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Update #6 · Mar 9, 2011 · 13 comments

Great news everybody! 'Finding Vivian Maier' was accepted to participate in this year's Hot Docs Annual Forum

With your overwhelming support we can make this film a big success. Thank you once again for your donations and encouragements.

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      Creator David Fulton on April 6, 2011

      Inspires me to keep clicking, thanks John & Vivian

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      Creator Jessee Fish on March 14, 2011

      Ooooee how exciting! Congratulations and best of luck! (:

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      Creator Andrea Diener on March 14, 2011

      Congratulations! I admit I'd never have dreamed you make the 100,000. But you did.
      Now I just really want to see that film!

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      Creator Terri Graham on March 14, 2011

      Congratulations on exceeding your goal, I am so excited to be a part of it and can't wait to see the movie. I get chills just thinking about Vivian's story! You guys are awesome!

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      Creator Shirley Agudo on March 11, 2011

      Congrats, John! And also for surpassing the $100,000 on the funding. Fantastic. It was a pleasure to meet you and your wife in England last week at the street photographers' conference. Best of luck with everything, and thank you again for carrying all this to fruition. We all appreciate it. Vivian's work is a huge inspiration.

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      Creator Peter Wing and Claire Weeks on March 10, 2011

      Congratulations! Talk to as many people as you can and suck up ideas like a sponge. When you are in Toronto - check out the Gladstone Hotel - a favourite of ours. Take a ferry to Toronto Island. See what's on at the Distillery. Go to Kensington Market. Have fun!

      Peter Wing and Claire Weeks

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      Creator Theresa Davis on March 9, 2011

      Great job, hope to see more and more. I've worked at a photo lab from 1973 to present, I know how important old negs are, what a terrific job your doing. Let me know if you need the rolls processed and scanned, it's what we do.

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      Creator Brent Pallas on March 9, 2011

      You all deserve the best. You've discovered and earned a great task.

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      Creator Janet Hadley on March 9, 2011

      Wow! This is really exciting news. And - I agree with Julian very much. Now the networking as begun.
      With so many great inspirational images... this can be a HOT DOC!

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      Creator Christine Kiebert-Boss on March 9, 2011

      EXCELLENT NEWS!!!!

      Let me know if I can volunteer time to help.

      Would love to.

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      Creator Mimi Mollica on March 9, 2011

      Good! I really want to see more and more and more and more.

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      Creator Julian Cautherley on March 9, 2011

      that's great news. Good luck. If you guys haven't been to TDF before definitely make sure to get advise on how to make it productive and useful. Just showing up won't necessarily get you what you want out of it. and wow you guys have passed 100K pledged, impressive.

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      Creator Amanda McKinley on March 9, 2011

      Fabulous!

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    You'll receive one of Vivian Maier's actual film spools from a roll that has been developed. Comes with authenticity paperwork from the collection.

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    350 backers

    You'll receive a digital download of the completed film (film expected release in 2012).

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    200 backers

    You'll receive an actual hard-copy DVD of the completed film (film expected release in 2012).

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    534 backers

    You'll receive a hard-copy DVD of the film and a copy of Vivian Maier's book published by PowerHouse books (film expected release in 2012, book in Fall 2011).

  • Pledge $500 or more

    11 backers

    You'll receive a hard-copy DVD of the film, a copy of Vivian Maier's book published by PowerHouse books (film expected release in 2012, book in Fall 2011), and two tickets to the film's premier in Chicago.

  • Pledge $1,000 or more

    10 backers

    You'll receive a hard-copy DVD of the film, a copy of Vivian Maier's book published by PowerHouse books (film expected release in 2012, book in Fall 2011), two tickets to the film's premier in Chicago, and a special "Thank You" in the film credits (travel and lodging not included).

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    You'll receive a hard-copy DVD of the film, a copy of Vivian Maier's book published by PowerHouse books (film expected release in 2012, book in Fall 2011), four tickets to the film's premier in Chicago, a special "Thank You" in the film credits, and dinner with John Maloof and Anthony Rydzon the following day in Chicago (travel and lodging not included).