Ross McElwee’s ‘Remake’ Wins Golden Globes Impact Prize for Documentary at Venice Film Festival

Ross McElwee’s “Remake” has won the Golden Globes Impact Prize for Documentary at the Venice Film Festival.

The prize, presented by Artemis Rising Foundation, honors a documentary feature film in Venice’s official selection that calls “attention to a key social issue with journalistic and creative prowess.”

The film team receives a cash prize of $10,000 from Artemis Rising Foundation, as well as an impact collaboration with Think-Film Impact Production.

“Remake” traces McElwee’s relationship with his son Adrian, and the bond the camera created between them while Adrian was alive, and now that he’s gone. Drawing from decades of footage, some shot by Ross, some by Adrian, the film becomes “a layered excavation of memory and image making.” Threaded through is the ghost of another project: a stalled effort by Hollywood to fictionalize McElwee’s “Sherman’s March,” which won best documentary at the Sundance Film Festival.

Cinetic Media is handling world sales for “Remake,” which is produced by Mark Meatto and McElwee at Giant Squid.

The jury said, “ ‘Remake’ evokes exquisitely the pain of loss and letting down those we love the most – but it also brings us to a deeper understanding of how grief expands and teaches us. It shows the power of candid storytelling on the healing process, and offers a new lens on how art can help us confront truth, and find solace.”

Jury members were Helen Hoehne, Golden Globes president, Regina K. Scully, Artemis Rising Foundation founder and CEO, Jharrel Jerome, actor and musician, Teo Yoo, actor, Geralyn White Dreyfous, producer and co-founder of Impact Partners, Misan Sagay, screenwriter, Edoardo Ponti, director, and Danielle Turkov Wilson, CEO and founder of Think-Film Impact Production.

Venice Film Festival artistic director Alberto Barbera, who joined the jury on the red carpet, said, “Documentaries grow year after year in the consideration of the public and critics. For this reason, the new prize that Golden Globes and Artemis Rising Foundation are presenting to the best impact documentary on the occasion of the 82nd Venice Film Festival seems to me of great importance and value.”

Hoehne said, “Documentary film is one of the most powerful tools we have to illuminate truths, amplify unheard voices, and drive meaningful change. At the Golden Globes, we believe that cinema is not only about artistry, but also about impact – and this prize is dedicated to recognizing films that shine a light on urgent social issues with courage and creativity.”

Scully said, “Documentary films reflect the key stories and issues of our time. They help inform and inspire our culture, and, as such, deserve to be recognized and celebrated. This is why we are honored to partner with the Golden Globes and recognize the brilliant film ‘Remake’ with this prize; we know it will have an impactful legacy.”