TAYLOR HACKFORD - HACKFORD'S BERRY DOCUMENTARY WINS TOP HONOURS AT DVD AWARDS

HACKFORD'S BERRY DOCUMENTARY WINS TOP HONOURS AT DVD AWARDS

Filmmaker TAYLOR HACKFORD's documentary CHUCK BERRY: HAIL! HAIL! ROCK 'N' ROLL was named Best of Show at the 2007 Music DVD Awards in Hollywood this week (06MAR07). The RAY director - husband to Oscar winner DAME HELEN MIRREN - beat over 100 contenders in Home Media Magazine's contest with the film about Berry's 60th birthday concert in 1986. Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll was also named Best Vintage Concert and Best Special Features/Bonus Materials, with judges praising the documentary for capturing the rocker's lively personality onstage throughout the gig at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis, Missouri. The concert was organised by Berry's protege, ROLLING STONES guitarist KEITH RICHARDS. The awards ceremony took place at the Wyndham Bel Age Hotel in West Hollywood on Tuesday (06MAR07).