press release

WBFF 1999 - RAW2000EDITION

Williamsburg Brooklyn, New York, July 18, 1999.
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promotional event at Anthology Film Archives - wbff '99 winners' showcase

The WBFF ~the chameleon~ in association with the Anthology Film Archives announces the wbff '99 winners' showcase program for Friday July 23, 1999 at the Anthology Film Archives' movie theatre.

PROGRAM

> 7:30pm > Audience Award '99
FRANKY GOES TO HOLLYWOOD - Directed by BRENDAN KELLY 12mins - SHORT - 35MM
So you think you can't make it in Hollywood? Ask Franky, a French bulldog with a cool attitude. Brendan Kelly chronicles Franky's trip from New Jersey to Hollywood stardom.

> 7:45pm > Best Director '99
HOTEL BELGRAD - Directed by ANDREA STAKA - 13mins - SHORT - 35MM
Mara & Igor are both from Sarajevo, but Mara now lives in Switzerland. They spend a few hours together in a small hotel in Belgrade. Caught between their past and an uncertain future, they only have the present moment.

> 8:00pm > Best Screenplay '99
DIDACTIC ENCOUNTER - Directed by ALEXANDRA BRODSKY 16mins - SHORT - 35MM
Didactic Encounter is a tender look at first dates. It ventures to deeper levels by asking the question "Who are you".

> 8:20pm > "Premio Nuovo" '99
CLOUDS - Directed by DON THOMPSON - 103mins - FEATURE - 35MM
While on a seaside sabbatical to work on his theory regarding the nature of reality, a Physics professor meets an artist, a mysterious women, and a burned out actor- all who help turn what started out to be a purely scientific quest into a search for inner meaning.

> 10:15pm > Best Experimental '99
MINDLESS BOB - Directed by ERIC RADOMSKI - 4mins - EXPERIMENTAL - BETA
Mindless Bob cleverly uses multiple layers of illustration to create a character caught up in the circumstances of his own world.

> 10:20pm > Best Documentary '99
LAST SPLIT SECOND - Directed by JUDITH DOYLE - 7mins - DOCUMENTARY - 16MM (Canada)
Adapted from an account by Toronto artist Andy Patton, a car crash is replayed as a victim's narration shifts from disbelief to pain.

> 10:30pm > Best Short Subject '99
LA MIA MANO DESTRA ("MY RIGHT HAND") - Directed by CHANTAL UGHI - 7mins - SHORT - 35MM (italian w/english subtitles)
At the beginning it was like a game. To improve yourself. And also you discovered a lot of things. The secrets of adults.

> 10:40pm > Grand chameleon Award > Best Feature Film '99
RADIATION - Directed by SUKI HAWLEY & MICHAEL GALINSKY - 95mins - FEATURE (english & spanish w/subtitles) - 35MM
Unai is a cynical Spanish tour manager who books American indie bands in Spain. With an empty wallet and nothing but conflict, Unai struggles to remember why he started dealing with bands. Then he meets Mary, a spontaneous American Poet. Captivated by a punk spirit he feels he's lost. Unai persuades her to go on tour with him. She finishes her drink her drink and they take off leaving the band behind.

Anthology Film Archives evolved from roots and visions that go back to the early Sixties, when Jonas Mekas, the director of the Film-Makers' Cinematheque, a showcase for avantgarde films, dreamed of establishing a permanent home where the growing number of new independent/avantgarde films could be shown on a regular basis. The Anthology Film Archives building, houses two motion picture theaters, a reference library, film preservation department, offices, and a gallery.