This year's audience had a very difficult decision to make.  Pen, paper, and over 20 different films to consider for the the coveted "Audience Choice Award".  Okay, so maybe it was not that hard of a decision to make, veteran film challenge teams know how to make a crowd pleaser!

Congratulations to the 2010 Audience Choice Award Winners

A&W Movies, "The Bitch is Back"

1st Place

Team #24, Scallywag Entertainment, “The Fall of a Sparrow”

2nd Place

Team #23, Gillissie, “Fracture”

3rd Place

Team #16, Wing It, “You”

Honorable Mention / Best Direction

Team #11, Group Therapy, “Walk Off”

It is our intent to screen all accepted submissions to this years DWIFF Challenge, new additions to the DWIFF Challenge screening include...

• A-Team
• Team Channel 19
• Evolution Entertainment
• Afternoon Productions
• HFCC Film Club
• Troll Vision
• JML Productions
• Danse Paratus
• Phoenix Gilly Productions

We have watched all of the on-time entries for this year's DWIFF Challenge and we are announcing the first cut of accepted films into the judging and screening opportunities going forward.

Accepted for Judging and All Awards

These films met the following criteria; received on time, film could be played back / watched, all elements were present and accurate in submitted film, film was within the run-time limit, and there were not any obscene or pornographic scenes in the film.  Films listed in order of team number assignment.

• 5, A&W Movies
• 9, T 130
• 11, Group Therapy
• 16, Wing it
• 17, Reel Temptations
• 18, Top Hat
• 19, Woodbridge
• 21, Reel Hood
• 22, A.G.e Industries
• 23, Gillissie
• 24, Scallywag
• 25, Motor City
• 28 LB Entertainment

Accepted for Screening and Audience Choice Award

These films met the following criteria; received on time, film could be played  back / watched, and there were not any obscene or pornographic scenes in the film.  Films listed in order of team number assignment.

• 2, Krist10 Cartoons
• 14, Neon Complex
• 37, Independent

Late Submissions

There were a number of submissions that were turned in between 7:00pm-8:00pm on June 14th that may still be eligible for screening.  Depending our programing, these films may or may not be screened at this event.  Other entries were turned in as late as June 20th and may be screened, but this process is time prioritized and there is no guarantee that you film will be screened at the 27th screening.  A final film program will be posted soon.

Immediately following this years screening event at the Wayne State Community Arts building the closing ceremonies for the DWIFF festival will wrap up and all of the Challenge teams are invited to join us.  At this event you will be wined and dined... and then comes the awards.

We are still finalizing our awards selections for this year,

but each team that receives an award will have an opportunity to graciously accept their award as part of the 2010 DWIFF Festival!

More news to follow!

When: Sunday June 13th

Time: 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: Down Town Detroit, Wayne State Campus; State Hall, Room 106

What: Your final film on DVD or a thumb drive (DV NTSC .avi or .mov), all of your final forms...

Who: Anyone can show up and drop off the stuff...

We recommend that each team allow 3 times the usual commute time to get down town... ahhh, who are we kidding, you will probably get there at 6:59

Films received after 7:00:00pm (1900 hours) will not be eligible for any awards other than audience choice award.  They may still be screened at DWIFF.

All of our teams have spun the wheel and tossed the dice, the elements are out!  Here is a quick recap of this years elements.

Team Specific Elements

• Genre, your first spin... or your second... three spins is right out!
• Character, combine your team dice rolls into a single character.

Common Elements

• Location = Campus Martius
• Prop = Animal / Pet (Dead or Alive)
• Line of Dialogue = I wanted to help, but then I remembered it was for you
• Digital Element = Wilhelm Scream Sample (Note timecode on your wrap sheet)

When: Friday June 11th

Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Location: Down Town Detroit, Wayne State Campus; State Hall, Room 106

What: Your team elements and final directions...

Who: We recommend 2 people from each team come with cell phones charged and ready...

We recommend that each team arrive by 6:30 to take your place at the kickoff, you will need to be physically present at this event in order to participate in the DWIFF Challenge.  You can show up late if you like, but the Kickoff event will close at 8:00pm after which there is no guarantee that you will be able to participate.

Please bring a filled out participation agreement with you.

If there are still spots available it may be possible to register for the DWIFF Challenge at this event, but there is no guarantee.  We recommend all teams register by thursday the 10th online.

http://dwiffchallenge.eventbrite.com/

All of the qualifiying entires for the 2010 DWIFF Challenge will be screened as part of DWIFF.  This year we are returning to the beautiful Community Arts Auditorium at Wayne State for the screening event.

Tickets can be purchased online now through EventBrite.com

http://www.eventbrite.com/event/721285384

Sunday June 27th at 12:00 Noon

Each competing team from the 2009 DWIFF Challenge is entitled to receive a free copy of the 2009 compilation DVD.

This DVD has all the awarded films from last year on it, a true treasure!

Pickup your copy at the orientation... or if you would like it mailed out to you, just e-mail me your current snail mail address and I will drop it in the mail for you pronto!

Additional copies are $5 each... or you can just make your own bootleg!Also, registered teams for 2010 get a free copy!And, if you were a team from 2008 and you can't wait for your compilation DVD you can have this one instead...