Eliza McNitt
{{short description|American writer and director}}
Eliza McNitt is an American writer and director who specializes in virtual reality.
Career
McNitt produced her first documentary, Requiem for the Honeybee, in high school. McNitt later released two short films Without Fire, a survival story, and Artemis Falls, which follows an astronaut on her journey into space.{{Cite web |title=ABOUT |url=http://www.elizamcnitt.com/about |access-date=2020-07-06 |website=ELIZA MCNITT |language=en-US}}
McNitt's first VR production, Fistful of Stars, focused on the explorations of The Hubble Telescope. 2018's Spheres, produced by Darren Aronofsky, debuted at the Telluride Film Festival and was later acquired in a seven-figure deal.{{Cite web|last1=Roettgers|first1=Janko|date=2018-01-24|title=Sundance Sees First Seven-Figure VR Deal as CityLights Buys Darren Aronofsky's 'Spheres'|url=https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/sundance-citylights-acquires-spheres-vr-1202675662/|access-date=2020-07-06|website=Variety|language=en}} Its second chapter was a finalist in the "“Innovation in Interactive Media" category at the 2018 Emmy Awards and won the grand prize in the VR category at the 2018 Venice Film Festival.{{Cite web |title=Eliza McNitt's ‘SPHERES’ Collects Grand Prix at Venice Film Festival {{!}} LBBOnline |url=https://lbbonline.com/news/eliza-mcnitts-spheres-collects-grand-prix-at-venice-film-festival |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=lbbonline.com |language=en}}
Awards and nominations
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!Year !Nominated work !Award !Category !Result !Ref. |
| rowspan="2" |2014
| rowspan="2" |Without Fire |Santa Fe Film Festival Director's Choice Award |Drama |Winner |
| Arizona International Film Festival Prize
|Best Dramatic Short Film |Winner |
| rowspan="2" |2018
| rowspan="2" |SPHERES |Emmy Awards |Finalist |Finalist |
| Venice Film Festival Grand Prize
|VR |Winner |
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Category:21st-century American screenwriters
Category:American documentary film directors
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