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GUAM, USA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES JURY AND NOMINEES
GUAM, USA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES JURY AND NOMINEES
Leading the GIFF Grand Jury for judging the films in competition is Guam’s established artist and educator, Head Juror Baltazar Aguon. Also on the jury is Gabrielle Kelly, Associate Arts Professor of New York University, Tisch Asia School of the Arts. Kelly is also on the board of directors for the British Academy for Film and Television. Also included are Professor Tom Brislin, Ph.D, a Fulbright scholar and founder of the Academy for Creative Media, University of Hawaii at Manoa; and Daniel Ferranti, who has studied film at New York University and theater at University of Massachusetts Boston, and is a consultant for Warner Bros. Digital Distribution. The nominated films for Grand Jury Awards in their respective categories are as follows:
Narrative Feature:
"FOREVER" (dir. Wee Li Lin, Singapore)
"LANINBWIL'S GIFT" (dir. Jack Niedenthal and Suzanne Chutarro, Marshall Islands)
"NIGHT MARKET HERO" (dir. Yeh Tien-Lun, Taiwan)
"WHITE KNIGHT" (dir. Jesse Baget, USA)
Documentary Feature:
"EVERYDAY SUNSHINE: THE STORY OF FISHBONE" (dir. Chris Metzler and Lev Anderson, USA)
"LEFT BY THE SHIP", (dir. Emma Rossi Landi and Alberto Vendemmiati, Italy/Philippines)
"PAPA MAU: THE WAYFINDER" (dir. Na'alehu Anthony, USA)
"PROJECT HAPPINESS" (dir. John Sorensen, India/Nigeria)
Narrative Short:
"5 + CAMERA" (dir. Isamu Hirabayashi, Japan)
"COFFEE PROJECT: EVA IS LEAVING" (dir. Aya Somech, Israel)
"LUTRINA: DITO SA LUPA" (dir. Julius Sotomayor Cena, Philippines/Guam)
"THIEF" (dir. Julian Higgins, USA)
Documentary Short:
"AGOS" (dir. Samantha Lee, Philippines)
"COFFEE PROJECT: WAJEH" (dir. Murad Nassar, Israel/Palestine)
"IT'S NEVER TOO LATE" (dir. Tatsuya Kawauchi, Germany/Guam/USA)
"KEVIN" (dir. Jay Duplass, USA)
The Guam International Film Festival (GIFF) is set to begin on Friday, September 30, 2011 and run through Sunday October 2, 2011. The three day cinematic event will showcase films from over 100 submissions from 18 different countries from around the world including twenty Guam related films. The Festival is made possible by the following sponsors: Pacific Islanders in Communications, Cars Plus, IT&E, Guam International Media Coordinators Association, Guam Economic Development Authority, The Talent Box, Tango Theatres, PBS Guam, Sorenson Media Group, Aktiv8 Promotionals, Cutting Edge, Peroni and Patron Tequila. To purchase tickets and for more information regarding the festival, please visit www.guamfilmfestival.org.
13.09.2011 | Guam International Film Festival's blog Cat. : Alberto Vendemmiati Animation Anthony Artist Asia Aya Somech baltazar aguon Baltazar Aguon Boston British Academy Candidate Position Chris Metzler Consultant Contact Details daniel ferranti Daniel Ferranti DITO SA don muna Don Muna Education Education Emma Rossi Landi Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone Executive Director gabrielle kelly Gabrielle Kelly Germany GIFF Grand Jury guam Guam Guam guam film guam international film festival guam movies HAGATÑA Hawaii India Isamu Hirabayashi Israel Italy Jack Niedenthal Japan Jay Duplass jd iriarte Jesse Baget John Sorensen Julian Higgins Julius Sotomayor Cena kel muna Lev Anderson Marshall Islands Massachusetts Micronesia muna bros. Murad Nassar New York University New York University Nigeria Official Palestinian Territories Person Career Philippines professor Samantha Lee Singapore Suzanne Chutarro Taiwan Tatsuya Kawauchi Technology Technology the Guam International Film Festival tom brislin Tom Brislin United States University of Hawaii University of Hawaii University of Massachusetts University of Massachusetts Boston Warner Bros. Wee Li Lin www.guamfilmfestival.org Independent Shorts Student FILM FESTIVALS AWARDS PEOPLE
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