1999 UNITED STATES SUPER 8 FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL


As the only juried 8 mm festival in North America, the United States Super 8 Film & Video Festival remains a mecca for Super 8 filmmakers and 8mm video artists.

The 1999 Festival continued to evidence the vitality of Super 8 mm film and to mark the emerging versatility of 8 mm video as an artistic medium. 140 works were submitted by film/videomakers from throughout U.S., Canada, U.K., Germany and Singapore.

All screenings took place on February 19, 20 and 21, 1998 at Scott Hall #123 on the College Avenue Campus of Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Here is a brief summary of the results.

Grand Prize
Y Na Na Yvette Torell
San Francisco, Ca
20 min.
The Collegians Are Go! Scott Calnico
Austin, TX
24 min.
Period Susan Ingraham
New York, NY
17 min.
Tabernacle Tony Gault
Englewood, CO
10 min.
The Physics of Love Diane Bonder
Brooklyn, NY
24 min.
Pizzalero Randy Stewart
Roswell, GA
2 min.
AVT New Jersey Post Production Prize
Unnamable James Fazzaro
Bridgewater, NJ
23 min.
Honorable Mention
Vice Girls Tara Judelle
Hollywood, CA
15 min.
Raging Clay J. D. Barfield
Glendale, CA
3 min.
Monkey Doll Dave Ellsworth
Farmville, VA
2 min.
Haunt Lisa McElroy
San Francisco, CA
7 min.
Oily Night Lowell Hildebrandt
Winamac, IN
10 min.
Audience Choice Prize
Y Na Na Yvette Torell
San Francisco, CA
20 min.