Documentary Channel Wins Network's First Emmy.DOC Wins Best Documentary Emmy at 28th Annual News and Documentary Emmy([R]) Awards NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Documentary Channel
A documentary channel is a specialty television channel which focuses on broadcasting documentaries. (DOC), the first and only 24-hour television network devoted exclusively to independent documentary films, was awarded an Emmy for Best Documentary at the recent 28th Annual News & Documentary Emmy([R]) Awards for the film, "Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Romeo Dallaire." The feature-length documentary, directed by renowned filmmaker Peter Raymont and distributed by Films Transit International, was co-winner of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' prestigious Best Documentary Emmy along with Cinemax's God Sleeps in Rwanda God Sleeps in Rwanda is a 2005 Academy Award-nominated documentary short subject about five women affected by the Rwandan genocide. On January 31, 2006 it was nominated for the Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject. It lost to . . "Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Romeo Dallaire" recounts the harrowing experience of Canadian General Romeo Dallaire as he commanded the U.N. peacekeeping mission in 1994 to Rwanda, a country immersed in a genocidal bloodbath blood·bath also blood bath n. Savage, indiscriminate killing; a massacre. Noun 1. bloodbath - indiscriminate slaughter; "a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered"; "ten days after the . "We are proud and honored to share in this award with Peter Raymont," said Tom Neff, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Documentary Channel, regarding the network's first Emmy win. "For a young network such as Documentary Channel to be included with the other major networks at this level of achievement is humbling and encouraging. We feel the independent documentary is being recognized as a vital component of the American viewing landscape." Raymont's wife Lindalee Tracey, a credited producer on the documentary, died last year of breast cancer, making the win additionally poignant. Raymont was instead joined by his son Liam at the black-tie Emmy Awards ceremony, held Sept. 24 at the Sheraton New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Hotel and Towers in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . In his heartfelt acceptance speech for the evening's final, coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. award, Raymont thanked "The Documentary Channel, a little known network you'll be hearing more about, and its founder Tom Neff. This film was a chronicle of one man standing up for justice, and the quest for justice for those who can't fight for themselves was the goal that inspired Lindalee. She would be proud tonight." About Documentary Channel: Documentary Channel (DOC) is the USA's first 24-hour television network exclusively devoted to documentary films. DOC seeks out and showcases independent, cutting-edge and international non-fiction programming usually only seen in film festivals. DOC is the television viewer's round-the-clock opportunity to see fascinating, eclectic and award-winning documentary films of all lengths and genres, from classics to cutting-edge, with world-renowned programming partners including The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. School for Cinema and Television, The International Documentary Association and The National Film Board of Canada National Film Board of Canada (NFB) Canadian department of film production. It was established in 1939 and directed by John Grierson (1898–1972), who developed the studio into a leading producer of documentaries, including the World War II propaganda films Canada . Headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., with offices in New York and Los Angeles, Documentary Channel was founded by CEO and Oscar([R]) nominated and Emmy([R]) winning documentary filmmaker Tom Neff. DOC launched in January 2006 and is now distributed to over 13 million households on Echostar's DISH Network (Channel 197). DOC is carried by several broadcast stations in major television markets including WNYC-25 throughout the greater New York City metropolitan area. (www.documentarychannel.com.) |
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