Our short film about Art Seaman, "Skating The Pacific To Europe," took home the "Best Collaboration" award last night at the Riverview Theater and we were one of the five award-winning films (out of seventy-three submissions) from the 2007 MNHS MGG Moving Pictures Festival!
I seriously don't know how the judges made their decisions with such a high caliber of movies submitted this year but we are honored to have been selected. If you weren't able to attend the screening or awards, you can watch the five winning films online at the Minnesota Historical Society website and read the special edition of "Legacy News" for further details.
Follow our progress or even support our efforts with the longer-form documentary about speed skating history and legends at the official site: http://www.skatingcapitaloftheworld.com/
See the film that City Pages says "makes beautiful use of still shots." 
This year we (myself and Rita) submitted two films about local speed skating champs for the Minnesota History Center's Greatest Generation Moving Pictures Festival and the debut of our films (and 50+ others) is on Sunday October 21st at the History Center in Saint Paul. All films will screen from noon until 5:00pm and then there is the awards screening and ceremony from 7:00pm until 9:00pm at the gorgeously mid-century Riverview Theater in Minneapolis. Oh, yes, this is a competition, too, and the winner gets $5,000 but nobody will know who wins until the screening so get your tickets early to ensure a view to the excitement!
Our two films are both on local speed skating champions who competed in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics. "Skating The Pacific To Europe" tells the skating story of Art Seaman and his Hawaiian adventures while "My Name Is McNamara" explores the skating passion of Matthew McNamara and his European achievements. Both films are taken from a longer-form project currently in the works about the period in history when the Twin Cities was known as the Skating Capital of the World. Check back soon for more project details and how you can support the film!