|
Announcing the winners of the 2011 International Documentary Challenge!
Winners were announced following the World Premiere screening at the Hot Docs International Canadian Documentary Festival.
The twelve finalists will be online for viewing and voting for the Audience Award (a $500 cash award presented by the Documentary Channel) later this week. Films are now online in our Screening Room!
Congratulations to the winners!
The full list:
Best Film (Selected by Doc Challenge Jury)
$1,500 Cash Award, DocuMentors package, Guaranteed Broadcast on Documentary Channel, Free Registration In 2012
Matthew 24:14
Team: EYEspeak
New York, NY USA
Genre: Biography/Character Study
Synopsis: Movements are usually a means to an end but for Matt, the end is a means to a movement.
American Documentary | P.O.V. Award (Selected by P.O.V. Programming Staff) $1,000 Cash Award And Featured On POV Website with potential national broadcast
Not So Square
Team: Team DiGioia
Portland, OR USA
Genre: Art
Synopsis: A love story about a community of dancers that realize square dance is a fading art form, in hopes of its survival they reach out to the younger generation.
Documentary Educational Resources (DER) Award (Selected by DER Staff) $1,000 Cash Award and Distribution Consultation by DER
Still
Team: Longhouse Media
Seattle, WA USA
Genre: Historical
Synopsis: On the move with Glen Pinkham, a cultural teacher, this film explores the sovereign right of the Yakama people to hunt.
Best Directing
Matthew 24:14
Team: EYEspeak
New York, NY USA
Genre: Biography/Character Study
Synopsis: Movements are usually a means to an end but for Matt, the end is a means to a movement.
Best Editing
City Fish
Team: Shoot Like a Girl
San Francisco, CA USA
Genre: Nature/Environmental
Synopsis: An urban fisherman's ode to the natural world of San Francisco.
Best Cinematography
Four Pauls
Team: It Donned On Me
San Francisco, CA USA
Genre: Historical
Synopsis: Four young women bring back the hat!
Best Music
City Fish
Team: Shoot Like a Girl
San Francisco, CA USA
Genre: Nature/Environmental
Synopsis: An urban fisherman's ode to the natural world of San Francisco.
Best Use of Theme (Movement)
The Cherdonna and Lou Show: The Movie!
Team: Team Reel Grrls
Seattle, WA USA
Genre: Art
Synopsis: An exploration of the boundaries of dance through a wacky duo called Cherdonna and Lou.
BEST USE OF GENRE AWARDS
Best Use of Art Genre
The Cherdonna and Lou Show: The Movie!
Team: Team Reel Grrls
Seattle, WA USA
Synopsis: An exploration of the boundaries of dance through a wacky duo called Cherdonna and Lou.
Best Use of Character Study Genre
Matthew 24:14
Team: EYEspeak
New York, NY USA
Synopsis: Movements are usually a means to an end but for Matt, the end is a means to a movement.
Best Use of Experimental Genre
36 Bicycles
Team: Little Raincloud
New York, NY USA
Synopsis: Listen to the sad (but highly amusing) tale of Neil Levy, avid cyclist living in New York, who has had 36 bicycles stolen from him since 1984.
Best Use of First Person Genre
Woman Seeking Man For Date On Friday
Team: The Last Quest
Seattle, WA USA
Synopsis: Woman seeks man for date on Friday.
Best Use of Historical Genre
Four Pauls
Team: It Donned On Me
San Francisco, CA USA
Synopsis: Four young women bring back the hat!
Best Use of Music Genre
Karaoke for the Rest of Us
Team: Horchata
Seattle, WA USA
Synopsis: Karaoke for the Rest of Us profiles Frances Farmer Organ Karaoke, in which a Hammond organ, its maestro, and a very large binder return the genre to the people.
Best Use of Nature/Environmental Genre
City Fish
Team: Shoot Like a Girl
San Francisco, CA USA
Synopsis: An urban fisherman's ode to the natural world of San Francisco.
Best Use of Social Issue/Political Genre
A Rollercoaster Ride of Shadows and Sunshine
Team: Hatch
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Synopsis: A dying man speaks about life and death.
Best Use of Sports Genre
Malta The Damager
Team: Radio Flyers
New York, NY USA
Synopsis: An in-depth profile of superintendant-by-day / pro-wrestler-by-night Malta the Damager.
SPECIAL JURY AWARD
A Rollercoaster Ride of Shadows and Sunshine
Team: Hatch
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Social Issue/Political
Synopsis: A dying man speaks about life and death.
|
