Cineslam award winners

Vermont's GLBT Liberation Short Films Fest

sponsored by: The Kopkind Colony underwritten by a grant from the Chessie Foundation

Kopkind was launched ten years ago as a living memorial to the late Guilford, Vermont resident and journalist Andrew Kopkind, who wrote on politics and culture with a matchless style and depth for national and international publications until his death, in 1994. The project, which brings together journalists, filmmakers, and activists, puts on seminars for its resident participants in the summer and hosts a number of public movies and lectures.

We'd like to thank all the filmmakers and audience who participated in this years festival. We had a great turn out, a wonderful program and a good time was had by all.

CineSlam festival AWARD WINNERS

freedom on the rocks
Jury Choice Chessie Award BEST short:
Freedom on the Rocks
follows the intersecting lives of Israeli and Palestinian patrons of Jerusalem's only gay bar and the extraordinary risks they take to live, love and belong in the face of segregation, persecution and war. produced and directed by: Yun Suh

we belong
Teddy Bear Award:
We Belong
is the story of a rural teen who has the courage to stand up to bigotry and intolerance in his school - and the determination to tell his story to the world. a film by: Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson

dive Sappho Award:
Dive
A cute young thing with a date to impress likes rapping, but is she brave enough to get what she wants? film by: Larin Sullivan

trannymals go to court
Christine Jorgensen Award:
Trannymals go to Court
since most court cases involving transgender people discuss genitals at great length, we thought it appropriate that the genitals get to say their piece! directed by: Dylan Vade & Abe Bernard.

For information on next years festival and film submission, contact: John Scagliotti

CineSlam is programmed by John Scagliotti, creator of the first glbt TV series on PBS, In the Life. Producer of Before Stonewall and After Stonewall, program director of the VT Bear Film Festival and administrator of the Kopkind Colony.