An investigation into Garry Kasparov's infamous match
against IBM's Deep Blue will be the first movie sponsored through a new
documentary fund, set up by a partnership between the BBC, the UK Film Council
and the Canadian National Film Board.

Garry Kasparov vs Deep Blue, 1997
Each of the three partners will contribute equally to the fund over the next
two years, which will be dedicated exclusively to the production of feature
length documentaries for theatrical release. The link-up is down to the enormous
popularity and critical success of recent documentaries such as Michael Moore's
Bowling for Columbine.

Oscar-winning documentary filmer Vikram Jayanti
The first film to be financed by the $3.5-million World Documentary Fund, will
be "Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine", produced in conjunction
with Alliance Atlantis, which is set for release in theatres this fall. The
controversial match marked the first time a computer defeated a reigning world
champion in an official match – and also Kasparov's first in match-play.

With Garry Kasparov during a computer fair in Munich
The film will be directed by Vikram Jayanti, an acclaimed master of documentary
film-making, who won an Oscar for his work on the 1996 film "When We Were
Kings", covering an equally more infamous match-up: the 1974 'Rumble in
the Jungle' heavyweight championship boxing bout in Zaire between Muhammad Ali
and George Foreman.