Please be advised that the City of St. John’s is receiving funding applications from the arts community until February 2nd, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. Applications must be delivered, not postmarked, by this date. Application forms and guidelines can be found at stjohns.ca in the forms and permits section or at the Department of Economic Development, Tourism, and Culture, 348 Water St.
For more information please contact:
Rhonda Rose-Colbert at 576-8394 or rcolbert@stjohns.ca
Challenge, a fun and innovative competition that will push their documentary skills to the limit. See below for details. It’s a great event for professionals and students. Check out the “For Teachers and Students” section of our website where you can her directly from a class that participated last year and had an exhilarating and unique learning experience:
http://www.docchallenge.org/For-Filmmakers/for-teachers-and-students.html
Feel free to contact me with any questions.
Doug Whyte
Doc Challenge Producer
http://www.docchallenge.org
The International Documentary Challenge returns to Hot Docs in 2009!
http://www.docchallenge.org/
For the third straight year, The International Documentary Challenge returns to the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in Toronto. This year’s challenge takes place March 5-9, 2009 with registration nuary 5, 2009. Hot Docs dates are April 30 – May 10, 2009.
The Doc Challenge is a timed filmmaking competition where filmmakers have 5 days to make a short non-fiction film (4-7 minutes.) All of the registered participants make their films during the same time period (March 5-9, 2009) and are required to ship the movie by the deadline.
In addition to being restricted on time, the filmmakers must choose between 2 assigned documentary genres (such as Character Study, Music, 1st Person, etc.) and are assigned a specific theme (such as “Change”) that will influence the content and direction of their film. The top 12 films (determined by a panel of judges) premiere at Hot Docs where the Winners are announced. Three major awards (with cash prizes) will be presented: The American Documentary/P.O.V. Award, The Documentary Educational Resources (DER) Award and the Best Film Award. After the premiere, there are additional theatrical screenings in major cities, possible television exposure and a DVD release of the best films.
Check out the new Doc Challenge website where you can learn more about the event, view films and hear directly from past participants about their exhilarating experiences:
http://www.docchallenge.org/
IMPORTANT DATES:
Registration opens on January 5, 2009
Early Registration Deadline: January 31, 2009 Final Registration Deadline: March 4, 2009
DocChallenge: March 5-9, 2009
Space is limited – only the first 300 teams to register will be accepted.
Complete details and entry forms can be found at www.docchallenge.org
The Doc Challenge is produced by Doug Whyte of KDHX Community Media.
The 2009 Presenting Partners include Hot Docs, American Documentary/P.O.V., Documentary Educational Resources and Typecast Releasing. Supporting partners include the International Documentary Association, the Documentary Organization of Canada, the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Dokufest, Film Action Oregon and the 48 Hour Film Project.
