28/04/2017 - The association representing the sector’s auteurs and producers also awarded Goodbye Darling, I’m Off to Fight, River Memories, Vergot, The Cormorants and Castro

The winners of the seventh edition of the Doc/it Professional Award have been announced. At this year’s edition, organised in conjunction with the Roma Lazio Film Commission, awards were also handed out in specific categories to those professions that contribute the most to the creation of a documentary work: direction, writing, cinematography, editing, production, and one specifically related to a work from the Lazio region.

Six docs were awarded by the association. Liberami [+see also:
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River Memories [+see also:
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The Cormorants [+see also:
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The winning titles and individuals were selected from among the 20 documentaries shortlisted from the 81 films eligible for the awards by a committee made up of people who were awarded or nominated at previous editions of the prizes.

(Translated from Italian)