Subject: Watch & Vote -- The First Annual Queer Short Movie Awards Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 14:00:00 -0800 From: awards PLANETOUT AND IFILM ANNOUNCE FINALISTS FOR GAY & LESBIAN ONLINE MOVIE AWARDS Up and Coming Filmmakers Compete for Online Audience Awards in Month of June Plus $15,000 in Jury Prizes http://movieawards.planetout.com This is your chance to be part of the biggest online event in queer cinema history. Watch online and vote for the 25 exciting "Queer Short Movie Awards" finalists (culled from nearly 150 submissions). These films are the cream of the crop! Cast your vote today -- and throughout the month of June -- to help select the Audience Award Winners in these five categories: drama, comedy, animation, experimental, and documentary. Five finalists in each of five categories (drama, comedy, documentary, experimental, animation) will be exhibited on the PlanetOut Web site throughout the month of June in competition for Audience Awards in each category. Viewers from around the world will watch the films online and vote for their favorites. All films are being presented in both RealVideo and QuickTime formats. Finalists are also eligible for $15,000 in juried cash prizes. Here's your chance to see some of the best gay and lesbian films of the year. Go to to watch and cast your votes! The Finalists The complete list of Queer Short Movie Awards finalists by category is as follows. Comedy: Cowboy Jesus by Jamie Yerkes Devil Doll by Jarl Olsen Forever Bottom by Nguyen Tan Hoang How To Fake an Orgasm by Dayna McCleod Lesbianage IV by Kirsten Kuppenbender and Sarah Marcus Drama: Beyond These Walls by Gordon Wong Lost by Dan Castle In My Secrecy by Jonathan Wald Jean by Anthony Fabian Love Ltd. by Jennifer Phang Documentary: Closer by Tina Gharavi Constructions by Kathryn Xian Family by Stephen Patrick Foery Jake: Today I Became a Man by Stacey Foiles Straightboy Lessons by Ray Rea Animation: Candy Kisses by Allyson Mitchell Cucumber Chronicles by Bryan McHenry Guileless Guile by Wil Lin Tease by Peter Matthews Tit Chat by Kara Herold and Ariel Bordeaux Experimental: Fluff by William E. Jones Me Ba. . . I'm Coming: A Travelogue by Kara Lynch Restroom by Gretchen Hildebran A Seeker by Kian Kuan The Shape of the Gaze by Maia Cybele Carpenter Go to to watch and cast your votes in the Queer Short Movie Awards! PLEASE FORWARD THIS NOTICE TO ALL YOUR MOVIE-LOVING PALS! THANKS! ------------------------------------------------------------------ Ariella Ben-Dov Awards Director AUDIENCE AWARDS Don't forget to cast your vote during the month of June for your favorite films! http://www.movieawards.planetout.com We've got 25 great queer shorts for you to see during the month of June. You choose the winners! Stay tuned in July for all the Awards announcements including $15,000 in prizes, and a swanky awards ceremony at Outfest in Los Angeles! Presented by PlanetOut and IFILM. Queer Short Movie Awards c/o PlanetOut 657 Harrison St. San Francisco CA 94107 USA Phone (415) 486-2542 Fax (415) 486-2501 Email: movieawards@planetout.com Web Site: http://www.movieawards.planetout.com