WE MADE IT!

We just got the good news today - team haikugirl is one of the 12 finalists for IDC 2007. We'll be screening at hotdocs on Saturday, April 28 at 9:45pm at Innis Town Hall (wherever that is) You can buy tickets online at hotdocs.ca - See you there!

What a THRILL it was to receive the following email at 4:53 today:

Hello IDC Teams,

The moment you have all been waiting for: Our Round 1 Judges have completed their voting which determined the 12 Finalists for the 2007 International Documentary Challenge. There were many, many great films in the competition. Many more than just 12: in total, 83 films were finished by the deadline and eligible for awards. But, alas, decisions have to be made. Here are the finalists (in alphabetical order):

1. "Begging for Grace"
Genre: Social Issue/Political
Sawbuck Productions, Inc.
Oak Park, Illinois, USA

2. "Blind Faith! A Film About Seeing"
Genre: Social Issue/Political
New School Doc Certificate Team
New York, New York, USA

3. "Getting Eve Off"
Genre: Biography/Character Study
Team T.E.D.
Missoula, Montana, USA

4. "Growing Up Metal"
Genre: Experimental
The Ktizo Collaborative
Erlanger, Kentucky, USA

5. "In Your Faith"
Genre: Biography/Character Study
Team Nexus
Hirakat, Osaka, Japan

6. "Marathon Women"
Genre: Experimental
haikugirl
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

7. "Outside the Box"
Genre: Sports
Team 72hundred
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

8. "Portraits of Hope"
Genre: Art
Team Tessa
Mountlake Terrace, Washington, USA

9. "State of Mind"
Genre: 1st Person
Team Plasticine
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

10. "Tears of the Motherland"
Genre: Biography/Character Study
Sofia Film, BG
Sofia, Bulgaria

11. "Unfettering the Falcons"
Genre: Sports
Kissel-Vollmer Productions
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

12. "Yesterday's News"
Genre: Experimental
Intuitive Eye Productions
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada

These 12 finalists will screen on the evening of Saturday, April 28 at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto where the Grand Prize Winner will be announced. The winner will receive $1,000 and a one year membership to the International Documentary Association. In addition, other awards (such as Best Cinematography, Best Editing, etc.) will be announced on April 28. These awards are based on the judge’s nominations and are not limited to only the 12 finalists.

The 12 finalists will also be screening at film festivals and film series' across the world. Additionally, ALL of the IDC films, whether finalists or not, will be screened by several television broadcasters. So don't be discouraged if you aren't a finalist. Last year more non-finalists were acquired than finalists! I will send more information on this later.

Congratulations to all of the finalists! And to all of the other filmmakers who finished their films by the deadline - a heroic feat in and of itself.

Cheers,

Doug Whyte
IDC Producer