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Post by Miles Morales on May 26, 2021 19:51:10 GMT
Welcome to AMARA's annual Top 50 of the year poll! This year I'll be taking on the reins. Rules are the same, with some elaboration required on Eligibility because it was such a weird and messy year for releases. - Send me your top 20 films of 2020 ballots through PMs. The number of films could be less, but it must not exceed 20.
- I have set a very, definitely final deadline of submission on Monday, August 9 at 11:59 pm EST.
- Please make sure to rank the films. In a maximum of 20 films, #1 will receive 20 points, #2 will receive 19 points, so on, and #20 will receive 1 point. For lists with less than 20 films, the lowest-ranked entry will receive 1 point and it increases by a point from there (for example, the highest-ranked film in a ballot of 10 films will receive 10 points).
- If you want to vote early or already have a readymade list, feel free to do so. You have free reign to edit your lists in case you still have some films left to watch or something unexpected makes a splash in your ballot. Again, there is no rush; if you want to wait till 1 or 2 days of the deadline, you can do so.
- Eligibility: Any film that got a theatrical release in its country (or countries) of origin, got a streaming or virtual release in 2020 is eligible. Films which got only a festival release in 2020 and got released on major platforms in 2021 or later are not eligible. Look up IMDb or other reliable film websites for release details.
- TV films such as Bad Education are eligible. TV shows and miniseries are not (apologies to fans of I May Destroy You, Tiger King and Normal People), with the partial exception of Small Axe (more on that later).
- I want to clear up some possible confusion regarding some films:
Nomadland, The Father and Minari are eligible as they all got virtual screenings sometime in 2020 (and in the case of The Father, got a theatrical release in Spain in 2020. Not a country of origin though, so make that of what you will). Pieces of a Woman was also given a limited run in theatres on December 30 2020 so it's also eligible, so if you want to vote for it this year you can do so. Riders of Justice is eligible for voting as well for anyone who is curious.
Films which competed in awards ceremonies this year alongside 2020 titles but otherwise got wide releases only in 2021, such as Judas and the Black Messiah, I Care a Lot, French Exit, Malcolm & Marie, The United States vs. Billie Holiday, The Dig and The Mauritanian are not eligible. Please keep those titles for next year. Quo Vadis, Aida?, as far as I know, is also not eligible as it played only in festivals in 2020 and IMDb does not list any theatrical/streaming release for 2020. If anyone has any details regarding Quo Vadis, Aida? getting a theatrical/streaming/virtual screening that year, please do tell me. Quo Vadis, Aida? is eligible for voting, big thanks to pendragon for the clarification. Small Axe is eligible for now, with one caveat - if you want to vote, vote for only the individual films, not the collective whole. I am open to further discussion regarding this.
Happy voting and stay safe! Feel free to post FYCs in the thread.
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Post by pendragon on May 27, 2021 6:03:41 GMT
Quo Vadis, Aida?, as far as I know, is also not eligible as it played only in festivals in 2020 and IMDb does not list any theatrical/streaming release for 2020. If anyone has any details regarding Quo Vadis, Aida? getting a theatrical/streaming/virtual screening that year, please do tell me.
I thought that too until I looked closer at IMDb and there is a Bosnia and Herzegovina theatrical release date on October 10th, 2020. I did a little digging and found further evidence here: www.filmneweurope.com/news/bosnia-herzegovina/item/120904-quo-vadis-aida-tops-bosnian-and-herzegovinian-box-office-for-three-weeks. Also, I'm pretty sure The Dry is eligible. It had a premier in Melbourne on December 11th, 2020 and an advance screening in Adelaide on December 17th followed by a general release in Australia on January 1st, 2021. That sounds like it should qualify for 2020, but I wanted to be sure. |
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Post by Miles Morales on May 27, 2021 6:34:13 GMT
Quo Vadis, Aida?, as far as I know, is also not eligible as it played only in festivals in 2020 and IMDb does not list any theatrical/streaming release for 2020. If anyone has any details regarding Quo Vadis, Aida? getting a theatrical/streaming/virtual screening that year, please do tell me.
I thought that too until I looked closer at IMDb and there is a Bosnia and Herzegovina theatrical release date on October 10th, 2020. I did a little digging and found further evidence here: www.filmneweurope.com/news/bosnia-herzegovina/item/120904-quo-vadis-aida-tops-bosnian-and-herzegovinian-box-office-for-three-weeks. Also, I'm pretty sure The Dry is eligible. It had a premier in Melbourne on December 11th, 2020 and an advance screening in Adelaide on December 17th followed by a general release in Australia on January 1st, 2021. That sounds like it should qualify for 2020, but I wanted to be sure. Thanks for letting me know. I'll edit the Eligibility section accordingly. |
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Post by themoviesinner on May 27, 2021 7:00:15 GMT
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on May 27, 2021 15:33:16 GMT
must-see under the radar gems:        Driveways - kanopy, hoopla The Climb - Starz The Forty-Year-Old Version - Netflix Waiting for the Barbarians - kanopy, hulu, hoopla The Personal History of David Copperfield - HBO Max Saint Frances - kanopy, Starz Berlin Alexanderplatz - available online, PM me and don't neglect the docs!       Time - Prime Video Welcome to Chechnya - HBO Max, kanopy City Hall - kanopy Dick Johnson Is Dead - Netflix The Way I See It - peacock Totally Under Control - hulu all of ^these are easy to find online for free if you don't have access to the streaming services. No excuse not to watch 'em! |
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on May 27, 2021 15:37:39 GMT
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Post by Miles Morales on May 27, 2021 17:37:01 GMT
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Post by Sharbs on Jun 10, 2021 19:57:20 GMT
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Post by Miles Morales on Jun 12, 2021 13:34:09 GMT
Btw, anyone who is willing to write reviews for the presentation can drop their names here or through PM.
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Post by Sharbs on Jun 15, 2021 15:14:50 GMT
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Post by ireallyamsomething on Jun 18, 2021 7:05:20 GMT
I am quite unsure about the release year thing. For instance, a couple of films which would I could include - Claire Oakley's Make Up and The Swerve are listed on various websites under different years, ranging from 2018 to 2020. Similar issue with Saint Maud too. Officially listed as 2019 but I think it was more widely available only in 2020.
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Post by Miles Morales on Jun 18, 2021 7:32:30 GMT
I am quite unsure about the release year thing. For instance, a couple of films which would I could include - Claire Oakley's Make Up and The Swerve are listed on various websites under different years, ranging from 2018 to 2020. Similar issue with Saint Maud too. Officially listed as 2019 but I think it was more widely available only in 2020. Saint Maud got an official theatrical release in 2020 so there's no issues with that one. I checked up on Make Up and The Swerve too and they also got official releases in 2020, so they qualify for this poll as well. IMDb generally lists festival releases as the year of release; for polling purposes they do not count and public theatrical/streaming release dates are the ones considered. |
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Post by ireallyamsomething on Jun 18, 2021 8:19:11 GMT
I am quite unsure about the release year thing. For instance, a couple of films which would I could include - Claire Oakley's Make Up and The Swerve are listed on various websites under different years, ranging from 2018 to 2020. Similar issue with Saint Maud too. Officially listed as 2019 but I think it was more widely available only in 2020. Saint Maud got an official theatrical release in 2020 so there's no issues with that one. I checked up on Make Up and The Swerve too and they also got official releases in 2020, so they qualify for this poll as well. IMDb generally lists festival releases as the year of release; for polling purposes they do not count and public theatrical/streaming release dates are the ones considered. Cool, I'll consider those if I make the list then. The years listed on IMDb, Letterboxd can be so confusing - I just saw Sound of Metal was listed as a 2019 film on Letterboxd. |
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Post by pendragon on Jun 20, 2021 23:05:33 GMT
Sent.
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Post by Miles Morales on Jun 27, 2021 19:53:47 GMT
I have extended the deadline to 10 days to accommodate some gap with the AMARA annual ceremony, last date of submission is now on July 14. Anyone who has already voted is free to edit their lists in case you still have some films to catch up to.
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Post by Miles Morales on Jul 11, 2021 19:33:10 GMT
My personal life is bit of a mess right now so I'm extending the deadline for hopefully the final time to July 21. Once again, anyone who wants to review, please drop your names either here or through PMs. Anyone who wants to edit their lists in the meantime can also do so.
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Post by Miles Morales on Jul 21, 2021 18:13:59 GMT
Extended to another week. I really need more ballots, guys.
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Jul 24, 2021 16:50:50 GMT
Vote sent!
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Jul 24, 2021 17:13:36 GMT
Please please vote, people. It's your civic duty. I'm getting annoyed on Miles' and Sharbs' behalf because they put so much work into these polls. I know everyone's busy but surely more people can take 5 minutes to throw together a list for Miles and 1-2 damn minutes for the official AMARA ballot (it's literally just going through the list clicking on your winners -- requires not an ounce of effort so do it now!). Getting ready to go scorched earth on the tag function.  |
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Post by mhynson27 on Jul 24, 2021 23:18:51 GMT
I don't feel as weirdly 'scorched Earth' about it as Tommen, but if you do want to get more ballots, the best thing to do would be to start tagging and PM'ing people. Miles Morales |
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Post by Miles Morales on Jul 25, 2021 6:06:45 GMT
I don't feel as weirdly 'scorched Earth' about it as Tommen, but if you do want to get more ballots, the best thing to do would be to start tagging and PM'ing people. Miles Morales I do intend to tag people who voted for the AMARA ballots and haven't yet voted here. I just wanted more people to vote without having the need to tag them. I've been facing issues in my personal life too so I haven't been able to be as proactive as I could be (and my computer started malfunctioning again so I have to start ballot counting again from scratch). |
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Post by mhynson27 on Jul 25, 2021 6:49:03 GMT
I don't feel as weirdly 'scorched Earth' about it as Tommen, but if you do want to get more ballots, the best thing to do would be to start tagging and PM'ing people. Miles Morales I do intend to tag people who voted for the AMARA ballots and haven't yet voted here. I just wanted more people to vote without having the need to tag them. I've been facing issues in my personal life too so I haven't been able to be as proactive as I could be (and my computer started malfunctioning again so I have to start ballot counting again from scratch). Take your time  |
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Post by Miles Morales on Jul 27, 2021 12:44:56 GMT
Extended for the final time to August 5, because I need the space to do proper ballot counting. Meanwhile tagging all the people who voted for this year's AMARAs and haven't yet voted here:
- @dexter
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Post by Film Socialism on Jul 28, 2021 1:21:57 GMT
here is my final submission, which will double as my FYC as i'm pretty sure most of this board has seen only a couple of these
1. Monster Hunter (Anderson, 2020)
2. Moonscape (Benyamin, 2020)
3. Double Phase (Makino, 2020)
4. Variant (Meredith, 2020)
5. Inventing the Future (Medina, 2020)
6. Still Processing (Romvari, 2020)
7. Tenet (Nolan, 2020)
8. Untitled (Makino, 2020)
9. The Empty Man (Prior, 2020)
10. Money Plan (Lawrence, 2020)
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Post by Film Socialism on Jul 28, 2021 1:22:28 GMT
also if you need any help vote tallying just lmk
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