U.S., DUTCH AND GERMAN PRODUCTIONS AMONG ‘BEST’ NOMINEES

LOS ANGELES, CA. — Documentaries focusing on the struggles and successes of various ethnic groups received four of the seven Best of Festival (Grand Prix) nominations in The U.S. International Film And Video Festival judging just ended.

Nominated for the competition’s Grand Prix are: “Freedom: A History of US Promo,” by Thirteen/WNET, New York City; “Peter Jennings Reporting: I Have a Dream” by ABC News/P.J. Productions, New York; “Germany and the Secret Genocide” by Armenian Film Foundations, Thousand Oaks, Calif.; “Eye on Kenya: The Masai, Last of the Conservationists” by EMS Films, The Netherlands; “Coral Reef Adventure” by MacGillivray Freeman Films, Laguna Beach, Calif.; “Empire of the Eye: The Magic of Illusion” by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; and “Faces of Life” by Geehrisch & Krack Filmproductions AG., Dusseldorf, Germany.

The productions also won First Place Gold Camera awards.

More than 1,500 entries were received from 27 countries. Entries from 17 countries won the 65 Gold awards and 82 Silver awards given.

The “Best of Festival” will to be announced June 12 at ceremonies in Hollywood. Members of the International Quorum of Motion Picture Producers (IQ) will select the winner.

This year’s festival received more than 1,500 entries from 27 countries. Productions created or released up until the March 1, 2004, deadline were eligible.

The 2003 Best of Festival “Grand Prix” award was won by RC 1 Regine Cardin Productions in Paris, France, for an image-building film for the Paris Chamber of Commerce.

A full listing of 2004 Gold and Silver winners is available at www.filmfestawards.com

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