Cannes, FRANCE – May 15, 2025
A new prize for documentary will be presented by Actress & Musician Tessa Thompson (Creed, Thor: Ragnarok, Men In Black: International) during the 70th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, 2025.
This inaugural Golden Globe Prize for Documentary, Presented by Artemis Rising Foundation honours an esteemed documentary film director for their contribution in shaping the documentary genre and challenging the way audiences see the world.
Award winning Founder & CEO of Artemis Rising Foundation, Regina K. Scully, said: “The Artemis Rising Foundation is proud to shine a light on outstanding documentaries in the Cannes Film Festival. We believe socially impactful storytelling is more important than ever in our ever changing world. We are excited to collaborate with the Golden Globes to present this essential inaugural award to a documentary filmmaker and elevate the genre.”
The jury for the award includes Golden Globes President Helen Hoehne, Founder & CEO of Artemis Rising Foundation Regina K. Scully; Academy Award winning producer Co-Founder of Impact Partners Geralyn White Dreyfous, and Actress & Musician Tessa Thompson. The jury will select a winning filmmaker from among finalists Raoul Peck, Eugene Jarecki, Alex Gibney, Mariska Hargitay, and Andrew Dominik, all of whom have a documentary premiere in this year’s Cannes selection.
The prize winner will be announced by Tessa Thompson at a special Marché du Film event on May 19th, 2025 at the Plages des Palmes venue, which includes a panel discussion, award ceremony and celebration reception.
President of Golden Globes, Helen Hoehne, said: “This prize is a hugely significant step forward for the Golden Globes in honouring documentary filmmaking. It reflects the Golden Globes’ approach to innovating new frontiers at a time when highlighting and supporting factual storytelling has never been more critical.”
Academy Award winning producer and Co-Founder of Impact Partners, Geralyn White Dreyfous, said: “At this volatile time in the business of documentary storytelling, this prize is a true beacon of hope for creatives, especially those who risk their lives to bring us truth and challenge our perspectives every day.”
Tessa Thompson said: “I’m honoured to support this important prize and hope it leads to even greater recognition of the value that documentaries have for bringing truth to society.”
The award launch and May 19th event is supported by Think-Film Impact Production. Founder & CEO Danielle Turkov Wilson will moderate the panel discussion around the prize presentation, which will also feature Rémi Lainé, President of La Scam, the documentary programme at Cannes Film Festival, and Geralyn Dreyfous, co-founder of Impact Partners. The event is open to accredited attendees of Marché du Film, and invited guests.
The prize also launches at the 30-year anniversary of the Cannes L’Œil d’or documentary award presented by La Scam. La Scam and the Cannes L’Œil d’or have been critical pioneers for documentary at Cannes, and as part of mutual effort to driving forward the recognition of documentaries in A-list film festivals La Scam is also supporting the Marché du Film event.
The prize highlights the Golden Globes’ and Artemis Rising Foundation’s joint commitment to recognising and elevating the importance of documentary filmmaking. The winner will receive EUR 10.000,00 cash award in recognition of their contribution in the documentary field.
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About Artemis Rising Foundation
Artemis Rising Foundation is dedicated to supporting media, arts and education projects that transform our culture and challenge the status quo. Led by Founder and CEO, Regina K. Scully, the foundation champions powerful stories about some of the most challenging social justice issues of our time — including, healing, trauma, mental health, addiction recovery, women’s empowerment and regeneration of our planet. Artemis Rising Foundation has helped produce some of the most impactful documentary films of our time, inspiring meaningful changes in legislation, education, corporate policies, cultural and behavioral norms. Award winning films such as; THE INVISIBLE WAR, THE HUNTING GROUND, THE TALE, FED UP, MISS REPRESENTATION, WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? COMMON GROUND, KISS THE GROUND, ATHLETE A and THE FANTASTIC FUNGI- address issues such as trauma recovery, regenerative farming, sexual assault in the military and on college campuses, women’s representation in the media and the importance of fierce compassion and empathy in our culture. Working closely with renowned journalists and filmmakers, including Amy Ziering, Katie Couric, Kirby Dick, Morgan Neville, Ross Kaufman, Louie Schwartzberg, Freida Mock, Liz Garbus, Josh and Rebecca Tickell, Laura Dern and Alex Gibney, Artemis Rising Foundation has supported hundreds of films, many of which have received Peabody, Emmy and Academy Awards. In addition to documentaries, Artemis Rising Foundation supports a variety of projects that include narrative film, television, theater, education, and social programs. You can find the Foundation on Instagram here and the Foundation film website here
About Think-Film Impact Production
Think-Film Impact Production is Europe’s leading impact media company. Think-Film partners with international independent feature storytellers to advance social justice at the highest levels of international policy and governance. Think-Film has brought impact into the big festival circuit including, co-launching the Cannes Marche du Film impACT programme in 2021 and launching the annual Venice Collateral Impact Award from 2023. Film credits include NAVALNY (Academy Award and BAFTA winner), BLACK BOX DIARIES (Peabody winner, BAFTA and Academy Award nominee), THE END (Tilda Swinton feature from Joshua Oppenheimer), and DARK WATERS (Mark Ruffalo feature from Todd Haynes). Think-Film’s first co-production is the 2025-premiered FACING WAR, a documentary following the final years of former NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, which made history as the first non-Danish film to open CPH:DOX Festival.
