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DOC TALK was born in 2003 as a joint initiative of DOC and British Columbia Film, with the goals of highlighting the western Canadian documentary production community to broadcasters from around the world, and promoting Western Canada as a "centre for excellence" in leading-edge documentary production. The year 2005 saw a second edition of the highly successful event, in which we once again welcomed over 100 documentary filmmakers from Western Canada, in addition to a delegation from China, to share ideas, build partnerships and communicate about the business of making thought-provoking media for diverse international audiences.

In 2006 DOC TALK moved north and was co-produced with the Whistler Film Festival. Hearty thanks to our new partner, and to all the sponsors, staff and volunteers who made last year's event possible. And a special shout-out to BC Film for the critical role in getting the event up and running in the first place.

DOC TALK is a two-day documentary conference and pitch forum that showcases the Western Canadian documentary production community to broadcasters from around the world and promotes Western Canada as a centre for excellence in documentary production. Highlights include sessions on documentary production and financing, one-on-one meetings, networking lunches and receptions with broadcasters and distributors as well as the signature event - Pitch Fest West presented by Global Currents, taking place on Wednesday, November 28. Nine Western Canadian documentary producers will be selected to pitch projects to a round-table of Canadian and International broadcasters for feedback, current market advice and potential partnership. For more information, go to www.whistlerfilmfestival.com

Early Bird Registration August 20 – November 1, 2007
Regular registration deadline: November 27, 2007
Passes are limited and subject to availability. Registration after November 27, 2007 or on-site will be subject to approval and a $50 administration fee may apply.
All delegates registered by November 16, 2007 will be included in the Industry Guide.
Only one delegate may register at a time, and only one type of delegate pass may be selected for each registrant.

Discount for DOC Members, for more information and registration go to www.whistlerfilmfestival.com

PITCH FEST WEST 2007
Wednesday, November 28, 2007 13:00 - 17:00 Maurice Young Millennium Place, Whistler, B.C.

Pitch Fest West is the highlight of DOC Talk, co-presented by the Whistler Film Festival and the Documentary Organization of BC, and a showcase event for the western Canadian documentary and factual production community. In an interactive setting, eight pre-selected western Canadian documentary filmmakers will pitch projects to a panel of Canadian and International broadcasters, specialty networks as well as U.S. distributors for feedback, current market advice and potential partnership. One additional pitch spot will be available to a filmmaker whose name will be drawn from a hat.

For more information click here.

The Whistler Film Festival and DOC BC would like to congratulate the following applicants on being selected to pitch their projects at Pitch Fest West 2007!

COVERT MEDICINE: Nunavut's Gift To Tibet -'Covert Medicine' joins Dr. Sobol, Chief Medical Officer of Nunavut, on his 10th annual month-long covert medical mission in Tibet where he operates a temporary illegal surgical clinic without permission from the Chinese Government.
Production Company: Interfilm Productions Inc.
Producer: Boris Ivanov Director: Michael Oved Dayan

FIRST YOU DREAM, THEN YOU DIE -'First You Dream, then you die' explores the life and work of the paranoid, reclusive crime writer Cornell Woolrich, The 'Godfather of film noir'.
Production Company: Buffalo Gal Pictures
Producer:Liz Jarvis Director: Peter Blow

FISH FOOD - 'Fish Food' examines the predicted collapse of wild seafood by 2048.
Production Company: Screen Siren Pictures Inc.
Producer: Trish Dolman

THE IMMORTALS -The Immortals" is about meeting the people who will do anything to live forever - or whatever modern medicine, the law, and a few miracles allow.
Production Company: Make Believe Media
Producer: Lynn Booth Director: Gordon McLennan

SOLDIERS OF THE REGION: Face to face with the past -'Soldiers of the Region' brings together four ex- soldiers who at one time used to be across frontlines as enemies - representing four different countries, yet today they all reside in one city and call one country - Canada- home.
Production Company: ChitChat Productions Inc
Producer: Brishkay Ahmed Director: Brishkay Ahmed

DROPPING THE BAGGAGE -'Dropping The Baggage' tells the story of soldiers who have returned from Afghanistan with PTSD and are enlisting in a psychological boot camp at the University of British Columbia to deal with the horrors they have brought home.
Production Company: HDTV Vancouver Productions Inc
Producer: Lionel Goddard Director: Lionel Goddard.

BASE CAMP -'Base Camp' is a feature documentary that will be shot during the month of May as 800 people from around the world create a unique community at the foot of Mount Everest as climbers risk their lives to get to the top of the world.
Production Company: Long Tale Entertainment Ltd
Producer: Harry Sutherland Director: Dianne Whelan

65 RED ROSES -'65 Red Roses' is a high impact documentary that takes an unflinching look into the lives of three young women who have Cystic Fibrosis - a fatal genetic disease that requires patients to be isolated from each other.
Production Company: Force Four Entertainment
Producer: John Ritchey, Rob Bromley Director: Nimisha Mukerji, Philip Lyall