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Cinema Eye Honors: Editor Janus Billeskov Jansen Honored
15 Dec
Summary
- Janus Billeskov Jansen receives Cinema Eye-Con Award for Career Achievement.
- Four influential documentaries added to the Cinema Eye Legacy Award canon.
- Voting for Audience Choice Prize closes today at 8 p.m. ET.
The Cinema Eye Honors has unveiled significant announcements ahead of its 19th Annual Awards Ceremony. A new honorary award, the Cinema Eye-Con Award for Career Achievement, has been established and will be presented to acclaimed Danish editor Janus Billeskov Jansen. His extensive career includes collaborations on Oscar-winning films and influential documentaries.
In addition to the career achievement award, four pivotal documentaries have been inducted into the Cinema Eye Legacy Award canon: 'Portrait of Jason,' 'Burden of Dreams,' 'Sans Soleil,' and 'Tongues Untied.' The final nominations for the 2026 Awards in Nonfiction Short Film and the Heterodox Award categories have also been released.
Further highlighting the dynamic nature of documentary filmmaking, the Cinema Eye Honors noted Geeta Gandbhir's historic achievement of three nominations across different categories this year. Film enthusiasts have a limited window to cast their votes for the Audience Choice Prize, with voting closing today at 8 p.m. ET.
