Best of Student DOCS 2010 Contest Winners
For Immediate Release
t21 Announces Winners of The Best of Student Docs 2010 Contest
New York, June 22nd, - Today, telegraph 21, the innovative website for documentary filmmakers, announced the winners of its Best of Student Docs 2010 contest. Winners were selected in two categories: Short Doc (under 15 min) and Feature Doc (15-60min). The winners are:
• The Time Machine by Mark Kendall, School of Visual Arts – Short Documentary Winner
• Tightly Knit by Jenni Nelson, Stanford University – Short Documentary Runner-Up
• Waiting for Women by Estephan Wagner, National Film and TV School – Feature Documentary Winner
• Women of Steel by Priyanka Prunti, New York University – Feature Documentary Runner-Up
These four films will be showcased on telegraph21 in September and directors win a grab bag of prizes from our contest sponsors.
“We received top-notch submissions from students across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Spain. With the help of our outstanding panel of judges, we selected worthy winners while celebrating the importance of providing innovative and accessible platforms for emerging filmmakers to showcase their work,” stated Steffie Kinglake, co-founder of t21.
Short documentary winner Mark Kendall added, “I am thrilled to receive this honor from one of the premier online video magazines for documentary films. Having my film featured on telegraph21 magnifies the number of viewers who will have an opportunity to see my film.”
Exploring the concept of time as a human invention, Kendall’s film, The Time Machine, tells the story of Wilfredo Alvarez, a Honduran immigrant who works in a small watch shop in Grand Central Station. As winner of the short documentary category, the film will be screened at Rooftop Films at 8 p.m. on Friday, July 2nd at the Old American Can Factory in Brooklyn.
Feature documentary winner Estephan Wagner's’ Waiting for Women looks at life in the remote Spanish village of Riofrio. Panel judge, award-winning producer and director Peter Symes, described the film as “full of deft and witty touches, beautiful little observations, and lovely juxtapositions done in the cutting room.” As winner in this category, Wagnes will receive a mentorship with an award-winning director, either Joe Berlinger in New York or Jessica Sanders in Los Angeles.
Contest judges included: Claire Aguilar (VP of Programming, ITVS/PBS), Peter Symes (Award-winning producer/director), Joe Berlinger (Award–winning filmmaker), Dan Nuxoll (Program Director, Rooftop Films), Ami Boghani (Director of Development, Mirabai Films), Joe Dorman (Award-winning director/producer), Inti Cordera (Exec. Director, Mexico City International Documentary Film Festival).
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About telegraph21:
telegraph21 is video magazine featuring the best documentary films and art videos from around the world. Our goal is to spotlight new filmmakers, journalists and artists every week and provide an ongoing platform for media producers and film festivals to promote their work and interact with viewers.
For Rooftop Screening event tickets and details, please visit: http://www.rooftopfilms.com/2010/schedule/21-industriance
For more information, please visit our website at www.telegraph21.com or contact Steffie Kinglake at +1.347.748.1481, steffie@telegraph21.com