74-549: Asif Kapadia (born 1972) is a British filmmaker. Kapadia is best known for his trilogy of narratively driven, archive-constructed documentaries Senna , Amy and Diego Maradona . Amy (2015), based on singer Amy Winehouse , had its world premiere at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, and it is the highest-grossing British Documentary of all time at the UK box office. It also won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature,
148-715: A Russian flag made of rust-proof titanium alloy . The flag-placing, during Arktika 2007 , generated commentary on and concern for a race for control of the Arctic's vast hydrocarbon resources. Foreign ministers and other officials representing Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark, Norway, Russia, and the United States met in Ilulissat, Greenland on 28 May 2008 at the Arctic Ocean Conference and announced
222-513: A ring species exists and has been described around the Arctic Circle in the form of the Larus gulls. There are copious natural resources in the Arctic (oil, gas, minerals, fresh water, fish and, if the subarctic is included, forest) to which modern technology and the economic opening up of Russia have given significant new opportunities. The interest of the tourism industry is also on
296-437: A Williams drive, Prost is still furious about their broken relationship at McLaren and refuses to be on a team with Senna. Prost retires at the end of the 1993 season and Senna replaces him at Williams for 1994 . Ironically, that same year, Formula One changes its rules to stop Williams from dominating. It bans the electronic driver aids that Mansell and Prost used so effectively in 1992 and 1993. Williams struggles to adapt to
370-497: A driver fatality since Senna's death. In addition, Senna's family established the Instituto Ayrton Senna to continue his charitable work. Unusually for a documentary, " Senna has no talking head interviews and no authoritative commentary." Rather, it is a collage of private home videos, public TV appearances, press conferences and races. Producer Eric Fellner said that the goal was to "feel like Ayrton Senna
444-434: A film-maker when he was starting out. He has said: “I’ve always tried to do things differently – because my point of view is different. “I don’t come from private school, I don’t come from money. My family were not in the film industry. I’m not white, I’m brown, and my background is Muslim. My family are from India and are quite religious. “As the youngest of five kids, my parents kind of let me do what I wanted to do. I
518-459: A letter endorsing the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn 's leadership in the 2019 general election . The letter stated that "Labour's election manifesto under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership offers a transformative plan that prioritises the needs of people and the planet over private profit and the vested interests of a few." In October 2024, Kapadia attracted controversy, after sharing posts on
592-535: A nomination for Outstanding British Film . The film begins with archival footage of a young Ayrton Senna racing go-karts. In voiceover, Senna wistfully recalls that back then, "there was no money, no politics – it was real racing." Senna arrives in Formula One during the 1984 season . The film briefly notes his early successes at Toleman and Lotus but focuses on his years with the British team McLaren –
666-556: A number of definitions of what area is contained within the Arctic. The area can be defined as north of the Arctic Circle (about 66° 34'N), the approximate southern limit of the midnight sun and the polar night . Another definition of the Arctic, which is popular with ecologists , is the region in the Northern Hemisphere where the average temperature for the warmest month (July) is below 10 °C (50 °F);
740-551: A person who has never heard of Ayrton Senna, will get the film, understand the character, and actually be moved by his story." Certain Formula One figures took issue with this approach. Autosport 's Graham Keilloh wrote on his personal blog that the film oversimplified the Senna-Prost rivalry at Prost's expense because it "had to have a coherent Hollywood-style narrative, complete with a protagonist and antagonist." Prost
814-453: A traditional documentary, it has no formal commentary or retrospective "talking head" interviews, and relies primarily on archival racetrack and broadcast news footage, voiceover narration, and home video clips provided by the Senna family. Senna was acclaimed by critics. At the 65th British Academy Film Awards , it won two BAFTAs for Best Documentary and Best Editing , and also received
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#1732791279096888-519: Is a large variance in predictions of Arctic sea ice loss, with models showing near-complete to complete loss in September from 2035 to some time around 2067. Arctic life is characterized by adaptation to short growing seasons with long periods of sunlight, and cold, dark, snow-covered winter conditions. Arctic vegetation is composed of plants such as dwarf shrubs , graminoids , herbs , lichens , and mosses , which all grow relatively close to
962-520: Is a unique area among Earth's ecosystems. The cultures in the region and the Arctic indigenous peoples have adapted to its cold and extreme conditions. Life in the Arctic includes zooplankton and phytoplankton , fish and marine mammals , birds, land animals, plants and human societies. Arctic land is bordered by the subarctic . The word Arctic comes from the Greek word ἀρκτικός ( arktikos ), "near
1036-677: Is also claiming a large swath of seabed along the Lomonosov Ridge but, unlike Denmark, confined its claim to its side of the Arctic region. In August 2015, Russia made a supplementary submission for the expansion of the external borders of its continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean , asserting that the eastern part of the Lomonosov Ridge and the Mendeleyev Ridge are an extension of the Eurasian continent. In August 2016,
1110-432: Is also a concern. Because of the amplified response of the Arctic to global warming, it is often seen as a leading indicator of global warming. The melting of Greenland's ice sheet is linked to polar amplification. The Arctic region is especially vulnerable to the effects of any climate change , as has become apparent with the reduction of sea ice in recent years. Climate models predict much greater climate change in
1184-486: Is also predicted to have a large impact on tundra vegetation, causing an increase of shrubs, and having a negative impact on bryophytes and lichens. Apart from concerns regarding the detrimental effects of warming in the Arctic, some potential opportunities have gained attention. The melting of the ice is making the Northwest Passage , shipping routes through the northernmost latitudes, more navigable, raising
1258-487: Is injured in a crash during Friday qualifying, Roland Ratzenberger is killed in an accident during Saturday qualifying, and JJ Lehto stalls and is hit at high speed by Pedro Lamy at the start of the race on Sunday. When racing resumes, Senna fatally crashes due to a mechanical failure. The film concludes with the Senna family and his close friends and adversaries from Formula One mourning his loss at his funeral. An epilogue title card reveals that Formula One has not had
1332-524: Is only available in the United Kingdom in double-layered Blu-ray Disc, extending the length of the film to 162 minutes, with more interviews and insider information. The film had a special limited box set edition, that provided the DVD of the film, a double-layered Blu-Ray Disc and a model of one of Senna's racing cars. Senna received critical acclaim. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes ,
1406-745: Is subject to some regulatory control through the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters , adopted by the International Maritime Organization on 1 January 2017 and applies to all ships in Arctic waters over 500 tonnes. Research in the Arctic has long been a collaborative international effort, evidenced by the International Polar Year . The International Arctic Science Committee , hundreds of scientists and specialists of
1480-536: Is telling you the story all the way through." Kapadia was able to "fashion Senna's story as a live action drama rather than a posthumous documentary." Although the movie was made 25 years after Senna's death, Kapadia was able to tell the story using the abundance of archival footage from Senna's life. Formula One's exploding wealth and popularity in the 1980s and 1990s generated immense media coverage. In addition, Senna's omnipresence on Brazilian and Japanese television provided additional material. Kapadia recalled that by
1554-422: Is the third part of a trilogy about child geniuses and fame." In May 2021, he released the musical docuseries 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything , based on the book 1971 – Never a Dull Moment: Rock's Golden Year , by the British music journalist David Hepworth . Asif Kapadia was born in 1972 in north London, to an Indian Muslim family British family. He attended Newport Film School (formerly part of
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#17327912790961628-606: The Muttaburrasaurus of Australia. However, others claim that dinosaurs lived year-round at very high latitudes, such as near the Colville River , which is now at about 70° N but at the time (70 million years ago) was 10° further north. The earliest inhabitants of North America's central and eastern Arctic are referred to as the Arctic small tool tradition (AST) and existed c. 2500 BCE . AST consisted of several Paleo-Eskimo cultures, including
1702-642: The 1989 and 1990 seasons, when Senna and Prost engage in controversial on-track crashes that decide the Drivers' Championship in both years. In addition, after years of bad luck, Senna heroically survives a gearbox failure to win his home Brazilian Grand Prix in 1991. By the end of the 1991 season, Senna is firmly established as one of the greatest drivers in the history of the sport and a Brazilian cultural icon . He takes on two major crusades: to make Formula One driving safer and to improve conditions for underprivileged children in his home country of Brazil. During
1776-464: The 1992 season , Senna realizes that McLaren's great rival, Williams , has developed computer-guided racing equipment that slowly turns Formula One from a championship of drivers into a political struggle to get the best car. Senna wastes two years of his career as Nigel Mansell cruises to the title in 1992 and Alain Prost (now with Williams) easily wins in 1993 . Although Senna desperately tries to get
1850-692: The Arctic Council , and the Barents Euro-Arctic Council are more examples of collaborative international Arctic research. While there are several ongoing territorial claims in the Arctic , no country owns the geographic North Pole or the region of the Arctic Ocean surrounding it. The surrounding six Arctic states that border the Arctic Ocean—Canada, Kingdom of Denmark (with Greenland), Iceland, Norway, Russia, and
1924-667: The Arctic poppy ). Herbivores on the tundra include the Arctic hare , lemming , muskox , and reindeer (caribou). They are preyed on by the snowy owl , Arctic fox , grizzly bear , and Arctic wolf . The polar bear is also a predator, though it prefers to hunt for marine life from the ice. There are also many birds and marine species endemic to the colder regions. Other terrestrial animals include wolverines , moose , Dall sheep , ermines , and Arctic ground squirrels . Marine mammals include seals , walruses , and several species of cetacean — baleen whales and also narwhals , orcas , and belugas . An excellent and famous example of
1998-627: The Ilulissat Declaration , blocking any "new comprehensive international legal regime to govern the Arctic Ocean," and pledging "the orderly settlement of any possible overlapping claims." As of 2012, the Kingdom of Denmark is claiming the continental shelf based on the Lomonosov Ridge between Greenland and over the North Pole to the northern limit of the exclusive economic zone of Russia . The Russian Federation
2072-617: The Independence cultures and Pre-Dorset culture. The Dorset culture ( Inuktitut : Tuniit or Tunit ) refers to the next inhabitants of central and eastern Arctic. The Dorset culture evolved because of technological and economic changes during the period of 1050–550 BCE. With the exception of the Quebec / Labrador peninsula, the Dorset culture vanished around 1500 CE. Supported by genetic testing , evidence shows that descendants of
2146-803: The Sundance Film Festival 2011. Senna was nominated for Outstanding British Film of the Year. Kapadia's narrative debut The Warrior (2001), won the BAFTA for Outstanding British Film of the Year and the Award for Special Achievement by a Director, Writer or Producer in their Debut Feature; the film was also nominated for Best Film Not in the English Language. In 2019, he released the film Diego Maradona , based on Argentine football legend Diego Maradona , with Kapadia stating, "Maradona
2220-852: The UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf began to consider Russia's submission. Canada claims the Northwest Passage as part of its internal waters belonging to Canada, while the United States and most maritime nations regards it as an international strait , which means that foreign vessels have right of transit passage. Since 1937, the larger portion of the Asian-side Arctic region has been extensively explored by Soviet and Russian crewed drifting ice stations . Between 1937 and 1991, 88 international polar crews established and occupied scientific settlements on
2294-562: The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development , on 21 June 2012, proposed protecting the Arctic, similar to the Antarctic Treaty System . The initial focus of the campaign will be a UN resolution creating a global sanctuary around the pole, and a ban on oil drilling and unsustainable fishing in the Arctic. The Arctic has climate change rates that are amongst the highest in the world. Due to
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2368-665: The University of Wales, Newport , now the University of South Wales ), achieved a first-class degree (BA Hons) in Film, TV and Photographic Arts from the University of Westminster and an MA (RCA) in Directing for Film and TV at the Royal College of Art . Kapadia has said he sees himself as a Londoner ("a Hackney lad"), northern European, with Indian family heritage. These unique characteristics helped to make him stand out as
2442-430: The drift ice and were carried thousands of kilometres by the ice flow. The Arctic is comparatively clean, although there are certain ecologically difficult localized pollution problems that present a serious threat to people's health living around these pollution sources. Due to the prevailing worldwide sea and air currents, the Arctic area is the fallout region for long-range transport pollutants , and in some places
2516-424: The permafrost thaws. The melting of Greenland's ice sheet is linked to polar amplification . Due to the poleward migration of the planet's isotherms (about 56 km (35 mi) per decade during the past 30 years as a consequence of global warming), the Arctic region (as defined by tree line and temperature) is currently shrinking. Perhaps the most alarming result of this is Arctic sea ice shrinkage. There
2590-416: The 1990s, "Ayrton Senna has pretty much got 40 cameras on him everywhere he goes, so it became like cutting a drama. We could literally have a mid shot, a reverse, a two-shot profile and a high-angled helicopter shot if we wanted." With so much material to choose from, Kapadia prioritized events with compelling camera footage, at the cost of omitting some of the most famous moments of Senna's career. The film
2664-685: The Arctic than the global average, resulting in significant international attention to the region. In particular, there are concerns that Arctic shrinkage, a consequence of melting glaciers and other ice in Greenland, could soon contribute to a substantial rise in sea levels worldwide. The current Arctic warming is leading to ancient carbon being released from thawing permafrost , leading to methane and carbon dioxide production by micro-organisms. Release of methane and carbon dioxide stored in permafrost could cause abrupt and severe global warming, as they are potent greenhouse gases . Climate change
2738-768: The BAFTA for Best Documentary, a Grammy for Best Music Film, the European Film Award for Best Documentary and the Grierson Award for Best Documentary. Kapadia directed the documentary film Senna (2010), based on Ayrton Senna (famous for his achievements in motor racing), which won the BAFTA Award for Best Documentary, the BAFTA Award for Best Editing and the World Cinema Audience Award Documentary at
2812-473: The Bear, northern" and from the word ἄρκτος ( arktos ), meaning bear. The name refers either to the constellation known as Ursa Major , the "Great Bear", which is prominent in the northern portion of the celestial sphere , or to the constellation Ursa Minor , the "Little Bear", which contains the celestial north pole (currently very near Polaris , the current north Pole Star, or North Star). There are
2886-606: The Dorset culture, known as the Sadlermiut , survived in Aivilik, Southampton and Coats Islands , until the beginning of the 20th century. The Dorset / Thule culture transition dates around the ninth–10th centuries CE. Scientists theorize that there may have been cross-contact of the two cultures with sharing of technology, such as fashioning harpoon heads, or the Thule may have found Dorset remnants and adapted their ways with
2960-525: The Dorset people in "an example of prehistoric genocide." By 1300 CE, the Inuit , present-day Arctic inhabitants and descendants of Thule culture, had settled in west Greenland, and moved into east Greenland over the following century ( Inughuit , Kalaallit and Tunumiit are modern Greenlandic Inuit groups descended from Thule). Over time, the Inuit have migrated throughout the Arctic regions of Eastern Russia,
3034-527: The North , and Saami Council ). The council operates on consensus basis, mostly dealing with environmental treaties and not addressing boundary or resource disputes. Though Arctic policy priorities differ , every Arctic nation is concerned about sovereignty/defense, resource development, shipping routes, and environmental protection. Much work remains on regulatory agreements regarding shipping, tourism, and resource development in Arctic waters. Arctic shipping
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3108-422: The United States ( Alaska ), Canada ( Yukon , Northwest Territories , Nunavut ), Danish Realm ( Greenland ), and northern Iceland ( Grímsey and Kolbeinsey ), along with the Arctic Ocean and adjacent seas. Land within the Arctic region has seasonally varying snow and ice cover, with predominantly treeless permafrost under the tundra . Arctic seas contain seasonal sea ice in many places. The Arctic region
3182-758: The United States, Canada, and Greenland. Other Circumpolar North indigenous peoples include the Chukchi , Evenks , Iñupiat , Khanty , Koryaks , Nenets , Sámi , Yukaghir , Gwichʼin , and Yupik . The eight Arctic nations (Canada, Kingdom of Denmark [Greenland & The Faroe Islands], Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Russia, and US) are all members of the Arctic Council , as are organizations representing six indigenous populations (The Aleut International Association , Arctic Athabaskan Council , Gwich'in Council International , Inuit Circumpolar Council , Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of
3256-679: The United States—are limited to a 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off their coasts. Two Arctic states (Finland and Sweden) do not have direct access to the Arctic Ocean. Upon ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea , a country has ten years to make claims to an extended continental shelf beyond its 200 nautical mile zone. Due to this, Norway (which ratified
3330-467: The Vietnamese gangster movie Cyclo by writer-director Trần Anh Hùng . He saw it when it first came out in 1996, when he was a film student, and it crystallised his ambitions for the type of film-making he wished to pursue. As he explained to Stock, "a lightbulb went off in my head" and his life was never the same again. In December 2019, along with 42 other leading cultural figures, Kapadia signed
3404-470: The Year 2003 and The Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement by a Director, Screenwriter or Producer in their First Feature. Far North premiered at the Venice Film Festival , based on a dark short story by Sara Maitland . Kapadia used the brutal arctic landscape to show how desperation and loneliness drives a woman to harm the person she loves. Kapadia's fourth feature, Senna ,
3478-504: The coldest recorded temperature is approximately −68 °C (−90 °F). Coastal Arctic climates are moderated by oceanic influences, having generally warmer temperatures and heavier snowfalls than the colder and drier interior areas. The Arctic is affected by current global warming , leading to climate change in the Arctic , including Arctic sea ice decline , diminished ice in the Greenland ice sheet , and Arctic methane emissions as
3552-399: The concentrations exceed the levels of densely populated urban areas. An example of this is the phenomenon of Arctic haze , which is commonly blamed on long-range pollutants. Another example is with the bioaccumulation of PCB's ( polychlorinated biphenyls ) in Arctic wildlife and people. There have been many proposals to preserve the Arctic over the years. Most recently a group of stars at
3626-413: The convention in 1996), Russia (ratified in 1997), Canada (ratified in 2003) and the Kingdom of Denmark (ratified in 2004) launched projects to establish claims that certain sectors of the Arctic seabed should belong to their territories. On 2 August 2007, two Russian bathyscaphes , MIR-1 and MIR-2 , for the first time in history descended to the Arctic seabed beneath the North Pole and placed there
3700-428: The film a 4 out of 5, and praised the fact that "with so much recorded footage of Formula One available, it has been possible to fashion Senna's story as a live action drama rather than a posthumous documentary. We're not so much hearing what happened in the past as seeing it happen before our eyes." The New York Times ' Stephen Holden praised the film as "a considerable feat of editing" that "virtually puts you in
3774-566: The film holds an approval rating of 93% based on 122 reviews, and an average rating of 7.92/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Even for filmgoers who aren't racing fans, Senna offers heart-pounding thrills -- and heartbreaking emotion." Dan Jolin of Empire gave the film 4 stars out of 5 and stated that it is "ambitiously constructed, deeply compelling, thrilling and in no way only for those who like watching cars drive in circles". Steve Rose, writing in The Guardian , also gave
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#17327912790963848-429: The ground, forming tundra . An example of a dwarf shrub is the bearberry . As one moves northward, the amount of warmth available for plant growth decreases considerably. In the northernmost areas, plants are at their metabolic limits, and small differences in the total amount of summer warmth make large differences in the amount of energy available for maintenance, growth and reproduction. Colder summer temperatures cause
3922-424: The increase. The Arctic contains some of the last and most extensive continuous wilderness areas in the world, and its significance in preserving biodiversity and genotypes is considerable. The increasing presence of humans fragments vital habitats. The Arctic is particularly susceptible to the abrasion of groundcover and to the disturbance of the rare breeding grounds of the animals that are characteristic to
3996-416: The lap of its subject," but cautioned that because of the density of Formula One history and jargon, viewers unfamiliar with Formula One could still be confused by certain episodes in the narrative, such as the controversy over Williams' electronic driver aids. Kapadia sought to condense and stylize Senna's life story, "paring the film down to the bare minimum so that somebody who doesn't like Formula One, or
4070-406: The major impacts to the region from climate change the near climate future of the region will be extremely different under all scenarios of warming. The effects of climate change in the Arctic include rising temperatures, loss of sea ice , and melting of the Greenland ice sheet . Potential methane release from the region, especially through the thawing of permafrost and methane clathrates ,
4144-492: The new rules, and the team's performance suffers . The Benetton team's star, Michael Schumacher , wins the first two races of the season. Senna suspects that Benetton is secretly using electronic driver aids but cannot prove it. The 1994 San Marino Grand Prix is the final weekend of Senna's life. Archival footage shows that Formula One's deficient safety conditions are putting Senna under extreme stress. The drivers witness one track accident after another. Rubens Barrichello
4218-464: The northernmost tree line roughly follows the isotherm at the boundary of this region. The climate of the Arctic region is characterized by cold winters and cool summers. Its precipitation mostly comes in the form of snow and is low, with most of the area receiving less than 50 cm (20 in). High winds often stir up snow, creating the illusion of continuous snowfall. Average winter temperatures can go as low as −40 °C (−40 °F), and
4292-572: The organization that brought him to global fame – and his rise to World Champion . The drama of this period of his career centers on his rivalry with his teammate Alain Prost and his political struggles with Jean-Marie Balestre , the head of FISA , Formula One's regulator and rules committee. Senna blames Balestre's rulings for costing him the 1989 title and nearly costing him the 1990 title. Despite fierce competition on track from Prost and off track from Balestre, Senna wins three Formula One titles in four years. The Senna-Prost rivalry climaxes during
4366-671: The possibility that the Arctic region will become a prime trade route . One harbinger of the opening navigability of the Arctic took place in the summer of 2016 when the Crystal Serenity successfully navigated the Northwest Passage, a first for a large cruise ship. In addition, it is believed that the Arctic seabed may contain substantial oil fields which may become accessible if the ice covering them melts. These factors have led to recent international debates as to which nations can claim sovereignty or ownership over
4440-523: The predecessor culture. The evidence suggested that Inuit descend from the Birnirk of Siberia, who through the Thule culture expanded into northern Canada and Greenland, where they genetically and culturally completely replaced the Indigenous Dorset people some time after 1300 CE. The question of why the Dorset disappeared so completely has led some to suggest that Thule invaders wiped out
4514-777: The region. The Arctic also holds 1/5 of the Earth's water supply. During the Cretaceous time period , the Arctic still had seasonal snows, though only a light dusting and not enough to permanently hinder plant growth. Animals such as the Chasmosaurus , Hypacrosaurus , Troodon , and Edmontosaurus may have all migrated north to take advantage of the summer growing season, and migrated south to warmer climes when winter came. A similar situation may also have been found amongst dinosaurs that lived in Antarctic regions, such as
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#17327912790964588-432: The size, abundance, productivity and variety of plants to decrease. Trees cannot grow in the Arctic, but in its warmest parts, shrubs are common and can reach 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in height; sedges , mosses and lichens can form thick layers. In the coldest parts of the Arctic, much of the ground is bare; non-vascular plants such as lichens and mosses predominate, along with a few scattered grasses and forbs (like
4662-444: The social media platform X , which The Grierson Trust had deemed as "antisemitic" (and to which the charity removed Kapadia as a patron). Kapadia apologized, telling BBC News he was "mortified by the hurt and offence" that some of his posts have caused. Senna (film) Senna is a 2010 documentary film that depicts the life and death of Brazilian motor-racing champion Ayrton Senna , directed by Asif Kapadia . The film
4736-478: The year" and "a tragic masterpiece". The film received five out of five star ratings when it was reviewed at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival in May. The film has become the highest grossing British documentary, and second highest grossing documentary of all time in the United Kingdom, overtaking Kapadia's 2010 movie Senna . In 2018, a documentary film titled Maradona , based on Argentine football legend Diego Maradona ,
4810-802: Was a Honda man, and so their battle to succeed inflamed existing factions within the McLaren-Honda relationship. Arctic The Arctic ( / ˈ ɑːr k t ɪ k / or / ˈ ɑːr t ɪ k / ) (from Greek ἄρκτος, 'bear') is a polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth. The Arctic region, from the IERS Reference Meridian travelling east, consists of parts of northern Norway ( Nordland , Troms , Finnmark , Svalbard and Jan Mayen ), northernmost Sweden ( Västerbotten , Norrbotten and Lappland ), northern Finland ( North Ostrobothnia , Kainuu and Lappi ), Russia ( Murmansk , Siberia , Nenets Okrug , Novaya Zemlya ),
4884-417: Was able to have a point of view, I wasn’t told, ‘You must do this’: I picked what I wanted to study, I never did A-levels. When I was at university, I would always argue with the tutors, because I would kind of have to do what they told me to do. “Things like that were just me going, ‘I don’t feel that’s right, I’m gonna do this’. So I’m quite stubborn, I guess.” Kapadia's first feature film, The Warrior ,
4958-657: Was held at the Cinemark Theatre in São Paulo , Brazil on 3 November 2010. It was released in Brazil on 12 November 2010 and the UK on 3 June 2011. In Japan and Brazil, the film was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on 21 and 24 March 2011, respectively. On 11 October it was released onto home media in the UK and was released on 6 March 2012 in the United States. Two versions of the film were released, one in cinemas, DVD, Netflix, iTunes, and Blu-ray Disc. The other
5032-416: Was highly critical of the film's depiction of his relationship with Senna, explaining that the film did not adequately explore the way their relationship changed from rivals to friends after Prost's retirement. In addition, Julian Jakobi (who was Senna and Prost's manager) explained that the movie understated the role of McLaren engine supplier Honda in fueling the rivalry. Prost was a McLaren man and Senna
5106-577: Was praised for "deliver[ing] an unquestionably cinematic experience", negotiating "a diffuse line between reality and representation." One critic wrote that "like the pop art movement decades prior, Kapadia takes existing elements of mass culture and transforms and recontextualises them." A special screening of Senna was held on 7 October 2010 at the 2010 Japanese Grand Prix , at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka , Japan. The official world première
5180-451: Was produced by StudioCanal , Working Title Films , and Midfield Films, and was distributed by the parent company of the latter two production companies, Universal Pictures . The film's narrative focuses on Senna's racing career in Formula One , from his debut in the 1984 Brazilian Grand Prix to his death in an accident at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix , with particular emphasis on his rivalry with fellow driver Alain Prost . Unlike
5254-407: Was released. Following on from Senna and Amy , Kapadia states: "Maradona is the third part of a trilogy about child geniuses and fame." He added: "I was fascinated by his journey, wherever he went there were moments of incredible brilliance and drama. He was a leader, taking his teams to the very top, but also many lows in his career. He was always the little guy fighting against the system... and he
5328-603: Was shot in the Himalayas and the deserts of Rajasthan . The film caught the attention of The Arts Foundation who in 2001 awarded him a fellowship in Film Directing. Peter Bradshaw in The Guardian described The Warrior as possessing "mighty breadth" and "shimmering beauty"; the film was nominated for three BAFTA awards, winning two: the Alexander Korda Award for the outstanding British Film of
5402-484: Was the life story of Brazilian motor-racing champion , Ayrton Senna . Kapadia's next film Amy was a documentary that depicted the life and death of British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse . Amy was released on 3 July 2015 in the United Kingdom , New York and Los Angeles , and worldwide on 10 July. The film has been described as "heartbreaking", "awe-inspiring", "unmissable", "the best documentary of
5476-597: Was willing to do anything, to use all of his cunning and intelligence to win." In 2019, Kapadia was awarded as Honorary Associate of London Film School . In 2022, Kapadia participated in the Sight & Sound film polls of that year. It is held every ten years to select the greatest films of all time, by asking contemporary directors to select ten films of their choice. Kapadia's selections were: In September 2019, Kapadia appeared on BBC Radio 4's The Film Programme in which he told presenter Francine Stock of his love for
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