DOC MEMBERSHIP HALF PRICE with many upcoming benefits and initiatives
The Documentary Organization of Canada and its BC Chapter, a strong and effective advocate for independent documentary filmmaking, is currently offering membership at half price for new members only, effective August 5, 2008. An individual membership is now $78.75, student memberships are: $26.25. Membership is valid until December 31, 2008.

Benefits of Membership
Members will benefit from discounts at upcoming events and parties such as “DocDay” at the Vancouver International Film Festival, the DOC 25th Anniversary Party, DOCTALK at the Whistler Film Festival and professional development opportunities.
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DOC SCREENS Children of Armageddon Vancity Theatre, Wednesday Sept. 3 7:30pm
Passionate and deeply moving film explores legacy of nuclear arms. More details below.

DOC BC Workshop on New Media Postponed to
October 6th 2008
DOC BC will host a professional development event focusing on New Media developments within the documentary filmmaking fold. Content creators, developers, distributers and funders will be featured to shed light on ongoing changes and challenges in this exciting realm. This event is free to DOC BC members and $10 admission to the public. More info to come.

New this fall DOC SOUP
Modeled on the highly successful series in Toronto, Doc Soup offers audiences a rare opportunity to see some of the latest non-fiction films on the big screen.
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DOC SCREENS Children of Armageddon Vancity Theatre, Sept. 3 7:30pm
Passionate and deeply moving film explores legacy of nuclear arms
Admission is free for DOC BC members and $9 for non-members.

The Documentary Organization of Canada, BC chapter presents the premiere screening of Children of Armageddon at the Vancity Theatre, September 3 at 7:30 pm as part of its DOC SCREENS program that features the work of BC documentary filmmakers.

Join Vancouver-based director, Fabienne Lips-Dumas, as she steers steadfastly into the wake of a nuclear legacy launched in Japan and stretching into the South Pacific, exploring the human side of a string of very unnatural disasters.

With contributions of world-renowned experts Noam Chomsky, Hans Blix, Arjun Makhijani and Douglas Roche and others, Children of Armageddon is a passionate, deeply moving film which explores the legacy of nuclear arms around the world through the experiences of three young women and set against the backdrop of a potential nuclear renaissance.

The film was nominated for Best Documentary at the International Film Festival South Africa, an Official Selection at the Non Violence International Film Festival, and has been screened at the Kansas International Film Festival, the Globians Film Festival, the REEL EARTH Aotearoa Environmental Film Festival and the Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival.

Children of Armageddon was produced by Vancouver’s Red Letter Films, one of a select few francophone production companies outside of Quebec and France.

Produced with the participation of Société Radio-Canada, and of the Réseau de l’Information (Radio-Canada), the Canadian Television Fund created by the Government of Canada and the Canadian Cable Industry, Rogers Documentary Fund, the Canadian Independent Film and Video Fund, The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, Province of British Columbia Film Incentive BC. Developed with the participation of British Columbia Film.

For more information and photos please contact:
Sylvie Peltier, (producer)
604-783-6317 speltier@redletterfilms.com
Fabienne Lips-Dumas (director)
fld@ultranet.ca