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."Websites: www.producersguild.org, www.pgagreen.org, www.pgadiversity.org
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