Documentary Production and Distribution News
Public Invited to Vote for 2011 "Audience Award" and Participate in "Best of DOC" Sweepstakes (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) Documentary Channel (DOC) will proudly recognize its top documentary film premieres of the year with the 2011 "Best of DOC" line-up, showcasing one film every evening throughout December. Beginning December 1 with the moving Oscar® nominee "Operation Homecoming" (8 p.m. ET/PT), this diverse list of 31 films was voted into the line-up by Documentary Channel staff and includes a stellar selection of Academy Award nominated documentaries, film festival favorites and other noteworthy documentary films from the year. An annual tradition at Documentary Channel, the "Best of DOC" celebration includes a special online sweepstakes giving the general public a chance to vote for Documentary Channel's 2011 Audience Award and be eligible to win one of a wide variety of prizes for participating, including iPads, a BOSE CineMate System, Sony Bloggie Camcorders, "Best of DOC" DVD packages and more. In addition, a "Best of DOC" Jury Award will be announced for the top film as voted on by a Documentary Channel jury. Hosted at www.DocumentaryChannel.com/bestofdoc, the 2011 "Best of DOC" sweepstakes begins December 1, 2011 at 9 a.m. ET and ends January 5, 2012 at 4:59 p.m. ET. Participants must be 18 or older, and may enter a maximum of one time per day. A total of 45 winners will be selected through a random drawing on or around January 10, 2012 with winners to be notified starting January 14, 2012. A final list of winners will be posted on the Documentary Channel website in February 2012. A phenomenal list of remarkable documentaries, this year's "Best of DOC" offers the perfect opportunity to celebrate the power and inspiration of documentary filmmaking and gives viewers the chance to select their favorite DOC film of 2011. Documentary Channel's exclusive 2011 "Best of DOC" programming line up (all airing at 8 p.m. ET/PT): Thursday, December 1: "Operation Homecoming"
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