20-05-2025
Director of Julian Assange Film ‘The Six Billion Dollar Man' Wins Golden Globe Prize for Documentary
Eugene Jarecki, director of Julian Assange film 'The Six Billion Dollar Man,' has been awarded the first-ever Golden Globe Prize for Documentary. His film world premieres at Cannes Film Festival.
The award, presented by Artemis Rising Foundation, was given to Jarecki on Monday at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Jarecki is a two-time winner of the Sundance Grand Jury Prize, as well as multiple Emmy and Peabody Awards.
The prize honors a filmmaker for their 'contribution in shaping the documentary genre and challenging the way audiences see the world.'
The jury is composed of president of Golden Globes, Helen Hoehne; founder and CEO of Artemis Rising Foundation, Regina K. Scully; Academy Award winning producer and co-founder of Impact Partners, Geralyn White Dreyfous; and actor and producer Tessa Thompson.
In deciding to award Jarecki, the jury highlighted how 'his films combine the skills of a journalist with the voice of a poet.' They commended him for 'balancing penetrating analysis with fearlessness, compassion and empathy.' They added: 'He helps us broaden our view of what is right and wrong,' and said that 'he is not afraid to look 'under the hood' of society and expose what is being rewired without our consent.' They felt overall that 'Jarecki's films deeply challenge our perspectives, and inspire us to defend our most fundamental freedoms.'
The jury said: 'Eugene Jarecki embodies the very spirit of what this prize was created to honor. His documentaries are fearless, unflinching, and profoundly human – they don't just inform, they transform. At a time when truth is under pressure, Eugene's work reminds us of the power of storytelling to provoke, enlighten, and ultimately defend democracy itself. We are proud to recognize his extraordinary contribution with the first-ever Cannes Golden Globe Prize for Documentary.'
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