MADISON, WI, USA—February 25, 2010—EventDV magazine has unveiled the 2009 EventDV 25, and William Gaff of Midlothian-based Humanstory was named to the list for the second consecutive year as one of the 25 hottest and most influential event filmmakers in the world. The honorees were announced in a four-part awards show presented this week on EventDV's online video channel, EventDV-TV. 

 “As the event filmmaking industry’s one and only all-star team, the EventDV 25 gives us the opportunity to recognize those filmmakers who are wielding the most influence today, through their innovative work, educational efforts, and outreach to other studios around the world,” said EventDV Editor-in-Chief Stephen Nathans-Kelly. “To make sure we recognize the right people, we turn the selection process entirely over to the ‘fans,’ and let our readers pick the team.  This year's team reflects the increasingly international flavor of the business, with representatives from five countries and four continents.” 

 In addition to voting for their selections, readers had the opportunity to supply a brief description of their chosen candidate’s merits. Of Gaff, one voter wrote, “A truly authentic, inspirational, and humble filmmaker, William creates films full of meaning and emotion.”

 EventDV, the Authority for Event Videographers, is published monthly by Information Today, Inc. and read by over 20,000 event videographers and independent video producers around the world. For more information on EventDV, visit www.eventdv.net. To view the 2009 EventDV 25 awards presentation online, visit www.eventdv-tv.com.

Thank you to the readers of EventDV Magazine.   I really love being a part of this industry and with all the amazing talent out there, I  am grateful that people have included us in this list.  -William

What a week!! I had such an amazing experience at IN[FOCUS] 2010 in Austin last week.

It was such a great learning experience for me, not only because of the speakers but also because of the wealth of information and conversation provided by the attendees.    Getting the chance to hear so many stories and experiences made the trip so valuable for me.

 I was very honored to be asked to speak on Storytelling and interviewing.   Although it was my first public speaking engagement and I was quite nervous, I survived.   The best part was that I had the opportunity to talk with other event filmmakers afterwards about their experiences with documentary style event films.   I was very happy to hear of other filmmakers around the country  using interviews in their wedding films.

I would like to thank Julian, Chris, Don, Terry and Joe for their hard work over the last year putting this together.    I also wanted to thank all of the attendees for traveling  to Austin and creating such a unique environment that resulted in the sharing of ideas and the strengthening of our community.

See you next year.