2008 DocuWeek(TM) Theatrical Documentary Showcase
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Enter DocuWeek™ Theatrical Documentary Showcase!
Regular Deadline: April 30, 2008 | Late Deadline: May 9, 2008
Final Deadline: May 16, 2008
DocuWeek™ presents a public theatrical exhibition of outstanding new films. DocuWeek™ helps to qualify feature and short documentaries for Academy Award® consideration, by screening a seven-day commercial run in a theater in Los Angeles County. To be eligible for Awards consideration a feature film must also complete a seven-day commercial run in a theater in the Borough of Manhattan between September 1, 2007 and August 31, 2008. DocuWeek™ LA alone, does not qualify your feature film, please see the
81st Academy Awards Special Rules for Documentary Awards (Rule Twelve) for complete eligibility and application requirements.
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Download DocuWeek™ Theatrical Documentary Showcase paper entry form here.
Past documentaries selected for IDA’s DocuWeek™ include:
* Taxi To The Dark Side / Oscar® Winner / 2007
* War/Dance / Oscar® Nominee / 2007
* Salim Baba / Oscar® Nominee / 2007
* Sari's Mother / Oscar® Nominee / 2007
* The Blood of Yingzhou District / Oscar® winner / 2006
* Deliver Us From Evil / Oscar® nominee / 2006
* Jesus Camp / Oscar® nominee 2006
* Iraq in Fragments / Oscar® nominee 2006
* Darwin’s Nightmare / Oscar® nominee 2005
* God Sleeps in Rwanda /Oscar® nominee 2005
* Born into Brothels / Oscar® winner / 2004
* Hardwood / Oscar® nominee / 2004
* Chernobyl Heart / Oscar® winner / 2003
* Ferry Tales / Oscar® nominee / 2003
* Spellbound / Oscar® nominee / 2002
* Why Can ’t We Be a Family Again? / Oscar® nominee / 2002
* Children Underground / Oscar® nominee / 2001
* On Tiptoe: Gentle Steps to Freedom / Oscar® nominee / 2000
* The Personals / Oscar® winner / 1998
* The Last Days / Oscar® winner / 1998
Note: DocuWeek™ and IDA Awards competition are two separate programs. Submitting to one program does not impact the other. Each Program has its own rules and requires separate entry forms.