The MONICA & DAVID Educational Edition DVD launches this weekend at the National Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC)’s Annual Convention.  Monica, David and filmmaker, Ali Codina, will be present to meet their fans, answer questions, and sell DVDs.  We hope to see some of you there!

ONLINE SALES begin in 1 week!  We’ll be selling them at: www.monicaanddavid.com

For regular updates, including the moment the online sales begin, join us at:  http://www.facebook.com/MonicaandDavid

And yes, we’ve been nominated for an EMMY AWARD for Outstanding Informational Programming, Long Form!  The ceremony’s on September 26th in NYC. so keep your finger’s crossed.

….more on the Educational Edition DVD:

Be the first to bring this award-winning film to your school, library, organization, community group, and/or company!!  DVDs will sell for $200, which includes the “public performance rights” to share the film with groups of people (vs. home video which is for private at-home use only).  The Educational Edition also features 5 exclusive videos, which will only be available in this DVD**.

Educational Edition DVD contents:

–Feature film, MONICA & DAVID, as seen on HBO

–5 NEW “Deleted Scenes” with Monica and David…more fun and insightful moments which didn’t make the final cut.

–**5 NEW EXCLUSIVE “Educational Bonus Videos” featuring adults with intellectual disabilities, their parents, and lead national advocates.  Explore and discuss key topics introduced by MONICA & DAVID–employment, dating, sexuality, independence, families letting go, etc.  Starring: Jason & Emily Perl Kingsley, Anna & Terri Couwenhoven, Lawrence Carter-Long, and several other wonderful individuals.

–ACCESSIBILITY & LANGUAGE: The entire DVD is Audio Described in English (feature film, DVD menu & all bonus material).  There is also an option to watch the feature film with Audio Description in Spanish.  Subtitles for people who are deaf or hearing impaired are offered in English and Spanish for all DVD content.  Read more from director/producer, Ali Codina, about this process in a recent blog post about the importance of accessibility:  http://blog.govdelivery.com/usodep/2011/07/monica-david-the-right-to-an-independent-life.html

The winners of the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival’s competition categories were announced tonight at W Union Square in New York City. The top awards went to When We Leave (Die Fremde), Monica & David, Dog Pound and The Arbor. Additional awards were handed out for the best Short Films (narrative, documentary, and student visionary) and Best New York films. Acting awards and several Special Jury Mentions were also announced. And for the first time, online viewers voted for the best Tribeca Film Festival Virtual films, including Best Feature and Best Short.

“Tribeca is a place of discovery, and I am enormously proud of the new voices that have emerged this year at the Festival,” said Festival co-founder Jane Rosenthal. “This has been a year of expanding our horizons in terms of the audiences and reach of the Festival, but it is also has been a year when that enlarged platform has been enjoyed by many remarkable films.”

Read the rest of the article on the Tribeca Film website, here.

We won Best Documentary Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival! We are very excited and we hope you’ll stay tuned for more upcoming news.

We will air primetime across the country October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month & National Disability Employment Awareness Month in the U.S.