# Television Event

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{{Infobox film
| name           = Television Event
| image          = File:Film_poster_for_Television_Event.jpg
| alt            = 
| caption        = 
| director       = [Jeff Daniels](/source/Jeff_Daniels_(director))
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* Jeff Daniels
* [Ozzy Inguanzo](/source/Ozzy_Inguanzo)
* Amanda Spain
}}
| writer         = 
| starring       = 
| music          = T. Griffin
| cinematography = Nick Higgins
| editing        = {{Plainlist|
* Eileen Meyer
* Aaron Wickenden
}}
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
* [Impact Partners](/source/Impact_Partners)
* [Screen Australia](/source/Screen_Australia)
* Common Room Productions
}}
| distributor    = 
| released       = {{Film date|2020|11|11|[DOC NYC](/source/Doc_NYC)}}
| runtime        = 90 minutes
| country        = {{Plainlist|
* United States
* Australia
}}
| language       = English
| budget         = 
| gross          = 
}}
'''''Television Event''''' is a 2020 American-Australian [documentary](/source/documentary_film) film, directed and produced by [Jeff Daniels](/source/Jeff_Daniels_(director)). It follows the making and release of ''[The Day After](/source/The_Day_After)'', a film directed by [Nicholas Meyer](/source/Nicholas_Meyer), which revolved around a nuclear war and was controversial upon release.

It had its world premiere at [DOC NYC](/source/Doc_NYC) on November 11, 2020.

==Synopsis==
The film follows the production and making of ''[The Day After](/source/The_Day_After)'', a film directed by [Nicholas Meyer](/source/Nicholas_Meyer), which revolved around a nuclear war and received controversy upon release. Appearing were Meyer, [Edward Hume](/source/Edward_Hume), Stephanie Austin, Ellen Anthony, [Ted Koppel](/source/Ted_Koppel), Stu Samuels, Robert Papazian, Walton Dornisch, David Longhurst, and Mark Weinberg, while [Brandon Stoddard](/source/Brandon_Stoddard) appears through archive footage.

==Release==
''Television Event'' had its world premiere at [DOC NYC](/source/Doc_NYC) on November 11, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.docnyc.net/film/television-event/|title=Television Event|website=[DOC NYC](/source/Doc_NYC)|access-date=June 2, 2021}}</ref> In May 2021, the film went on to screen at the [RiverRun International Film Festival](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Full_Frame_Documentary_Film_Festival)|access-date=June 2, 2021}}</ref> It also screened at the [Tribeca Film Festival](/source/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](/source/COVID-19_pandemic).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribecafilm.com/films/television-event-2021|title=Television Event|website=[Tribeca Film Festival](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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>
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==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

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