THOUSANDS CONVERGE ON FILM FESTIVAL; OFFICIALS: ATTENDANCE UP 64%.Byline: Mary Schubert Daily News Staff Writer Despite El Nino storms that waterlogged wa·ter·logged adj. 1. Nautical Heavy and sluggish in the water because of flooding, as in the hold: a waterlogged ship. 2. Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , the fourth annual Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, International Film Festival drew 7,750 visitors during its weeklong celebration of family entertainment. That draw - gleaned from box office receipts, screenings for schoolchildren schoolchildren school npl → écoliers mpl; (at secondary school) → collégiens mpl; lycéens mpl schoolchildren school , assorted seminars and the awards banquet Friday night - represented a 64 percent rise in attendance compared to last year, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Patte Dee, program director for the festival. ``We had standing room only when it was pouring rain. People said they had nothing else to do,'' Dee said. ``We had five nights with totally sold-out houses,'' she said, noting the theater auditorium seats 180. The exhibition, in the Edwards Theaters at the Valencia Town Center, also paid for itself. ``I know we broke even, and I think we made a profit. We still have sponsorship money coming in,'' Dee said. ``We'll definitely pay all our bills.'' A corps of volunteers organizes the event every year. Among those in attendance were many of the filmmakers and actors behind the showcased films, along with distributors representing Disney, Universal, New Line Cinema and other Hollywood studios. The festival, which began Feb. 6, also drew screenwriters from New York, Texas New York is a hamlet in Henderson County, Texas, USA, about 11 miles east of Athens. Geography New York lies at the intersection of FM 804 and FM 607 in a stereotypically flat portion of East Texas, surrounded mostly by farm land. , South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. , Colorado, Utah and Nevada, Dee said. She estimated that 40 percent of those in attendance were local residents and the rest were out-of-towners. On a few weekdays, fifth- and sixth-graders from the Castaic, Sulphur Springs Sulphur Springs, city (1990 pop. 14,062), seat of Hopkins co., NE Tex., in a farm area; inc. 1859. Vegetables, wheat, rice, and corn are grown, and livestock and dairying are important. There is clay and timber in the area. and Newhall school districts came for morning screenings of ``Willa: An American Snow White'' and ``Lunker lunk·er n. Informal Something, especially a game fish, that is large for its kind. [Origin unknown.] Lake,'' Dee said. PTAs at various local schools received a grant from Weyerhaeuser/Pardee Construction to pay for bus transportation to and from the festival. ``They're a big home builder here, so this is their contribution to family,'' Dee said. Among the films that drew the biggest audiences were ``Second Chances,'' ``Frog and Wombat'' and ``Jeremy's Egg,'' a film that was produced, directed and written by Santa Clarita resident Steve Viall, who also happened to play the starring role. FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS Best drama feature film: ``Miracle at Midnight'' Best comedy feature film: ``Just Write'' Best animation feature film: ``Tale of Egypt'' Best mixed media feature film: ``Lunker Lake'' Best drama short: ``Can I Play?'' Best comedy short: ``The Usher'' Best animation short: ``Officer Buckle & Gloria'' Best student short: ``Ashes'' (Loyola Marymount University Marymount University is a coeducational, four-year Catholic university whose main campus is located in Arlington, Virginia. History Marymount was founded in 1950 by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (RSHM) as Marymount College, a two-year women's school. ) Best documentary feature film: ``A Healing: Women in Vietnam'' Best student documentary: ``Americana: Forever a Rebel'' (Loyola Marymount University) Best drama screenplay: ``Living in Dreams'' Best comedy screenplay: ``How Santa Got Started'' Best animation screenplay: ``Charlie the Leprechaun'' Best sci-fi/adventure screenplay: ``The Helpers'' Best performance by a child actor: Kelsey Mulrooney, ``Second Chances'' Audience favorite: (tie) ``The Legend of Cryin' Ryan'' and ``Setting Son'' Special directors award: ``The Cat Who Could Fly'' Lifetime achievement for animation: Jules Engel CAPTION(S): 2 Photos, Box PHOTO (1) Jim Katz, who won in the Best Drama, Short, category for ``Can I Play?'' sits beside his girlfriend, Shana Meyerson. (2) Jules Engel, left, who received the Friz lifetime achievement award, stands next to Henry Selick, a former Engel student. BOX: FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS (See text) |
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