Welcome to the 28th CFVF

4:00 p.m.

Juror Lecture: Vincent Pereira
Jarrell Lecture Hall (free)

Vincent Pereira

     Born 11 March 1973 in New Jersey where he still resides, Pereira became interested in movies and filmmaking at a very young age. In 1990, he formed a close friendship with Kevin Smith, and Pereira's intense love of filmmaking inspired Kevin to consider filmmaking as an outlet for his writing. The result was the 1994 indie smash, Clerks, which launched Kevin Smith's career. Smith repaid Pereira for his early inspiration by producing Pereira' writer/directorial debut, the dark teen drama, A Better Place. IN 1997, A Better Place hit the film festival circuit, where it played steadily for over two years to great acclaim. Synapse Films released the film to DVD in late 2001, and it premiered on the Independent Film Channel that same year.

     Pereira is currently polishing the script for his directorial follow-up to A Better Place, a murder/mystery inspired by the early films of horror stylist Dario Argento.

Competitive Screenings Session Two

Shorts: EUC Auditorium
($5 adults, $3 students)

7:00 p.m. – Flyaway – Directed by Danny Oakley – Independent Animation – Winston-Salem, North Carolina. 11 min. Filmmaker attending.

A little wooden plane, despite the price it must pay, does the impossible and joins a world it could only dream of.

7:12 p.m. – Monkey Junction – Directed by Dave Monahan – Independent Narrative – Wilmington, North Carolina. 34 min. Filmmaker attending.

Despairing the death of his young daughter, a guilt-ridden father flees his home and wife and entrenches himself in an amusement park tubular play-maze. But his plastic womb is soon invaded by a pregnant teenager charged with getting him out in time for an impending birthday party.

7:39 p.m. – A Brief History of Voting – Directed by Francesca Talenti – Independent Animation – Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 4 min. Filmmaker attending.

Ever since the early beginnings of democracy, people have invented new ways to vote. And just as surely, others have invented new ways to cheat. This four-minute animation shows it all, spanning the history of voting systems from the Greeks until now.

7:44 p.m. – Laundry – Directed by Ashley McKinney – Independent Narrative – Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 10 min.

A young wife, named Lily, feels abandoned by her husband, Hank. After an argument in the couple's bedroom, Lily comes to the realization that her marriage is over.

7:54 p.m. – Island – Directed by Alexander Livingston – Student Narrative (New York University) – New York, New York. 11 min.

In a remote island community off the northeast US, in a house where time seems to stand still, a mother and son drift apart in the wake of tragedy. This visually striking poem poses the question as to whether leaving home is running away or moving on.

8:05 p.m. – The Rockthrower – Directed by George Dondero – Independent Animation – Napa, California. 9 min.

WORLD PREMIERE: One day, a thick headed fool who likes to shatter windows with big rocks finds himself at the entrance to a zoo. But this is no ordinary zoo, it is a zoo where instead of animals on display there are bad kids.

8:20 p.m. – Intermission

8:35 p.m. – The Power of Dung – Directed by Minkuen Choi – Student Documentary (Brooklyn College) – London, United Kingdom. 30 min.

A documentary featuring various people in India, England, Korea, and America speaking about how they perceive their dung and animal dung, intercut with footage of how we can utilize dung as a resource, criticizing the modern flush toilet system.

9:05 p.m. – Fascist Dogs – Directed by Ben Sweeney – Student Narrative (North Carolina State University) – Raleigh, North Carolina. 2 min. Filmmaker attending.

WORLD PREMIERE: A backyard barbeque turns ugly when a Nazi mans the grill and serves up monster sausages.

9:07 p.m. – Big Enough – Directed by Jan Krawitz – Independent Documentary – Stanford, California. 53 min.

In this intimate portrait, several dwarfs who appeared in Jan Krawitz’s film Little People welcome the camera into their lives twenty years later. Through a prism of "then and now," Big Enough provides insight into decisions they have made about creating families, raising children, and dealing with life’s daily challenges.

10:00 p.m. – Samuel DeMango – Directed by Everett Aponte – Independent Narrative – Austin, Texas. 21 min.

Samuel DeMango is a dark comedy about a troubled young man who finds his place in the world by trying to leave it. Accompanied by his newfound friend Death, who arrives in the form of a talking Mango, Samuel DeMango begins a surreal adventure in an attempt to reach the afterlife.

Features: Weatherspoon Art Museum Auditorium
($5 adults, $3 students; tickets must be purchased in the Elliott University Center box office.)

7:00 p.m. – The Nice Man Cometh – Directed by James Tucker – Independent Documentary – Durham, New Hampshire. 1 hr. 17 min.

A unique look at the 2004 Democratic Presidential primary through the eyes of a homeless man.

8:17 p.m. – Searching for Angela Shelton – Directed by Angela Shelton – Independent Documentary – Los Angeles, California. 1 hr. 31 min.

Angela Shelton journeys across the United States meeting other Angela Sheltons in an effort to survey American women in the early twenty-first entury. What she wasn’t prepared for was learning that sixteen out of thirty -two Angela Sheltons had been raped, beaten, or molested, herself included.

Afterparty: Legends, Clarion Hotel (cash bar)

Day Three: Friday 25 February

1:00 p.m.

Juror Lecture: Scott Davis
Elliott University Center Auditorium(free)

Scott Davis

    Scott Davis--producer, director, cameraman--has spent twenty-two years in film and television production as well as running a production company since 1997. In 2001 Scott produced, directed, and hosted the cable series, On Film, an interview style program focusing on independent film, directors and writers. Scott himself writes, directs and shoots as well as lending his talents to filmmakers around the state. Scott is now co-owner of DH Media Productions with his documentary partner Rob Hill developing and producing commercials, independent films as well as their next documentary. Scott lives in Wilmington with his wife and two children who still put up with this insane business. The focus of Davis's presentation will be The Fort Fisher Hermit, a documentary he is currently producing. Director, Rob Hill, and Executive Producer, Richard
Sirianni, will also be available to discuss the film.

2:30 p.m.

Juror Lecture: Chris Abbott
Elliott University Center Auditorium(free)

Chris Abbott

     Chris Abbott has been writing and producing network television shows for twenty-five years. Starting as a story editor on Little House On The Prairie, she quickly rose from executive story consultant on Cagney and Lacey to co-producer, producer and finally supervising producer on Magnum, P. I. While on Magnum, she also wrote episodes for such iconic guest stars as Carol Burnett and Frank Sinatra.

      Partnered with Tom Selleck and Charles Floyd Johnson in Banana Road Productions, Chris wrote and produced Revealing Evidence for NBC, starring Stanley Tucci and Mary Page Keller, and Silver Fox for ABC, starring James Coburn. She also wrote and produced twelve two-hour movies for the ABC Mystery Wheel, starring Burt Reynolds.

     For her own company, she has written and executive-produced Doctor Quinn Medicine Woman and Diagnosis Murder. She also created and executive-produced the series Legacy for UPN.

     Chris has lectured and conducted writing workshops at UCLA, Loyola Marymount and UNCG. She currently lives with her husband and son in St. George, Utah, where she is painting, sculpting, and working on a novel.

4:00 p.m.

Filmmaking in the Piedmont Triad
Elliott University Center Auditorium (free)

     Director of the Piedmont Triad Film Commission, Rebecca Clark, will lead a panel discussion including producers of locally-produced feature and short films with focus on film incentives in North Carolina. Panelists include Faiger Blackwell of Carolina Pinnacle Studios, Sam Froelich of Down Home Productions (Cabin Fever), and Libby Grimes (producer of The Trouble with Frank).

Competitive Screenings Session Three

Shorts: EUC Auditorium ($5 adults, $3 students)

7:00 p.m. – The Elephant’s Egg – Directed by Sam Yousefian – Student Narrative (University of Southern California) – Beverly Hills, California. 17 min.

A Genie will grant Joe's wish, if he enters a Dali painting to break the Elephant's Egg.

7:17 p.m. – Allison – Directed by Jeff Drew – Independent Narrative – Albuquerque, New Mexico. 7 min.

Jeff loves his wife Allison. He has loved her since he was just a little boy. The problem is that Jeff is a grown man, and Allison is a ten-inch plastic doll.

7:25 p.m. – Hairless – Directed by Sarah Johnson – Student Narrative (University of Southern California) – Los Angeles, California. 17 min.

Alyssa has a little secret. She has no hair . . . no hair on her head, no eyebrows, eyelashes . . . no hair, no where. Determined not to hide, she decides to be "honest" with men she dates--perhaps TOO honest.

7:43 p.m. - Beneath the Cracks – Directed by Gary Warder – Independent Documentary – Vista, California. 10 min.

WORLD PREMIERE: Homeless children speak up about heavy social issues confronting them on a daily basis. Gives the viewer a glimpse of what is really going on in the steets. One and a half million kids in the US with no place to call home.

7:53 p.m. – Bedford – Directed by Andres Sanz – Independent Narrative (UNCG Alumni) – New York, New York. 15 min.

Upon leaving New York, Harry Bedford is horrified to discover that his shadow is missing. Finding it may be no easy task.

8:09 p.m. – Demons Within – Directed by John Kundert-Gibbs – Student Animation (Clemson University) – Easley, South Carolina. 5 min. Filmmaker attending.

The classic struggle between good and evil is given a new twist in this "hand drawn comic book" come to life.

8:15 p.m. – Gay By Dawn – Directed by Jonathan London – Student Narrative (Columbia University) – Los Angeles, California. 10 min.

In the deep, dark woods, four rednecks tell ghost stories around an open fire. But when one tells a tale about the horrors that may lurk around them, fear becomes suspicion. Gay By Dawn: a journey from fear to queer.

8:25 p.m. – The Gnat and the Lion – Directed by Burke Higgins & Tony Prohl – Independent Animation. 4 min.

WORLD PREMIERE: A computer animation drawn from the inspiration of stop motion puppetry while remaining loyal to the appeal of Saturday morning cartoons. The characters’ dynamic personalities and quirky antics promise to place a comedic spin on the classic Aesop fable.

8:30 p.m. – Just Pray – Directed by Tiffani Thiessen – Independent Narrative – Studio City, California. 22 min. Filmmaker attending.

Misunderstood, yet wise beyond his years, a nine year old boy unknowingly finds hope and salvation in a beauty shop of his rural, Southern town.

8:52 p.m. – Reincarnation – Directed by Gyeong-Tae Roh – Student Experimental (San Francisco Art Institute) – San Francisco, California. 6 min.

Reincarnation is the conflict between the photographic images of found footage and real scratched, burned images, evoking a new experience in film texture.

8:58 p.m. – Intermission

9:15 p.m. – Trial of Jack – Directed by Shari Berman – Independent Narrative – New York, New York. 9 min. Please use 3-D glasses provided. Filmmaker attending.

A "just-so" story about a Jack-in-the-box in which a doll named Jack believes his stardom puts him above the law. However, the other toys in the playroom have different ideas. This film combines the style of the Expressionists of the late 1920s with the technology of the late 1950s to create "3-D Expressionism."

9:24 p.m. – Viola Fondente – Directed by Fabio Simonelli – Independent Narrative – Rome, Italy. 13 min.

Viola’s monotonous routine life changes when she returns from the supermarket to find that her husband has changed the lock on the door.

9:39 p.m. – Mating Season – Directed by Anne Awh – Independent Narrative – Eugene, Oregon. 2 min. Filmmaker attending.

WORLD PREMIERE: Mating Season was created in traditional animation and colored digitally. It began its life as a student film in 1995, then worked on--on and off--for the next nine years.

9:44 p.m. – Tahara – Directed by Sara Rashad – Student Narrative – Santa Monica, California. 17 min.

Tahara depicts the harsh reality of female genital mutilation on the psyche of Amina who must decide if she will submit to family pressure to circumcise her daughter. As Amina recalls her own Tahara, will she find the courage to abandon this age old practice or will she submit her daughter to the same horrifying fate?

10:03 p.m. – Overtime – Directed by Frank Bochanski – Student Narrative (New York University). 11 min.

Billy is worried about two things: 1. Losing his job. 2. Losing his mind.

10:15 p.m. – PUCA – Directed by Tanja Boening – Student Experimental (Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg) – Germany. 16 min.

Fourteen year old Jana fantasizes dream sequences in a world growing constantly confined: Through her imagination she flees from life with her apathetic grandmother which doesn't satisfy her youthful rebellion.

10:32 p.m. – The Tozer Show: Bombs and Blueballs – Directed by Onur Tukel – Independent Animation – New York, New York. 4 min.

Inspired by the stand up comedy of Amber Tozer, an edgy tomboy comic from New York city, and Onur Tukel, a talented director/ animator--this animated short film demonstrates the awkwardness of drunken make-outs, sex. and the war on Iraq.

10:37 p.m. – Still Life – Directed by Quan Hoang – Independent Narrative – Plymouth, Minnesota. 24 min. Filmmaker attending.

In a matter of hours, up-and-coming artist, Ray Riley, will board a plane to Paris—where his paintings will be featured in a career-making exhibit. But the closer Ray gets to leaving, the closer he gets to uncovering the dirty secret behind his new found success

Features: Weatherspoon Art Museum Auditorium
($5 adults, $3 students; tickets must be purchased in the Elliott University Center box office.)

7:00 p.m. – Shelter – Directed by Benno Schoberth – Independent Narrative – Brooklyn, New York. 1 hr. 20 min. Filmmaker attending.

Three inner-city teens find themselves stranded in a secluded beach house. In this strange and magical setting, they attempt to form a surrogate family.

8:20 p.m. – Measure of Our Humanity: HIV/AIDS in Namibia – Directed by Katrina Taylor – Student Documentary (Elon University) – Elon, North Carolina. 46 min. Filmmaker attending.

WORLD PREMIERE: AIDS has become a human rights issue, especially in third world countries. This documentary explores Namibia's struggle with the pandemic and offers a new perspective and awareness to AIDs in Africa.

9:10 p.m. – The Green Bus vs. the White House – Directed by Sally Hanley – Independent Documentary – Franklin, Indiana. 1 hr. 15 min. Filmmaker attending.

Minnesota, 2002, U.S. Senate race. Incumbent Democrat Paul Wellstone versus the White House handpicked candidate, Norm Coleman. Wellstone, who voted against the Iraq war, is killed in a plane crash. After a period of mourning capped by a controversial Memorial Service, the Democrats put erstwhile Vice President Walter Mondale on the ticket and George Bush makes his fourth visit for Coleman. Minnesota struggles with grief and absentee ballot battles to prove it is not another Florida.

Day Four: Saturday 26 February

9:00 a.m.

UNCG Showcase
Carolina Theatre (free)

     In order to protect the integrity of the selection process for the Carolina Film and Video Festival, UNCG students and faculty enter a competition separate from the other categories. See the best of student and faculty efforts including class projects, MFA practicum and thesis projects, and independent work representing the program ranked by American Cinematographer in May 2001 as "one of the top U.S. film schools."

9:00 a.m. –Monster Road – Directed by Brett Ingram – Faculty – Documentary, 80 min.

10:20 a.m. – Mayberry 2003 – Directed by Tom Lipscomb – MFA/Alumni – Documentary, 26 min.

11:00 a.m. – Masks – Directed by Sukhada Gokada – MFA student – Experimental, 8 min

11:10 a.m. – Flight of the Bumblebee Redux – Produced by Austin Lynch – Student, Directed by Jonathan Preston, 6 min.

11:16 a.m. – Defragmentation – Directed by Jefferson Loftfield, MFA student – Narrative, 10 min.

11:26 a.m. – Priority Male – Directed by Jack Lucido, MFA student – Narrative, 8 min.

11:35 a.m. – Consistency – Directed by Greg Robbins, Student – Narrative, 24 min.

11:50 a.m. – Awaken – Directed by Josh Mahan and Joey Ingram, Students, 5 min.

1:00 p.m.

North Carolina Filmmakers Forum
Carolina Theatre (free)

     Get the background on production trials and tribulations of the works in this year's Festival by listening to and questioning filmmakers from North Carolina.

1:00 p.m.

Screenplay Showcase
Brown Building Auditorium (free)

     The winner of the Jacob H. Froelich, Jr., Prize for Screenwriting ($1,000) is Paper Angels by Charles Hall of Ontario, Canada. It is the story of "Two strangers touched in very different ways by the September 11 tragedy are drawn together extraordinary circumstances." A staged reading of the script will be presented directed by Michael Lilly, a distinguished director who recently moved back to North Carolina after a career in Los Angeles. The second place script was The Evening and the Night by Lorelei Armstrong of Los Angeles, California. Receiving Honorable Mentions were Saying Goodbye to the Kid by Edward Devaney of Chapel Hill, North Carolina (last year's First Place winner);
The Hell Out of Dodge by Cinthea Stahl of Valley Village, California; and Indian River Oranges by Andrew Kenneth Gay of Orlando, Forida.

Charles Hall

     Charles Hall developed an interest in writing while working as a script supervisor at several of the top commercial production houses in Toronto, Canada. Since then, he has won a number of awards for both stage and screen. After working on a series of successful short films that screened at dozens of festivals worldwide, his feature film, Messengers, debuted at VisionFest New York, where its star won the award for Outstanding Female Performance.

     Hall is no stranger to filmmaking in North Carolina. In 2002, Wilmington-based Cape Fear Independent Film Network and Evolution Entertainment East produced his short screenplay, Sightlines, based on his one-act play of the same name. Former Cullowhee native Nick Searcy and Shaun O'Rourke lent their considerable talent to the High Definition 24p project. It was well received in Charlotte, Asheville, Greensboro, and beyond. Hall hopes to someday see more of his writing produced in North Carolina.

     Thanks to everyone who entered the Jacob H. Froelich, Jr. competition. We are grateful to our panel of judges: Sam Froelich, Michael Lilly, and Zora Medor. With almost sixty entries to read, they had a tough time making final decisions, reporting that all of the scripts were of high quality. All scriptwriters mentioned above will receive a gift certificate from Digital Express, specializing in script duplication.

2:00 p.m.

High School Showcase
Carolina Theatre (free)

2:00 p.m. – Baggage Claim – Directed by Alexander Winn – Narrative – Dallas, Texas. 5 min.

A young man accidentally picks up the wrong bag at the airport. In a race against the clock, he must find his bag with its precious contents in time for a very important date.

2:06 p.m. – Secret Agent – Directed by Thomas Schuster – Animation – New City, New York. 2 min.

A stick figure engages in all the dangerous missions of a "secret agent."

2:09 p.m. – Process – Directed by Matt Merwin – Experimental – Castleton, Vermont. 12 min.

An experimental piece combining music and multi-images of nature.

2:22 p.m. – Street Music – Directed by J. D. Marlow – Documentary – New York, New York. 60 min.

WORLD PREMIERE: A documentary about performance in public spaces. The film examines complex questions related to the music, laws, and history that have surrounded street performance in today’s society.

3:00 p.m.

Q & A with Pat Hingle, 2005 North Carolina Distinguished Filmmaker
Brown Building Auditorium(free)

     Meet and discuss the craft of acting for film and theatre with Pat Hingle.

3:30 p.m.

Filmmakers Forum II
Carolina Theatre (free)

     Get the background on production trials and tribulations of the works in this year's Festival by listening to and questioning the filmmakers.

5.00 p.m.

Featured Presentation: Root Doctor
Carolina Theatre (free)

Emily Edwards

     As its featured presentation for 2005, the Carolina Film and Video Festival is proud to present the world premiere of Emily Edward's new film, Root Doctor. Produced in collaboration with Piedmont Community College, this project explores the history of the root doctor in North Carolina and features a documentary and dramatic re-enactment of root doctor practice.


". . . an intriguing piece of work that tells an interesting story, makes a point, has depth, and shows talent and vision. I love the story of this film, how it slowly unfolds, not giving us too much at once, and yet not giving us too little . . . this film is an encouragement to other artist/faculty who can barely find time to grade papers, let along produce a fine film." (Dr. Lorene Wales, Professor of Media Production at Regents University and author of The People and Process of Film and Video Production (Allyn and Bacon 2005). For more information, click here.

7:00 p.m.

Winners' night Screenings Carolina Theatre

Winners' night screenings are in the historic Carolina Theatre.

     View the winners of the 2005 Carolina Film and Video Festival, honor the filmmakers as they receive their awards, and then visit with the filmmaker and Festival staff at a closing reception in the Carolina Theatre’s beautiful Renaissance Room.

CFVF 2005 Award Winners

The Screenwriter's Showcase: CFVF offers the Jacob (Jake) H. Froelich, Jr., Screenwriting Award of $1,000 and a staged reading of the best screenplay of the over fifty submitted to the Festival. The winner is Paper Angels by Charles Hall of Ontario, Canada.

Independent Filmmaker Awards: special cash prizes for innovative approaches to documentary, animation, and experimentation made by independent artists in film and video.

The Independent Narrative Prize: A $1,000 cash prize for outstanding achievement in a narrative fictional film or video. Winner: Shelter by Benno Schoberth. Honorable Mention: Just Pray by Tiffani Thiessen and Samuel DeMango by Everett Aponte.

The Independent Experimental/Animation Prize: A $1,000 cash prize for outstanding achievement in an animated or experimental, film or video. Winner: Mating Season by Anne Awh. Honorable Menton: The Rockthrower by George Dondero.

The Independent Documentary Prize: A $1,000 cash prize for outstanding achievement in documentary film or video. Winner: Big Enough by Jan Krawitz. Honorable Mention: Something’s Brewin’ in Shiner by Mike Wolf.

College Filmmaker Awards: special cash prizes for innovative approaches to documentary, animation, and experimentation in first or subsequent works made by artists enrolled in college or university classes.

The College Narrative Prize: A $1,000 cash prize for outstanding achievement in a narrative fictional film or video. Winner: Gay by Dawn by Jonathan London. Honorable Mention: Fascists Dogs by Ben Sweeney.

The College Experimental/Animation Prize: A $1,000 cash prize for outstanding achievement in an animated or experimental film or video. Winner: Skippy by Amanda Spalinski.

The College Documentary Prize: A $1,000 cash prize for outstanding achievement in documentary film or video. Winner: The Power of Dung by Minken Choi.

Alberta Ahler Filmmaker Prize: A $1,000 cash prize for the best film made by a high school student. Winner: Process by Matt Merwin. Honorable Mention: Secret Agent by Thomas Schuster.

UNCG Showcase: A $1,000 cash prize for the best film made by a current UNCG student or faculty member. Winner: Consistency by Greg Robbins. Honorable Mention: Priority Male by Jack Lucido.

Kodak Award for Cinematography: a special prize of $1,000 in Kodak film stock for the work deemed best in cinematography. Winner: Island by Alexander Livingston.

Cinefilm Award for Direction: a special prize of $500 in processing by Cinefilm for the work deemed outstanding in direction. Winner: 2 + 1 by Phillippe Safir.

Presentation of the 2005 North Carolina Distinguished Filmmaker Award

     Pat Hingle named North Carolina Distinguished Filmmaker for 2005

     One of North Carolina's "most distinguished media awards" (Reel Carolina, August/September 2003: 4) will be awarded for 2005 to Pat Hingle. The North Carolina Distinguished Filmmaker is nominated by heads of academic programs and by CEOs of film related institutions and companies and chosen by the UNC Greensboro Broadcasting and Cinema Advisory Committee, chaired by Lee Kinard. The award is presented each year to a person who has an exceptional individual achievement or a career profile of excellence in filmmaking in North Carolina or featuring North Carolina subjects and/or locales. The 2005 award will be presented to Pat Hingle at the Winners’ Night of the 28th Annual Carolina Film and Video Festival on 26 February at the Carolina Theatre in downtown Greensboro. Hingle will also be available for a free, open to the public question and answer program at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday 26 February in the Brown Building Auditorium on the UNCG campus.

PAT HINGLE

     Pat Hingle moved to North Carolina after starring in the DEG production of Maximum Overdrive (1986) and decided to "retire" here on Carolina Beach. He has been an active member of the Wilmington and North Carolina theatre and film community ever since. Veteran of 110 films, starting with On the Waterfront, he still loves the theatre, playing Ben Franklin in the Broadway revival of 1776 at age 80! He starred in such major productions as William Inge's Dark at the Top of the Stairs, Archibald MacLeish's JB, Tennessee Williams’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and in the one-man show Thomas Edison: Reflections of a Genius. Among his many film roles, he has appeared in Splendor in the Grass, The Ugly American, Sudden Impact, The Grifters, The Falcon and the Snowman, and the Batman movies (as Commissioner Gordon).

     Pat Hingle has been a champion of independent film for two decades in North Carolina. When Alexander "Sandy" Johnson, a North Carolina aspiring filmmaker, approached Hingle to be in his first film, not only did Hingle lend his name and do a cameo to assist in securing the funding, but he became a mentor to Johnson, assisting him in rewriting the script, and sharing his years of insight into the production business--an invaluable gift. Over the next several years, Johnson and Hingle did several North Carolina based indie projects together, including Wild Ride, a pilot for a TV series, a Tar Heel Ghosts series, etc. Hingle then served as Executive Producer and helped raise $1 million for the production of Jerry Bledsoe's Angel Doll.

     The award will be presented by Francine DeCoursey, a UNCG Broadcasting and Cinema alumna active in the Wilmington film community and member of the Broadcasting and Cinema Advisory Committee, and Lee Kinard, Chair of the Broadcasting and Cinema Advisory Committee. Previous winners of the North Carolina Distinguished Filmmaker Award have included Earl Owensby, Jacob (Jake) H. Froelich, Jr., and Frank Capra, Jr. Capra will be in the audience on the 26th to honor Pat Hingle, a fellow member of the vital Wilmington, North Carolina, film community.

10:00

Closing Reception Carolina Theatre

Visit with filmmakers and guests and enjoy the music of the Blues World Order in the beautiful Renaissance Room.

28th
Year

23-26
FEBRUARY 2005

28th Year

23-26 FEBRUARY 2005

28th
Year

23-26
FEBRUARY 2005