Part One:

DANCES WITH BULLS:
Written & Directed by Cosimo Zitani
4:35/HD DV/ Musical Comedy/ 2005/ Canada -World Premiere
A torrid story of Love, Jealousy and Betrayal in the confines of a steamy Bull Ring.
cosimoz@hotmail.com

YOUNGSTER: Second Prize
Produced & Directed by Will Canon
7:00/ 35mm/ Drama/ 2005/ USA
A twelve year old drug dealer finds himself in a tough situation when he hands over a crack rock to a pushy addict without first getting paid..
Principal Cast:
Al Thompson: (addict) Royal Tenenbaums, A Walk to Remember
Derek Taylor: (dealer) Simba in The Lion King
wcanon3@aol.com

NEW YORK TALK:
Produced & Directed by Michael Krivicka
3:30/ 16mm, miniDV/ Experimental/ 2005/ USA
A not-so-common view of the popular New York City lifestyle...or could it be T.O?
michael@subwaymelodies.com

ALL THE TEACHERS I HAVE KNOWN:
Written & Directed by Brian Stockton
1:45/ B&W DV/ Documentary/ 2004/ Canada
Subtitle: The Epic Story of My Life, Appenix A, this segment ponders all the teachers Brian has known from kindergarten to university, including cinema legend, Jean Oser.
brian@brianstockton.com

LUCKY: People's Choice Award
Written, Directed & Starring Nash Egerton
4:20/ 35mm/ Drama/ 2005/ Australia
Lucky finds himself in a bind — and it's going to take a Houdini act to get out of it...
scorpio@theplanet.net.au

DETAIL:
Written & Directed by Kanwal Sethi
7:00/ Beta SP/ Documentary/ 2005/ Germany
Everyday in the town of Bei Omar, in the West Bank, residents must negotiate a most unusual checkpoint.
ksethi@web.de

ITS LIKE THAT:
Animated & Directed by SLAG, Southern Ladies Animation Group who's motto is:
Thrift Hygiene and Good Manners
7:15/ Beta/ Animated Documentary/ 2003/ Australia
Based on the recorded voices of three children, interviewed by phone, while detained in one of Australia's Immigration Detention Centres.
Slag_contact@hotmail.com

WISHFUL THINKING:
Directed by Adria Petty
2:30/ 35mm/ Music Video/ 2005/ USA
The talent Ditty Bops commit much murder in a diorama setting.
Holland_Greco@yahoo.com

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Part Two:

IN THE MORNING: First Prize
Written & Directed by Danielle Lurie
10:00/ 35mm/ Drama/ 2004/ USA
When a young Turkish woman is brutally attacked, the responsibility of restoring her family's honor is left to her younger brother, a thirteen year old boy.
dlurie@stanfordalumni.org

DIES IRAE:
Directed by Jean-Gabriel Periot
10:00/ 35mm/ Experimental/ 2005/ France
"I am the cause of your journey, Do not lose me on the way."
jeperiot@free.fr

BACKSEAT BINGO: Third Prize
5:25/ 35mm,DVD,Beta/ Animated Documentary/ 2004/ USA
Produced & Directed by Liz Blazer
Backseat Bingo is a poignant and humorous animated documentary about the romantic lives of Senior Citizens.
Lizblazer@hotmail.com

EXTREME SHOPPING:
Written, Directed, Produced by Pascale Marcotte
8:20/ miniDV/ Comedy/ 2005/ Canada
Two shoppers share the quest for a tube of apple flavoured toothpaste. When there is only one left on the shelf, they are doing anything to have it.
pascalemarcotte@videotron.ca

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Part Three:

PEN PALS:
Directed by Art Curry
5:24/ Digital/ Animation/ 2004/ Canada
A pencil has an illustrative battle with a pen, for the affections of his belle.
art@artcurry.com

KATA PRACTICE: Honorable Mention
Written, Directed, Produced by Siu Ta
4:45/ 16mm/ Drama/ 2004/ Canada
David, a six year old junior greenbelt practices his various katas. Sometimes to even the best of moves can block life's challenges.
siu@urge2film.com

THE MAN WITH BEAUTIFUL EYES:
Written by Charles Bukowski, Directed & Produced by Jonathan Hodgson
5:38/ 35mm/ Animation/ 1999/ UK
A gang of kids meet a dead beat alcoholic with a free and easy spirit. The children sympathetically contrast his romantic character with their neurotic house proud parents.
jane@sherbet.co.uk

SKINNING:
Written by Stephen Chan, Directed & Produced by Liza Wong
13:00/ 35mm/ Drama/ 2003/ Hong Kong
An old man lives by skinning live birds and selling them on the street. He in turn, is skinned by the harsh economy, cold law the merciless and the merciful.
wongstk@netvigator.com

DIMMER: People's Choice Runner-Up
Directed and Produced by Talmagge Cooley, Music by: Interpol
12:20/ DV/ Documentary/ 2005/ USA
A glimpse into the life of Mike, a blind teenager growing up with a tough gang of blind friends amid the decaying factories and neighbourhoods of Buffalo, New York.
talmage@kinoglaz.com

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