Melina Matsoukas Will Receive The First Feature Award At The Fourth Annual Kodak Film Awards

The fourth annual Kodak Film Awards will take place at the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Clubhouse on Wednesday, January 29, 2020, immediately following a Kodak press conference highlighting the resurgence of film.

The multi-talented artist/musician/producer/director/designer Tyler, the Creator will receive the inaugural Maverick award. Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story) and Greta Gerwig (Little Women) will each receive Auteur Awards for their directorial work this year, while Melina Matsoukas (Queen & Slim) will receive the First Feature Award.  Dan Mindel (Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker) and Rodrigo Prieto (The Irishman) will receive Lumiere Awards, in recognition of their career work in the field of Cinematography, and HBO’s Succession will receive the TV Series of the Year Award.

sales each year for five consecutive years and has invested in film processing labs across the world to meet the excitement and demand surrounding film. 

“It has been a banner year for film,” says Steve Bellamy, President of Motion Picture and Entertainment, Eastman Kodak Co. “This year, movies shot on film represent five of the 10 productions nominated in the Academy’s Best Picture and Cinematography categories, and a total of 37 Oscar® nominations. This is a great testament to the intrinsic value of film to the motion picture arts. We are excited to celebrate these extraordinary filmmakers at the Kodak Film Awards this year.”

The 2020 Kodak Film Awards will also celebrate all of the highly recognized motion pictures shot on film in 2019, including:

• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Academy Award, Golden Globes, BAFTA, Critics Choice)

• Marriage Story (Academy Award, Indie Spirit, Golden Globes, BAFTA, Critics Choice, Gotham Awards)

• The Irishman (Academy Award, Golden Globes, BAFTA, Critics Choice)

• Little Women (Academy Award, Golden Globes, BAFTA, Critics Choice)

• The Lighthouse (Academy Award, Indie Spirit, BAFTA, Critics Choice, Gotham Awards)

• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Academy Award, BAFTA)

• Ad Astra (Academy Award, Critics Choice)

• Bait (BAFTA)

• Sorry We Missed You (BAFTA)

• Apollo 11 (Indie Spirit, BAFTA, Gotham Awards)

• Uncut Gems (Indie Spirit, Critics Choice, Gotham Awards)

• Luce (Indie Spirit)

• Give Me Liberty (Indie Spirit, Gotham Awards)

• Premature (Indie Spirit)

• Her Smell (Indie Spirit, Gotham Awards)

• The Souvenir (Indie Spirit)

• Homecoming: A Film By Beyoncé (Emmy) 

• Succession (TV) (Golden Globes, Emmy, Critics Choice)

• The Painted Bird (Camerimage, Venice)

Melina Matsoukas’s brand of provocation comes from a unique, inherently multicultural point of view that flips existing narratives to normalize the inclusion of women and people of color in spaces where they previously were not represented. Matsoukas made her powerful feature directorial debut with the November 2019 release of QUEEN & SLIM starring Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith, which she also produced. Matsoukas began her television career as an executive producer and frequent director of the critically acclaimed HBO series INSECURE. She went on to direct MASTER OF NONE’s Emmy-winning “Thanksgiving” episode. She has brought her singular vision to music videos for Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Solange, Rihanna, Snoop Dogg, Lady Gaga and earned her second Grammy Award for Beyoncé’s “Formation”. Melina’s recognizable visual watermark has also landed her in the director’s chair for the global campaigns of major commercial clients such as Stella McCartney and Nike.