2012 Whitehead Award
01/19/2012 - 7:07pm

Whitehead Award of the 11th Annual Whitehead International Film Festival

The jury for the 11th Whitehead International Film Festival determined to give the Whitehead Award in two categories: Feature and Documentary. The films were judged according to the five selection criteria for the festival. 

Feature

The feature chosen meets the criteria for artistic excellence in the way it combines a strong story with simple packaging; it is a beautifully told tale with rich local color.

In terms of its promotion of the common good, the characters in the film honored cultural boundaries at the same time that they transcended these boundaries through simple caring for one another. It shows the power of human community to enable one another’s well-being. Giving is generous and open-handed, with no expectation of return.

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The 11th Annual Whitehead International Film Festival

January 13-16, 2012
1325 N. College Avenue, Claremont, CA
MUDD Theater

Festival Director: Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki
Special Guest: Melissa Graziano

Opening Night

Our guest speaker, Director Melissa Graziano, will be at the film banquet on Friday evening, January 13, 2012. The reception and banquet begins at 5:30pm and the film festival begins at 7:30pm. To register click here.

Melissa GrazianoMelissa Graziano won the coveted Dan McLaughlin Award for Best Animated Film for 2008. We will be screening her five minute film, Love on the Line, at the film banquet on January 13, following which she will discuss the film with our banquet attendees. Our general audience will see the film when it screens just prior to our feature film on Sunday evening, January 15. Love on the Line is a very successful experiment in using different media in animation.
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