The Doc Challenge is ON!

This morning I logged into the secure IDC website and found out our genre assignments. I am taking the rest of the week off to work on this project with my new film partner Erin. Wish us luck and check back for updates!

Attention haikugirl! The 2008 International Documentary Challenge has commenced!! Following are your documentary film genre choices and your theme for the 2008 Doc Challenge:

Genre Choices: BIOGRAPHY/CHARACTER STUDY or ART

Theme: CHANGE

You must choose one of the genres listed above, Your chosen genre must be the predominate genre of your film. You can mix genres, but it should be obvious to the judges and the audience that your main genre is one of these:

BIOGRAPHY/CHARACTER STUDY
A full account of the facts of the life of a particular person, or closely related group of people (Biography) or an exploration of a single character's personality and current life situation (Chracter Study).

ART
Focuses in some way on art and/or artists.

Find all genre definitions on the IDC website.

The assigned THEME must be present at some point in your film. It can be either the entire focus of your film, or it can just be addressed briefly (as in one interview question, if you happen to have interviews.) Once again, it must be obvious to the judges that at some point your film addresses the theme of CHANGE.

Also, don't forget the required TIME ELEMENT. To ensure the films were made within the required time frame, each team must prove the date the film was made by adding a time element to the film or credits. Feel free to be creative, but make sure that it is obvious to the judges. If the judges have a hard time determining the time element, the film will be disqualified. An example of an accepted time element is having your main subject (if you have one) holding a newspaper and the date is large enough to read. This can be done in the credits of the film so as to not affect the flow of the film.

Don't forget to fill out all of your paperwork!!

Your finished film must be postmarked by Monday, March 10 with a store-generated label to be considered on time and eligible for awards. Outside of the US Fedex is your best bet.