Fabrique Du Cinema Awards, organized by the magazine Fabrique Du Cinema from Rome, Italy, which defines itself as ‘the magazine of the new Italian cinema’,and whose 2018 jury is presided over by two-times Academy Award-winner Paul Haggis, has unveiled 2018 Award Finalists. There are three US-coproductions among the international selection. The only feature category where an English-spoken film has been finalist is the Best Documentary Film, where AMERICAN MIRROR, directed by USA-filmmaker Arthur Balder, most awarded film at DOC LA 2018 presented by the Parajanov-Vartanov Institute in Los Angeles, contends against three other Italian films: BEAUTIFUL THINGS by Giorgio Ferrero (Italy), which was presented at Biennale di Venezia in 2017 and has been widely awarded internationally, AS TIME GOES BY by Simone Aleandri, and SAND UNDER THE SNOW by Emilio Romeo.

Canadian screenwriter, film producer, and director of film and television Paul Haggis presides over the Fabrique Du Cinema Awards 2018. In 2017 it was actor and producer Willem Dafoe who had been appointed President of the Jury, and Fabrique Awards had more than films 1300 participants.

Documentary films short list:

BEST DOCUMENTARY

BEAUTIFUL THINGS by Giorgio Ferrero (Italy)

AMERICAN MIRROR by Arthur Balder (USA)

AS TIME GOES BY by Simone Aleandri (Italy)

SAND UNDER THE SNOW by Emilio Romeo (Italy)