Cincinnati World Cinema
Chronological Film Roster
2004 - 2005
Chronological Film Roster
2004 - 2005
January 28 – February 03, 2004 Greaves Concert Hall, Northern Kentucky University
The Cincinnati World Cinema Independent Film Festival
7 days, 9 sessions, screening 43 films.
• Drama 28 January
Indigo
Director Stephen Simon, USA, 2003, Color, 92 minutes.
Winner, Audience Choice Award, Santa Fe Film Festival (World Premiere, December 5, 2003).
• Shorts Program 1, Live-Action 29 January
Powder Keg
Director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, 2002, Mexico, 13 min.
Winner, BMW Short Film Competition, 2003.
Traveler
Director Marie Regan, 2001, USA, 13 min.
Winner, Best Short Film - Best Student Film <15 min, Palm Springs International Short Films Festival, 2002;
Winner, Best College Short, Nashville Film Festival, 2002;
Official Selection, Woodstock and St. Louis Film Festivals.
La Jetée
Director Chris Marker, France, 1962, 28 min.
Winner, Prix Jean Vigo for excellence in directing, France, 1962.
Kom
Director Marianne Olsen Ulrichsen, Norway, 1995, 5 min.
Winner, Best Debut Film, Aspen FilmFest, USA;
Winner, Best Short Film, Cinema delle Donne, Torino, Italy.
Maestro
Director Phil Berger, USA, 1998, 14 min.
Winner, Best Short Film, International Internet Film/Video Festival 1998;
Official Selection, Telluride Indie Fest, 1998.
Palíndromo
Director Philippe Barcinski, Brazil, 2001, 11 min.
Winner, Best Short Film, Aspen Shortsfest 2002;
Winner, Most Innovative Live Action Film, Aspen Shortsfest 2002;
Winner, Première Brazil ~ Best Short Film, Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, 2001;
Winner, Certificate of Merit Short Film/Video, San Francisco Int'l Film Festival, 2002;
Winner, Best Cinematography for a Short Film: ABC Cinematography Awards, 2002;
Nominated, Grand Prize ~ Best Short Film, Cinema Brazil, 2002;
Official Selection, Berlin International Film Festival, 2001;
Official Selection, Uppsala International Film Festival, 2001;
Official Selection, Dresden International Film Festival, 2002;
Official Selection, Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema, 2002;
Official Selection, Worldwide Short Film Festival, Canada, 2003.
Depth Solitude (Dypets Ensomhet)
Directors Joachim Solum and Thomas Lien, Norway, 1995, 7 min.
Winner, Best Short Film, Nordic Panorama Film Festival;
Winner, Best Short Film, Norwegian International Film Festival; 1995
Winner, Best Cinematagraphy, Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film, 1996;
Official Selection, New York Film Festival
BUS 44
Director Dayyan Eng, Hong Kong/China, 2001, 11 min.
Winner, Special Jury Award, 2001 Venice Film Festival;
Winner, Jury Honorable Mention, 2002 Sundance Film Festival;
Winner, Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film, 2002 Florida Film Festival;
Official Selection out-of-competition, "Directors' Fortnight", 2002 Cannes Film Festival;
Official Selection in-competition, Seattle International Film Festival;
Official Selection in-competition, Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival;
Official Selection out-of-competition, Edinburgh International Film Festival;
Official Selection, New York Film Festival;
Official Selection in-competition, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France;
Official Selection out-of-competition, Hong Kong International Film Festival;
Official Selection out-of-competition, Pusan International Film Festival, Korea;
Official Selection in-competition, Gijon International Film Festival, Spain.
The Last Supper
Director Jeremy Boxer, USA, 1997, 12 min.
Official Selection, Sundance Film Festival, 1998;
Official Selection, ResFest San Francisco, 1997.
• Comedy 30 January
Gaudi Afternoon (Tardes de Gaudi)
Director Susan Seidelman, Spain, 2001, Rated R, 116 min.
Official Selection, Cannes Film Festival, 2001;
Official Selection, Karlovy Vary Film Festival, 2001;
Official Selection, Mar del Plata Film Festival, 2002;
Official Selection, Cannes Film Festival, 2001;
• Documentary 31 January
Long Night's Journey Into Day
Directors Frances Reid and Deborah Hoffmann, South Africa/USA, 2000, 94 min.
Winner, Grand Jury Award, Sundance Film Festival, 2000;
Academy Award Nomination 2001 Documentary Feature;
Winner, Golden Spire Award, San Francisco International Film Festival 2000;
Winner, Audience Award, Sydney Film Festival 2000;
Winner, Peace Film Prize, Berlin Film Festival 2000;
Winner, Reader's Jury Prize, Berlin Film Festival 2000;
Winner, Human Rights Film Award, International Human Rights Film Festival, New York 2001;
Winner, Audience Award for Best Documentary, Newport International Film Festival 2000;
Winner, Special Jury Award, Documentary Competition, Newport International Film Festival 2000;
Winner, Best Film, International Human Rights Film Festival, Nuremberg 2001;
Winner, Canvas Prize, Best Documentary, Gent Viewpoint Documentary Film Festival 2001;
Winner, Spirit of Freedom Award, Jerusalem Film Festival 2000;
Winner, Interfaith Award, St. Louis International Film Festival, 2000;
Nominated, Best Documentary, Amnesty International Film Festival Award, 2001;
Nominated, Best Documentary, Independent Spirit Awards, 2001;
Nominated, Best Documentary, Director's Guild of America 2002.
• Shorts Program 2, Animation 31 January
La Salla
Director Richard Condie, 1996, Canada, 8:30.
Winner, Adult Jury Award, Chicago International Children's Film Festival, 1997;
Winner, Best of Festival, Best Animation, Nashville Film Festival, 1997;
Winner, Best Animated Film, Vancouver International Film Festival, 1997;
Oscar Nominee, Best Short Film, Academy Awards, USA, 1997;
Nominated, Best Short Film, Sitges-Catalonian International Film Festival, 1997;
Official Selection, Toronto International Film Festival, 1997.
From the 104th Floor
Director Serguei Bassine, 2002, USA, 03:30.
Winner, The Horizon Award for film with humanistic and educational value for youth, Aspen ShortsFest, 2003;
Honorable Mention, Short Filmmaking Award, Sundance Film Festival, 2003;
Honorable Mention, Humanitarian Award, Cleveland International Film Festival, 2003;
Official Selection, Tampere International Short Film Festival, Finland, 2003.
Every Child
Director Eugene Fedorenko, 1979, Canada, 06:10.
Oscar Winner, Best Animated Short, The Academy Awards
Special Recognition: The United Nations Council on the Rights of Children and Families.
Frank the Wrabbit
Director John Weldon, 1998, Canada, 09:25.
Winner, Silver Spike, Valladolid International Film Festival, 1998;
Nominated, Genie Award Best Animated Short Film, Canadian Genie Awards, 1999;
Official Selection, Atlanta Film and Video Festival, 1999;
Official Selection, Wisconsin International Film Festival, 2000.
Le Papillon
Director Antoine Antin, 2002, France, 03:45.
Winner: Best Short Film Award, Annecy International Film Festival, 2002;
Official Selection, Taipei International Film Festival, 2002;
Official Selection, AniMadrid Animation Festival, 2002;
Official Selection, Tehran International Film Festival, 2002;
Official Selection, Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival, 2003;
Official Selection, Pantin Short Film Festival, 2003.
Hedge of Thorns
Director Anita Killi, 2001, Norway, 13:35.
Winner: Jury Award, Kinderfilmfest Berlin
Winner, Glass Bear - Best Short Film, Berlin International Film Festival, 2003
Winner, Camerio - Best Short Film, Carrousel International du Film, 2002;
Winner, President's Camerio - Best Director, Carrousel International du Film, 2002;
Winner, Peace Prize, Chicago International Children's Film Festival, 2003
2nd Place, Adult Jury Award, Chicago International Children's Film Festival, 2003;
Winner, Best Children's Short Film, Oberhausen International Short Film Festival, 2003;
Winner, OIAF Award, Ottawa International Animation Festival, 2002;
Nominated, Cartoon d'Or, Cartoon Forum, Europe, 2002.
Seeds of Life, The Mind's Eye
Director Karl Sims, 1998, USA, 03:40.
TRANSIT
Director Piet Kroon, The Netherlands, 1997, 10:00
Winner, Grand Prize, Cinanima, Espinho Portugal;A Conversation with Haris
Winner, Best Animated Short, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards;
Winner, Grand Prize, World Animation Celebration, Pasadena CA; Winner,
Best Animation Between 5 and 15 Minutes, World Animation Celebration, Pasadena CA;
Nominated, Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Short Subject, The Annie Awards;
Nominated, Best Animated Short Film, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, London;
Nominated, Cartoon d'Or, Cartoon Forum, Europe.
Director Sheila Sofian, 2002, USA, 06:15.
Winner: Best Animated Film and Grand Jury Prize, New Orleans Film FestivalBalance
Winner: Best Animated Film, Ojai Film Festival
Winner: Best Animated Film, Humboldt International Short Film Festival
Winner: Second Prized, Black Maria Film Festival
Winner: Bronze Award, Big Muddy Film Festival
Directors Christoph and Wolfgang Lauenstein, 2001, Germany, 08:00.
Le Artiste
Director Michele Cournoyer, 1994, Canada, 05:20.
Special Recognition: The United Nations Council on the Rights of Children and Families.The Freak
Director, Aristomenis Tsirbas, 2002, USA, 06:02.
Winner: Best Animated Film, Palm Springs International Film Festival, 2002
Winner: Best Animated Film, One Reel Festival, 2002
Winner: Best Animated Film, Hollywood Film Festival, 2002
Winner: Best Use of Computer Graphics Imagery, IFC 2002
• Documentary 01 February
Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working with Time
Director Thomas Riedelshieimer, Germany/Scotland/Nova Scotia, 2000, 90 min.
Winner, Best Documentary, Lola Awards Germany 2003;
Winner, Best Cinematography, Lola Awards Germany 2003;
Winner, Grand Prize, San Francisco Film Festival 2002;
Winner, Grand Prix, Festival du Film du Monde, Montreal 2002;
Winner, Golden Gate Award, San Francisco Film Festival 2002;
Winner, Best Documentary, San Francisco Film Critics Circle 2002;
Winner, Best Documentary, German Film Critics Awards 2002; German Camera Award 2001.
• Film Noir 01 February
Christ in Concrete
Director Edward Dmytryk, UK, 1949, 114 min.
Winner, Grand Masterpiece Award, Venice Film Festival;
Winner, Paris Press Prize for Direction;
Special Recognition (Directing), Czechoslovakian Film Festival.
• Shorts Program 3, Local & Regional Films 02 February
Above & Below
Director Laura Herman, Cincinnati, 2002, 1:30.
Lucky's
Director Alvoro Leite, Dayton, 2003, 14:00
Semifinalist, Kodak's Cinematic Images Competition;
Semifinalist, UAFW/Fox Searchlight Labs Competition;
Official Selection: Cleveland International Film Festival; San Francisco Black Film Festival; Urban Literary Film Festival in North Carolina; Wexner Center Ohio Short Film & Video Showcase; Ohio Independent Film Festival.
Oldham County
Director Todd Broder, Louisville, 2003, 17:30.
Color Blind
Director Bryan Amburgey, Cincinnati, 2002, 5 min.
Winner, Best Dramatic Short & Best of Show, 2002 Sprockets Film Festival;
Winner, Best Film, "Teach Me Something" Category, 2002 Ohio Apple iFilm Festival.
Lost Hearts
Director Chuck Swanson, Cincinnati, 2000, 25 min.
African American
Director Askia Holloway, Dayton, 2003, 23 min.
Winner, Best Documentary, Black Independent Film Festival, Atlanta 2004
Interior/Exterior
Director Sarah Silver, Dayton, 2003, 13 minutes. World Premiere
• Shorts Program 4, Live-Action 03 February
Bird in the Wire
Director Phillip Donnellon, 2001, Australia, 2 minutes.
Winner, Best Cinematography in a Non-Feature Film, AFI Film Festival;
Winner, Best Short Story, Flickers Film Festival;
Official Selection: Cannes International Film Festival; Tiburon International Film Festival; Aspen Shortsfest Film Festival.
Twinset
Director Eva Saks, 2002, USA, 13 minutes.
SMPTE Student Film Festival;
New York University "First Run" Film Festival;
Los Angeles International Shorts Film Festival;
Seattle International Film Festival.
Golden Gate
Directors Fernando Meirelles & Katia Lund, 2001, Brazil, 21 minutes.
Winner, Best Drama, Aspen ShortsFest 2002.
Sidewalkers
Director Tara Veneruso, 1998, USA, 7 minutes.
The Quality of Mercy
Director Stephen Marro, 2002, USA, 13 minutes.
Winner, Audience Choice, Lake Placid Film Forum;
Official Selection: Long Island Film Festival, Montreal World Film Festival;
Winner, Top Ten Audience Favorite - Palm Springs Shorts Intl Festival of Shorts.
A Dios
Director Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire, 2001, Colombia/France, 5 minutes.
Best Documentary Short Film, Aspen ShortsFest 2002.
Love Bites
Directors Michael Horowtiz and Colburn Tseng, 1999, USA, 12 minutes.
Helicopter
Director Ari Gold, 2001, USA, 21 minutes.
Winner, Gold Medal, Student Academy Awards;
Winner, Grand Jury Prize, Aix-en-Provence Short Film Festival;
Winner, Best International Short Film, Belo Horizonte Short Film Festival;
Winner, Best Short Film, South-by-Southwest Film Fest;
Winner, Best Film, First Run Film Festival;
Winner, Best Director, First Run Film Festival;
Winner, NY Magazine Audience Award, First Run Film Festival;
Winner, Best Student Short, Woodstock Film Festival;
Winner, Jury Award, Reykjavik Short Film Festival;
Winner, Best Short Film, Mill Valley Film Festival.
My Beautiful Me
Director Pi Ware, 1998, USA, 18 minutes.
April, 2004 Mt. Lookout Cinema, Cincinnati OH
Bubba Ho-Tep
Director Don Coscarelli, USA, 2002, 94 minutes
June, 2004 Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY
3rd Annual Oscar Shorts
(The 2004 Oscar Nominated Live Action & Animated Shorts + 14 bonus shorts)
• Program A, Saturday June 5
Squash
Director Lionel Bailliu, France, 2002, 27:30
Oscar Nominee, Best Short Film, Live Action, Academy Awards, 2004;
César Nominee, Best Short Film, César Awards, France, 2003;
Winner, Best Live-Action Short, Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival, 2003;
Winner, Best Writing, Aspen Shortsfest, 2003;
Winner, Best Short Film, Cinema Jove Valencia International Film Festival, 2002;
Winner, Audience Award Best Short Film, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, 2002;
Winner, Best Actor, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, 2002;
Winner, Audience Award Best International Short, Cork International Film Festival, 2002;
Winner, Jury Award, Leuven International Short Film Festival, 2002;
Winner, Audience Award, Palm Springs International Short Film Festival, 2002.
Nibbles
Director Chris Hinton, Canada, 2003, 04:35
Oscar Nominee, Best Short Film, Animation, Academy Awards, 2004;
Winner, Speical Mention, Almeria International Short Film Festival, 2004;
Nominated, Outstanding Achievement in Animated Short, Annie Awards, 2004;
Nominated, Best Short Animation, British Academy of Film and Television Awards, 2004.
Roam
Director Carolina Vila-Ramirez, USA, 2001, 14:00
Winner, Best Latino Short Film Award, Directors Guild of America;
Winner, Audience Award, Rochester International Short Film Festival;
Winner, Best Short Film, San Antonio CineFestival;
Official Selection: Sundance Film Festival; Methodfest; Chicago Latino Film Festival; Sydney International Film Festival; Festival Cine de Bahia Brasil; Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de la Habana; Festival Cinéma l'Arlequin, Paris; Arizona International Film Festival; Cine Cuahatemoc Pan-American Film Festival; Cine Latino Film Festival; Feria Regional de la Imagen, Carabobo-Aragua-Cojedes; Festival Chileno Internacional del Cortometraje; Huesca International Film festival; Iberoamerican Shortfilms Competition; Los Angeles International Short Film Festival; Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival; New York Latino Independent Film Festival; Palm Springs International Film Festival of Short Films; San Diego Latino Film Festival; San Francisco International Latino Film Festival; Sedona International Film Festival; Singapore International Short Film Festival; Stony Brook Film Festival; Texas International Film Festival; Women in Film Festival.
From the 104th Floor
Director Serguei Bassine, USA, 2002, 03:30.
Winner, The Horizon Award for film with humanistic and educational value for youth, Aspen ShortsFest
Wish Dreamer
Director Andy Boorman, USA, 2003, 02:45
Official Selection: World of Comedy International Film Fest, 2005; Vancouver Comedy Festival, 2003; Giggleshorts International Comedy Short Film Festival.
Perk
Director Dusan Kastelic, Slovenia, 2003, 02:35
Official Selection: World of Comedy International Film Fest, 2005; Vancouver Comedy Festival, 2003; Giggleshorts International Comedy Short Film Festival.
Rules of Love
Director Bruno Coppola, USA, 2002, 17:00
Winner, Best Short, DC Independent Film Festival, Washington D.C.;
Winner, Best Short, Alaska Panhandle Film Festival;
Winner, Silver Open Award, Cotswold Film Festival;
Winner, Best of the Fest, Manchester Short Film Festival;
Winner, Film of the Day at the International Festival do Algarve in Portugal.
Finalist, Top Ten in the Turner Classic Shorts Section of the London Film Festival;
Harvie Krumpet
Director Adam Elliot, Australia, 2003, 22:00
Oscar Winner, Best Animated Short Film, Academy Awards, USA 2003;
Winner, FIPRESCI Prize, Best Short Animation, Annecy International Animation Festival, 2003;
Winner, Audience Prize, Best Short Animation, Annecy International Animation Festival, 2003;
Winner, Special Jury Prize, Annecy International Animation Festival; 2003;
Winner, Best Australian Short Film, Melbourne International Film Festival, 2003;
Winner, Louis Le Prince Prize, Leeds International Film Festival short animation 2003;
Winner, Special Jury Prize, Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain, 2003;
Winner, Honorary Mention, Leipzig Dok and Animation Festival, Germany, 2003;
Winner, Best Animated Short Film, Australian Film Institute 2003;
Winner, Gran Prix, CinAnima Portugal, 2003;
Winner, Audience Award, CinAnima Portugal, 2003;
Winner, Best Film between 21-50 minutes, CinAnima Portugal, 2003;
Winner, Best Comic Animation, The Australian Comedy Awards, 2003;
Winner, Grand Prize, Best Film in Competition, I CASTELLI ANIMATI, Italy, 2003;
Winner, Best Animated Short, Foyle Film Fest, Ireland, 2003;
Winner, Best Screenplay, 5th Rencontres Internationales du Cinema d'animation, Wissembourg France, 2003;
Winner, First Prize, ANIMADRID, Spain 2003;
Winner, Audience Award, ANIMADRID, Spain, 2003;
Winner, Audience Award, Best Short Animation, Sitges, Spain 2003;
Winner, Audience Award, FIKE Portugal 2003;
Winner, Best Animation, Flickerfest, Australia 2003;
Winner, Honorable Mention, Short Film Competition, Sundance Film Festival 2004;
Winner, Best Animation, World of Comedy International Film Festival, Canada, 2004;
Winner, Audience Award for International Competition, Kurz Short Film Festival, Hamburg,2004;
Winner, Audience Award, Minimalens Norway, 2004;
Winner, Best Animated Short, Worldwide Short Film Festival, Canada, 2004;
Winner, Best Animation, St Kilda Film Festival Australia, 2004;
Winner, Audience Award, Tabor Film Festival, Croatia, 2004;
Winner, Audience Award for Best Short Animation, Anima Mundi, Rio de Janeiro, 2004;
Winner, 3rd prize for Best Screenplay Award, Anima Mundi, Rio de Janeiro, 2004;
Winner, Professional Jury Prize Best Short Animation, Anima Mundi, São Paulo 2004;
Winner, Audience Award Best Short Animation, Anima Mundi, São Paulo 2004;
Winner, Special Jury Award, Short Film, Chiavari Festival, Italy 2004;
Winner, Audience Award, Short Film, Chiavari Festival, Italy 2004;
Winner, Monica Cavalieri Award for Short Film, Chiavari Festival, Italy 2004;
Winner, Moscow International Film Festival Perspektiva, Russia, 2004.
• Program B, Sunday June 6
The Delivery Boy
Director Stephen Marro, USA, 2003, 08:45.
Finalist, Chrysler Million-Dollar Film Festival, 2003;
A Torijiza
Director Stefan Arsenijevic, Slovenia, 2002, 12:30.
Oscar Nominee, Best Short Film, Academy Awards, 2003;
Winner, Golden Bear, Berlin Film Festival, 2003;
Winner, Silver Denzante, Huesca Short Film Festival, 2003;
Official Selection, Berlin Film Festival; Cinemajove Spain; Odense Film Festival; Tampere Film Festival; Melbourne International Film Festival; Sydney Film Festival; Belgrade Film Festival.
Waiting for Trains
Director Alejandro Gomez, USA, 2002, 09:00.
Winner, Student Award, Hamptons International Film Festival;
Winner, Best Directorial Debut, New York Independent Film Festival;
Winner, Grand Jury Award - Short Film, Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival
Official Selection, SXSW Film Festival; Hamptons International Film Festival; Next Frame Traveling Film Festival; Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival; New York Independent Film Festival; Woodstock Film Festival; CineSol Latino Film Festival; Hollywood Film Festival; DC Independent Film Festival; Red Bank International Film Festival; CinemaTexas Film Festival; Louisville Film Festival; Semarang International Film Festival; Dallas Video Film Festival.
Perpetual Motion
Director Kimberly Miner, USA, 2003, 01:26.
Winner, Gold Award, Animation, Student Academy Awards, 2003;
Winner, Honors Exhibition, Rochester Institute of Technology School of Film and Animation, 2003
Runnerup, Animation, Vincent T. Slavin Student Film And Video Festival, 2003;
Official Selection, International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film; Giggleshorts; High Falls Film Festival; I Castelli Animati International Animated Film Festival.
Gabriel y Gato
Director Andrew Mudge, USA, 2003, 11:20.
Winner, Best American Short Film - Los Angeles International Short Film Festival;
Winner, Golden Starfish Award for Best Short Film - The Hamptons International Film Festival'
Official Selection: The Nantucket Film Festival; The Woods Hole Film Festival; Telluride Film Festival; Bumbershoot One Reel Film Festival; Film Fest New Haven; Austin Film Festival; Northampton Film Festival.
Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket)
Director Florian Baxmeyer, Germany, 2003, 20:00.
Oscar Nominee, Best Short Film, Academy Awards, 2003;
Winner, Student Oscar, Academy Awards, 2003;
Winner, Cinematography award, Flickerfest, Australia;
Winner, Special Diploma at Golden Knight, Mosocw, Russia;
Winner, Mainprize 'Miti crtici', Ravenna Italy;
Winner, Mainprize "Golden Horse", Larissa, Greece;
Nominee, Best International Short Film, Manchester, UK.
At Low Resolution
Director Jake Davis, USA, 2002, 09:30.
Nominee, Student Visionary Filmmaker, MTV;
Official Selection, Tribeca Film Festival, Woodstock Film Festival, Damah Film Festival.
Horses on Mars
Director Eric Anderson, USA, 2001, 08:00.
Winner, Best Short Film, 2001 Los Angeles Film Festival;
Winner, Best Animated Film, 2001 Nashville Independent Film Festival;
Winner, Best Animated Film, 2001 UCLA Short Takes Festival;
Winner, Best Animated Film, 2001 Convergence Film Festival ;
Winner, Best Animated Film, 2001 Northern California Independent Film Festival;
Winner, Best Student Film, 2001 Savannah Film Festival;
Winner, Best Animated Film, 2001 Northern California Independent Film Festival;
Winner, Best Student Animated Film, 2001 Burbank International Children's Film Festival;
Winner, Best Animated Film, 2001 Making Waves Festival;
Winner, Maurice Kanbar Award of Excellence, 2001 Making Waves Festival;
Winner, Best Animated Film, Cine-Nites Film Festival;
Winner, Screenwriting Award, 2001 NextFrame Film Festival;
Winner, Student Animation Award, 2001 Crested Butte Reel Fest;
Winner, Best Animated Film, 2001 Hollywood Shorts FilmFest;
Runner-up, Best Short Film, 2001 Seattle International Film Festival;
Winner, 2nd Place Animation, 2001 Skyy Vodka Short Film Awards;
Finalist, Animation, 2001 1-Reel Film Festival;
Finalist, Student Animation, 2001 CSUN Int'l Animation Festival;
Finalist, 2001 Japan Digital Animation Festival;
Opening Film, 2001 Maui Film Festival;
Closing Film; 2001 Louisville Film & Video Festival;
Official Selection: Newport Beach Film Festival, USC First Look Festival, Santa Monica Int'l Film Festival, Atlanta Film & Video Festival, Maui Film Festival, Anima Mundi Film Festival, Palm Springs Int'l Film Festival, World Animation Celebration, American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Fest, SIGGRAPH 2001, Big Bear Film Festival, Long Beach Int'l Film Festival, Athens Int'l Film Festival, Woodstock Film Festival, Tahoe Int'l Film Festival, Premio Immagina Int'l Digital Show, Denver Int'l Film Festival, Raindance Film Festival, Manchester Int'l Short Film Festival, Chicago Int'l Children's Film Festival, Moab Film Festival, Hawaii Int'l Film Festival, IFILM@AMC, Ojai Film Festival, Deep Ellum Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival 2002.
SUNDAY JUNE 6 - add these:
9 Indigen 0:06:20
10 The Stork 0:03:07
11 Kunstbar 0:03:42
12 Bumble Beeing 0:03:30
July, 2004 Southgate House, Newport KY
The American Astronaut Midwest Premiere
Director Cory McAbee, USA, 2001, 91 minutes
Winner, Best of the Fest Award, 5th Revelation Perth International Film Festival, Australia;
Winner, Audience Award, Kudzu Film Festival, Athens, GA;
Winner, Best Feature Film, Luff Festival, Switzerland;
Winner, Special Jury Award for Original Vision, Florida Film Festival;
Official Selection, Dramatic Competition, Sundance Film Festival;
Official Selection, Toronto International Film Festival;
Official Selection, Moscow International Film Festival.
October, 2004 Mt. Lookout Cinema Grill, Cincinnati OH
Documentaries for Democracy a week-long film festival offering varied perspectives relevant to the 2004 national elections.
Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear, and the Selling of American Empire
Directors Jeremy Earp and Sut Jhally, USA, 2004, 74 minutes.
What America Needs: From Sea to Shining Sea
Director Mark Wojahn, USA, 2003, 93 minutes.
Unprecedented: the 2000 Presidential Election
Director Joan Sekler, 2004, 90 minutes.
There’s Something About W
Directors Robin Chin and Louise Rubacky, USA, 2004, 40 minutes.
Invisible Ballots
Director Bill Gazecki, USA, 2004, 53 minutes.
Unconstitutional
Director Nonny de la Peña, USA, 2004, 67 minutes.
Before You Don't Vote
Director Larry Litt, USA, 2003, 28 minutes.
October - November, 2004 Mt. Lookout Cinema Grill, Cincinnati OH
The Battle of Algiers Midwest Premiere
Director Gillo Pontecorvo, Italy/Algeria, 1965, 123 minutes.
Winner, Golden Lion (Best Film), Venice Film Festival, 1966;
Winner, FIPRESCI Prize, Venice Film Festival, 1966
Oscar Nomination, Best Director, Academy Awards, USA, 1969;
Oscar Nomination, Best Screenplay, Academy Awards, USA, 1969;
Oscar Nomination, Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards, USA, 1967;
Winner, UN Award, British Academy of Film & Television Awards,, 1972;
Winner, Best Foreign Language Film, Kinema Junpo Awards, 1968;
Winner, Silver Ribbon Best Director, Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists, 1967;
Winner, Silver Ribbon Best Producer, Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists, 1967;
Winner, Silver Ribbon Best Cinematography, Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists, 1967.
March, 2005 Cincinnati Museum Center Newsreel Theatre, Cincinnati OH
The Cincinnati PaddleFest Film Festival
18 short films about kayaking, canoeing and rafting; including action shorts, documentaries and travelogues from the U.S. and around the world.
Heaven on Earth: Humboldt Whitewater
Director Matt Fahey, USA, 19:30
Long Live a Free Magpie
Directors James McBeath & Lisa Utrenki, Canada, 28:00.
The Best of New River Gorge
Director Chris McLoughlin, USA, 14:30.
Alaska
Director Unknown, USA, 11:40.
Give Us a River
Directors Bob Belton & Kent Ford, USA, 07:00.
Cheat River Canyon
Director Rick Gusic, USA, 23:30.
White Noise
Directors Alex Kinsey & Goudi Vandal, USA, 11:45.
Into the Tsangpo Gorge
Director Scott Lindgren, USA/Tibet, 45:00.
Foamie Fun
Director Unknown, USA, 03:50.
Royal Flush Professional
Director Nate Nash, USA, 32:15.
White River Experience
Director Carey Robson, Canada, 04:45.
In Memory of Jon Lord
Directors Hugo Araneda & Mark Blair, USA, 04:30.
A Russian Wave
Director Becky Bristow, USA, 27:00.
Indescribable
Directors T.A. Loeffler & Kenna Fair, Canada, 3:00.
Twitch V
Director Unknown, USA, 34:00.
Yangtze River: The Final Decent
Director Tom O'Keefe, USA, 20:30.
Air Directors Vince Shay & Fletcher Burton, USA, 09:00.
Costa Rica
Director Unknown, USA, 19:30.
March, 2005 The New Thought Unity Center, Cincinnati OH
The Gospel of Lou Midwest Premiere
Director Bret Carr, USA, 80:00.