Black Reel Award for Outstanding Independent Film
This page lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Independent Film.
This award is presented to the directors of the film.
Murder by Decree
Murder by Decree is a 1979 British- Canadian mystery thriller film directed by Bob Clark.
It features the Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who are embroiled in the investigation surrounding the real- life 1888 Whitechapel murders committed by" Jack the Ripper".
Christopher Plummer plays Holmes and James Mason plays Watson.
Though it features a similar premise, it is notably different in tone and result to" A Study in Terror".
It is loosely based on" The Ripper File" by Elwyn Jones and John Lloyd.
The film's premise of the plot behind the murders is influenced by the book, by Stephen Knight, who presumed that the killings were part of a Masonic plot.
The original script contained the names of the historical suspects, Sir William Gull and John Netley.
In the actual film, they are represented by fictional analogues: Thomas Spivy( Gull) and William Slade( Netley).
This plot device was later used in other Jack the Ripper- themed fiction, including the graphic novel" From Hell."
List of Japanese films of the 1970s
A list of films produced in Japan ordered by year in the 1970s.
For an A – Z of films see.
List of Japanese films of the 1980s
A list of films produced in Japan ordered by year in the 1980s.
For an A- Z of films see.
List of Turkmenistan films
A list of films produced in Turkmenistan.
Bob Clark
Benjamin" Bob" Clark( August 5, 1939 – April 4, 2007) was an American director, screenwriter, producer, and actor.
He is best known for his work in the Canadian film industry throughout the 1970s and 1980s, where he was responsible for some of the most successful films in Canadian film history such as" Black Christmas"( 1974)," Murder by Decree"( 1979)," Tribute"( 1980)," Porky's"( 1981), and" A Christmas Story"( 1983).
He won three Genie Awards( two Best Direction and one Best Screenplay) with two additional nominations.
Kararname
Kararname is a Turkish word for a proclamation, or a government decree, and may refer to:
Phil Rosen
Philip E. Rosen( May 8, 1888 – October 22, 1951) was an American film director and cinematographer.
He directed 142 films between 1915 and 1949.
He was born in Marienburg, German Empire( now, Malbork, Poland), grew up in Machias, Maine, and died in Hollywood, California of a heart attack.
He was one of the founders of the American Society of Cinematographers.
Rosen was married to model and actress Joyzelle Joyner.
Wandering Footsteps
Wandering Footsteps is a 1925 American silent melodrama film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Alec B. Francis, Estelle Taylor, and Bryant Washburn.
It was released on October 23, 1925.
List of Uruguayan films
A list of films produced in Uruguay.

Question: Are the directors of films Murder By Decree and Wandering Footsteps both from the same country?
Answer: yes