Distinguished Films 2000

Opening Night Screening

“After the End of the World” (Bulgaria/Germany/Greece) 112 m. Director: Ivan Nichev. A nostalgic tale of childhood, first love, and political upheaval in the Bulgarian Baltics, where – at one time – Armenians, Gypsies, Jews, Turks, and Bulgarians lived side by side. Stefan Danailov, playing Albert Cohen, and Katerina Didaskalu playing Araxi Vartanian.

World Competition: Nominees and Winners – Feature Films and Short Films

Blue Tower 146m (Japan) Katsumi Sakaguchi (W/D); Atsuko Ochiai (P)
NOMINATED: BEST FEATURE and BEST DIRECTOR

Jacks 100m (USA) Jesse Lawler (W/D/P); Kenneth Brady (P)
NOMINATED: BEST DIRECTOR, WINNER: BEST FEATURE

Ordinary Madness 75m (USA) Michael Paukst (W/D); Brian Truman (P)
NOMINATED: BEST FEATURE

Beautiful People 26m (USA) Brittani Simberg (D); Gustavo Lipsztein (W) Cynthia Hargraves (P)
NOMINATED: BEST SHORT FILM & BEST SCREENPLAY

The Birth of Babylon 18m (USA) Alex Monty Canawati (D/W); Susan Ash-ley (W); Paula Major (P), Elaine Escovar (P)
WINNER: BEST SHORT FILM

The Terrible Cosmic Death 6m (USA) Ben Radatz (W/D/P)
NOMINATED: BEST SHORT FILM

Grandfather’s Birthday 17m (USA) Gayle Knutson (D/P); Broderick Miller (W)
NOMINATED: BEST SCREENPLAY, WINNER: BEST SHORT FILM

Funky Town 24m (USA) Matthew Janzen (W/D); Lisa Marie Elliot (P); Doug Heder (P)
NOMINATED: BEST SHORT FILM, WINNER: BEST SCREENPLAY

The Essential Syndrome 60m (Italy) Piero Paracchini (W/D/P)
WINNER: BEST DIRECTOR

Jimmy Ritz 16m (USA) Bill Flannigan (W/D/P); Pam Carter (P)
NOMINATED: BEST SCREENPLAY

The Last Supper 23m (USA) Noah Michael Harlan (W/D); Anvra Idupuganti (P), Ivana Crvelin (P)
NOMINATED: BEST SCREENPLAY

Arpa Competition: Feature Films and Short films – Nominees and Winners

Hindsight 98m (USA) Shant Bejanian (W/D/P); Meher Kourou-yan (P), Petr Lupus III (P)
NOMINATED: BEST FEATURE and BEST DIRECTOR

N-4 87m (USA) Sevag Vrej (W/D/P); Minh Tran (W)
NOMINATED: BEST FEATURE, WINNER: BEST DIRECTOR

Pedestrian 96m (USA) Jason Kartalian (W/D/P); Krikor Satamian (P)
NOMINATED: BEST DIRECTOR, WINNER: BEST FEATURE & SCREENPLAY

Merry Christmas 16m (USA) Paul Marashlian (D); Dave Cunningham (P)
NOMINATED: BEST SCREENPLAY, WINNER: BEST SHORT FILM

Concerto in F 15m (USA) Tony Petrossian (W/D/P); Meher Kourou-yan (P), Vem Yenovkian (P)
NOMINATED: BEST SHORT FILM

Ruppy 19m (USA) Vem Yenovkian (W/D); Tony Petrossian (P) Meher Kourouyan (P)
NOMINATED: BEST SHORT FILM & BEST SCREENPLAY

Single Moments 16m (USA) Garin Armenian (W/D/P)
NOMINATED: BEST SHORT FILM

World Competition: Documentary Films – Nominees and Winner

Two Unknown Photographers 150 min (USA) Kon Pet Moon (W/D/P)
NOMINATED: BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

My American Grandmother 45 min (USA) Aysha Ghazoul (W/D/P); Ramez Ghazoul (P)
WINNER: BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

Eyes Wide Open: The Orphans of Armenia 24 min (USA) Shant Petrossian (W/D/P); Hacop and Nina Shirvanian (P)
NOMINATED: BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

A New Tajik Canvas 27m (UK) Ani King-Underwood (W/D/P)
NOMINATED: BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

New Vision Award

One filmmaker from either the Arpa Competition or the World Competition could be the recipient of the New Vision Award for his or her unique and original contribution to the art of filmmaking.

Dreamer 10m New World Vision (USA)
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