PENSACOLA, Fla., July 9, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- GoLeft.tv, America's hottest progressive online video news and entertainment source, announced today the GoLeft.tv Progressive Online Documentary Film Festival to air on www.GoLeft.tv in the fall of 2007.
"The Goleft.tv festival will be the first ever online film festival devoted exclusively to progressive documentary films," said GoLeft.tv partner Michael Lynch. "With thousands of dollars in prize money in two category lengths of film, we encourage independent filmmakers to submit their entries on topics such as politics, media consolidation, foreign policy, the environment, civil liberties, human rights, immigration, workers' rights, corporate power, health care, education, economics, religion, voting systems, comedy and other progressive areas of interest."
The goal of the festival is to raise awareness and spur activism in relation to the issues addressed by each film. The entries will be judged by a panel of industry experts, and political and legal progressive advocates including Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., environmental attorney and co-host of Ring of Fire on Air America Radio, Mike Papantonio, founder of GoLeft.tv, television commentator and co-host of Ring of Fire and Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, directors of the Oscar nominee "Jesus Camp."
The first-place prize for best full-length documentary (20 minutes or longer) is $4,000 and the first-place prize for the best short documentary (less than 20 minutes) is $2,000.
All entries must be postmarked by August 31, 2007. All filmmakers will receive notification via email of inclusion into the festival by September 15, 2007. For more information, please visit http://www.goleft.tv/festival.asp.
Lynch also announced that GoLeft.tv is inviting creators of progressive satire and environmental news to make GoLeft.tv their home. Lynch explained that the network's board will review progressive content that is provided on a weekly basis to determine whether or not a regular channel will be devoted to that content. "If the content is sustainable quality we will provide the perfect progressive outlet," said Lynch.
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