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Dear Friends,

The On November 15, 2000, nearly two years of intensive effort by more than a hundred volunteers culminated in the opening of the first Ojai Film Festival to an overwhelmingly positive response from filmmakers and filmgoers alike. What we saw and experienced that first year was a Film Festival that brought to its audience a great diversity of unique motion pictures from around the world, including many groundbreaking works that would otherwise have been inaccessible.

Today, as we embark on our third year, that energy and enthusiasm continues to flow. The Ojai Film Festival has chosen the phrase "Enriching the Human Spirit Through Film" as its guiding principle. As Artistic Director, I invite you to view and be touched by the creative efforts of the participating filmmakers in our Festival and share in this unique opportunity to celebrate the art of film.

Sincerely,

Steve Grumette
Artistic Director

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
"Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks"
Bobby Houston & Robert Hudson

DOCUMENTARY SHORT Honorable Mention
"Left Behind"
Christof Putzel

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
"Daughter From Danang"
Gail Dolgin & Vicente Franco

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Honorable Mention
"Refrigerator Mothers"
David E. Simpson

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Honorable Mention
"The Shakespeare Sessions"
Oren Jacoby

BEST NARRATIVE SHORT
"The Book and the Rose"
Jeff Bemiss

NARRATIVE SHORT Honorable Mention
"Semmelweis"
Jim Berry

BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
"Mother Ghost"
Rich Thorne & Mark Thompson

NARRATIVE FEATURE Honorable Mention
"Coffee and Language"
J. P. Allen

BEST STUDENT FILM
"Climbing Miss Sophie"
Liat Dahan

BEST ANIMATED FILM
"A Conversation with Haris"
Sheila M. Sofian

FESTIVAL THEME AWARD
"The Collector of Bedford Street"
Alice Elliott

For information, contact the Ojai Film Festival at:
(805) 640-1947 or filmfestival@ojai.net
or
mail correspondence to:
Ojai Film Festival
P.O. Box 1029, Ojai, CA 93024

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