THR: 'Anvil' among IDA doc nominees
Other nominees include 'Afghan Star,' 'Food, Inc.'
"Anvil! The Story of Anvil," the account of an obscure Canadian heavy metal band, will square off against four more seriously themed documentaries at the 2009 IDA Awards.
The other contenders in the feature category, announced Thursday by
the International Documentary Assn., are "Afghan Star," about
finalists in an Afghanistan version of "American Idol"; "Diary of a
Times Square Thief," about the search for a mysterious diary;
"Food, Inc.," which examines the U.S. food industry; and "Mugabe
and the White African," the story of a fifth-generation white
African farmer.
Eligible films had to be completed, released or broadcast by July
30, so a number of docs, released in the second half of the year
such as Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story" did not
qualify for consideration.
The winners will be saluted Dec. 4 at the DGA in Los Angeles at a
ceremony hosted by "This American Life's" Ira Glass.
