The Audience Award voting is over and the Round 2 Judges have completed their ratings and determined the winners for the 2009 National Film Challenge! There were many, many great films this year. But, of course, decisions have to be made. Check out the list of winners below.
Voting for the 2009 National Film Challenge Audience Award is now closed. Both the Judges' Winners and the Audience Award Winner will be announced on January 15.
The 16 finalists for the 2009 National Film Challenge have been determined! Now it's your chance to cast your vote for the coveted Audience Award. All you need to do is register (on the top right of this page) and then watch and rate the films. The highest rated film will be declared the Audience Award Winner, receive a trophy, a $500 cash prize, and will screen with the Grand Prize Winner (determined by the judges) and the 48 Hour Film Project City Winners at the NAB Show in Las Vegas in April. Voting will be available through January 11. Congratulations to the finalists and have fun watching and rating the films!
The 5th annual International Documentary Challenge will take place on March 4-8, 2010. Registration will open in early January and space is limited, so be sure to subscribe to our email updates to stay in the know. Once again, the finalists will be back at Hot Docs in May and POV and DER will be awarding special prizes. Don't miss this chance to take part in what is being called a "rite of passage" for all documentary filmmakers!
We are thrilled to announce that Ars Magna, a Doc Challenge film from 2008, was nominated for an Emmy Award in the "New Approaches to News and Documentary Programming Category." It's hard to believe that a short doc made in only 5 days has achieved this level of success! Congratulations to Director Cory Kelley, Producer Sean Roach and all of Team Juicebox from Seattle. Thanks to POV for their support of the Doc Challenge and their help in making this happen.