Are you a documentary film producer who has a feature-length documentary film of which you’re particularly proud? Then you should probably be aware of the Producers Guild Awards, a marquee awards event that celebrates the best producing work of the year.

A few years ago, the Producers Guild of America (PGA) added a competitive category for documentary feature film to their annual awards ceremony, which takes place this year on January 21, 2012, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. In the years since its inception, the PGA has been very proud of the selections in the documentary feature category, which have included Man On Wire, Sicko, and Waiting for Superman

In order to make certain that the PGA has a robust field of nominees in the documentary category, they need you to submit! This year, the deadline for submissions is October 7, 2011. Those documentary film producers who are interested in submitting a documentary film for awards consideration should visit the PGA’s secure awards website to learn more and begin the submission process.

Please note the PGA’s requirements for this year:

• The PGA will consider only documentary feature films no less than forty (40) minutes in length;
• The PGA’s rules also require that to be eligible, all documentary films must be in the English-language; 
• Foreign productions in the English language qualify, if the production has a U.S. distributor; and
• The entity in charge of designating the producing credits must have an established place of business in the U.S.

Please share this information with you colleagues who would like to submit a documentary film for awards consideration, and we wish you only the best of luck!