GOLDEN GATE PERSISTENCE OF VISION AWARD
The 2002 Golden Gate Persistence of Vision Award for lifetime achievement of filmmakers whose work is crafting short films, animation, documentaries or work for television, has been awarded to Fernando Birri.

FILM AND VIDEO

THE ARTS
GOLDEN GATE AWARD™: Rivers and Tides, Thomas Riedelsheimer, Germany
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Chuck Bowdish: Painter, Peter Wareing, USA
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Last Dance, Mirra Bank, USA

BIOGRAPHY
GOLDEN GATE AWARD™: Derrida, Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering Kofman, USA/France
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Mai’s America, Marlo Poras, USA/Vietnam
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Raging Dove, Duki Dror, Israel

CURRENT EVENTS
GOLDEN GATE AWARD™: The Pinochet Case, Patricio Guzmán, France
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Area K—A Political Fishing Documentary, Nadav Harel, USA
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Freedom . . . !, Amar Kanwar, India

FIRST PERSON DOCUMENTARY
GOLDEN GATE AWARD™: Daddy & Papa, Johnny Symons, USA
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Missing Alien, Christian Bauer, Germany/USA
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Reconstruction, Irene Lusztig, England

HISTORY
GOLDEN GATE AWARD™: Stalin: Red God, Frederick Baker, England/Austria
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Investigation of a Flame, Lynne Sachs, USA

SHORT DOCUMENTARY
GOLDEN GATE AWARD™: Boogie Woogie Daddy, Erik Bäfving, Sweden
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Kissed by Angels, Daniela Zanzotto, England
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Let There Be Water, Neven Hitrec, Croatia

SOCIETY & CULTURE U.S.
GOLDEN GATE AWARD™ (tie): Hell House, George Ratliff, USA
GOLDEN GATE AWARD™ (tie): Tribute, Rich Fox, Kris Curry, USA
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Swimming Upstream: A Year in the Life of Karen & Jenny, Jennifer Freedman, USA

SOCIETY & CULTURE INTERNATIONAL
GOLDEN GATE AWARD™: On the Edge of Time—Male Domains in the Caucasus, Stefan Tolz, Germany
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: The Tour Operators, Jean-Christophe Rose, France

ANIMATION
GOLDEN GATE AWARD™: Strange Invaders, Cordell Barker, Canada
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Black Soul, Martine Chartrand, Canada
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Into the Dark, Dennis Tupicoff, Australia

SHORT NARRATIVE
GOLDEN GATE AWARD™ (tie): Cowhide, Gérald Hustache-Mathieu, France
GOLDEN GATE AWARD™ (tie): Inside, Trevor Sands, USA
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Palindrome, Philippe Barcinski, Brazil
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: The Provider, Matt Smith, USA
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Remembrance, Stephanie Morgenstern, Canada
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Small Emergencies, Scott Corbett, USA
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: The Terms, Johnny O’Reilly, Ireland

SHORTS FOR KIDS
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Call to Dance, Thierry Guérinel, France
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: A Man of Substance, Jana Sinyor, Canada

YOUTH WORKS
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Lachrymose, Moses Venegas, USA
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: As If It Matters, TILT, LYRIC and GSA Network, USA
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Everyday Eastlake, Reel Peeps Video Youth, USA

TELEVISION

THE ARTS
GOLDEN GATE AWARD™: The Dream of the Bear, Cherry Duijns, VPRO Broadcasting Organization, Netherlands
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: James Ellroy’s Feast of Death, Vikram Jayanti, BBC, England
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Made in the USA, Jeff Folmsbee, Mark Mannucci, WNET-EGG, USA

CURRENT EVENTS
GOLDEN GATE AWARD™: Bombies, Jack Silberman, CS Associates and Bullfrog Films, Canada
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Dear Europe, Ingeborg Beugel, Cees Overgaauw, KRO Broadcasting Organization, Netherlands
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: The Last Just Man, Steven Silver, Barna-Alper Productions, Canada

ENVIRONMENT
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Baphlimali 173, Amar Kanwar, A.K. Productions, India
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Fenceline: A Company Town Divided, Slawomir Grünberg, Log In Productions, USA

HISTORY
GOLDEN GATE AWARD™: School: The Story of American Public Education, Sarah Mondale, Stone Lantern Films, USA
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Blood of the Vikings: Invasion, Paul Bradshaw (Series Producer), BBC, England
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Warship: Aircraft Carriers, Tony Bulley, Sol Papadopoulos, Thirteen/WNET New York by Granada Television Ltd., USA/England

SCIENCE & NATURE
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Echoes of the North, John Petrella, Ellis Vision, Inc., Canada
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Horizon—The Mystery of the Miami Circle, Thecla Schreuders, BBC Horizon, England
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Organ Farm: A World Apart, Frank Simmonds, Carlton Television, England

SOCIETY & CULTURE
GOLDEN GATE AWARD™: Evolution, Borys Lankosz, Stalowe Magnolie Art Agency, Poland
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: The Lovers in San Fernando, Peter Torbiörnsson, Göta Film, Sweden
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Refrigerator Mothers, David E. Simpson, Kartemquin Educational Films, USA
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Under Construction, José Luis Guerín, Ovideo TV, Spain

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: The Day I Decided to Be Nina, Ingeborg Jansen, UPRO Broadcasting Organization, Netherlands
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: There’s a Wall in Belfast, Boudewijn Koole, UPRO Broadcasting Organization, Netherlands

DRAMA—60 MINUTES OR LESS
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Caravan 841, Zion Rubin, Israel

DRAMA—MINISERIES
GOLDEN GATE AWARD: The Manns—Novel of a Century, Heinrich Breloer, Bavaria Media, Germany

DRAMA—TELEVISION FEATURE
GOLDEN GATE AWARD™: Expelled, Mijke de Jong, Nederlandse Omroepprogramma Stichting, Netherlands
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Family, Mijke de Jong, Nederlandse Omroepprogramma Stichting, Netherlands
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Rose & Rana, Tom Burghard, Nederlandse Omroepprogramma Stichting, Netherlands

NEW VISIONS

FILM
GOLDEN GATE AWARD™: What These Ashes Wanted, Philip Hoffman, Canada
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Decasia, Bill Morrison, USA
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: The Girl from Marseilles, Cathy Lee Crane, USA
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Sea Concrete Human, Michael Palm, Austria

VIDEO
GOLDEN GATE AWARD: The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal, Matt McCormick, USA
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: Far, Along, Brian Karl, Tirtza Even, USA
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT: A System for Writing Thank You Notes, Neil Goldberg, USA

BAY AREA FILM AND VIDEO

DOCUMENTARY
GOLDEN GATE AWARD™: Daughter from Danang, Gail Dolgin, Vicente Franco, USA
GOLDEN GATE AWARD™: Dear Judge, Laleh Soomekh, USA
GOLDEN GATE AWARD™: Hope Along the Wind—The Life of Harry Hay, Eric Slade, USA
GOLDEN GATE AWARD™: Photos to Send, Dierdre Lynch, USA

SHORT WORKS
GOLDEN GATE AWARD™: Orange Juice and Knitting Needles, Erica Peng, USA
GOLDEN GATE AWARD™: Minute Matrimony, Yoav Potash, USA
GOLDEN GATE AWARD™: Hypocrite, David Chalker, USA
GOLDEN GATE AWARD™: Ulalume, David Sabin, USA