20-03-2008
Iron Ladies mention in NY Times
US broadcaster PBS showed Iron Ladies of Liberia in March, and the Times' Week Ahead column offered a short review. Click through for the excerpt and a link for broadcast times.

18-03-2008
Taxi Screening on SABC
To coincide with South Africa's Freedom Day, the SABC will re-screen the Oscar-winning documentary, Taxi To The Dark Side on April 27, 2008.

09-03-2008
Latest TV Broadcasts
BBC World is re-broadcasting the Oscar-shortlisted Please Vote For Me on March 22 at 8:10, 14:10 and 20:10 and on March 23 at 00:10, 8:10 and 20:10 (all times GMT). BBC also maintains a Why Democracy-related webpage.

09-03-2008
Iron Ladies Screenings in the US
PBS's Independent Lens is hosting screenings of Iron Ladies of Liberia this March at venues in Silver Spring, MD; Atlanta; Detroit; Bloomington, MN; San Jose and several cities in Idaho. Read on for details.

28-02-2008
Why Democracy in Czech Rep.
The Why Democracy documentaries will screen at the One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival in Prague in March, and the ten films will also be shown on Czech Television.

25-02-2008
Taxi wins Oscar
Updated. Alex Gibney's film for Why Democracy, Taxi to the Dark Side, has won the Academy Award for best documentary.

21-02-2008
Pre-Oscars Taxi buzz
There's lots of attention being paid to Why Democracy film Taxi to the Dark Side, a nominee for this weekend's Academy Awards. Read on for links to interviews, articles, etc.

20-02-2008
Let's go to embed!
The clips and trailers for all of Why Democracy's films are now embeddable on your blogs and websites. The embed code can be found on the main page for each film.

17-02-2008
Democracy House Alumni Update
Democracy House alumnus Irini Mavroudis has an article in International IDEA with an assessment of Pakistan's situation heading into elections this week. And John MacFarlane writes about Australia's historic "sorry" to its indigenous peoples.

16-02-2008
Shorts premiere at Berlinale
At Berlin's Berlinale Film Festival, eight of the Why Democracy shorts will have their world premiere during the Public Day event on February 17 at CinemaxX.

06-02-2008
Please Vote screening at Victoria (Canada) fest
Festival-goers in Victoria, BC, will be able to see Please Vote For Me on the big screen on Feb. 6 at 9:30 pm at Plan B. For more information, see the festival website.

31-01-2008
For God, Tsar and Fatherland shines at Sundance
At the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, Nino Kirtadze won the World Cinema Directing Award: Documentary for Durakovo: Village of Fools, the 90 minute version of the Why Democracy film For God, Tsar and the Fatherland.

29-01-2008
Taxi gets Oscar nomination
Why Democracy documentary Taxi to the Darkside, from filmmaker Alex Gibney, is one of five films vying for best documentary at this year's Academy Awards. Another Why Democracy film, Please Vote for Me, also made the shortlist of 15 films late in 2007.

22-01-2008
Please Vote screening in NYC
On Jan. 22, the Stranger Than Fiction documentary series at the IFC Center in Manhattan presents the most crowd-pleasing documentary of 2007, short-listed for the Academy Awards. In attendance for a Q&A: the film's renowned editor Jean Tsien, who's worked with Barbara Kopple, George Butler, Stanley Nelson and more...

06-01-2008
Please Vote screens at Palm Springs Fest
The Oscar-shortlisted Why Democracy doc Please Vote For Me is screening Sunday, January 6 at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.

28-11-2007
Oscars shortlist
The Why Democracy? films Please Vote for Me and Taxi to the Dark Side have been named to the shortlist in the Academy Awards documentary category.

04-10-2007
Please Vote For Me in Official Selection at AFF Canada

02-10-2007
Please Vote For Me wins at DocNZ
Please Vote For Me won two awards at the DocNZ award ceremony last night.

02-10-2007
Observer UK focuses on Why Democracy?

02-10-2007
MetroXpress online focuses on Why Democracy?

01-10-2007
Please Vote For Me to screen at Leeds Film Festival

27-09-2007
SVT schedules own democracy week, "Varför Demokrati"
Swedish television channel, SVT, announced an exciting and vibrant lineup for their week of democracy-related programmes, as part of the Why Democracy? global event.

26-09-2007
Guest bloggers "arrive" at Why Democracy? House
Former Clinton cabinet minister Robert Reich kicks off three weeks of blogging about democracy, politics and more on the Why Democracy House news blog. A different writer or blogger or filmmaker will take over the spot every weekday from now until Oct. 18.

25-09-2007
Why Democracy? previews in NYC

24-09-2007
10 Questions Player is online
What do Jesse Jackson, Regina Spektor and ex-Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg think about democracy? Find out by watching a video of their answers - and many others - on our exclusive player.

18-09-2007
Why Democracy? shines at TIFF 2007
The Toronto International Film Festival showcased three Why Democracy? documentaries, a presentation of the project and a fantastic Q and A with the directors of one of the films.

06-09-2007
Please Vote For Me shortlisted at Doc NZ
Our film has been selected as a finalist in the International Competition of the upcoming New Zealand festival.

05-09-2007
Please Vote for Me screens in NZ
Our selection from China, Please Vote for Me, is screening in four cities in New Zealand as part of the DOCNZ 2007 festival. Read the full story for screenings dates, times and cities.

03-09-2007
Media Material
Why Democracy's official media kit is now available here. (You can find our release for the Toronto International Film Fest there as well.)

03-09-2007
Berlin Cinema Screenings
From Wednesday, Sept. 6, the Why Democracy? documentaries will be shown at Kino Arsenal, Potsdamer Platz 2 (map). Read the full story for links to the kino website and full schedule.

31-08-2007
Canal Futura will broadcast us in Brazil - Amy:
The Why Democracy? project is proud to announce that we have a new partner who will broadcast our documentary series in South America.

01-08-2007
Three Why Democracy? Films to screen at TIFF
The 2007 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will screen PLEASE VOTE FOR ME, IRON LADIES OF LIBERIA and DINNER WITH THE PRESIDENT!

11-07-2007
Why Democracy films to screen in South Africa
Please Vote for Me and Taxi to the Dark Side on the bill at Encounters Film Festival 2007

04-07-2007
MYSPACE page launched
Democracy House takes Why Democracy? out into the virtual world

18-06-2007
PLEASE VOTE FOR ME wins at SILVERDOCS
PLEASE VOTE FOR ME received the Sterling Feature Award at Silverdocs this week- the most important award at the festival.

16-06-2007
Why Democracy? Films to screen at Silverdocs
PLEASE VOTE FOR ME and TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE both in competition at the Silverdocs Documentary Festival in USA this weekend.

04-05-2007
TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE wins at TRIBECA
TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE was awarded the prize for best documentary at TRIBECA Film Festival 2007 where it premiered on Saturday.

04-05-2007
WHY DEMOCRACY? project presented at Eurovision TV Summit 2007

02-05-2007
THE DEMOCRACY HOUSE soon to be launched
Why Democracy? is creating a forum for debate in Cape Town, South Africa. Six innovative and dynamic interns are coming together in June 2007 to take whydemocracy.net to another level.

03-04-2007
Mexico and Central America Short Film Proposals Selected

03-04-2007
Please Vote For Me Premiers in Adelaide and Prague

23-02-2007
whydemocracy.net is live and kicking!
The new Why Democracy? website launched in Cape Town today, is about to take centre stage.

23-02-2007
Campaign World Premiere at Berlin Film Festival
Kazuhiro Soda's candid cinema-verite documentary about a Japanese election campaign reveals the inner nature of 'J-Democracy'