The Doc Challenge is a fun and innovative competition that will push your documentary skills to the limit. The idea is simple: Filmmakers from around the world have 5 days to make a short doc and the finalists premiere at Hot Docs.
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"Ars Magna" & Doc Challenge at Emmys!Created about a month ago
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- Doc Challenge Seattle Showcase
Northwest Film Forum
Tuesday, July 21 at 8:00pm - Doc Challenge Screening & Awar...
Hot Docs Canadian International Doc...
Saturday, May 9 at 9:30pm - Doc Challenge Portland Showcase
Hollywood Theatre
Wednesday, April 8 at 7:00pm - Doc Challenge Big Sky Showcase
Historic Wilma Theatre
Wednesday, February 18 at 5:00pm
International Documentary Challenge No Emmy win this year, but just for a Doc Challenge film made in 5 days with no budget to be in that exclusive company was incredible. With POV as a partner, we have a chance to be there every year! Maybe your submission will be next? Save the dates: March 4-8, 2010
International Documentary Challenge Off to NY for the News & Documentary Emmys with the Doc Challenge film ARS MAGNA. Amazing that a film made in only 5 days not only received a national broadcast on POV, but also an Emmy nomination to boot! Check out the film and interview with director Cory Kelley. Wish us luck!
Source: www.pbs.org
"Ars Magna," which means "great art" in Latin, is an anagram of the word "anagrams." Enter into the obsessive and fascinating world of anagrams with Cory Calhoun, who took the first three lines of Hamlet's ...
International Documentary Challenge Interesting new report on documentary ethics from the Center For Social Media
Source: tinyurl.com
Do you face ethical challenges in the workplace? Do you think a discussion site that preserves your anonymity would help? Read the report and comment below!
International Documentary Challenge In Seattle for a Doc Challenge showcase at the NW Film Forum tonight at 8pm.
International Documentary Challenge We are excited to announce that ARS MAGNA, a Doc Challenge film, was nominated for an Emmy today in the “New Approaches to News and Documentary Programming Category”! Thanks to POV for helping make it happen.
Source: www.pbs.org
We were thrilled to wake up to the news that POV has received a record 10 nominations for the 30th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards! We're also excited to hear that PBS received 41 nominations, more than any other network. Congratulations to all our filmmakers and all the nominated programs!
International Documentary Challenge
Tickets available online:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6
This past March, 142 filmmakers from 15 countries set off to make a documentary in 5 days. They were assigned a documentary genre (character study, music, social issue, etc.) along with the themes of "Hope and/or Fear." The winners premiered at the Ho...t Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto in May. The result was an exhilarating five days for the filmmakers, and, as the films reveal, a joy for the audiences at Hot Docs and beyond. This special showcase includes all of the Seattle-area films plus a few of the international winners.
The Lineup of Films:
"Amin Odeh: Even If You Are Standing Alone"
Team: Metier Productions
City/State/Country: Seattle, Washington, USA
Genre: Biography/Character Study
Theme(s): Hope
Synopsis: Amin Odeh, a leading Palestinian activist in Seattle, inspires others through his steadfast commitment to Palestinian human rights and his unshakeable belief in peace and justice.
"Citizen Ware"
Team: Hammer
City/State/Country: Portland, Oregon, USA
Genre: Biography/Character Study
Theme(s): Hope and Fear
Synopsis: Don Ware, mayor and newspaper editor of historical Brownsville, Oregon, hopes to preserve the spirit of his beloved town.
“Dark Material”
Team: Reel Grrls
City/State/Country: Seattle, Washington, USA
Genre: Art
Theme(s): Hope and Fear
Synopsis: Childhood fears of the dark resurface in the work of three artists.
“Forty Foot”
Team: An Lar
City/Country: Dublin, Ireland
Genre: Historical
Theme(s): Hope and Fear
Synopsis: 4ºC at the Forty Foot swimming hole.
“The Greasy Pole”
Team: Gloucester to Gloucester Films
City/Country: Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
Genre: Sports
Theme(s): Hope and Fear
Synopsis: The bravest and the boldest of Gloucester's Fishermen risk all for the glory of a Greasy Pole Championship.
“A Healing Art”
Team: Fly on the Wall
City/Country: Seattle, Washington, USA
Genre: Art
Theme(s): Hope and Fear
Synopsis: Artificial eye makers rekindle hope for victims of tragedy.
"It's in the P-I"
Team: the Something Factory
City/State/Country: Seattle, Washington, USA
Genre: Historical
Theme(s): Hope
Synopsis: A retelling of the closing of the Seattle Post Intelligencer and it's repercussions for the newspaper industry and it's employees.
"The Lady With A Movie Camera"
City/Country: Tel Aviv, Israel
Genre: Biography/Character Study
Theme: Hide & Seek
Synopsis: The last film journal of Leah Axelrod, widow of film pioneer Nathan Axelrod.
*Winner of the Israeli Doc Challenge*
“Lorelei Lee”
Team: First Touch Films
City/Country: San Francisco, California, USA
Genre: Social Issue/Political
Theme(s): Fear
Synopsis: Porn performer Lorelei Lee challenges common perception of sex workers.
“Pipe Dream”
Team: Mirror
City/Country: Portland, Oregon, USA
Genre: Nature
Theme(s): Hope and Fear
Synopsis: We need green energy, but at what cost?
“The Violin Maker”
Team: Frenetic Productions
City/Country: Seattle, Washington, USA
Genre: Biography/Character Study
Theme(s): Hope
Synopsis: A portrait of Doug Yule, violin maker.
“Wu Tang Gran”
Team: Mandarin Film
City/Country: Beijing, China
Genre: Social Issue/Political
Theme(s): Hope and Fear
Synopsis: Wu Tang Gran grew up with the party - the Communist Party - and has lived through some pretty tough times, but will this 70 year old and her crew be able to meet their greatest challenge yet - a
break-dance battle against Beijing's finest hip-hop crew?
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http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6
This past March, 142 filmmakers from 15 countries set off to make a documentary in 5 days. They were assigned a documentary genre (character study, music, social issue, etc.) along with the themes of "Hope and/or Fear." The winners premiered at the Ho...t Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto in May. The result was an exhilarating five days for the filmmakers, and, as the films reveal, a joy for the audiences at Hot Docs and beyond. This special showcase includes all of the Seattle-area films plus a few of the international winners.
The Lineup of Films:
"Amin Odeh: Even If You Are Standing Alone"
Team: Metier Productions
City/State/Country: Seattle, Washington, USA
Genre: Biography/Character Study
Theme(s): Hope
Synopsis: Amin Odeh, a leading Palestinian activist in Seattle, inspires others through his steadfast commitment to Palestinian human rights and his unshakeable belief in peace and justice.
"Citizen Ware"
Team: Hammer
City/State/Country: Portland, Oregon, USA
Genre: Biography/Character Study
Theme(s): Hope and Fear
Synopsis: Don Ware, mayor and newspaper editor of historical Brownsville, Oregon, hopes to preserve the spirit of his beloved town.
“Dark Material”
Team: Reel Grrls
City/State/Country: Seattle, Washington, USA
Genre: Art
Theme(s): Hope and Fear
Synopsis: Childhood fears of the dark resurface in the work of three artists.
“Forty Foot”
Team: An Lar
City/Country: Dublin, Ireland
Genre: Historical
Theme(s): Hope and Fear
Synopsis: 4ºC at the Forty Foot swimming hole.
“The Greasy Pole”
Team: Gloucester to Gloucester Films
City/Country: Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
Genre: Sports
Theme(s): Hope and Fear
Synopsis: The bravest and the boldest of Gloucester's Fishermen risk all for the glory of a Greasy Pole Championship.
“A Healing Art”
Team: Fly on the Wall
City/Country: Seattle, Washington, USA
Genre: Art
Theme(s): Hope and Fear
Synopsis: Artificial eye makers rekindle hope for victims of tragedy.
"It's in the P-I"
Team: the Something Factory
City/State/Country: Seattle, Washington, USA
Genre: Historical
Theme(s): Hope
Synopsis: A retelling of the closing of the Seattle Post Intelligencer and it's repercussions for the newspaper industry and it's employees.
"The Lady With A Movie Camera"
City/Country: Tel Aviv, Israel
Genre: Biography/Character Study
Theme: Hide & Seek
Synopsis: The last film journal of Leah Axelrod, widow of film pioneer Nathan Axelrod.
*Winner of the Israeli Doc Challenge*
“Lorelei Lee”
Team: First Touch Films
City/Country: San Francisco, California, USA
Genre: Social Issue/Political
Theme(s): Fear
Synopsis: Porn performer Lorelei Lee challenges common perception of sex workers.
“Pipe Dream”
Team: Mirror
City/Country: Portland, Oregon, USA
Genre: Nature
Theme(s): Hope and Fear
Synopsis: We need green energy, but at what cost?
“The Violin Maker”
Team: Frenetic Productions
City/Country: Seattle, Washington, USA
Genre: Biography/Character Study
Theme(s): Hope
Synopsis: A portrait of Doug Yule, violin maker.
“Wu Tang Gran”
Team: Mandarin Film
City/Country: Beijing, China
Genre: Social Issue/Political
Theme(s): Hope and Fear
Synopsis: Wu Tang Gran grew up with the party - the Communist Party - and has lived through some pretty tough times, but will this 70 year old and her crew be able to meet their greatest challenge yet - a
break-dance battle against Beijing's finest hip-hop crew?
Read More
International Documentary Challenge
"A Healing Art" wins the Audience Award! Watch it here: http://www.docchallenge.org/Finalists/a-
Source: www.docchallenge.org
The International Documentary Challenge is a timed filmmaking competition where filmmaking teams from around the world have just 5 days to make a short documentary film.
International Documentary Challenge
The Best of the Doc Challenge DVD is now on Netflix - queue it up!
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International Documentary Challenge The Doc Challenge Hot Docs Premiere was a smashing success! Check out the list of winners and watch and rate the films at http://www.docchallenge.org
International Documentary Challenge Presenting the Doc Challenge winners at Hot Docs in Toronto on Saturday night at 9:30pm!
International Documentary Challenge During March 5th-9th, 142 filmmakers from 15 countries made short non-fiction films with the assigned theme of "Hope and/or Fear." The judging process is underway and the 12 finalists will screen at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival on May 9, 2009 at 9:30pm where the winners will be announced.
Time:9:30PM Saturday, May 9th
Location:Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
International Documentary Challenge congratulates all of the filmmakers who finished their film by the deadline!
