Updated: August 13, 2001

Festival Award Winners Announced

Congratulations to this year's award winning filmmakers:

Audience Award - Best Feature: The Girls' Room. Directed by Irene Turner

Audience Award - Best Short: A Day Between. Directed by Thomas L. Coker

Grand Jury Prize - Best Feature: Journey to a Hate Free Millennium. Directed by Martin Bedogne and Brent Scarpo

Grand Jury Prize - Best Short: Ornaments. Directed by Aaron Erimez

Festival Judges

The recipient for the Grand Jury Prize in the categories of Best Feature and Best Short is determined by our panel of judges:

Steve Buss, Professor of Communications Studies, Media Coordinator - California State University, Sacramento

Laura Coulter, Office Manager at the Crest Theatre and President of the Sacramento Film Group

Roxane Fritz, Entertainment Attorney

Mark Halverson, Sacramento News & Review Film Critic

Directors Q & A

Several of the directors of selected films will be on hand to answer audience questions concerning their creations and the filmmaking process in general. The event is scheduled for the evening of Sunday, August 12th, beginning at 5:30pm, and will be followed by the Awards Ceremony.

Filmmakers Symposium

The Festival is organizing a symposium of independent filmmaking organizations and studios to come and discuss their visions, collaborations, and personal work ethic with the growing population of Sacramento filmmakers and film enthusiasts. The symposium is scheduled for the afternoon of Sunday, August 12th, and interested organizations are welcome to contact us and discuss possible representation at the event. E-mail all requests and inquiries to ryandsnyder@home.com.

Invited Guests:
Arianna Bocco, VP of Acquisitions and Production, New Line Cinema/Fine Line Features
Kenna McHugh, Author of Breaking Into Film
Molly Mitoma, Membership Coordinator for the Film Arts Foundation
Daedalus Howell, Filmmakers' Alliance

2001 Film Selections Announced

The 17th ACB Sacramento Film and Music Festival is pleased to announce its official film selections for the 2001 event. For a complete list of this year's selections, click here. Congratulations to the filmmakers whose films were selected, and a very special thanks to everyone who submitted.

Retrospective Screenings
"Late Nite with Peter Weir"

Our retrospective screenings will focus on the work of acclaimed Australian director Peter Weir.

Fearless (1993)
Jeff Bridges, Rosie Perez, Isabella Rossellini

Gallipoli (1981)
Mel Gibson, Mark Lee

Cannes 2001

The 17th ACB Sacramento Film and Music Festival is going to France. In May representatives from the Festival will be living well and working hard in the Cannes Market.