Organised in partnership with Realscreen Magazine and sponsored by HBO, the 4th edition of the MIPDOC Co-Production Challenge rewarded the best and the most innovative projects in the documentary world.
2008 WINNING PROJECT
- Threads of Tradition by Soniya Kirpalani, Sprocket Science Films (Dubai)
Special Jury Prize:
- Taqwacore by Daniel Cross, EyeSteelFilm (Canada)
THE JURY
President of the Jury:- Peter Lovering, Senior Vice President, Production and Development, Discovery Channel (USA)
Jury Members:
- Caroline Behar, Deputy Head of Acquisitions & Co-productions, France 5 (France)
- Isabelle-Anouk Bourduas, Head of Co-productions, Cineflix (Canada)
- Aleksander Kutela, President of HBO Poland & Senior Vice President, HBO Central Europe (Hungary)
- Carl Lindahl, Vice President Historical Programming, The History Channel (USA)
PRIZES
Aside from winning the prestigious MIPDOC Co-Production Challenge, the winner also received:
- A cash prize of €2,000
- Free entry to MIPDOC 2009
- Free entry of the winning programme in the MIPDOC 2009 video library
- A 2 day pass to the RealScreen Summit, Washington D.C, U.S.A in 2009
- Free subscription to Realscreen Magazine for one year
- Editorial Coverage during MIPDOC 2008, Realscreen Magazine (post show issue)
- A one to one meeting with a member of the Jury during the MIPDOC event
YOUR CONTACT
Should you have any questions regarding the competition, please email: raphaele.vallauri@reedmidem.com
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