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WBFF 1999 - RAW2000EDITION

Williamsburg Brooklyn, New York, July 1, 1999.
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WBFF99 closes doors and announces the Award Winners

The 2th annual Williamsburg Brooklyn Film Festival, entitled "RAW2000EDITION", closed doors Sunday, June 27 with the Award Ceremony followed by the Closing Night Gala held at Season Restaurant. The Festival, held at the Commodore Theatre in Williamsburg, presented 32 films from 6 different countries.

>The 1999 Grand Chameleon Award was assigned by the WBFF board of directors and the winner was chosen amongst the 4 winners of the Chameleon Statuette. The Grand Chameleon Award is intended to reward the best film of the year and the winner receives a prize of $15,000 in services sponsored by Panavision, Kodak, Technicolor, Mad Dog Films, and Lulu Records.

>The Chameleon Statuette was given to the best film in each of the four categories and it was assigned by a panel of 11 judges.
>The Premio Nuovo was given to the most promising director of the year and it was assigned by the WBFF board of directors.
>The Certificates for Outstanding Achievement were assigned by the panel of 11 judges.
>The Audience Awards were chosen by a team of 5 filmmakers who monitored the audience reaction during the screenings.

>Grand Chameleon Award:
RADIATION - Directed by SUKI HAWLEY & MICHAEL GALINSKY

>Chameleon statuette:
BEST FEATURE FILM: RADIATION - Directed by SUKI HAWLEY & MICHAEL GALINSKY
BEST DOCUMENTARY: LAST SPLIT SECOND - Directed by JUDITH DOYLE
BEST SHORT SUBJECT: LA MIA MANO DESTRA ("MY RIGHT HAND") - Directed by CHANTAL UGHI
BEST EXPERIMENTAL: MINDLESS BOB - Directed by ERIC RADOMSKI

>Premio Nuovo:
CLOUDS (feature film) - Directed by DON THOMPSON

>Certificate for outstanding achievement in:
DIRECTION: ANDREA STAKA for HOTEL BELGRAD
WRITING: A. BRODSKY & E. BENJAMIN for DIDACTIC ENCOUNTER
ART DIRECTION: PAMELA SHAMSHIRI for WRESTLING WITH ALLIGATORS
CINEMATOGRAPHY: SCOTT RAMSEY for LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
EDITING: LARRY FESSENDEN for HABIT
ACTING (female): JENNIFER ALBANO for DIDACTIC ENCOUNTER
ACTING (male): LARRY FESSENDEN for HABIT

>Audience Award
FEATURE FILM: HABIT - Directed by LARRY FESSENDEN
DOCUMENTARY: A MATTER OF LIFE AND BREATH - Directed by ELI KABILLO
SHORT SUBJECT: FRANKY GOES TO HOLLYWOOD - Directed by BRENDAN KELLY
EXPERIMENTAL: BIG TIME OPERATOR - Directed by DAVID SCHMIDLAPP