2005 19th Annual Wine Country Film Festival

Select the desired venue:

2005 Nickel & Nickel

2005 Yountville

2005 Copia

The 2005 Winners!

BEST OF THE FESTIVAL
Joaquin Oristrell's UNCONSCIOUS (Spain - International)
Steven Lovy's MIX (USA)

MOST INNOVATIVE FILM
Marc Grant, Matthew Spiegelman, Sam Siegle's SLIPDREAM (USA)
Mania Akbari's
20 FINGERS (Iran - International)

Jack London Spirit Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cinema
CARROLL BALLARD

NSWCFF HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Nobel Peace Laureate JODY WILLIAMS

CHAMPION OF CONSCIENCE AWARDS
DANNY TREJO (Champion) and ALLY WALKER (For Norman...Wherever You Are)

BEST FIRST FEATURE
Jose Luis de Damas' SINFONIA de ILEGALES (Spain - International)

DAVID L. WOLPHER BEST DOCUMENTARY
Mary Wareham's DISARM (U.S.A.)
Katarina Peters' STROKE (Germany - International)

CINEMA OF CONSCIENCE BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Arturo Perez Torres' WETBACK
(Canada)

BEST SHORT
Kirk Keddell's DUTCH BIRD (United Kingdom - International)
Maureen Perkins' PISS HAT (U.S.A.) tie
Immanuel Marti's DIEZ (U.S.A.)

BEST DIRECTOR
PATRICIA FERREIRA - SOMETHING TO REMEMBER ME BY (Spain)

BEST ACTOR
MIKAEL FITOUSSI in DOO WOP (France)

BEST ACTRESS
NORMA ALEANDRO in CLEOPATRA (Argentina)

BEST COMEDY
Salvador Litvak's WHEN DO WE EAT? (U.S.A.)
Silvio Caiozzi's CACHIMBA (Chile - International)

BEST U.S. CINEMA
Carroll Ballard's DUMA

BEST ARTS IN FILM
Carroll Moore's THE ART OF ROMARE BEARDEN (U.S.A.)

BEST CINEMA OF CONSCIENCE
Joe Eckardt's CHAMPION (U.S.A.)
Polly Hyman's MALALAI (Afghanistan/India International)

BEST CINE LATINO
Carlos Sorin's BOMBON - EL PERRO (Argentina - International)
Joshua Mellars' TANGO ILLUSIONS (U.S.A.)

BEST MUSIC IN FILM
Michael Murphy's MAKE IT FUNKY! (U.S.A.)
German Kral's MUSICA CUBANA (Germany - International)

BEST FOOD ON FILM
Mikael Sodersten's FIVE FEELINGS ABOUT FOOD (USA/Sweden/France) tie
Yasha Aginsky's WINE FROM THE HEART (USA/France)

BEST ECO CINEMA
Taggart Siegel's THE REAL DIRT ON FARMER JOHN (U.S.A.)
Renaud Delourme's EARTH FROM ABOVE (France - International)

GAIA AWARD RECIPIENTS 2005
Presented by Breathe & NSWCFF

Carroll Ballard
Director of "DUMA" (U.S.)

Renaud Delourme
Director of "Earth from Above" (France)

Esteban Ramirez
Director of "Caribe" (Costa Rica)

Paul and Kendra Kolling of Nana Mae Farm
Sonoma County Organic family farmers

Robert and Maria Sinskey of Robert Sinskey Vineyards
Napa Valley Biodynamic grape growners

Land Trusts of Sonoma and Napa Counties
for protecting and preserving regional ecosystems

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Program Guides are inserts in the August 10th North Bay Bohemian and at each festival venue. Tickets are available 20 minutes before show time and at the Winery at 6:30PM. For advance tickets call
707-935-3456.

Highlights of the
2005 Napa • Sonoma
Wine Country Film Festival

The 2005 Festival opened with a blast of funky music with Jon Cleary Live! and a spectacular screening under the stars of Michael Murphy's "MAKE IT FUNKY!" LOOK FOR IT IN YOUR THEATRES THIS SEPTEMBER

From Sony's Triumph Films with Michael Murphy and Cilista Eberle in attendance, this slickly-packaged film is a rich stew of syncopated influences.

Download The Commemorative Pocket Guide July 28 -31 Schedule HERE!

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Sonoma

August 11 - 17, 2005

Films al Fresco™

Movies Under the Stars
and in the AIR CONDITIONED
WINE ROOM THEATRE

Nicholson Ranch Winery
4200 Napa Road, Sonoma
GATES OPEN AT 6:30pm with shows in the Wine Room Theatre and Under the Stars in the Courtyard. Seasonal cuisine, beverages and wine are available for purchase at the CinéCafé÷ Please no outside food or drinks.

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Films also screen at the
Sebastiani Theatre on Plaza and the nearby

Highlights Include:

SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 9:15PM
SEBASTIANI THEATRE

SLIPDREAM
(USA) 85 minutes
INDEPENDENT FEATURE ö WEST COAST PREMIERE
Directed by Marc Grant

Filmmaker Matthew Spiegelman and Producer Sam Siegel IN PERSON