Best Documentary- Dance Camera West 2011

Never Stand Still is a dance documentary about a rare place and the artists who dare to express the inexpressible through movement. The film explores why dance matters – to those who create and perform it and to those who watch it. Narrated by Tony Award winner Bill T. Jones, directed by Ron Honsa and shot on location at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, America’s longest running dance festival.

Through candid conversations with world-class choreographers and dancers, thrilling performances, backstage access and rare archival footage, Never Stand Still explores the unbridled passion and discipline that is demanded of those who choose a life in dance, transporting the viewer into a world of non-stop movement.

The Men Who Danced presents the story of the first all-male dance company in the US. It includes historic footage of the company performing in the 1930's, capturing the beauty and rigor of Shawn's choreography. This film highlights interviews with eight of the original Shawn dancers at a 50-year reunion at The Pillow in 1982, as well as rare archival dance footage of these historical dances. The 20th Anniversary DVD release of The Men Who Danced has been digitally enhanced and includes additional segments of never before seen footage. John Gruen of Dance Magazine called this film "One of the most authentic records we have of a most remarkable chapter in dance history." And The New York Times stated, "Shawn's passionate interest in everything about him is paid homage to..." This expanded DVD version of The Men Who Danced is an essential addition to college dance and performance collections as well as for dance enthusiasts.

As Executive Producer and founding partner of Moving Pictures, Nan Penman oversees the wide range of projects the company produces from entertainment specials to documentaries and corporate films. The diversity of the company's projects has been one of the most rewarding aspects of producing and writing at Moving Pictures for over 20 years. Nan’s proven organizational skills help bring Moving Pictures’ projects in on time and on budget.

Some of her work includes: the award-winning documentary NEVER STAND STILL, two short films for GLAMOUR's Women of the Year, USTA opening ceremony for ESPN, an Outward Bound documentary GIRLS ON THE MOVE, a video series based on REAL SIMPLE magazine, Gladys Knight Special for AMC, promos for PBS featuring Meryl Streep and Bill Moyers and the creation of two original shows - SCAVENGERS for VH1 and COSMIC CAFE for WE Television.

Nan has also produced corporate media for PwC, UBS, Merck, Johnson and Johnson, VeriSign, IRC, Pfizer, H.E.A.R.T. 9/11, Debevoise and Plimpton LLP, New Jersey Devils, Synergy Events, and THE ONE SHOW, the annual advertising award show.

Nan Penman began her career in NYC in the theater, assisting the legendary Broadway producer, David Merrick, on his productions of 42nd Street and I Won't Dance. She also worked Off Broadway and at the Williamstown Theater Festival. She transitioned from theater to television with a position in program development at NBC and has done script development/research for HBO and Nederlander Television. In addition, she has coordinated live theatrical shows and fundraising galas for both corporate and nonprofit events and worked on the daytime series, As The World Turns.

Jason Gillet has been with Moving Pictures for the past decade. He is instrumental in supervising all the technical demands of the company's projects on location, in the studio and throughout the post-production process. He also serves as a post-production supervisor on a vast range of projects for Moving Pictures' diverse client base.

As an editor his projects include numerous promos and programs including Objects of Memory, Between the Lions, B Smith with Style and Girls on the Move. Jason has edited many corporate projects with companies such as Xerox, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Pfizer, SC Johnson and Pepsi. Jason has also earned a Communicator Award for his corporate video work. Most recently Jason was the lead engineer for the post-production facility of the Rachael Ray Show. He was in charge of the design, integration, installation and testing of all the systems and equipment.

Prior to joining Moving Pictures, Jason studied at Rochester Institute of Technology where he earned a BFA in Film/Video while spending three years at WXXI, a PBS affiliate in Rochester, New York.

As a seasoned creative director and editor, Charles draws inspiration from the latest trends in advertising and broadcast design. At Moving Pictures he designs inventive show opens, new product introductions, training, event and exhibit films for a diverse group of Fortune 500 clients.

He co-produced, directed, and edited the documentary film "Elder Grace Elder Wisdom" for Boston's Museum of Science traveling exhibition "Secrets of Aging". In 2007 Charles created a series of six short documentaries as part of an interactive exhibition on volunteerism in America, co-produced by the Smithsonian Institute and the US State Department.

Charles was awarded the CINE Golden Eagle for his conceptual film "Knowledge Workers", a work commissioned by Steelcase. In 1998 he received two CINE Golden Eagle awards for "The AT&T Knowledge Network" and its sequel "It's How You Know and Where You Work".

A self taught filmmaker and native of Pennsylvania, Charles began his career as a finalist in the Walnut Street Theatre "Best of the Philadelphia Video Artists" festival in 1977. He moved to New York City in 1979 and began producing industrials for Knoll International, a prestigious designer and manufacturer of furniture created by well-known architects.