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May 1, 2000

FLORIDA & CALIFORNIA FILMMAKERS WIN GEORGE LINDSEY FILM FESTIVAL GOLDEN LION AWARDS
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FLORENCE, Ala. - Florida and California film makers won the Golden Lion best of show awards Saturday night at the 3rd annual George Lindsey/University of North Alabama Television & Film Festival, which had drawn 32 entries from six states and Canada.

Festival founders Dr. George Lindsey, of Nashville, Tennessee, and retired UNA journalism professor Bobbie Hurt, of Florence, presented Stephen Root, the star of King of the Hill and Ladies Man, a Golden Lion medallion for being the featured artist for this year’s festival.

In keeping with the tradition begun by last year’s featured artist Ernie Borgnine, who gave UNA the leather-bound scripts from his career, Root surprised the audience by announcing that he was giving the scripts from the past season of Ladies Man to the George Lindsey Television and Film Collection in Collier Library.

Root also presented the Golden Lion best of show professional award to 50 Odd Dollars, which was directed by Steven Goldman and produced by Susan Bowman, of Nashville, Tenn.

Lindsey presented the Golden Lion best of show student award to Heart of the Warrior, which was directed by Michael Hankinson and produced by David Anthony Ducay, of Livermore, Cal.

The Golden Lion award winners and runners up, respectively, in each student category are:

Short documentary - Street Life: Poems from the Block, directed by Bethany Scott and produced by Karen Scott, of Helena. The runner up is We are the Future, directed by Sally Patricia Smith and the Snapshot Reporters and produced by Girls, Inc., of Birmingham.

Music video - A Song for Mama, directed and produced by Devon Greggory, of Los Angeles, California. The runner up is Tiemblo, directed and produced by Louanne Scinocco, of New Orleans, La.

Short narrative - Heart of the Warrior, directed by Michael Hankinson and produced by David Anthony Ducay, of Livermore, Cal. The runner up is 15 Minutes, directed by Jason Welch and produced by Barry Steadman, of Mobile.

Full length narrative - Campus Under Siege, directed by D. Nic Weymouth and produced by Daniel L. Maguire, of Tuscaloosa. The runner up is The A.E. Foote Project, directed and produced by Katie Busler, Shannon Holland and Laura Bodnar, Florence.

The Golden Lion award winners and runners up, respectively, in each professional category are:

Short documentary - Brad Austin: Making Music, directed by Steve Viall and Ralph Rhodes and produced by Almost Midnight Entertainment, Sheffield. There was not a runner up.

Music video - You Need a Rock, directed by Steve Viall and produced by Almost Midnight Entertainment, Sheffield. There was not a runner up.

Short narrative - 50 Odd Dollars, directed by Steven Goldman and produced by Susan Bowman, of Nashville, Tenn. The runner up is The Blanche DuBois Age, directed and produced by James Clark, of Birmingham.

Full length narrative - Southern Hearts, directed by John DeLuise and produced by Jamie Hendrix Collins and Emily Carpenter, of Huntsville. The runner up is Hard Rock Zombie, directed and produced by Alan M. Simmons, of Corinth, Miss.

Dr. Lindsey announced that the dates for the 4th annual George Lindsey/UNA Television & Film Festival is April 19-21, 2001.