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From www.filmmakers.com Film Festivals
AFI AWARDS 2004 is the only form of national recognition that honors the film and television creative ensemble as a whole -- those people in front of and behind the camera -- acknowledging the collaborative nature of film and television. Unlike any other film or television award currently given, the AFI AWARDS 2004 selections were made through AFI's unique 13-person jury process in which scholars, artists, critics and AFI trustees discuss, debate and determine the most outstanding achievements of the year, as well as provide a detailed rationale for each selection. Two AFI juries -- one for motion pictures and one for television -- convened in Los Angeles for two days of deliberation. The jurors have remained confidential until today. (Complete list is below.) AFI will honor the creative ensembles for each of the honorees at a luncheon sponsored by Ellen Tracy on Friday, January 14, 2005, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The jury rationales for each selection will be revealed at this event. "AFI is proud to honor these 20 collaborative teams that have made 2004 such a remarkable year in film and television. As the institute recognizes and celebrates excellence across the century, these honorees will be part of the record that documents America's enduring cultural legacy," commented Jean Picker Firstenberg, AFI's Director and CEO. The honorees are listed below in alphabetical order: AFI MOVIES OF THE YEAR-OFFICIAL SELECTIONS THE AVIATOR COLLATERAL ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS THE INCREDIBLES KINSEY MARIA FULL OF GRACE MILLION DOLLAR BABY SIDEWAYS SPIDER-MAN 2 AFI TV PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR-OFFICIAL SELECTIONS ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM DEADWOOD DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES LOST NIP/TUCK THE SHIELD SOMETHING THE LORD MADE THE SOPRANOS SOUTH PARK AFI AWARDS 2004 JURORS AFI JURY FOR MOTION PICTURES Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times/Ebert & Roeper, Chair, AFI Jury for Motion Pictures David Ansen, Newsweek Jeanine Basinger, Wesleyan University, AFI Trustee Emeritus Leo Braudy, University of Southern California James Cromwell, Actor Naomi Foner, Writer/Producer Tom Pollock, Producer, AFI Board of Trustees Robert G. Rehme, Producer, AFI Board of Trustees Richard Schickel, Time Magazine, Producer/Writer/Director Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly Joan Micklin Silver, Director/Writer Michael Wood, Princeton University Janet Yang AFI JURY FOR TELEVISION Richard Frank, The Firm, AFI Board of Trustees, Chair, AFI Jury for Television Richard Askin, Jr., Tribune Entertainment Company, President, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, AFI Board of Trustees Neal Baer, Producer/Writer David Bianculli, The Daily News Alex Ben Block, Television Week Barbara Corday, Writer/Producer Mary Corey, University of California, Los Angeles Melanie McFarland, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Tara McPherson, University of Southern California Janet Murray, Georgia Institute of Technology, AFI Board of Trustees Horace Newcomb, University of Georgia, Director, George Foster Peabody Awards Jerry Offsay, Producer Matt Roush, TV Guide About the American Film Institute AFI is a national institute providing leadership in screen education and the recognition and celebration of excellence in the art of film, television and digital media. AFI trains the next generation of filmmakers at its world- renowned Conservatory, maintains America's film heritage through the AFI Catalog of Feature Films and explores new digital technologies in entertainment and education through AFI's New Media Ventures. As the largest nonprofit exhibitor in the US, AFI ON SCREEN encompasses the annual AFI FEST presented by Audi: AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival and SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival, while offering year-round programming at ArcLight Hollywood and the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, Maryland. AFI AWARDS, the annual almanac for the 21st century, honors the most outstanding motion pictures and television programs of the year, while AFI's 100 Years ... series has ignited extraordinary public interest in classic American movies. And, during the past 32 years, AFI'S LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD has become the highest honor for a career in film. Contact 1: Alison Deknatel Phone: 323-856-7896 Email: adeknatel@AFI.com Contact 2: Erin Hurff Phone: 323-856-7603 Email: ehurff@AFI.com Contact 3: Linda Dozoretz Phone: 323-656-4499 Email: linda@ldcomm.com Website: www.AFI.com © Copyright 2003 by www.filmmakers.com |
