International Documentary Challenge

Matilyn — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:16:38 +0000

Description:

Write, shoot and edit a short non-fiction film in just 5 days. You must use an all-volunteer crew, none of whom will be getting much sleep in order to submit the film before the judges’ deadline.

Started in 2006, The International Documentary Challenge is a timed competition in which filmmakers are given just five days to create and complete a short non-fiction film. The participants all work during the same time period and are required to ship their finished films by a strict deadline. The filmmakers must choose between two documentary genres and are assigned a specific theme each year that helps dictate the content and direction of their film.

This DVD collection features a variety of short non-fiction works from around the globe – from China to New York City; from Seattle to Amsterdam; from Montana to Japan – representing the very best from filmmakers who participated in the first three years of theInternational Documentary Challenge. If you’re interested in participating in the next International Documentary Challenge, you can find details at www.docchallenge.org.

Sponsored by: Hotdocs, POV, Big Sky Film Festival, KDHX, Documentary Educational Resource, Film Action Oregon, IDA, DOC, Dokufest, 48 hour film project

Filmmaker(s)	Film Title	Year	Country
Kissel-Volmer	Unfettering the Falcons	2007	USA
Team Nexus	In Your Faith	2007	Japan
I=ME2	Year of the Rooster	2008	USA
Sawbuck Productions	Begging For Grace	2007	USA
The Galileus Group	My Small Piece of Land	2006	Palestine/Israel
Fly on the Wall	Jetty	2008	USA
Profluence Productions	Bend & Bow	2008	USA
Abrahami-Netz Production	Red Light Blues	2008	Netherlands
Team Juicebox	Ars Magna	2008	USA
Beijing Dreams	Lao Shan Lao Yin	2006	China
72hundred	Outside the Box	2007	USA
Reel Grrls	Click Whoosh	2008	USA
Gotanda	Relatively Free	2006	Germany
Lucky Shot	Pennywise: The Changing Face of Change	2008	USA
Boss and Coder 34	Beholder	2008	USA
Team Tessa	Portraits of Hope	2007	USA
High Plains Films	Star Spangled Blues	2006	USA

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International Doc Challenge Film Nominated for an Emmy

Vanessa — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:15:05 +0000

Ars Magna, a short documentary released by Typecast Releasing as part of the International Documentary Challenge, has received a nomination in the 30th Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards. The announcement was made July 14 by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS).

The film, directed by Cory Kelley and produced by Sean Roach, qualified for the Emmy’s by receiving a national broadcast on PBS’ POV series, public television’s premier showcase for independent documentaries. POV is the second most-nominated program after CBS News’ “60 Minutes.”

Now in its 5^th year, the International Documentary Challenge is a timed filmmaking competition in which filmmakers from around the world have five days to make a short documentary film (4-7 min.) In 2009, 147 filmmakers from 15 countries participated, making it the largest Doc Challenge to date. Presenting Partners include the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto (where the winning films premiere), POV/American Documentary, Documentary Educational Resources and KDHX.The News & Documentary

Emmy Awards will be presented on Monday, Sept. 21 at a ceremony at Frederick P. Rose Hall at Lincoln Center, located in the Time Warner Center in New York City.