Click Here For The 1998 - 1999 Award Winners!
This year OUTFEST is proud to expand its outdoor summer evening screening series — OUTFEST Under the Stars. We are honored to continue this tradition at the John Anson Ford Ampitheater as part of the Summer Nights at the Ford, a program of the Los Angeles County Arts Commission. The Ford Ampitheater is a 1920's open-air venue of 1200 seats, none more than 96 feet from the stage. Set in the midst of a Los Angeles County Regional Park, the lush grounds provide an intimate setting for a very special cinematic experience. Conveniently located off the 101 freeway in the Cahuenga Pass, The Ford is across the freeway from the Hollywood Bowl. Like events at the Bowl, the Ford has outdoor picnicing and an extensive box dinner menu including poached salmon, barbecued chicken, Chinese duck salad and a vegetarian cous-cous entree. Before the screenings we invite ticket holders to picnic in the park by calling the Ford to order box dinners or bring their own picnic.
To order Box Dinners call
323 GO1-FORD (461-3673)
OUTFEST Awards Presentation
Before the screening of When Love Comes, OUTFEST is proud to present the Fifth Annual OUTFEST Film Competition sponsored by Universal, whose proud support has enabled us to recognize excellence in gay and lesbian film and video. Six juried awards, six audience awards and two special programming awards will be presented to the winners of the increasingly coveted “Outies.” Winners receive cash awards between $500 and $1,500 dollars. The awards ceremony, held on the Ford stage before the screening, will be emceed by the hilarious Bruce Vilanch, who hosted the awards for the past two years to the delight of our audience. Bruce has written for the Quadruple Crown of awards shows: the Oscars, the Emmys, the Grammys and the Tonys, winning consecutive Emmys for two of the Billy Crystal shows. The OUTFEST ‘99 Film Competition has been sponsored by UNIVERSAL for the past five years since the inception of the awards competition. In addition to thanking UNIVERSAL for their unwavering support of gay and lesbian filmmakers and OUTFEST, we would also like to thank the following agencies, studios, individuals and production companies for presenting OUTFEST awards.
OUTFEST UNDER THE STARS
Part of the "Summer Nights at the Ford," a program of the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.
GRAND JURY AWARDS
Outstanding American Narrative Feature
Presented by: Landmark Theaters
Outstanding Foreign Narrative Feature
Presented by:
Outstanding Documentary Feature
Presented by:
Outstanding Screenwriting
Presented by: David Lee
Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film
Presented by: Fine Line Features
Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film
Presented by: Anonymous
AUDIENCE AWARDS
Outstanding Narrative Feature
Presented by: Paris Barclay
Outstanding Documentary Feature
Presented by: Spectacor Films
Outstanding Narrative Short Film
Presented by: Absollut Kurant
Outstanding Documentary Short Film
Presented by: HBO/Cinemax
Outstanding Short Video Fiction
Presented by: Dockers Khakis
Outstanding Short Video Non-fiction
Presented by: OUTFEST
SPECIAL PROGRAMMING AWARDS
Outstanding Emerging Talent
Presented by:
The Directors Guild of America
Outstanding Artistic Achievement
Presented by: Audio Rents
WHEN LOVE COME |
|||
| DATE | TIME | LOCATION | PROGRAM # |
| SUNDAY, JULY 18 | 7:30PM | FORD | 142 |
DIR: Garth Maxwell, 1998, New Zealand, 35mm, 94 min.
Sexual energy saturates the screen in this complex urban love story set against a vibrant world where creative energy runs rampant, illicit substances fuel artistic juices, sex is always available, but love is elusive. Garth Maxwell captures the outrageous decadence of the music business while creating characters who speak to the way that people really cope with ambition, regret, broken dreams and fear of intimacy.
Rena Owen brilliantly plays Katie Keen, an aging singer who has seen her star rise and sputter in Los Angeles and comes home to Auckland to reassess her life and reinvent herself if she can. Though she is being pursued by her hunky boyfriend Eddie, she moves in with her best mate Stephen — the only person she allows herself to lean on. Stephen plays all of Katie’s old hits, much to the bemusement of the wild and youthful object of his affection, Mark, a promising lyricist who writes through a haze of alcohol, dope and confusion. When Stephen asks Mark for more maturity than he can deliver, Mark cavorts with Fig and Sally, an extreme pair of lesbian punk rockers, hell-bent on stardom, who idolize Katie and urge Mark to bring her into the band. With warring loyalties and conflicted emotions at stake, it becomes increasingly unclear whether love, friendship and success can peacefully co-exist.
Bohemian in both form and spirit, WHEN LOVE COMES is driven by vivid characterization, gorgeously imaginative imagery, and an economical script abundantly empowered with emotion. Rena Owen delivers an electrifying performance as Katie, while Sophia Hawthorne and Nancy Brunning give Sally and Fig a kinetic sexiness. Inspirational and deeply moving, WHEN LOVE COMES is a testament to the redeeming powers of love and honesty.
