event|website=DOC NYC|access-date=June 2, 2021}}</ref> In May 2021, the film went on to screen at the RiverRun International Film Festival, where Jeff Daniels received the award for Best Feature Documentary Director.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-19|title=RiverRun Announces 2021 Awards: Fires in the Dark and Sapelo Take Top Feature Honors|url=https://www.riverrunfilm.com/riverrun-announces-2021-awards-fires-in-the-dark-and-sapelo-take-top-feature-honors/|access-date=2021-06-13|website=RiverRun International Film Festival|language=en-US}}</ref> The film screened at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival on June 2, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fullframefest.org/film/television-event/|title=Television Event|website=Full Frame Documentary Film Festival|access-date=June 2, 2021}}</ref> It also screened at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 13, 2021, after it was previously set to make its world premiere at the festival in April 2020, prior to its cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribecafilm.com/films/television-event-2021|title=Television Event|website=Tribeca Film Festival|access-date=June 2, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/03/tribeca-sets-feature-lineup-1202873177/|title=Tribeca Sets Feature Lineup Of Films For 2020 Fest|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Jill|last=Goldsmith|date=March 3, 2020|access-date=June 2, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tribeca-film-festival-postponed-due-coronavirus-1283051|title=Tribeca Film Festival Postponed Amid Coronavirus Fears|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first1=Tribly|last1=Beresford|first2=Hilary|last2=Lewis|date=March 12, 2020|access-date=June 2, 2021}}</ref> The Nantucket Film Festival also announced ''Television Event''<nowiki/>'s selection as part of its lineup for June 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-06|title=Nantucket Film Festival Announces Full Programming Slate for 26th Edition|url=https://www.awardsdaily.com/2021/05/06/nantucket-film-festival-announces-full-programming-slate-for-26th-edition/|access-date=2021-06-13|website=Awardsdaily - The Oscars, the Films and everything in between.|language=en-US}}</ref>
==Critical reception== ''Television Event'' received positive reviews from film critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 92% approval rating, based reviews from 12 critics, with an average rating of 7.9 out of 10.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/television_event |title=Television Event |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=April 2, 2022 }}</ref>
===Awards=== {{awards table}} |- | 2022 | ''Television Event'' | Uranium International Film Festival Best Feature Documentary | {{won}}<ref>{{cite web |title=International Uranium Film Festival 2022 Award Winners |url=https://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/editor/international_uranium_film_festival_2022_award_winners |access-date=8 June 2022}}</ref> |- | 2021 | ''Television Event'' | Cinema for Peace Foundation Award for Most Valuable Documentary | {{nom}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Cinema for Peace Awards IMDB |url=https://m.imdb.com/event/ev0001568/2021/1 |website=IMDB |access-date=27 June 2022}}</ref> |- | 2021 | ''Television Event'' | Atom Award for Best History Documentary | {{nom}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Television Event Atom Awards |url=https://atomawards.org/2021-tertiary-industry-entry/television-event/ |website=Atom Awards |access-date=2 March 2022}}</ref> |- | 2021 | ''Television Event'' | Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival Award for Best Documentary Feature | {{nom}} <ref>{{cite web |title=Hot Springs Festival |url=https://watch.eventive.org/hsdff2021/play/613a73f2a8dce000ad4fd613 |website=Television Event}}</ref> |- | 2021 | ''Television Event'' | Sydney Film Festival Award for Best Australian Documentary | {{nom}}<ref>{{cite web |title=SFF Award Winners Announced |url=https://www.sff.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/EMBARGOED-UNTIL-830pm-21.11.14-All-Awards-SFF2021.pdf |website=Sydney Film Festival |access-date=2 March 2022}}</ref> |- |2021 | ''Television Event'' | Philadelphia Film Festival Award for Best Feature Documentary | {{nom}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Television Event |url=https://filmadelphia.org/events/pff30-television-event/ |website=Philadelphia Film Festival}}</ref> |- |2021 | ''Television Event'' | Newport Beach Film Festival Award for Best Feature Documentary | {{nom}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Television Event |url=https://nbff2021.eventive.org/films/614a9fb16265de0023ad0abc |website=Newport Beach Film Festival |access-date=2 March 2022}}</ref> |- | 2021 | ''Television Event'' | Footcandle Film Festival Audience Favourite Feature Award | {{won}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Footcandle Film on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/footcandlefilm/status/1442300456835772419 |website=Twitter |access-date=28 September 2021}}</ref> |- | 2021 | ''Television Event'' | Sidewalk Film Festival Programmers' Feature Film Award | {{won}}<ref>{{cite web |title=2021 Sidewalk Film Festival Award Winners |url=https://www.sidewalkfest.com/award-winners-from-sidewalk-2021/ |website=Sidewalk Film Festival |access-date=8 September 2021}}</ref> |- | 2021 | ''Television Event'' | RiverRun Film Festival Award for Best Director of a Documentary Feature | {{won}}<ref>{{cite web |title=RiverRun Film Festival Awards |url=https://www.riverrunfilm.com/awards/ |website=RiverRun Film Festival |access-date=28 September 2021}}</ref> |- | 2021 | ''Television Event'' | Full Frame Center for Documentary Filmmakers Award | {{nom}} <ref>{{cite web |title=Television Event - Full Frame Documentary Film Festival |url=https://www.fullframefest.org/film/television-event/ |website=Full Frame Documentary Film Festival |access-date=16 June 2022}}</ref> {{end}}
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{IMDb title|7131470}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes|television_event}}
Category:2020 films Category:2020 documentary films Category:American documentary films Category:Australian documentary films Category:Documentary films about films Category:2020 English-language films Category:2020 American films Category:2020 Australian films Category:English-language documentary films Category:Impact Partners films