January 1, 2000

NOMINATIONS CLOSE FOR POLITICAL FILM SOCIETY AWARDS
During 1999, some 28 films were nominated for Political Film Society awards, having raised political consciousness in all four categories. Rules of the Political Film Society require that the number of nominations for any category, prior to a final vote, cannot exceed five. The number of nominated films for the category DEMOCRACY was 5; EXPOSÉ, 9; HUMAN RIGHTS, 8; and PEACE, 6. Accordingly, members have the opportunity to narrow the choices in three of the four categories. The ballot below gives members a threefold choice -- accept the nomination, drop the nomination, or undecided. The third choice is because some members may not have had an opportunity to see all the films in a particular category. To refresh your memory about the films, click onto the titles to access reviews previously posted during 1999.

OFFICIAL BALLOT (FOR MEMBERS ONLY)

Instructions: Mark an X between the parentheses of films that you believe best promotes political consciousness within each of the following categories. There is a limit of five (5) under the column "accept" for each category. Click here to submit the actual ballot.

EXPOSÉ	ACCEPT	DROP	UNDECIDED
Bastards	(    )	(    )	(    )
Boys Don't Cry	(    )	(    )	(    )
Cabaret Balkan	(    )	(    )	(    )
East of Hope Street	(    )	(    )	(    )
The Insider	(    )	(    )	(    )
Naturally Native	(    )	(    )	(    )
One Man's Hero	(    )	(    )	(    )
Three Kings	(    )	(    )	(    )
Three Seasons	(    )	(    )	(    )

 

HUMAN RIGHTS	ACCEPT	DROP	UNDECIDED
Boys Don't Cry	(    )	(    )	(    )
The General's Daughter	(    )	(    )	(    )
The Green Mile	(    )	(    )	(    )
Hard	(    )	(    )	(    )
Naturally Native	(    )	(    )	(    )
One Man's Hero	(    )	(    )	(    )
Three Kings	(    )	(    )	(    )
Xiu Xiu	(    )	(    )	(    )

PEACE	ACCEPT	DROP	UNDECIDED
Cabaret Balkan	(    )	(    )	(    )
Earth	(    )	(    )	(    )
Light It Up	(    )	(    )	(    )
One Man's Hero	(    )	(    )	(    )
Three Kings	(    )	(    )	(    )
West Beirut	(    )	(    )	(    )

Please submit your ballot by January 31. Results of the nomination balloting and final ballots for all categories will be sent to members by February 5.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETS FEBRUARY 5
The Board of Directors of the Political Film Society will meet at 8481 Allenwood Road, Los Angeles, on February 5 at 7:30 p.m. All members of the Society are invited. Refreshments will be served. The agenda for the meeting will be to count ballots to determine the final list of nominated films for 1999 to be included in balloting for awards.