First of all, a brief recognition of service men and women throughout America’s history who should be remembered not just today, but all the time for their service to the United States.

This just in: the Freedom Dance Trailer is a finalist at The Movie Trailer Showdown 2006, part of Frozen Moon’s festival in Wrexham, Wales.

Still two more stages to go until a winner is announced, but as a result of today our trailer will begin airing in the UK through the Sky Digital Satellite network on Propeller TV!

Good advertising indeed!

Here’s a run down of what else has been and will be happening in the UK.

Channel 4, the big Independent TV network, will be uploading a 4-minute version of Freedom Dance on-line at http://www.channel4.com through their FourDocs program.

Canadian filmmaker Marie-Josee Saint-Pierre wrote earlier this month. She has made an animated documentary on one of my favorites, Norman McLaren. The movie will be screened later this summer at the London International Animation Festival. At the festival, she is giving a workshop on animated documentaries and wants to include Freedom Dance as another example of an animated doc.

I am very happy by all the developments and the excitement of where it could all lead!

~S