Anthony Banua-Simon
{{Short description|American documentary film director and editor}}
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Anthony Banua-Simon is an American documentary film director and editor.{{Cite web|url=https://bombmagazine.org/articles/anthony-banua-simon-interviewed/|title=These Same Myths: Anthony Banua-Simon Interviewed by Forrest Cardamenis|website=bombmagazine.org|date=20 May 2022 |access-date=2023-03-01}}{{Cite web|url=https://moveablefest.com/anthony-banua-simon-cane-fire-interview/|title=Anthony Banua-Simon on Igniting a Conversation with "Cane Fire"|website=moveablefest.com|date=26 September 2021 |access-date=2023-03-01}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/19/movies/cane-fire-review.html|title='Cane Fire' Review: Here Am I, Your Plundered Island|work=The New York Times |date=19 May 2022 |access-date=2023-03-01|last1=Bugbee |first1=Teo }}
Career
Anthony attended Evergreen State College and is currently a member of the Spectacle Theater.{{Cite web|url=https://massart.edu/massart-cin%C3%A9-culture-anthony-banua-simon|title=MASSART CINÉ CULTURE: ANTHONY BANUA-SIMON|website=massart.edu|access-date=2023-03-01}} He directed a short documentary [https://anthonysimon.net/Third-Shift Third Shift], which won best documentary short at the Brooklyn Film Festival in 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2014/06/here-are-the-formula-brooklyn-film-fest-winners-25617/|title=Here Are The 'Formula' Brooklyn Film Fest Winners|website=indiewire.com|date=9 June 2014 |access-date=2023-03-01}} In 2020, he directed his debut feature documentary [https://anthonysimon.net/Cane-Fire-1 Cane Fire], which premiered at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2020/05/hot-docs-2020-most-anticipated-films-1202233974/|title=Hot Docs 2020: 10 of the Most Exciting Films in This Year's Lineup|website=indiewire.com|date=28 May 2020 |access-date=2023-03-01}}
In 2021, Anthony was named in Filmmaker{{'}}s "25 New Faces of Independent Film" and listed in DOC NYC's "40 Under 40" list for 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/people/anthony-banua-simon/|title=Anthony Banua-Simon|website=filmmakermagazine.com|date=11 October 2021 |access-date=2023-03-01}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.docnyc.net/about-us/40-under-40/|title=40 UNDER 40|website=docnyc.net|access-date=2023-03-01}}
Selected filmography
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| Year
!Title ! Contribution ! Note |
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| | 2020
| [https://anthonysimon.net/Cane-Fire-1 Cane Fire] | Director and editor | Documentary |
| | 2018
| [https://anthonysimon.net/Pure-Flix-and-Chill Pure Flix and Chill: The David A.R. White Story] | Director and editor | Documentary short |
| | 2014
| [https://anthonysimon.net/Third-Shift Third Shift] | Director and editor | Documentary short |
| | 2004
| A Local Future | Director and editor | Short film |
Awards and nominations
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!Result !Award !Category !Work !Ref. |
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| rowspan="3"|2021
|style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival |Vijay Mohan Social Change Award |rowspan="4"|Cane Fire |
| style="background: #ddffdd"| Won
|Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival |Best Documentary Feature |
| style="background: #ddffdd"| Won
|Jason D. Mak Award For Social Justice |
| 2020
|style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |Best Documentary Feature |
| 2014
|style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |Best Documentary Short |Third Shift |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|4888265|Anthony Banua-Simon}}
- {{Official website|http://anthonysimon.net}}
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