ALABAMA 'TOLERANCE' FILM AMONG U.S. WINNERS AT FESTIVAL

LOS ANGELES - "Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks," a film produced to teach tolerance to school children, won a Gold Camera award and was a "Best of Festival" nominee at the 2003 U.S. International Film And Video Festival.

The 40-minute film was produced by the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Ala. In a commentary accompanying the entry, the center said the film was intended to present the birth of the Civil Rights Movement in the mid-1950's as a model for active citizenship and democratic participation.

The festival received more than 1,500 entries from 28 countries. A total of 64 Gold Camera Awards and 92 Silver Screen Awards were given in 52 categories or sub-categories. Entries from the United States won 69 of the awards, which are to be presented June 6 during ceremonies in Manhattan Beach.

The Southern Poverty Law Center film won in the Education-Grades 1-8 sub-category where two other entries also received Gold awards. Committee for Children, Seattle, won a Gold for "Second Step: A Violence Prevention Curriculum Video Lesson," and Thirteen/WNET New York won a Gold for "What's Up in the Environment?"

GPN, Lincoln, Neb., won a Gold in the Professional sub-category as did Educational Productions, Beaverton, Ore.

Silver awards in Education went to California Language Laboratories, Cupertino, Calif.; Thirteen/WNET New York; Intelecom, Pasadena, Calif.; Discovery Global Education Fund, Bethesda, Md.; Educational Productions, Beaverton, Ore., and Simmons Company, Atlanta.

Other U.S. winners by category were:

Advertising, Sales, Sales Promotion, Marketing: Gold Camera -- Mountain View Productions Ltd. of Atlanta; Silver Screen - Discovery Networks International, Bethesda, Md.; Burning Daylight Productions, Troy, Mich.

Art, Culture: Gold won by V.I.E.W. Video, New York; Art-Music Videos, Music: Silver Screen award won by MPL Communications Inc., New York.

Children's Programming: Gold -Jolee TV Corp., and Sesame Workshop, New York; Silver - Signature Communications, Huntingtown, Md.

Community Cable: Gold won by Empty Warehouse Productions, Los Osos, Calif.

Current Events, Special Events: Silver-Signature Communications, Huntingtown, Md.

Documentary: ABC News in New York received Gold Camera awards for "ABC News Productions: 'History Undercover: Revenge" and "ABC News Special: Barbara Walters 9-11-02 Grief Special." The Independent Production Fund. Inc. of New York received a Gold for "Muslims. Productions related to events of Sept. 11, 2001, dominated the category.

Also winning a Gold Camera for a Documentary was Denver Center Media for "Mile High: A Tale of Two Stadiums." The film featured interviews with musicians, sports figures, fans and promoters, exploring the legacy of Mile High Stadium as a Denver icon. The film also followed the construction of the new Invesco Field at Mile High.

Silver Screen awards in the Documentary category went to: "China in the Red," Ambrica Productions, New York; "Cuba Mia: Portrait of An All-Woman Orchestra," Accent Media Productions, McLean, Va.; "Denan," Dick Young Productions, New York; "Lessons From Ground Zero: Emergency Action Plan," Coastal Training Technologies Corp., Virginia Beach, Va.; "Nat Turner- A Troublesome Property," SUBPIX, Santa Barbara, and "Wide Angle: Greetings From Grozny" and "Wide Angle: The Empty ATM," both from Thirteen/WNET New York.

Entertainment: Silver - The Simpsons, Los Angeles.

Fundraising: Gold-United Way of America, Alexandria, Va.; Silver-The Salvation Army, Des Plaines, Ill.

History, Biography: Silver - Starz Encore Group, Englewood, Colo.

'How To' and Instructional: One Gold and three Silver awards to Gaiam Inc. Broomfield, Conn.;

Interactive Multimedia (CD-ROM): Gold - BI, Minneapolis; Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Appleton, Wis.; BI and Thrivent Financial also won Silver awards.

Medicine Health: Gold - Palace Digital Studios, S. Norwalk, Conn; Silver - Rainbow Productions, Chicago; Red Hawk Inc., Eatontown, N.J., and Writing The Range, Omaha, Neb.

Motivational, Inspirational: Gold -Nu Skin Enterprises, Provo, Utah. Silver - UPS, Atlanta.

Politics, Government, World Relations, Civics: Silver - American Forces Network Europe.

Presentations created for Visitor Centers, Museums and other public venues: Silver - National Park Service, Harpers Ferry, W.Va.

Public Relations: Silver -Dick Young Productions, New York.

Recreations, Sports, Hobbies, Crafts: Gold won by intoFX Inc., Alpharetta, Ga., and Silver won by LaSalle Bank Corp., Chicago.

Religion, Ethics, Humanities: Gold - TLC Entertainment, Studio City, Calif., and Inertia Films, Atlanta; Silver - Chvala & Company Productions, Omaha.

Safety: Gold -Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Arlington, Va.

Social Issues: Silver awards to ABC News, New York, and Direct Current Video Productions, Phoenix.

Specialty Productions: Gold - Pedersen Media Group (two Golds), San Francisco, and Media Loft Inc., Minneapolis. Silver - BI, Minneapolis, and UPS, Atlanta.

Television Advertising: Respond2 Inc., Portland, Ore., received a Silver.

Training & Education - Business, Government: Silver - BBDO Detroit, Cohn Creative Group, New York, and Delmar Learning, Clifton Park, N.Y. The competition is in its 36th year and is recognized as one of the world's leading events for Business, Television, Documentary, Industrial, and Informational and Entertainment productions.

Further information can be obtained from the festival headquarters: 713 S. Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite A, Redondo Beach, Calif. 90277-4233 USA, Phone: (310) 540-0959, Fax: (310) 316-8905, or by e-mail: filmfestinfo@filmfestawards.com.

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