GRIERSON AWARD

Two STRANGERS TRYING NOT TO KILL EACH OTHER WON BEST ARTS & MUSIC DOCUMENTARY AT GRIERSON AWARDS 2025! /  by Maria Kristensen

We are incredibly proud to share that Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other has won the Grierson Award 2025 in the Best Arts and Music category at last night’s ceremony in London.

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The Griersons are among the most prestigious honours in documentary filmmaking, celebrating outstanding craft, storytelling and artistic vision — and it is a tremendous joy to see the film receive this recognition.

We couldn’t be happier for the team and extend our warmest congratulations to Jacob Perlmutter (director & producer), Manon Ouimet (director & producer), Signe Byrge Sørensen (producer), Mandy Chang (executive producer), Joslyn Barnes (executive producer), Estephan Wagner (editor), the entire crew, as well as protagonists Maggie Barrett and Joel Meyerowitz — and everyone who contributed to this wonderful film.

'A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS' NOMINATED FOR GRIERSON AWARD /  by Maria Kristensen

Simon Lereng Wilmont’s documentary film A House Made of Splinters has been nominated for a Grierson Award in the category ‘Best Single Documentary – International’.

This years’ Grierson Awards is the 51st of its’ kind, and it will take place in London on the 9th of November. The awards, also known as British Documentary Awards, commemorate Scottish documentary filmmaker John Grierson (1898 – 1972) and are given to documentaries that “have made a significant contribution to the genre and that demonstrate quality, integrity, creativity, originality and overall excellence.”

Director Simon Lereng Wilmont explains, that “On the surface it (A House Made of Splinters, red.) is a story about neglect, but on a deeper level it is just as much an uplifting and universal story about hope and about children’s ability to survive and find the magic in life despite tragic circumstances.”

We are excited that A House Made of Splinters has been nominated, and we will follow the British Documentary Awards closely, as winners are revealed on November 9th. You can find out more about the awards and all the films that have been nominated here.