Cincinnati World Cinema
Chronological Film Roster
2002 - 2003
Chronological Film Roster
2002 - 2003
January, 2002 Esquire Theatre, Cincinnati OH
Kandahar Midwest Premiere
Director Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Iran, 2001, 85 min, in Farsi with subtitles
Winner, Cannes Film Festival, Ecumenical Jury Award;
Time Magazine Film of the Year 2001;
Winner, FIPRESCI Prize, Thessaloniki Film Festival, 2001;
Nominated, Cannes Film Festival, Golden Palm;
Nominated, European Film Awards, International Screen Award;
Nominated, Golden Trailer Awards, Best Independent Film 2002;
Nominated, Silver Ribbon, Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists, Best Director - Foreign Film;
Nominated, Valladolid International Film Festival, Golden Spike Award (Best Film);
Nominated, Political Film Society USA, PFS Award - Best Exposé 2003.
February, 2002 University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH
Jung, War in the Land of the Mujahaddin Midwest Premiere
Directors Fabrizio Lazzaretti & Alberto Vendemmiati, Afghanistan/Italy, 2001, Documentary, 114 min; in English, Farsi, and Italian with English subtitles.
Winner, Best Documentary Feature, Vancouver International Film Festival 2002;
Winner, National Film Board of Canada Award Vancouver International Film Festival 2001;
Winner, Silver Wolf Award, Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival;
Winner, Best Non-Fiction, Cologne International Film Conference 2001;
Winner, Nestor Almendros Award, Human Rights Watch International Film Festival 2001;
Winner, Audience Award, One World Film Festival, Prague, 2001.
April, 2002 Esquire Theatre, Cincinnati OH
Les Glaneurs et la Glaneuse (The Gleaners & I)
Director Agnes Varda, France, 2000, Documentary, 82 min; in French with English subtitles.
Winner, Best Documentary Film, National Society of Film Critics;
Winner, Best Film, Prague One World Film Festival;
Winner, Public Choice Award, Montreal Festival of New Cinema;
Winner, Best Documentary Film, New York Film Critics Circle;
Winner, Best Documentary Film, Los Angeles Film Critics Association;
Winner, Best Documentary Film, Boston Society of Film Critics;
Winner, Best Documentary Film, Chicago International Film Festival;
Winner, Best Documentary Film, European Film Awards;
Winner, Best Film, French Syndicate of Cinema Critics;
Winner, Public’s Choice Award, International Festival of New Cinema and New Media;
Winner, Insight Award, Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
June, 2002 Madison Theatre, Covington, KY
1st Annual Oscar Shorts
(The 2002 Oscar Nominated Live Action & Animated Shorts + Selected Films)
• Program 1 21 June
A Man Thing
Directors Slawomir Fabicki & Bogumil Godfrejow, Poland, 2001, 26 min.
Oscar Nominated Short;
Winner, Prix UIP, Edinburgh Short Film Festival;
Winner, Best European Short & Best Director, Festival Stuttgart 2001;
Winner, Grand Prix, 31st Kiev International Film Festival;
Winner Main Prize of the Regensburg Short Film Week, Germany;
Winner, Best International Short Film, Arcipelago International Short Film Competition, Rome.
Fifty-Percent Grey
Directors Ruairi Robinson & Seamus Byrne, Ireland, 2001, 3 min.
Oscar Nominated Animation;
Winner, Best Short Film, Cork International Film Festival, 2001;
Winner, Best New Irish Animation, Galway Film Festival, 2001.
For the Birds
Director Ralph Eggleston, USA, 2000, 3.5 min.
2002 Oscar Winner, Animation;
Winner, Best Short Film 2001 Australian Effects and Animation Festival;
Winner, Best Animated Computer 3D Short 2001 Vancouver Effects and Animation Festival, Canada;
Winner, Award for Humor 2000 Photokina Cologne;
Winner, Best 3D Animation, Germany;
Winner, Audience Award 2000 Castelli Animati, Italy;
Winner, Best Short Film, 2000 London Effects and Animation Festival, UK;
Winner, Audience Award, Art Futura, Spain.
Heart of the World
Director Guy Maddin, Canada, 2001, 6 min.
Winner, Best Experimental Film, National Society of Film Critics.
The Road Home
Director Robert Bradbrook, UK, 2001, 12 min.
Winner, Best Short Film, 2002 Aspen Shortsfest.
Speed for Thespians
Directors Kalman Apple & Shameela Bakhsh, USA, 29 min.
Oscar Nominated Short;
Winner, Best Short Film, 2001 Stony Brook Film Festival New York;
Winner, Best Short Film, Long Beach International Film Festival.
Strange Invaders
Director Cordell Barker, Canada, 2001, 8.5 min.
Oscar Nominated Animation;
Winner Special Distinction Award, International Animated Film Festival, Annecy, France;
Winner, Grand Prize, Castelli Animati International Animation Film Festival, Rome;
Winner, Best Animated Short Film, Catalonia International Film Festival, Barcelona;
Winner, Audience Prize, 25th International Animated Film Festival, Espinho, Portugal;
Winner, Gold World Medal Short Film Category, New York Festival;
Winner, Special Commendation, 44th International Festival for Documentary and Animated Films Leipzig, Germany;
Winner, Golden Gate Award, San Francisco International Film Festival.
1st Annual Oscar Shorts
(The 2002 Oscar Nominated Live Action & Animated Shorts + Selected Films)
• Program 2 22 June
The Accountant
Directors Ray McKinnon & Lisa Blount, USA, 2001, 38 min.
2002 Oscar Winner, Live-Action Short.
Anticipating Sarah
Director Seth Edelstein, USA, 2001, 8 min
Bean Cakes
Director David Greespan, USA, 2001, 12 min.
Winner, Best Short Film Cannes Film Festival, 2001.
Copy Shop
Director Virgil Widrich, Austria, 2001, 12 min.
Oscar Nominated Short;
Winner, Best Experimental Short, Toronto International Short Film Festival;
Winner, Best Short Film in Digital Video, Festival Arcipelago 2001, Rome;
Winner, Kodak Award, Puchon 2001 International Fantastic Film Festival;
Winner, First Place, 2001 CINE-X Olympia Film Festival, USA;
Winner, Best Experimental Shorts International Film Festival New York 2001;
Winner, Best Short, Film Barcelona L'Alternativa 2001;
Winner, Best Film, Communidad de Madrid;
Winner, Special Prize, Hiroshima 2002 International Festival;
Winner, The Eastman Kodak Award, 35th New York EXPOsition of Short Film & Video;
Winner, Best Of Festival, Boston Underground Film Festival;
Winner, Best International Short Film, Belo Horizonte 2002 Short Film Festival, Brazil.
Dog
Director Suzie Templeton, UK, 2002, 5 min.
Winner, Best Short Animation, 2002 British Academy of Film.
Give Up Yer Aul Sins
Directors Cathal Gaffney & Darragh O'Connell, Ireland, 2001, 5 min.
Oscar Nominated Short Animation;
Winner, Best New Irish Animation, Galway Film Festival 2001;
Winner, Best International Short Film, Cork Film Festival 2001;
Winner, Jameson Irish Short Film Award Cork Film Festival 2001.
Gregor's Greatest Invention
Director Johannes Kiefer, Germany, 2001, 11 min.
Oscar Nominated Short Drama;
Winner, Bronze Plaque Award, 49th Annual Columbus Film Festival.
Kom
Director Marianne O. Ulrichsen, Norway, 1995, 4 min.
Winner, Best Short Film, Cinema delle Donne, Turin, Italy;
Winner, Best Debut Film, Aspen FilmFest, USA.
Stubble Trouble
Director Joseph Merideth, USA, 2001, 4 min.
Oscar Nominated Animation;
Winner, Outstanding Achivement in an Animated Short Subject, Annie Awards, 2001;
Runner-up, Animation, Palm Springs International Short Film Festival, 2001.
August, 2002 Esquire Theatre, Cincinnati OH
The Way We Laughed
Director Gianni Amelio, Italy, 1998, 124 min; in Italian, with English subtitles.
Winner, Best Film, 1998 Venice Film Festival;
Winner, Best Cinematography, 1998 Venice Film Festival;
Winner, Sergio Trasatti Award for Excellence in Filmmaking.
September, 2002 Old St. George, Cincinnati OH
An Evening of Short Films & Performance Art at OSG
Color Blind
Director Bryan Amburgey, USA (Cincinnati), 2002, 5 min, Live-Action Short;
Winner, Best Dramatic Short, 2nd Annual Sprockets Film Festival 2002;
Winner, Best of Show, 2nd Annual Sprockets Film Festival 2002;
Winner, Best Film in the Teach Me Something category, Ohio regional Apple iFilm Festival, 2002.
Home Free
Director Greg Newberry, USA (Cincinnati), 2002, 11 min, Live-Action Short;
Winner, National Tully Award,
Official selection: Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films;
Official selection: Los Angeles International Short Film Festival;
Official selection: Hollywood Underground Film Festival;
Official selection: Zeitgeist International Film Festival;
Official selection: Woods Hole Film Festival.
Inja
Director Steven Pasvolsky, South Africa/Australia, 2001, 17:00, Live-Action Short;
Winner, Best Student Film, Aspen Shorts Fest, 2002;
Winner, Best Short Film, St. Kilda Film Festival, 2001;
Winner, Best Achievement in Writing for a Short Film, St. Kilda Film Festival, 2002;
Winner, Best Short Film, Nashville Independent Film Festival, 2002;
Winner, Best Foreign Short, LA Shorts Fest, Los Angeles, 2002;
Finalist, Short Fiction, Dendy Awards, Sydney, 2001;
Finalist, Best Short Fiction, AFI Awards, 2001;
Finalist, Best Screenplay in a Short Film, American Film Institute Awards, 2001;
Second Prize, Live Action Short over 15’ Palm Springs Intl Festival of Short Film, 2001.
Le Artiste
Animated Short, Canada;
Recipient, United Nations Special Award, Cinema for Children & Young Adults;
Winner, Special Prize, Hiroshima 1999 International Animation Festival.
Luz
Animated Short, Spain/USA; Winner: First Place Computer Animation, The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Awards, 2000;
Winner, Excellence Award, Japan CG Arts Festival 2000;
Winner, Best First Work by an Independent Animator, World Animation Celebration, 2000.
Modern Life
Live-Action Short, USA; Winner: Golden Gate Award San Francisco International Film Festival, 1999;
Winner, the Tall Trophy, Brainwash Film Festival;
Winner, Second Prize, Marin International Film Festival.
The Teacup
Dramatic Live-Action Short, USA; Winner: Best Fiction Film, Best Script and Best Soundtrack, UNIACC Film Festival, Santiago Chile;
Winner, First Place Humane Voice Award, American Humane Association;
Winner, Best Production, Best Design, WestFest;
Finalist, NextFrame Intl Film Festival
Finalist, Burbank International Children’s Film Festival.
When The Day Breaks
Animated Short, Canada;
Winner: Palme d'Or Best Short Film, 52nd International Film Festival, Cannes, 1999;
Winner, Grand Prix Best Animated Short Film, 23rd International Animated Film Festival, Annecy 1999;
Winner, Gold Hugo Award Animated Short Film Category, International Film Festival, Chicago, 1999;
Winner, Frédérick Back Award for Best Canadian Film, Ottawa International Animation Festival, 2000;
Winner, Grand Prize, World Animation Celebration, 2000.
October, 2002 Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati OH
Latin American Culture Festival
A Dios
Director Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire, Colombia/France, 2001, 5:00, Short Documentary
Winner: Best Documentary Short Film, Aspen Shorts Fest 2002
The Double Life of Ernesto Gomez-Gomez
Documentary, USA/Puerto Rico;
Winner, Director’s Guild of America, Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary, 1999;
Winner, Best Documentary, Big Muddy Film Festival;
Winner, Documentary Competition, Athens International Film & Video Festival;
Winner, Best Documentary, San Antonio Cine Festival;
Winner, Grand Jury Prize - Best Film, Atlanta Film & Video Festival;
Winner, Award of Merit in Film, LASA 2000 (Latin American Studies Assoc.)
Five
Director Domingo Vara, USA, 2002, 74 min, Drama;
Winner, Best New Work, Guadalupe Hispanic Film Festival.
Golden Gate
Short Drama, Brazil;
Winner, Best Drama, Aspen ShortsFest 2002
Palindromo
Short Drama, Brazil;
Winner, Most Innovative Live Action Film, Aspen Shorts Fest 2002;
Winner, Certificate of Merit Short Narrative Film, San Francisco International Film Festival, 2002;
Winner, Best Cinematography for a Short Film, ABC Cinematography Awards, 2002.
2002 REGIONAL PRESENTATIONS / CURATIONS:
October, 2002 Kentucky Theatre, Louisville KY
"Five," with appearance by director Domingo Vara, for the Louisville Cinema Society
October, 2002 Middletown, OH
MiddFest 2002 International Festival:
Curator, presentation of 21 feature length and short international films:
Forgotten Silver, New Zealand
A Place in the World, Argentina
Mas Fever: Inside Carnival, Trinidad
Charles, Dead or Alive, Switzerland
Palindrome, Brazil
Il Postino, Italy
Le Artiste, Canada
Kirikou & the Sorceress, S. Africa
Man of Aran, Ireland
Growing Up in Russia & the Ukraine, Ukraine
Latcho Drom, India
Bean Cakes, Japan
Hidden Korea, South Korea
Cross My Heart & Hope to Die, Norway
Inja, South Africa
Eternity and a Day, Greece
Like Water for Chocolate, Mexico
November, 2002 Kentucky Theatre, Louisville KY
"Oscar Shorts" Parts 1 & 2, for the Louisville Cinema Society:
2003 PRESENTATIONS:
February, 2003 Esquire Theatre, Cincinnati OH
The Trials of Henry Kissinger
Director Egene Jarecki, UK/USA, 2002, Documentary.
Official Selection, Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, New York, 2002;
Winner, Amnesty International Prize, Amsterdam International Film Festival, 2002;
Nominated, Truer Than Fiction Awards, Independent Spirit Awards, 2003.
March, 2003 Event Pavilion, University of Cincinnati
The Last Just Man
Director Steven Silver, Canada, 2002, Documentary.
Winner, Humanitarian Award, Canadian International Film Festival, 2002;
Winner, Audience Award, Canadian International Film Festival, 2002;
Winner, Humanitarian Cinema Award, Newport International Film Festival, 2002;
Winner, Best Documentary, Hamptons International Film Festival, 2002;
Winner, Best Non-Fiction Film, Cologne International Film Conference, 2003;
Winner, Audience Award, Double Take Documenatry Film Festival, 2002;
Winner, Audience Award, Prague One World Film Festival, 2003;
Winner, Special Jury Humanitarian Award, Prague One World Film Festival, 2003.
April, 2003 Old St. George, Cincinnati OH
War Photographer
Director Christian Frei, Switzerland, 2001 Documentar.
Oscar Nominee, Best Documentary Feature, 74th Academy Awards, Los Angeles 2002;
Winner, Best Nonfiction Film, 12th International Film Festival, Cologne 2002;
Winner, Best Documentary, 23rd International Film Festival, Durban 2002;
Winner, Best Film, South African International Documentary Festival 2002;
Winner, Best Film, Viewpoint Film Festival, Ghent 2002;
Winner, Best Film, DocAviv Festival, Tel Aviv 2002;
Winner, Silver Award for Best International Documentary, Canadian International Film Festival;
Audience Award Runner-up, Canadian International Film Festival.
May, 2003 Greaves Concert Hall, Northern Kentucky University
Mahler
Director Ken Russell, UK, 1975.
Presented in conjunction with the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony.
June, 2003 U. C. Event Pavilion, University of Cincinnati
June, 2003 Greaves Concert Hall, Northern Kentucky University
2nd Annual Oscar Shorts
(The 2003 Oscar Nominated Live Action & Animated Shorts + Selected Films)
Atama Yama (Mt. Head)
Director: Koji Yamamura, Japan, 2002, 10:00.
Oscar Nominated Animation;
Winner, Best Animated Film, MediaWave 2003 International Competition;
Winner, First Prize for Animated Film, 15th Film Fest, Dresden;
Winner, Best Short Animated Film, The 2nd Annual AniFest, Trebon, 2003;
Winner, Excellence Prize, 2002 (6th) Agency for Cultural Affairs Media Arts Festival, Tokyo.
The ChubbChubbs
Director Eric Armstrong, USA, 2002, 06:00.
Oscar Winner, Best Animation, USA.
Winner, Best Animated Short Film, 75th US Academy Awards;
Winner, Los Angeles International Short Film Festival;
Winner, London Effects and Animation Festival;
Winner, Australia Effects and Animation Festival;
Finalist, Berlin Film Festival.
Das Rad (The Wheel)
Directors: Chris Stenner and Heidi Wittlinger, Germany, 2002, 08:00.
Oscar Nominated Animation;
Winner, First Place, Cinanima International Animated Film Festival Espinho, Portugal, 2002;
Winner, First Place, Go East Festival of European Film, Wiesbaden, 2002;
Winner, Audience award, 9th International Young Film Makers Festival, Granada, Spain, 2002;
Winner, First Place, Animago, Education/animation/short film Category, 2002;
Winner, Audience Award, "Made in Germany", International Short Film Festival, Hamburg, 2002;
Winner, Jury Prize, International Film Festival of Film Schools Munich, 2002;
Winner, Special Jury Award, Anima Mundi Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, 2002;
Winner, First Place & Special Award for First Work, Anima Mundi Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, 2002;
Winner, Audience Award, Best Animated Short Film, Fantastic Film Festival Malmö, 2002;
Winner, Grand Prix, Festival of European Cinema, Essone, 2002;
Winner, Best Film, International Short Film Festival, Munich, 2002;
Winner, European Audience Prize, 23rd Short Film Festival, Lyon-Villeurbanne, France, 2002;
Winner, Best School/Graduation Film, Annecy International Animated Film Festival;
Winner, Audience Award, 11th Augsburger Short Film Festival, 2002.
Der er en Yndig Mand (This Charming Man)
Director: Martin Strange-Hansen, Denmark, 2002, 29:00.
Oscar Winner, Best Live-Action Short.
Fait d'Hiver (Gridlock)
Director: Dirk Beliën, Belgium, 2002, 07:00.
Oscar Live-Action Nominee;
Winner, Best International Short, 11th Saint Louis International Film Festival;
Winner, Silver Spike, International Jury Award, 47th Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid;
Winner, Audience Award Best Short Film, 8th Fantastik Film Festival Lund-Malmö;
Winner, Best Short Film, Cinematography, 3rd Woodstock Film Festival;
Winner, Best Short-Short Live Action, 11th Aspen Shorts Fest;
Winner, Best International Short, Audience Award, 4th Festival Internacional de Curtas-Metragens de Belo Horizonte;
Winner, Audience Award, 5th International Short Film Festival Leuven.
Inja
Director: Steven Pasvolsky, Australia/South Africa, 2001, 17:00.
Oscar Nominee, Live-Action Short;
Winner, Best Student Film, Aspen Shorts Fest, 2002;
Winner, Best Short Film, St. Kilda Film Festival, 2002;
Winner, Best Achievement in Writing for a Short Film, St. Kilda Film Festival, 2002;
Winner, Best Short Film, Nashville Independent Film Festival, 2002;
Winner, Best Foreign Short, LA Shorts Fest, Los Angeles, 2002;
Finalist, Short Fiction, Dendy Awards, Sydney, 2001;
Finalist, Best Short Fiction, AFI Awards, 2001;
Finalist, Best Screenplay in a Short Film, American Film Institute Awards, 2001.
J' Attendrai le Suivant (I'll Wait for the Next One)
Director: Philippe Orreindy, France, 2002, 04:00.
Oscar Nominaee, Live-Action Short;
Winner, Grand Prix, Festival des Films du Monde de Montréal;
Mention Spéciale, au Short Film Festival de Drama (Greece);
Winner, Grand Prix, 47ème Festival du Film International de Valladolid (Spain);
Mention Spéciale Jury, Fipresci Festival du Film International de Valladolid (Spain);
Winner, Grand Prix, 26ème International Film Festival de Sao Paulo (Brazil);
Mention Spécial, au festival de Dakino Bucarest (Romania);
Winner, Lauréat du prix Rhône-Alpes, du court-métrage 2001 (scénario),
Winner, Grand Prix au Festival, du Film Romantique de Cabourg 2002;
Winner, Prix d’Interprétation Masculine au Festival, du Film Romantique de Cabourg 2002;
Winner, Prix du Public, du Festival Ciné-Fêtes de Contis Grand Prix Festival, de Plein Air de Paris;
Winner, Grand Prix de la Région Rhône Alpes, au Festival de Villeurbanne;
Winner, Grand Prix du Festival, L’Étoile du Rire à l’Alpe d’Huez.
Katedra (The Cathedral)
Director Tomek Baginski, Poland, 2002, 6:00.
Oscar Animation Nominee;
Winner, Best Animated Short, SIGGRAPH 2002;
Winner, Black Animago, Animago 2002;
Winner, Best short digital, Bradford Film Festival;
Winner, Best short digital, ArtFutura Festival, Barcelona 2002.
LOR (Lots of Robots)
Animated Short, USA;
A work in progress.
Mike's New Car
Director Pete Docter, USA, 2002, 4:00
Oscar Nominated Animation, USA.
405
Directors Bruce Branit and Jeremy Hunt, USA, 2000, 03:00, Animated Short;
Winner Best Director, The Pixies (web equivalent of the Oscars);
Winner Best Film, Best Director, iFilm Movie Awards.
November, 2003 Old St. George, Cincinnati OH
Lilya 4-Ever Midwest Premiere
Director Lukas Moodysson, Sweden/Russia, 2002;
Winner, Best Film, Gijón International Film Festival, Spain 2002;
Winner, Best Director, Gijón International Film Festival, Spain 2002;
Winner: Winner, Best Female Lead Role, Gijón International Film Festival, Spain 2002;
Winner: Winner, Young Jury's Best Film, Gijón International Film Festival, Spain 2002;
Winner: Best Film, Swedish Film Awards, 2003;
Winner: Best Female Lead, Swedish Film Awards, 2003;
Winner: Best Director, Swedish Film Awards, 2003;
Winner: Best Screenplay, Swedish Film Awards, 2003;
Winner: Best Photography, Swedish Film Awards, 2003;
Winner: Best Film and Best Screenplay, Swedish Film Critics Awards, 2003;
Nominee: Best Film and Best Female Lead Role, European Film Awards, Italy 2002;
Swedish Oscar Selection, Best Foreign-language Film 2003;
Nominee: Best Male Lead Part and Best Screenplay, Swedish Film Awards, 2003.
Official Selection: Venice International Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, London International Film Festival, Rotterdam International Film Festival, Helsinki International Film Festival, Los Angeles Scandinavian Film Festival, Sao Paulo International Film Festival.
December, 2003 Xavier University, Cincinnati OH
From Life to Stage & Screen: Interpretations of the "Crime of the Century"
Compulsion
Director Richard Fleischer, USA, 1959.
Featuring Orson Welles, E.G. Marshall, Dean Stockwell, Bradford Dillman, Richard Anderson and Diane Varsi.
Winner: Best Actor, Cannes International Film Festival 1959
(the ONLY three-way tie in the history of Cannes - Orson Welles, Dean Stockwell & Bradford Dillman);
Winner: Best Actor (Orson Welles), New York Film Critics Circle, 1959;
Nominated, Best Film, British Academy of Film and Television Awards, 1960;
Nominated, Palme d'Or (Best Film) Cannes International Film Festival 1959;
Nominated, Outstanding Directorial Achievement, Directors Guild of America, 1959;
Nominated, Best Written American Drama, Writers Guild of America, 1959;
Nominated, Golden Laurel (Best Drama), The Laurel Awards, 1960.
Swoon
Director Tom Kalin, USA, 1992.
Winner: Best Cinematography, Sundance International Film Festival, 1992;
Winner: Caligari Award for Best Direction, Berlin International Film Festival, 1992;
Winner: Best Feature Film, Berlin International Film Festival, 1992;
Winner: Open Palm Award (Best Direction), Gotham Awards, 1992;
Winner: FIPRESCI Prize Competition, Stockholm Film Festival, 1992;
Winner: Director's Award, Fantasporto Film Festival, 1993;
Nominated: Best Direction, Sundance International Film Festival, 1992;
Nominated: Critics Award, Deauville International Film Festival, 1992;
Nominated: Best Male Lead, Independent Spirit Awards, 1993;
Nominated: Best Director, Independent Spirit Awards, 1993;
Nominated: Best First Feature, Independent Spirit Awards, 1993;
Nominated: Best Cinematography, Independent Spirit Awards, 1993.