It's Time!!!!!!

Attention It Donned On Me!

The 2008 International Documentary Challenge has commenced!!

Following are your documentary film genre choices and your theme for the 2008 Doc Challenge:

Genre Choices: HISTORICAL 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: HISTORICAL or ART. Genre definitions can be found on this page: http://www.documentarychallenge.org/details.htm

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! All the necessary forms can be found at:

http://www.documentarychallenge.org/filmdocs.htm

Your finished film must be postmarked by Monday, March 10. If in the USA your �best bet is to send it via US Postal Service (with tracking) or Fed Ex. If you live outside the US your safest bet is FedEx. You do not need to overnight the film to us. As long as it is postmarked with a store-generated label on 3/10/08 your film will be considered on time and eligible for awards.

The film must be sent to:

International Documentary Challenge
c/o KDHX Community Media
625 N. Euclid Avenue, Suite 100
Saint Louis, Missouri 63108 USA
Phone Number: 314-361-8870 x229

If you have questions about the rules over the weekend please refer to our rules section: http://www.documentarychallenge.org/rules.htm.

Since there are many teams competing I cannot guarantee that I will be able to respond to all email questions in a timely manner (but I will do my best.)

Let the filmmaking begin!

Good luck, have fun and be safe!

Doug Whyte
Doc Challenge Producer