PGA Honors "The Hunting Ground" With 2016 Stanley Kramer Award
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
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LOS
ANGELES (December 16, 2015) – The Producers Guild of America (PGA), announced
today the 2016 Stanley Kramer Award will honor the feature documentary, THE HUNTING
GROUND, produced by Academy
Award-nominee Amy Ziering (THE INVISIBLE WAR) and written and directed by Academy
Award-nominee Kirby Dick (THE INVISIBLE WAR, TWIST OF FATE). The award will be presented at the 27th Annual Producers Guild
Awards ceremony on Saturday, January 23, 2016 at the Hyatt Regency Century
Plaza in Los Angeles.
The Stanley Kramer Award was
established in 2002 to honor a production, producer or other individual whose
achievement or contribution illuminates and raises public awareness of
important social issues. Producer/director Stanley Kramer created some of
the most powerful work in the history of American motion pictures, including
such classics as INHERIT THE WIND, ON THE BEACH, THE DEFIANT ONES, and GUESS WHO’S
COMING TO DINNER. The Stanley Kramer Award is determined by a seven-person
committee appointed by the PGA’s Board of Directors, and operates independently
of the Producers Guild Awards committee and the PGA staff.
"This year’s recipient of the
Stanley Kramer Award, THE HUNTING GROUND, truly embodies the spirit, courage
and intention of the award’s namesake,” said Producers Guild Awards Co-Chairs
Michael De Luca (THE SOCIAL NETWORK, CAPTAIN PHILLIPS) and Jennifer Todd (ALICE
IN WONDERLAND, CELESTE AND JESSE FOREVER). "This powerful documentary
gives a voice to the victims of student sexual assault – a national problem too
long clouded in secrecy and shielded from public attention. The visceral
reaction this film evokes has mobilized audiences worldwide to take action, and
has served as a focal point in campus discussions and in revising institutional
policies. The Producers Guild is honored to recognize THE HUNTING GROUND and
its contribution towards greater awareness of this national problem.”
Previous recipients of the
Stanley Kramer Award include: AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, HOTEL RWANDA, IN AMERICA,
ANTWONE FISHER, PRECIOUS, IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY, BULLY, FRUITVALE
STATION and the 2015 honoree, THE NORMAL HEART.
About THE HUNTING GROUND
From the team behind the Academy
Award® nominated THE INVISIBLE WAR comes THE HUNTING GROUND, a startling exposé
of sexual assaults on U.S. campuses, institutional cover-ups and the brutal
social toll on victims and their families. Weaving together verité
footage and first-person testimonies, the film follows survivors as they pursue
their education while fighting for justice despite harsh retaliation,
harassment and pushback at every level. Written and directed by two time
Academy Award nominee Kirby Dick, THE HUNTING GROUND is produced by Academy
Award nominee Amy Ziering and features the original song "Til It Happens
to You" written by Diane Warren and Lady Gaga and performed by Lady Gaga.
About
the Producers Guild of America (PGA)
The Producers Guild of America is
the non-profit trade group that represents, protects and promotes the interests
of all members of the producing team in film, television and new media. The
Producers Guild has more than 7,000 members who work together to protect and
improve their careers, the industry and community by providing members with
employment opportunities, seeking to expand health benefits,promoting
fair and impartial standards for the awarding of producing credits, as well as
other education and advocacy efforts such as encouraging sustainable production
practices. For more information and the latest updates, please visit Producers Guild
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