1990, 23rd annual humboldt int’l film festival
Philosophy
The Humboldt Film and Video Festival, the oldest student run film festival In the United States, seeks to provide a forum for the presentation of personal expression through the use of film and video. The festival, open to all student and Independent film and video artists, Includes a series of lectures, workshops and film screenings. Artists, students and the public converge to view and discuss some of the most Innovative and exciting contemporary work In the media arts. The festival seeks work by Independents which reflect the complexity of their personal vision, skill and Involvement In the medium of film and video.
Awards and Prizes
S3,000 total, Including cash prizes and professional services awarded at the discretion of the Judges. Special award categories Include young filmmaker (under age 18), social and/or environmental awareness, and the Salvador Dall Memorial Award for the best In surrealistic film.
The Humboldt FIlm and Video Festival Is presented by the Theatre Arts Department and Associated Students of Humboldt State University.
Festival Directors: Vincent Ray Booth, Heather I. Denton and Stephanie Welch
Judges
Jan Krawitz
Independent director and producer of documentary films. Associate Professor In the Department of Communication at Stanford University. M.F.A. In film from Temple University, B.A. In film and photography from Cornell University. Films Include “Drive-In Blues,” “Cotten Candy and Elephant Stuff” and “Little People,” which was nominated for an Emmy Award In 1985.
Mark Freeman
Independent maker of documentary films. Founder and director of Fine Line Productions. M.F.A. and B.F.A. In film from San Francisco Art Institute. Films Include “Mad River,” “Nuclear Newsreel” and “The Yidishe Gauchos.”
Ted Lyman
Independent experimental filmmaker. Assistant Professor of Art at University of Vermont. M.F.A. from University of California at San Diego In Visual Art, B.F.A. from Harvard University In Visual and Environmental Studies. Films Include “Testament of the Rabbit” (screened at the 1989 festlval), “Fla.Me.” and “Mansacts.”