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NEWS RELEASE
February 12, 2002
5 features and 5 shorts nominated for 7th annual D.L. Mabery Award: "The Minnesota Oscar!"
Five Minnesota independent feature films and five short films were nominated today for the Minnesota Film and TV Board's annual "D.L. Mabery Award," the only award recognizing Minnesota independent film. The 5 finalists in each category, features and shorts, will now go to a panel of judges who will select the winners. Past panels have included film critics from City Pages, Star Tribune, Pioneer Press, and Pulse.
And the nominees are... |
Features
The Atlas Moth Rolf Belgum
Bill's Gun Shop Dean Hyers
I Hate Babysitting! Tara Spartz
Jerome's Razor John Swon
Mulligan Tim Vandesteeg |
Shorts
Normal Chris Orr
An Idiot's Guide to Running for President Matt Ehling/ Jim Taylor
Bike Ride Tom Schroeder
Camcorder David Gillette
Eugene McCarthy: I'm Sorry I Was Right Mike Hazard |
The 10 finalists received the most votes out of the 37 independent projects nominated, by almost 400 members of the state's film/video community.
Winners will be announced at a special dinner Oscar night March 24, 2002, in conjunction with the Minnesota AIDS Project fundraiser "Hollywood!" at the Historic Orpheum Theater in downtown Minneapolis.
Dubbed the "Minnesota Oscar," the D. L. Mabery Award is named for a longtime friend of the arts and journalist who devoted his energies to covering the Minnesota arts scene at Skyway News and many other local and national publications.
The Minnesota Film and TV Board's mission is to build and promote the commerce and art of the moving image industry in the State of Minnesota. The Minnesota Film and TV Board is a unique public/private partnership and the only non-profit state film commission in the United States.
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